ZTL 115
The ZTL 115 is a FAKE, SELF CREATED TANK, let me tell you about it!
The ZTL 115 or “Pz.Kpw VII Ausf. Panther 5” is a imaginary MBT tank that I have created, it is a 4th
generation tank, wich obviously is equipped with autoloader, thermal imaging and other features that I added.
CHASSIS
Mobility and armor
Mobility
The chassis is equipped with the traditional track and wheels formation, the transmision is located in the rear of the tank and the tank has in total of: 2 drive sprokets, 6 road wheels (total 12) , 2 return rollers (4 in total), 1 Idler (2 in total), the tracks are ~199mm of height, 633 mm+ of width, and the steel thickness is around 20-31 mm.
The suspension system is the torsion bar suspension and with a piston system wich works as springs for extra suspension, this suspension is centered in agility and all terrain mobility of the tank, is equipped with active suspension for high mobility and stability.
Armor
The forntal part of the tank is equipped with a forntal 791 mm Rolled Homogeneous Armor equivalent (RHAe) armor with a 40º incination, the frontal side armor is of a 70 mm RHA but with a internal 10 mm Composite Armor, the lower frontal armor have a 799 mm RHAe with a internal 13mm Composite Armor on a 30º inclination.
The upper side armor is of a 20mm of RHAe and the side armor of a 11mm of RHA and a internal 31mm of composite.
The rear part of the tank is the most vunerable in this tank, for a rear armor with a 70º of inclination and a 120mm of RHAe, the side rear armor is of a 210mm of RHA and the lower rear armor is of a 33mm, the upper rear armor is of a 31mm of RHA with 9mm of composite armor, the upper part of the tank has a perfect 110mm of RHAe with a 11mm of composite.
All the low part of the tank is composed with a vurnerable 50mm RHA.
Fire power and defensive fetures
Fire power
The main fire power of the tank is the main gun, with a 121 mm caliber smooth and rifled cannon of 9.9m of long, the cannon has muzzle brake, the elevation of the gun is of +19º and the depression is of -7º
The gunner has night vision sight equipped and for sure the thermal detector is on the gunner sight too. I wanted to mention that for the gunner I added a joystick instead of a traditional gun controller. The joystick has a button on the back that is the fire controller once pushed fires the ammo.
The available ammunition’s for this tank is:
APFSDS, HEAT, APDS and a small amount of imagination my own ammo the SHEAP check on another post
The turret has a automated Type 59 12.7mm anti-air machine gun mounted on the commander hatch, a 5,51x42mm machine gun is placed on the gunner sight, the same one is placed in the co-driver seat for close range fire, it has a effective range of 300–800 meters.
The turret machine gun has a night vision installed (wich needs to be investigated in modifications), the gun is remote contolled, wich can decrease the risk of death of the commander, but the gun can be man contorlled too.
Defensive fetures
The ZTL 115 is equipped with 5 granade laugers each side that can arriave up to 40º of elevation, the smoke can cover up to 100-200m of radius, the ERA can be installed around the tank, this ERA armor is modified with “Teeth” the “Teeth” has a 30º inclination.
The tank has another defensive feature, I call it as the EWD (Early Warning Drone), the tank is equipped with 2 drones, 1 reusable attack bommer drone and 1 EWD drone.
TURRET
Mobility and armor
Mobility
The ZTL 115 turret is a electric and hidraulic powered, the turret has rotation of 45.3º/s
the turret ring is situated between the main part
