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LT-120 "Scorpion" Tank Destroyer

Air Defense Version Here!

The LT-120 "Scorpion" is not the apex predator of the battlefield. It will not chew up and spit out heavy gunships or troop crawlers for breakfast - nor will it go toe to toe with the heaviest main-battle tanks in system. The LT-120 is far more fearsome indeed. It's quiet, nimble but packs one hell of a bit. Like wolves or hyenas, they should always hunt in packs - but I still wouldn't corner one alone. A single 120mm smoothbore cannon will pierce a hole clean through almost any known armor, and should your enemy come knocking back - advanced Ikuyo Aerospace composite plating will guarantee you can survive the first shot back. If you've come looking to show Goliath why David is king - look no further than the LT-120 for your tank-destroying needs.

• 1x 120mm Smoothbore Gun: 1.4km maximum firing range.

• All Environments: Capable of operating virtually anywhere owing to its 8x8 drive system and electric ducted fans - the LT-120 is rated for climbing slopes up to 50 degrees in 1G.
  
• Cheap and Light: Designed foremost for rapid production, the LT-120 can be printed by virtually any small ship printer - including the ones aboard the FS-17 and at only 40 tons, is capable of being airlifted (or airdropped owing to its parachutes) anywhere in the battlefield.
  
• Battery Powered: Most armored vehicles utilize nuclear power - the LT-120, like most Ikuyo Aerospace vehicles instead utilizes highly redundant and extremely cheap battery power - capable of over 10 hours of driving and utilizing connectors to recharge from any compatible dock.
  
• Incredibly Compact: At only 3x1x1 Large Blocks, the LT-120 is guaranteed to be the smallest armored vehicle you field.
  
• Highly Armed and Armored: While not as well armored as a main-battle tank, the LT-120 can certainly hold its own, utilizing advanced composite armor capable of entirely stopping 1-2 frontal hits from a similar assault cannon. Utilizing a stabilized tank gun of its own, it is more than capable of punching back hard.
  
• Survival Ready: Fully plumbed and survival ready. Only two sub grids are present, one for the turret, and one solely consisting of the gun and its camera - both very easy to build in survival (although you really should just use the sub grid projector mod).

• PCU: 2,562
  
• Block Count: 211
  
• Non-Armor Blocks: 127
  
• Triangles: 162,335
  
• Grid Mass: 40,921kg
  
• Lifting Capacity: 86 rounds of Assault Cannon Ammo.

Whiplash141's TCES (Turret Controller Enhancement Script) is included by default to automatically stabilize the gun while driving and makes a huge difference in taking moving shots.

This ship is vanilla and only uses the Heavy Industry, Automatons, Warfare II, Sparks of the Future, and Wasteland blocks. None are critical to function.

The LT-120 was my attempt at making a realistically sized tank-destroyer based on the real-life Rooikat 120. Most tanks in space engineers tend to be fairly large and primarily constrained by the 3x3 size of the cockpits required. This tank saved quite a bit of space by using heavy armor panels on the ceiling and nothing on the floor enabling it to be a full two blocks shorter than most tanks while packing a similar armament. I attempted to armor it as best I could in the form factor, but it is really only capable of surviving sustained fire from the front.

I'm always open to suggestions or ideas so please let me know if you have any! This is primarily a light tank-destroyer/support vehicle and larger MBTs will be coming out at a later date.