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Light Tank Mk VII A17 Tetrarch by Uncle T

951 bricks.

EDIT! Switch between persistent and regular throttle.

My take on the British Light Tank A17 Mk VII Tetrarch. It's an approximation, not a 1:1 replica. It's slightly bigger then the real thing and the turret is a bit too high to be able to fit and elevate the gun. It is armed with a QF 2 pounder (40 mm) gun and a coaxial 7.92 Besa machine gun. It had a crew of three, driver, commander/loader and gunner, but since Bob, the seats and the guns in the game are so phat there's no room for anyone but Bob the driver-commander-gunner. There is basically no interior due to lack of space and no crew to see it.
Since there's no way a regular cannon would fit I used stacked machine guns: 36xAP + 4xHE for AP and 20xHE for HE to somewhat simulate a 40 mm gun.

The smoke mortars on the turret are sadly just for show since we don't have small RC-units yet needed for continued smoke.

Info from Wikipedia
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The light tank Mk VII (A17), also known as the Tetrarch, was a British light tank produced by Vickers-Armstrongs in the late 1930s and used during the Second World War. The Tetrarch was the latest in the line of light tanks built by the company for the British Army. It improved upon its predecessor, the Light Tank Mk VIC, by introducing the extra firepower of a 2-pounder gun. The War Office ordered 70 tanks, an order that eventually increased to 220. Production was delayed by several factors and only 100 to 177 of the tanks were produced.

In early 1941, the Royal Armoured Corps formed three squadrons for use in overseas amphibious operations, one of which was equipped with Tetrarchs. In May 1942, a small number of Tetrarchs formed part of the British force which participated in Operation Ironclad, the invasion of Madagascar. In June 1942, Tetrarchs were attached to the 1st Airborne Division after it was decided that the design allowed its use as an air-portable light tank to support British airborne forces. The Tetrarchs were transported and landed in specially-designed General Aircraft Hamilcar gliders. A lack of gliders prevented their participation in the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943; instead they were attached to the new 6th Airborne Division and became part of the 6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment.

The division used approximately twenty Tetrarchs during Operation Tonga, the British airborne landings in Normandy in June 1944. The tanks were landed by glider, where their appearance caused the Germans to cancel a counter-attack at a key moment in the battle but individually, they did not perform well. Several were lost in accidents and those that did see action proved to be inferior in firepower and armour to the armoured vehicles of the German forces. A few days after the beginning of the operation, the tanks were removed from direct engagement with German armour and used only to provide fire support. By August 1944, most of the Tetrarchs in action were replaced with Cromwell tanks and the remainder were replaced by the M22 Locust in December 1944.

Tetrarchs did not see any further combat and were deemed obsolete by 1946; the last was retired in 1950.
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So not a hugely successful design but it looks cool. :)

CONTROLS
W/S: Variable persistent throttle. Works backwards and forwards. Use manual gearbox for more control. / Regular throttle.
A/D: Steering.
Spacebar: Handbrake/brake. Use this as regular brake too.
L / Headlights: Headlights.
B / Beacon: Turret floodlight.
Alt + Arrow Keys or Mouse: Turret rotation and gun elevation.
Fire action 1 / Num 1: Fire main gun.
Fire action 2 / Num 2: Fire machine gun.
X / Disable Steering: Switch AP/HE.
K / Hazard Lights: Switch between persistent throttle and regular throttle. *
Alt + A/D: Rotate commander's persicope.
Camera 1: Driver's Pericope.
Camera 2: Gun sight.
Camera 3: Commander's persicope

* IMPORTANT! When switching, make sure the engine is as close to idle (400rpm) as possible to avoid issues.

Hatches opened with buttons on them.

Feel free to edit, but if you reupload publicly in any way please acknowledge the original creation and creator,

Have fun!