LT4M1 Flemming

The LT4 Flemming is a Khertlandian amphibious light tank designed to equip marine regiments. The LT4 is part of the planned Flemming family of fighting vehicles. A IFV variant and APC variant is also planned. The hull is designed with a forward engine and rear ramp door for this reason. The LT4 is a large vehicle in order to provide sufficient buoyancy to traverse through littoral waters for an amphibious assault. Envisioned as the first phase in an assault where they will secure a beachhead for a second wave of landing crafts to safely unload main battle tanks. The MBTs will then lead the charge deeper in land with the light tanks to pad out the numbers or provide supporting roles. The Flemming is equipped with a new 125mm gun with a new fast firing autoloader with a new longer high velocity round. The new gun is so capable compared to previous generation of weapon systems, that it actually have slightly higher penetration than even the main battle tanks. Combined with its high rate of fire, the tank is heavily armed. The protection of the Flemming is primarily aluminum to save weight but also has composite inserts on the front hull. The ECM resistance of the vehicle is the bare minimum and most systems are not as hardened as seen on the Nombril MBTs for example but is better than legacy systems. In terms of mobility, the Flemming has a fast on road speed for a tracked vehicle at 93 km/h but its off road speed and ability to climb steep grades are comparatively lacking. Its planing hull and use of water jets allow it to have an impressive water speed of 46 km/h Basic specifications: Cost: 17. 9k Blocks: 528 Weight: 19,522 Volume: 833 cubic meter Length: 23m Width: 9m Height: 7m (roof), 9m (total) Speed: 26 m/s (land), 13 m/s (water) Gun: Caliber: 250mm Barrel Length: L/55 Projectile: Sabot head-4x Solid-Base bleeder-14x case Rate of Fire: 17 rpm Kinetic damage: 7,202 Armor piercing: 61. 6 Penetration: At least 1 layer of reinforced 4m HA beam Armor: Hull Front: 11m A