At Aldis Industries we take customer feedback seriously. When we heard that our famous Zhukov Heavy Heavy Tank could use some improvement, we didn't just automatically think you're crazy, we did something about it. The result of that was the new Chuikov Heavy Tank with improved range, ammo endurance and rate of fire Brought by a new Tomodzuru Automatic Cannon built especially for us along with the new Tomodzuru Enhanced LRM-system in the 15 tube range. However we didn't stop there, We also heard about your concerns with the SRM-6 mounting along with the total lack of Anti-Infantry firepower and moved a lighter SRM system into the turret, along with the ammo to get the job done.
You can imagine our suprise when we heard what our customer thought.
Non twin cannons, Heresy...
In nómine Pátris, et Fílii, et Spirítus Sancti. Amen....Swap the engine for a Fuel Cell, why are you guys being so cheap.
You know what would be awesome, Leather...black leather...and a flamer,,,a big flamer... and a long range flamer, cause I want to set things on fire way out there...and A-pods...that would be
"Pretty Wizard"...and flashing lights...helicopter blades..
Now these comments are only a very small amount of feedback we heard, Most users actually loved our new Chuikov Heavy Tanks, but since these voices are from Procurement and Acquisition types...well...they are the ones cutting the checks.
Looking at what our customers asked for looked impossible at first. Then we said we can either just give up, or we can go to work and charge our standard billing rates.
The place to start was with the engine ( if only to get the long range flamer to actually work), but if we were going to set thing on fire, we can do better than a long range flamer...and its a gun too. With that breakthrough, the rest came After extensive testing and more than a few prototypes to the final form we see today in the Zhukov UR ( uluchsheniye reaktsiya).
We here at Aldis Industries do take feedback seriously.*
Zhukov UR Tank
IS advanced
75 tons
BV: 1,266
Cost: 3,963,750 C-bills
Movement: 3/5 (Tracked)
Engine: 225
Internal: 40
Armor: 176
Internal Armor
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Front 8 44
Right 8 32
Left 8 32
Rear 8 24
Turret 8 44
Weapon Loc Heat
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Plasma Rifle TU 10
Ultra AC/10 TU 4
SRM 6 TU 4
Heavy Flamer TU 5
Heavy Flamer TU 5
SRM 6 FR 4
Ammo Loc Shots
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Plasma Rifle Ammo BD 10
Plasma Rifle Ammo BD 10
Ultra AC/10 Ammo BD 10
Ultra AC/10 Ammo BD 10
Heavy Flamer Ammo BD 10
SRM 6 Ammo BD 15
SRM 6 Ammo BD 15
As you can see this tank can do mid to short range fire well, but does suffer at longer ranges, If your game allows it the 2nd ton of SRM ammo using smoke works well here to mitigate that. While it does short range with a decent amount of firepower it does not like staying there as that firepower is limited with the SRM/ Heavy Flamer.
*Dis-claimer ( as opposed to Dat-claimer)
I would like to thank everyone for the feedback on the Chuikov thread, I also would be remiss in not thanking Mr. Seth Green for making Robot Chicken which woke me up and inspired me to actually try my hand at fluff..hopeully nobodys' feeling get hurt.
IT"S A JOKE...why so serious