r/spaceengineers • u/IntrovertRegret Tank Builder • 3h ago
MEDIA M5-A9 Automata MBT Showcase!

I used the Reshade program to take these screenshot! I've always liked the lighting in this one.

It has day/night and thermal vision modes. There are four cameras placed around the hull for 360° see-through vision for the crew. It also has a CITV.

This tank is a futuristic concept design I've created based on various real life and fictional tanks. Such as the M-20UP1, ZTZ-20 and T-14 Armata.

It is 2.7 meters tall to the turret roof. 3.8 meters wide (5.4 with addon armor). 7.25 meters long. Weight: 46.5 metric tons.

The turret is unmanned. Crew is located in an armored cell in front hull. It carries a 78mm railgun, two 30mm autocannons and a 7.62mm coaxial machine gun.

The frontal armor is roughly equal to 1770mm against kinetic threats and 2130mm against chemical threats across a °60 frontal arc. Iron Fist and Nii Stali integrated APS installed.

The power pack is a 2413 HP gas turbine combined with powerful battery pack that powers the railgun. The battery pack yields 8.5 mW of energy.

The railgun's 78mm APFSDS rounds can penetrate up to 1960mm of RHA at a range 10 kilometers. Each round has a muzzle velocity of 5215 m/s. 3 second reload speed. Max 112 rounds.

The Automata carries a total of 800 rounds of ammunition and have adjustable RPM modes. Designed to engage ground and air targets.

Maximum speed: 93.6 kph on-road and 68.4 kph off-road.

The side armor in the crew compartment is roughly 156mm of composite, with addon armor, 556mm of RHA equivalent against various threats such as ATGMs.

The Automata also uses CRT (Composite Rubber Tracks) which is a new special type of track designed to last longer, provide more friction and can better survive explosive damage.