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M56 Scorpion

The M56 Scorpion is an American unarmored, airmobile self-propelled anti-tank gun, which was armed with a 90mm M54 gun with a simple blast shield, and an unprotected crew compartment.

History
The M56 was manufactured from 1953 to 1959 by the Cadillac Motor Car Division of General Motors for use by US airborne forces, though the vehicle was eventually used by the Spanish Navy Marines, Morocco and the Republic of Korea as well. With a crew of four (commander, gunner, loader and driver), the M56 weighed 6.4 tonnes (14,000 lb) empty and 7.7 tonnes (17,000 lb) combat-loaded. It had infrared driving lights but no Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) protection system and was not amphibious.
The M56 was a fully tracked vehicle with rubber-tired run-flat road wheels and front drive sprocket wheels. It was powered by a Continental A01-403-5 gasoline engine developing 200 brake horsepower (150 kW) at 3,000 rpm, allowing a maximum road speed of 28 miles per hour (45 km/h) and a maximum range of 140 miles (230 km). Twenty-nine rounds of main gun ammunition were carried, and only the small 5mm thick blast shield was armored.

In service
The M56 saw combat service with U.S. forces in the Vietnam War. It was deployed with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, which was the only Airborne Brigade deployed with the M56,[1] where it was used mainly in a direct fire-support role. Its function as an airmobile, self-propelled, anti-tank vehicle was eventually replaced in Vietnam by the troubled but effective M551 Sheridan which had a fully armored turret. The USMC used the Ontos, which had an armored cabin and was armed with recoilless rifles, in a similar role (the running gear of the first Ontos prototype was the same as on the M56, but it was replaced for the production variant).
As for foreign operators, Morocco was only export customer which had used M56 Scorpions in actual combat. M56 Scorpions were deployed against Sahrawi rebels during Western Sahara War.
(source:wikipedia)

scripts/mods
MART by Whiplash ( http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=944915802 )
Skid steering by wiplash ( https://github.com/Whiplash141/SpaceEngineersScripts/blob/957ca039e084118e72eaff507ce0c5643ca70c95/Public/tank%20skid%20steering%20system%20v12.cs )
Azimuth Passenger and Open Cockpit TumbleTV, Converted to DX-11 by SEModder4
CSD Battlecannon by NinjaPirate

YOU NEED TO ACCESS REMOTE CONTROL SO YOU CAN DRIVE THE TANK!

Controls
1:main cannon
2:rotor lock
3:lights
4:infared lights
5:gunner camera
6:open/close parachutes
7:gun sights on/off

tips
put the tank in park before firing othewise the tank will roll backwards due to the recoil
if you want to turn the tank without losing speed try tapping the A or D keys instead of holding them

notes
i know the M56's cannon is 90mm but i couldn't find a mod for it so i had to use a 8.8 cm cannon