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Jun 13, 2017 @ 1:47am
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WMI Maelstrom AA Tank

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WMI - Whiplash Military Industries
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Description
Whiplash Military Industries Maelstrom AA Tank Mark 1



The Maelstrom now has an automatically stabilized turret!



Howdy!

The Maelstrom is an Anti-Aircraft Tank is a low profile armored vehicle that can shred through air vehicles. She sports 8 gatling guns and 4 sequenced rocket launchers which allows her to put up a wall of lead for incoming attackers. She also sports a fancy skid steering system that makes her steer like a true tank. There is also an optional gyro assist function that stops the funky wheels from drifting all over the place.

The tank turret is controlled using my Mouse Aimed Rotor Turret Script which allows the driver to drive AND shoot at the same time!

This tank is designed for engaging air targets, and as such, it does not have any depression below the horizontal (because if it did, it would shoot itself D:). However, if you can manage to target a ground vehicle, the Maelstrom's weaponry can decimate land vehicles and stations as well!


  • Mouse aimed rotor turret using my MART script!

  • Skid steering system: It drives like a real tank!

  • Sequenced rocket launchers
  • Low profile crossection
  • Rear mounted cockpit for ultimate driver protection
  • Battery powered with backup jump start reactors
  • Hybrid blast door and heavy armour construction to protect vitals
  • You can jump onto the side armor and scale the tank without needing to use your jetpack!


Hop in the cockpit near the back to control the tank!


Toolbar 1

  1. Select Gatling Guns
  2. Select Rockets
  3. View Top Left Camera
  4. View Top Right Camera
  5. View Driver's Camera
  6. Toggle Gyro Assist On/Off
  7. View Center Left Camera
  8. View Center Right Camera
  9. Toggle Antenna On/Off
Toolbar 2

  1. View Top Left Camera
  2. View Top Left Camera 2
  3. View Top Left Camera 3
  4. View Center Left Camera
  5. Select Gatling Guns
  6. View Top Right Camera
  7. View Top Right Camera 2
  8. View Top Right Camera 3
  9. View Center Right Camera
Toolbar 3

  1. Toggle Wheel Steering On/Off
  2. Toggle Reactors On/Off
  3. Toggle Battery Recharge On/Off
  4. <empty>
  5. View Reverse Camera
  6. Switch Rear Connector Lock
  7. <empty>
  8. View Bottom Camera
  9. Switch Bottom Connector Lock

This dang tank has gone through around a hundred revisions. This chassis was made using Dwarf Lord Pangolin's Grendel Main Battle Tank as a base. I have a modded variant that uses CSD battle cannons and a Reloadable Rocket Launcher version of this tank in addition to this AA variant. I may release them in the future, but I do not wish to spam the workshop :P

Tell me how y'all like this tank! I hope y'all have as much fun using it as I did making it :)

My camera overlay can be found HERE!

The Vanilla LCD Logo was made using my Image Converter. You can find out more about it here: https://github.com/Whiplash141/Whips-Image-Converter/blob/master/README.md

- Whiplash141
116 Comments
BIV Jul 2, 2021 @ 3:30pm 
Looks great, can't wait to try it out, will let you know how kickass it turns out to be :)
Whiplash141  [author] Feb 5, 2021 @ 10:42pm 
The camera overlay is the following mod: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=704012607
Mr Carr Feb 5, 2021 @ 7:36pm 
How do #I get the camera cross hair on my other turrets I make ?
Psyc Nov 17, 2020 @ 9:34pm 
Ahh I see thank you!
Whiplash141  [author] Nov 17, 2020 @ 1:49pm 
Never released it. It's on my github
Psyc Nov 17, 2020 @ 12:22pm 
Whip I can't find your skid steering script anywhere did you remove it?
Starry Aug 18, 2019 @ 11:14pm 
is it possible to release it seperately tho? im sorry i just suck at scripts
Whiplash141  [author] Aug 18, 2019 @ 10:58pm 
It's in the tank :)

I forgot to release it separately lol
Starry Aug 18, 2019 @ 8:08pm 
how did you do the skid steering? i cant find a script for it on the workshop
mokka Oct 26, 2018 @ 7:47pm 
Oops, super sorry! Scripts were disabled in my world. Thanks