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TIV 2 (Tornado Intercept Vehicle)

We present you an imitation of irl tornado chaser, from the Storm Chasers TV show, waiting for the new Natural Disasters update. We hope you like it, give it a thumbs up if so. Enjoy.

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• AWD powertrain
  
• 289L fuel capacity, aprox. 15 km range
  
• Medium diesel engine generating enough power
  
• 8-speed automatic gearbox with two power regimes
  
• Limited slip differential
  
• Top speed 55 mph in D, 85 mph in D+
  
• Auto adjustable ride height
  
• Minor off-road capabilities
  
• Infinity generator
  
• Adaptive steering
  
  
• Area spotlights
  
• Climate control
  
• 1.0 equipment with guns
  
• I.C.E. cooling technology
  
• State of the art weather station
  
• Radio interceptor
  
• IMAX turret camera
  
• Stabilizers
  
• Beacon Locator System
  
• Winch Ready
  
• Mass: 13,997lbs
  
• Cost: $150,117
  
• 4 Man Cab
  
• Disaster ready

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Casey and his team developed and built the second Tornado Intercept Vehicle, dubbed TIV 2, to be featured in their next IMAX movie and the Storm Chasers series.[5] Work began in September 2007 by forty welding students at the Great Plains Technology Center in Lawton, Oklahoma and was completed in time for the 2008 tornado chase season. TIV 2 was designed to address some of the problems experienced with the original TIV, namely its low ground clearance, lack of four-wheel drive, and low top speed. It is based on a Dodge Ram 3500 that was strengthened and converted to six-wheel drive by adding a third axle. After season two the six-wheel drive system was modified to four-wheel drive.[citation needed] It is powered by a 6.7-liter Cummins turbocharged diesel engine, modified with propane and water injection to produce 625 horsepower (466 kW). This gives TIV 2 an estimated top speed of over 100 mph (160 km/h). Its fuel capacity is 95 US gallons (360 L), giving TIV 2 an approximate range of 750 miles (1,210 km). The body of TIV 2 is constructed of a 1/8-inch steel skin welded over a 2 in (51 mm) square tubing steel frame. The windows in TIV 2 are all bullet-resistant 1.63 in (41 mm) interlayered polycarbonate sheets and tempered glass. TIV 2 also features an IMAX filming turret similar to the one on the original TIV. The original TIV's somewhat cumbersome hydraulic claws were not used on TIV 2 in favor of six hydraulic skirts that drop down to deflect wind over the TIV to stabilize it and protect the underside from debris, and four hydraulically operated anchoring spikes.

TIV 2 debuted on the second season of Storm Chasers, which began airing on the Discovery Channel in October 2008. Its initial performance did not go well, as it was plagued by mechanical failures, including several broken axles, which forced Casey to abandon TIV 2 and return to chasing in the original TIV until TIV 2's issues could be resolved.[3][6] Although Casey hoped he would be back in TIV 2 before the end of the season, repairs and modifications on TIV 2 took longer than expected and Casey was shown on Storm Chasers ending the season in the original TIV.[6]

In the fall of 2008, TIV 2 received several modifications, mostly focused on reducing the vehicle's 16,500 lb (7,500 kg) weight. To achieve this, certain less crucial areas of TIV 2's armor were converted from steel to aluminum while more vital areas were reinforced with supplemental composite armor consisting of thin layers of steel, Kevlar, polycarbonate, and rubber. In all, the weight reduction measures brought TIV 2's weight down to 14,300 lb (6,500 kg). The safety systems were also improved, with the three front wind skirts being consolidated into one and new hydraulic stabilizing spikes to further increase stability in high winds. Other modifications included additional doors that provided every seat position with an exit (wind skirts up or down), and a redesigned IMAX turret with 50% more windows. The third axle was disconnected from the drive train, thus changing TIV2 to 6×4 from its 6×6 design. The third axle now acts as a brace for the vehicle's weight.[3]

The TIV 2 appeared again in the fourth season of Storm Chasers, and also in an episode of another Discovery Channel series, Mythbusters, wherein both the TIV 2 and the SRV Dominator vehicle operated by Reed Timmer of TornadoVideos.Net were tested to determine their endurance to storm-force winds by being parked behind a Boeing 747 with the engines at full throttle. When tested at a wind speed of 160 mph (260 km/h), the TIV 2 had the driver's door pulled open, though this was due to human error, as Casey forgot to lock the door prior to the test. When tested again at 250 mph (400 km/h) (equivalent to an EF5 tornado), the TIV 2 suffered no ill effects other than the anchoring spikes being slightly bent; the Dominator ended up being blown approximately 50 feet (15 m), although it remained upright.[7]

In 2011, a siren was added to the vehicle to allow the TIV 2 to act as a mobile warning system for civilians in the path of incoming tornadoes, after several incidents earlier that year where the TIV team was unable to effectively warn locals of the imminent danger of the tornadoes they were tracking, especially during the 2011 Super Outbreak.[8] On April 27, 2011, the TIV 2 team intercepted an EF4 tornado that hit near Enterprise, Mississippi. While not in the path but 200 yards from it, it was the first tornado he shot with his new stereoscopic IMAX camera.

Casey removed the rear flap in early 2012 and built a new set of two hydraulic spikes that go into the ground during an intercept.[citation needed]

On May 27, 2013, TIV 2 intercepted a large tornado near Smith Center, Kansas. The vehicle was struck by large debris from a nearby farm and suffered damage to the roof-mounted anemometer and at least two breaches of the crew compartment when the roof hatch and one of the doors were compromised. Before the anemometer was disabled, it recorded winds of 150 to 175 mph (241 to 282 km/h), placing the tornado in the EF3 to EF4 range.[9]

On October 21, 2019, Casey listed the TIV 2 on Craigslist for US$35,000[10] and was later sold to storm chaser Ryan Shepard who plans on restoring it and using it in future chases.

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Designer: Sean Casey

Class: Second Generation Storm Research Vehicle

Powertrain: 6x6 (2008), 6x4 (2009–present), 3 axles, 10 wheels

Engine: modified 6.7 liter turbocharged Cummins Diesel

Transmission: automatic

Curb weight: 16,500 lb (7,500 kg) (2008), 14,300 lb (6,500 kg) (2009–present)

Version 1.0

• Reworked view from driver seat
  
• Fixed vehicle tilting when opening door
  
• Various fixes to Drivetrain
  Version 1.1
  
• Added IMAX turret cam and Gimbal cam
  
• Changed paint scheme
  
• Changed lighting to be more realistic
  
• Fixed stabilizer stress reading
  
• Changed power routing(battery drained while the vehicle sat)
  Version 1.2
  
• Increased vehicle tire grip(getting wheel slip when gear shifted)
  
• Added Auto Ride Height system
  
• Added ram bar with winch
  
• Added radio interceptor system
  
• Added front and rear beacon locator system(Not to be continued)
  
  
  Creations and Creators
• Main logic-ddeejjvviidd: https://steamcommunity.com/id/ddeejjvviidd/myworkshopfiles/
  
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• My Discord-DEADHEAD22#9886
  
  THANKS TO ALL THE OTHER CREATORS OUT THERE WHOM I USED THEIR LOGIC