Your Ideal Tank Contest
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MrVic: German BFG VII
Nicknamed “The Final Word"
Origins
Wilhelm Von Lichtenstein, the creator of the BFG VII. Served in a artillery regiment in World War 1.
At the end of the war he was not the same man that had entered the war years before. Most said he was
either creative insane madman or a madman insanely creative…. He returned to his father’s home and
took over the family’s legacy…The family steel mill. Shortly after rejoining the mill’s work force he
approached his father asking permission to build the ultimate artillery piece. His father refused
and the fights and arguments ensued. This daily feud between father and son went on for months always
ending with his father getting the last word in each and every argument they had. Then one day
Wilhelm Von Lichtenstein‘s father turned up missing and a freshly dug flower bed was noticed at
that family manor.
The workers of the mill feared the worst, seeing as they had no other means for making a living they
kept quiet hoping everything would blow over. Before the flowers could even bloom in the new family
garden Wilhelm Von Lichtenstein was setting about his plan to great the greatest artillery system the
world had ever seen. As the months passed it slowly took shape. Wilhelm Von Lichtenstein hired some
of the best mechanical engineers in the world to assist him his pursuits. This was quickly draining the
family fortune but Whilhelm so obsessed did not care. The main problem he had was making the weapon mobile.
The team of engineers came up with a hydraulic based system of balancing the weight and using hydraulic cylinders
based off 6 support legs of the artillery carriage. Each heavy hauler would be double tracked giving each one a
total of 4 tracked sections to pull the monster weapon into battle. This combined with pivot point on each
hauler made it so the haulers could turn and track to rotate the massive weapon with relative ease. Each
hauler stayed in contact with each driver over the radio and make such turns smooth. One of Whilhelm’s biggest
issues was the engines need to power all the systems. Utilizing no less than 24 Maybach HL120TRM gave the
beast a roaring 7200 hp. With 4 engines in each hauler mobility was achieved easily. A last minute addition
was the ability to set the BFG VII on 2 railcar transporters. Once it was centered over the railcars it would
lower itself onto them from the cylinders and the haulers would be disconnected from the guns hull and loaded
onto separate train cars. This gave the BFG VII the ability to move to a fight at much faster speeds then
Whilhelm ever dreamed.
When the outbreak of WW2 broke out Whilhelm was overjoyed! He loaded his artillery now nicknamed “The Final Word”
and raced off to the war. Whilhelm was asked many time why his creation was nicknamed “The Final Word” he always
told them “It’s the final word the enemies hear from the blast of my gun!” The few surviving steel mill workers
tell a different story. They all stated when asked about the name “Whilhelm’s father always got the final word in
every argument….until the day Whilhelm built a garden and built his precious gun, the source of all those arguments”
General Data
Formal Designation............BFG VII (Nicknamed "The Final Word"
Manufacturer(s) .................Wilhelm Von Lichtenstein
Production Quantity...........1
Type.................................Self Propelled Artillery
Length (m)..........................32 m (105 ft)
Combat Weight (kg)...................274 Tons
Production Period..............1939
Crew.............................25
Primary Armament................283 mm (11.14 in)Cannon
Traverse (degrees)............360 (6 x Hauler)
Elevation (degrees)..........+50°
Muzzle velocity..................1,120 m/s (3,675 ft/s)
Shell.....................................255 kg (562 lbs)
Secondary Armament............Awesomeness
Engine Make & Model...........Maybach HL120TRM
Horsepower (max.)..............7200 Hp
Speed...................................Slow
Track Ground Contact.............Lots
Designer Notes
Well they wanted a super tank!
That and we need more Self propelled artillery entries. … Okay I admit it I just had to make this nutso thing.
Sad thing is after talking to a mechanical engineer friend the last 2 days about this, so far that we can tell this thing actually is feasible LMAO
Well if we still think we need bigger I guess I can stick some tracks on the Bismarck and go nuts. (Please don’t make me)
Going to add more technical data later (cough when I get the info compiled from my friend)
Nicknamed “The Final Word"
Origins
Wilhelm Von Lichtenstein, the creator of the BFG VII. Served in a artillery regiment in World War 1.
At the end of the war he was not the same man that had entered the war years before. Most said he was
either creative insane madman or a madman insanely creative…. He returned to his father’s home and
took over the family’s legacy…The family steel mill. Shortly after rejoining the mill’s work force he
approached his father asking permission to build the ultimate artillery piece. His father refused
and the fights and arguments ensued. This daily feud between father and son went on for months always
ending with his father getting the last word in each and every argument they had. Then one day
Wilhelm Von Lichtenstein‘s father turned up missing and a freshly dug flower bed was noticed at
that family manor.
The workers of the mill feared the worst, seeing as they had no other means for making a living they
kept quiet hoping everything would blow over. Before the flowers could even bloom in the new family
garden Wilhelm Von Lichtenstein was setting about his plan to great the greatest artillery system the
world had ever seen. As the months passed it slowly took shape. Wilhelm Von Lichtenstein hired some
of the best mechanical engineers in the world to assist him his pursuits. This was quickly draining the
family fortune but Whilhelm so obsessed did not care. The main problem he had was making the weapon mobile.
The team of engineers came up with a hydraulic based system of balancing the weight and using hydraulic cylinders
based off 6 support legs of the artillery carriage. Each heavy hauler would be double tracked giving each one a
total of 4 tracked sections to pull the monster weapon into battle. This combined with pivot point on each
hauler made it so the haulers could turn and track to rotate the massive weapon with relative ease. Each
hauler stayed in contact with each driver over the radio and make such turns smooth. One of Whilhelm’s biggest
issues was the engines need to power all the systems. Utilizing no less than 24 Maybach HL120TRM gave the
beast a roaring 7200 hp. With 4 engines in each hauler mobility was achieved easily. A last minute addition
was the ability to set the BFG VII on 2 railcar transporters. Once it was centered over the railcars it would
lower itself onto them from the cylinders and the haulers would be disconnected from the guns hull and loaded
onto separate train cars. This gave the BFG VII the ability to move to a fight at much faster speeds then
Whilhelm ever dreamed.
When the outbreak of WW2 broke out Whilhelm was overjoyed! He loaded his artillery now nicknamed “The Final Word”
and raced off to the war. Whilhelm was asked many time why his creation was nicknamed “The Final Word” he always
told them “It’s the final word the enemies hear from the blast of my gun!” The few surviving steel mill workers
tell a different story. They all stated when asked about the name “Whilhelm’s father always got the final word in
every argument….until the day Whilhelm built a garden and built his precious gun, the source of all those arguments”
General Data
Formal Designation............BFG VII (Nicknamed "The Final Word"
Manufacturer(s) .................Wilhelm Von Lichtenstein
Production Quantity...........1
Type.................................Self Propelled Artillery
Length (m)..........................32 m (105 ft)
Combat Weight (kg)...................274 Tons
Production Period..............1939
Crew.............................25
Primary Armament................283 mm (11.14 in)Cannon
Traverse (degrees)............360 (6 x Hauler)
Elevation (degrees)..........+50°
Muzzle velocity..................1,120 m/s (3,675 ft/s)
Shell.....................................255 kg (562 lbs)
Secondary Armament............Awesomeness
Engine Make & Model...........Maybach HL120TRM
Horsepower (max.)..............7200 Hp
Speed...................................Slow
Track Ground Contact.............Lots
Designer Notes
Well they wanted a super tank!
That and we need more Self propelled artillery entries. … Okay I admit it I just had to make this nutso thing.
Sad thing is after talking to a mechanical engineer friend the last 2 days about this, so far that we can tell this thing actually is feasible LMAO
Well if we still think we need bigger I guess I can stick some tracks on the Bismarck and go nuts. (Please don’t make me)
Going to add more technical data later (cough when I get the info compiled from my friend)
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