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Carro Armato P26/40 by Uncle T

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My take on the Italian Carro Armato P26/40 heavy tank. It is a approximation, not a 1:1 replica.

This olive drab version served in small numbers in the Armored Group Leoncello of the Italian Social Republic, also known as known as the Republic of Salò, which was the nominal new fascist republic Mussolini formed late 1943 in the nothern parts of Italy still under German control after he was first removed from power.

Info from Wikipedia, somewhat edited.
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The P 26/40 was an Italian World War II heavy tank. It was armed with a 75 mm gun and an 8 mm Breda machine gun, plus another 8 mm Breda machine gun in an anti-aircraft mount. Very few had been built by the time Italy signed the armistice with the Allies in September 1943 and the few produced afterwards were used by the Germans.
The official Italian designation was Carro Armato ("armoured vehicle") P 26/40. The designation means: P for pesante ("heavy"), the weight of 26 tonnes, and the year of adoption (1940). While considered a heavy tank according to Italy's standards, the P26/40 was much more similar in performance to the medium tanks of other nations.

Only 21 P 40s were finished in September 1943 before the armistice between Italy and the Allies. The Germans ordered production to continue after the armistice and appropriated completed tanks. About a hundred P 40s were used by the German military, of which about 40 were without engines and used as static emplacements at defensive positions such as the Gustav and Gothic Lines.

The tank served also under italian crew, it was employed in small numbers in the Armored Group Leoncello of the Italian Social Republic.

The tank had a crew of 4: commander/gunner, loader, driver, and radio-operator.
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In reality the tank had 16 small road wheels in 8 pairs on each side, but there are no wheel small enough in the game to fit so I had to use only 6 road wheels on each side and improvise a suspension system that sort of mimics the original.
The size of Bob and the guns in the game means there is almost no room left in the rather small turret. The commande/gunner and loader have standing seats in there but are basically staring into the gun. They do each have a periscope to see what's going on outside though.

Controls

Driver's seat (front left)
W A S D: Drive. *
Alt + Arrow keys/Mouse: Turret rotation and gun elevation. **
Fire action 1/Num 1: Fire main gun. Reload time ~4.5 seconds. A red light shows the driver that it's being reloaded.
Fire action 2/Num 2: Fire co-axial machine gun.
B/Beacon: Switch between AP and HE rounds. ***
H/Headlights: Headlights.
K/Hazard Lights: Sight illumination for main gun. ****

Loader's seat (rear right)
Alt + Arrow Keys/Mouse: Control AA machine gun.
Fire action 1/Num 1: Fire AA machine gun.
Left/Right arrow key (No Alt): Rotate periscope.

Commander's/Gunner's seat
Alt + Arrow Keys/Mouse: Turret rotation and gun elevation. **
Fire action 1/Num 1: Fire main gun. Reload time ~4.5 seconds.
Fire action 2/Num 2: Fire co-axial machine gun.
B/Beacon: Switch between AP and HE rounds. ***
K/Hazard Lights: Sight illumination for main gun. ****
Left/Right arrow key (No Alt): Rotate periscope.

Button left of driver's hatches opens the small viewing hatch.
Button right of driver's hatches opens the bigger viewing hatch. NOTE! Make sure the small hatch is closed when the bigger is opened since the main gun might clip it.
Button between driver and radio operator stows the radio antenna.
Button on left side of top hatch opens it.
Button on left side of the exterior turret storage opens the hatch.
Buttons on engine compartment hatches open them.

Shovel and axe can be removed by activating the corresponding detonator.

Camera 1: Main gun sight.
Camera 2: AA maching gun sight.
Camera 3: Loader's periscope.
Camera 4: Commander's/Gunner's periscope.
Zoom cameras with scroll wheel.

* I recommend using manual transmission if you want to be able to pivot on the spot. Go straight to 3rd or 4th gear to pivot, since 1st and 2nd are too weak to do the trick well.
** Since the tank is built in 1.5 the bug still exists that prevents operation via sensors and switches if someone is sitting in the alternate seat. I will fix that as soon as 1.6 is officially released, hopefully still containing the fix. But for now the dual commands do NOT work if someone is in the alternate seat.
*** To work properly the previous user, driver or gunner, must set the selection to AP before the other seat uses it.
**** To work properly the previous user, driver or gunner, must turn the lights off before the other seat uses it.

Feel free to edit, but if you reupload publically please acknowledge the original creation and creator.

Have fun!