Journal #6063

Posted 14 years ago2009-09-15 11:39:29 UTC
I've been working on a T-34-85 tank, a WWII tank that was feared by the germans for its initial power over the then mbt from the germans.

Im creating it for a Battlefield 2 mod called United Front. Which consists of developers from serval Forgotten Hope 2 tournaments.
User posted image
Just shy of 8000 polygons.

17 Comments

Commented 14 years ago2009-09-15 12:23:47 UTC Comment #35225
It looks pretty good, so now I guess is, all you need to add are the textures and decals to make perfect. What 3D editor are you using to make it?
Commented 14 years ago2009-09-15 12:29:35 UTC Comment #35224
Looks superb =)
Commented 14 years ago2009-09-15 12:37:18 UTC Comment #35214
@Thanks! Im using 3Dstudiomax 2009 for modelling, and version 9 for exporting.

@Terror, cheers mate!
Commented 14 years ago2009-09-15 12:43:04 UTC Comment #35218
USA Tank division, reporting in!
Commented 14 years ago2009-09-15 12:56:45 UTC Comment #35219
yep, thats the difference between 3ds max and Maya, the rendering in 3DS is so much better especially when using indirect lighting and stuff..

As for the model, right on man, I need to start doing some low polied stuff, well dont though, It'll look awesome once textured!
Commented 14 years ago2009-09-15 13:14:31 UTC Comment #35215
@Muzz LOL!

unb: its just a GI light with the standard raytracer dropped in. Although it is very powerfull, i doubt it differs a lot compared to maya.

here is what im aiming for texture-wise:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/T-34-85_g%C3%B3ra_RB.jpg

Im also working with a few talented skinners so i might leave that job to them.
Commented 14 years ago2009-09-15 14:43:29 UTC Comment #35221
Commented 14 years ago2009-09-15 16:59:22 UTC Comment #35223
Awesome stuff, pepper.
Commented 14 years ago2009-09-15 17:37:23 UTC Comment #35228
Nice tank. Can I take it out for a spin? ;D
Commented 14 years ago2009-09-16 07:52:18 UTC Comment #35220
Pepper: ya GI Lighting is'nt as good in Maya, it blows! :P
Commented 14 years ago2009-09-16 08:59:26 UTC Comment #35226
Ouch.
Commented 14 years ago2009-09-16 12:18:50 UTC Comment #35222
Lookin' great, awesome progress! :]
Commented 14 years ago2009-09-16 15:11:21 UTC Comment #35229
Not bad at all.
T-34 is not so cool. Germans Tiger II "King Tiger", the most powerful series-production tank of WW2.

In terms of kills per losses, the King Tiger might well have been the most successful tank "destroyer" employed during the war, reaching an average ratio of approximately 16:1. This impressive ratio was primarily due to its extreme firepower / protection ratio, which gave it an enormous advantage when used in a defensive role. However, poor mobility and mechanical unreliability greatly diminished its offensive capability.

It combined the heavy armor of the Tiger I with the sloped armor of the Panther. The design followed the same concept as the Tiger I, but was intended to be even more formidable. The very heavy armor and powerful long-range gun gave the Tiger II the advantage against virtually all opposing tanks. In a defensive position it was difficult to destroy. The Tiger II performed very well against Allied and Soviet tanks.

Defensively, the heavy soviet IS-2 was unable to penetrate the front even at point blank. The M26 Pershing and IS-2 had to come within 500 m and 200 m to destroy the king Tiger respectively.

In any event, when the King Tiger could be deployed in a defensive role it was usually successful against Soviet armor; for example, the 503rd SS Heavy Panzer Battalion scored over 500 kills in the period from January to April 1945 on the Eastern Front, for the loss of 45 King Tigers (most of which were abandoned and destroyed by their own crews after mechanical breakdown or for lack of fuel).

It is reported that in early March 1945, the crew of Lieutenant Beckmann's Nashorn tank destroyer (armed with the very long PaK 43/1 88mm gun) destroyed a Soviet IS-2 at the extreme range of 4,600 metres, near Marzdo.
Commented 14 years ago2009-09-16 15:51:20 UTC Comment #35216
Note. It never has been called the King Tiger. And i know it generaly has been regarded as a good tank. But not the best.
Commented 14 years ago2009-09-16 16:03:09 UTC Comment #35230
You are from Nederlands. Can you understand German? You know what means "K?nigstiger". Next generation Tiger tank a.k.a. K?nigstiger, Tiger II, Panzerkampfwagen Tiger VI Ausf. B. Was the best WW2 tank/panzer.
Commented 14 years ago2009-09-16 16:34:34 UTC Comment #35227
So, with that said, what is today's best tank?
Commented 14 years ago2009-09-16 17:17:01 UTC Comment #35217
Tito, probably the US Abrahams tank, until the next generation comes rolling out.

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