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Published: 2011-08-10 05:47:23 +0000 UTC; Views: 455; Favourites: 2; Downloads: 7
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The Biological Air Combat Vehicle (BACV, pronounced "back-V", and unofficially titled the "Sky Shark") is an American beastie crafted from the life strains of a Great White Shark and designed to provide support to other American hydrogen breathers against Clanker fighters and airships.It's faster than most Clanker crates, propelled by a compressed hydrogen jet system and with a total of eight guns (six .50 cal Air Machine Guns and two 25mm cannon) and four Remora missiles, it can outshoot anything fast enough to catch it.
When this shark's in the air, no Clanker is safe from it's bite.
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Nice. Except this one's all meat and no robot.
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It's a jet, why are they useing air guns? The only reason the darwinists use air guns on th hydrogyn breathers is because they dont want to explode themselves.
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Because this is a hydrogen breather itself, except it uses a jet-like propulsion system instead of propellers. Egro, it's would blow up if they use standard MG's.
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How would you hit another jet with air guns?
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Same as with a standard MG. They're partically the same...these just run on air.
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How would you compress that much air practicaly?
PS, dont take this wrong, I am genuinly curious.
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Not sure, actually. However Westerfeld made it. Cause the Leviathan's air guns are like MG's. It's the same version of that.
Or, if that fails, they could be standard U.S. Colt-Brownings with flashless charges in the casing.
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I think you would at least need to recharge the compressers after each burst.
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Probably. But considering its a mix of Darwinist and Clanker tech, there's probably some fabricated tech in there that helps.
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Seems like we get into a trend of talking about guns. Lol
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Yeah. Well, they ARE an intersting subject.
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Word. And they're so much better when they're steampunk...
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Wait, I just had an idea! Instead of strapping jet thigies to a hydrogyn breather, thus limiting the armaments to non-firey ones, you could have a beastie that can basicly lock into a rigid "flying position". Then you would strap jets on. Hows thay for an idea?
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Also, I missed this. Basically, that is actually what it is. The shark is practically solid. It's slightly flexable (to increase manuveravility) but mostly its a solid creature.
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And the hydrogyn can be used for he afterburner!!
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Yeah, defenantly! I didn't even think of that...
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BTW, what era is this baby from? Cold war? Modern? Future?
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Alternate History. The Leviathan universe.
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I mean, what year in the leviathan verse did it enter service?
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Oh okay. In that case, 1907. Four years after the Wright brothers proved powered flight was possible. The original BACV was the Darwinist equivilent of their Flyer. It took a little longer cause life chains are a bit tough to work with.
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Heat seeking missiles and jet propulsion in 1907? Why didn't they have'em in 1914 then?
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No, just the basic version. The flying shark. The OG one had prop engines. This version was developed until 1913. It was created in anticipation of the tensions in Europe.
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From basic prop driven plane to jet fighter in 5 years? The suspension of disbelief would be less strained if it came post-great war.
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Its not a jet fighter. the propulsion is more like that of a bombader beetle. American boffins just stole it from nature.
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Ah. It looks a lot like an F-4 I think. That tripped mr up.
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Really? (Looks at picture of actual F-4) Woah, your right! Didn't intend that!
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Yup! So naturally I concluded that this was the leviathan verse replacement for the F-4. I guess I was wrong, lol.
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It's close. Same basic idea; two-seater interceptor. Except this ones made from a shark.
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Yeah, defenantly. Also, more heavilly armed than the F-4. If I remember, the OG Phantom-II didn't have a gun. Just four AIM-9 Sidewinders and four Aim-7 Sparrows. They added the gun later.
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Probally a bit less durable tho.
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BTW, the americans are clanker leaning techwise and darwinist leaning ally wise.
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Actually, it depends on where you are. The country as split during the Civil War; the South went Darwinist, and the North Clanker. As this is a creature developed in Washington (which is a mixture of both) it has both in it.
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I just noticed this and...
OMFG LEVIATHAN SERIES.
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Yeah...was wondering when you'd see this.
Leviathan kicks ass.
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It does. I'm more clanker, unfortunately. If you look in my gallery front page, you'll see a SturmPanzer Recon mech. WWII-era, heavily idea-based on the Leviathan series.
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I saw that...badass man! And I'll probably put up some clanker tech...if I can learn to draw it.
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Thanks you. I might put up more of them...if I get the time and my scanner starts working again.
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Nice. I'm gonna have to try something like that for mine...
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