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Does my steam tank look good?
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It is very vulnerable, and does not have any cross country capabilities, it is only useful on paved roads I feel.
(other than the uncovered back wheels) how is it vulnerable?
It will be slow and cumbersome to move around, and can really be used in an open field. If you are in cities, there are easily elevation where enemy can just pour oil and start a fire. Your tank will not escape that can crew will cooked alive.
my tank saw combat from 1810-1823 so no oil for the enemy armies
Gunpowder has been around for centuries at that time period, plus oil and other flammable substances already exist. If your enemy have access to such technology, your tank would be just a big moving target.
you are forgetting that any tank without support is a big moving target and so my tank isn't an exception to that rule meaning that unless you kill the infantry support my tank can still do damage
Problem with that is your tank will only ever traverse on paved roads, which limits where you can actually deploy them. Surround them with infantry is just going to make it an even bigger target. You essentially need this take to be thrown into cities where it is extremely hostile to any vehicles.
I think the best way to make this tank battle capable is by giving it an SPG (Self Propelled Gun) role, due to gunpowder cannons needing lengthy reload time and (some) are pretty heavy if you don’t have horses or a bunch of guys wheeling it around
Olive, flax, sesame, walnut, almond, candlenut, fish, whale oils, rendered animal fat, refined pitch and resin where widely available for thousands of years and where used to make fire hazards and traps on the battlefield on at least a few dozen occasions. With actual documentation going all the way back to the classical era.
That all said, I do like the look of your tank but is the drive wheel a single wheel? Or is it a pair on an axle? For some reason my initial impression was that this was a 3 wheel tank.
Also for the front wheels you could just clad the spokes in metal and put a shield boss over the hub.