QN-506 - Bristling With Weaponry

[DMYEugen 688]

TL;DR: A Type 59 with a new unmanned turret equipped with pretty much every weapon.

 

History:

Revealed in 2018 at AirShow China, the QN-506 is a Chinese analog to the Russian Terminator built on the ancient Type 59 chassis. The aforementioned chassis was modified with an added superstructure to better accommodate the ZPT-99 unmanned turret and the S-570 mini-cruise missile launcher, the latter of which is mounted at the rear of the superstructure. The ZPT-99 unmanned turret is equipped with two launchers on either side which house two different missile types. The QN-502C 151mm missile (two in each launcher) is capable of penetrating up to 1000mm of RHAe and also comes in a top-attack version. The QN-201 70mm mini-missile (10 in each launcher) is capable of penetrating 60mm of RHAe or 200-300mm of reinforced concrete. The turret also houses a 30mm autocannon, which is a copy of the Soviet Shipunov 2A42. The APDS fired from the cannon is capable of 120mm of RHAe penetration at 200m. Sat on a small platform next to the turret is a quadcopter drone with a 10km range and a flight time of 40 minutes. This drone moves at a maximum speed of 59~kph and is the QN-506's main intelligence asset, capable of finding enemies before the QN-506 itself is found. This is useful for the four S-570 mini-cruise missiles the QN-506 is equipped with. The S-570 is a propeller driven missile with a camera in the nose. This missile is capable of flying over the battlefield and honing in on a target chosen by the gunner. Despite all of these offensive capabilities, the QN-506 has next to no defensive capabilities. When all is said and done, the chassis of this machine is still that of a Type 59 and the added superstructure introduces a massive weak spot of near flat and thin steel armor. The ERA doesn't make much of a difference against APFSDS.

 

Place In War Thunder:

The introduction of heavy IFVs into War Thunder is an inevitability, the Terminator probably going to be the most iconic addition. When these vehicles are added, it's important that every nation gets something similar. The QN-506 is China's analog to the Terminator. It would only make sense to see its addition. While its bristling weaponry may seem intimidating, a Type 59 is still a Type 59. It'll be slow compared to other IFVs and MBTs and won't have any composite to speak of. It's cruise missiles may initially be hard to deal with, however, I suspect that by the time heavy IFVs are introduced, hard kill APS will either already be in-game or not be far off.

 

What makes the QN-506 exceptionally dangerous is its drone. The ability to launch a drone essentially makes the vehicle the most effective and annoying scout. Unlike a helicopter or plane, a drone can hide much more effectively, however, being small, it is extremely fragile. Artillery would be the most effective means of destroying it if its in hiding and a single rifle-caliber bullet can put it down if its seen flying around. Due to this advantage, I feel that the QN-506 should be no lower than 10.0 and should crown China's light line.

 

Specifications:

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Armament: Shipunov 2A42 30mm cannon copy (-5°, +52°), 1x 7.62mm machine gun, 4x QN-502C missiles, 20x QN-201 mini-missiles, 4x S-507 mini-cruise missiles, 1x quadcopter drone

 

Dimensions: 6.04m, 3.27m, 2.59m (L,W,H) (Dimensions of the Type 59. The QN-506 is likely taller.)

 

Weight: 36000~kg

 

Armor: Same as the Type 59 with a few extra bits of ERA on the front.

 

Crew: 3

 

Ammunition: 30mm DTC10-30 APDS and HE.

 

Speed: 60~kph (Likely slower)

 

Horsepower: 520hp

 

Pictures:

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Front View:

 

Rear View:

 

Drone:

 

S-570 Cruise Missile Launcher:

 

Sources:

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_59_tank

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a24793656/chinasterminator-tank-support-vehicle-is-bristling-with-weaponry/

https://aw.my.games/en/news/general/development-qn-506

 

Edited June 1, 2022 by DMYEugen

[leroyonly 4,310]

Open for discussion. 

[DMYEugen 688]

23 minutes ago, leroyonly said:

Open for discussion. 

Thanks.

[Cpt_Jack_Irons 464]

Talk about Overkill 

[博麗霊夢 827]

It's horrible because its weapon station, it could carry so many weapons. +1

I perfer it should be a premium vehicle, because it was designed for export and not used by PLA.

[MichaeL98 102]

This is where we really need the weapon selector XD

+1

Edited August 20, 2021 by MichaeL98

[CakeJuniorMan 176]

This IFV would Be nice! +1! 

[bingdingboomow 29]

This would be phenomenal. Also cause China needs an IFV right now.

[tiger7742 260]

Would love to see this added, especially as a techtree vehicle +1

[Milocat 4,842]

+1 from me, this would be a great IFV for the Chinese ground tree.

[stuka2689 314]

5 weapons? Very yes!

Tech tree or squadron

+1

Edited August 25, 2021 by police2689

[CubicSquare 156]

Seems similar to a BMPT Terminator. Neat addition for a higher tier IFV thing +1

[JamesPond1200@psn 299]

Absolutely, unequivocally YES!! +1

[apostol12 14]

Вооружение:  копия 30-мм пушки Шипунов 2А42 ????

 

this is not 2a42 this is a completely different gun
this is 2a72 with a moving barrel and greater dispersion than 2a42
2a72 has a greater dispersion of shells due to the movable barrel, which was necessary to reduce recoil and install on more lightly armored vehicles so that the roof does not break through

[WreckingAres283 4,262]

Here we go

 

 

 

[DMYEugen 688]

1 hour ago, WreckingAres283 said:

Here we go

 

 

 

Holy damn lmao.

[DMYEugen 688]

Alright. Now that we've got the QN506, let's shoot for this ugly thing!

[TyrantrumGamingB@psn 246]

Congrats lol

[WebKiller 35]

On 04/04/2023 at 10:06, DMYEugen said:

Holy damn lmao.

 

There is no S-570 mini-cruise missile in the game though.

[DMYEugen 688]

36 minutes ago, WebKiller said:

 

There is no S-570 mini-cruise missile in the game though.

Unfortunately. yes. Likely because War Thunder is still a ways off from the addition of loitering munitions. 

[WebKiller 35]

Also, since QN-506 has a drone platform already, it should be able to launch quadcopter drone rather than fixed wing scout drone.

[NCC105 8]

the apds should be DTC10-30, and the apfsds should be DTC041A-30(not sure about this name), both are somewhat stronger than russian ones, as they are all made of top class tungsten alloy.

[leroyonly 4,310]

As the QN-506 has been implemented as per the Repair Factory event,

 

Moved to Implemented Suggestions.