Momo’s Syrian Rebel Factions Project : Hell Cannon Mod
The long awaited Hell Cannon mod. (Do you like cannons? Do you like turning the lives of your enemies into hell? Then you will like the hell cannon).
"Appearing initially in Idlib province, as early as 2012 (disputable- the first reports don’t appear about it until 2013) with the group Liwa Ahrar al-Shamal part of Liwa al-Tawhid (itself a part of the FSA and the SRCC). The group released a basic infographic on the design of the initial weapon (translation available here ). The basic design involves heavy vehicle tires for transport/shock absorption, “feet” to plant the weapon in place and prevent it from recoiling backwards violently when firing, a pipe/barrel upon which the projectile is placed with the rod through which the propellant is expelled being inserted directly into the barrel to propel the round forward. This differentiates it from the more common Hell Cannons seen today where the entire projectile is inserted into the barrel. After ignition the round is propelled forward with distance being determined by how much propellant (and what kind of propellant) is supplied. Range correction is made by altering the angle of the cannon and changing the amount of propellant. Ignition can be either manually by lighting a fuse or from a standoff distance with electronic ignition by way of car battery and wires." …."In conclusion, Hell Cannons are not the first nor the last variant jury-rigged or non-conventional weapons of war, but in a conflict where progress is often measured in meters not miles, the proliferation of homemade siege artillery by non-state actors has grown from laughably crude and ineffective to massively widespread and capable of massive destruction. Lacking an air force to deliver the raw destructive power of the government’s barrel bombs, the opposition has reacted by inventing it’s own weapons of terror, albeit smaller and far more controllable, spreading quickly throughout opposition arsenals. Hell Cannons emerged initially as a small project of a single group, used to shell a hostile area and have grown to become as versatile and widely used as any other piece of artillery or indirect fire weapon used in the Syrian conflict, presenting a serious threat for Syrian military forces to confront and defeat." https://www.bellingcat.com/news/mena/2015/08/21/hell-cannons-from-minor-nuisance-to-major-threat-the-evolution-of-syrian-opposition-siege-artillery/
-1 hell cannon.
-Unique firing sounds.
-Unique reload animation.
-Fully working wheels.
-Working range table.
-1 hell cannon shell.
-S E A M S. (Apparently only I see them…)
-Model could be better.
-Destruction could be better.
-No animation on magazine reload.
-Missing a second hell cannon + shell model. (Aleppo style)
-Currently movable. (As in you can magically turn it into 2 bags)
-I did not make the wheels. You can find them here: "[REMAKE] – Used studded tyre" (https://skfb.ly/oEMxw) by RaynaudL is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
-Me.
Revisions:
Old revisions of this mod are available below. Click the link to download.
