PBs Skyranger35 Turret(CE-Only)

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This is a micro Mod(CE-Only). Added the Skyranger35, manufactured by the German company Rheinmetall, which uses 35x228mm ammunition. Muzzle Flash compatible. CE’s CIWS functionality and CE’s turret rotation speed limit feature are available.

Many have found the built-in CIWS function in CE to be quite inefficient, so I introduced the Skyranger 35 and its PMD062 AHEAD ammunition.

When used on naval ships, it also has another name: the Oerlikon Millennium Gun.

The Skyranger 35 turret consumes 1500W of power, occupies a 3×3 area, and functions as an auto-turret, though it can also be used with forced attack. This turret has been folded under the 90mm flak gun. Right-click on the 90mm anti-air gun to see the construction option.

When using burst fire mode, the rate of fire is 200 rpm; when using full-auto mode, the rate of fire is 1200 rpm.

AHEAD ammunition has a higher cost, but when used with turrets capable of anti-air functions, its interception efficiency is extremely high. It can achieve an interception rate of over 50% against drop pod raids deployed at the map edges, and up to nearly 90% against center-drop raids (both based on 10,000 raid points).

Note: This interception rate is only a very rough probability; the actual outcome depends on the specific combat situation.

In anti-air missions, AHEAD rounds deal area damage to clustered shuttles, drop pods, or indirect projectiles, resulting in superior anti-air efficiency.

In addition to AHEAD, I have also provided PMD044 (SAPHEI), PMD055/DM33 (FAPDS), and PMD044 (HEI) rounds for the 35x228mm NATO ammunition to face various combat scenarios.

The principle of FAPDS is similar to PELE—it involves filling the core with soft material encased in hard material, but FAPDS incorporates a penetrating core to ensure any armor-piercing capability.

In reality, the Skyranger 35 turret can be mounted on naval ships and various ground vehicle chassis, as it is a non-penetrating turret with all systems contained within the turret itself (for example, the Marksman turret equipped with two 35mm cannons is also a non-penetrating turret).

The turret base directly uses the base texture from The Man’s Switch, and I have obtained AOBA’s permission.

The 35x228mm NATO ammunition is now part of the base Combat Extended mod, so it’s no longer a caliber exclusive to my mod. Other mod creators don’t need to worry about ammunition incompatibility issues with this shared caliber.

Below are the references I consulted while creating this mod and submitting the 35x228mm ammunition to Combat Extended:

https://forum.cartridgecollectors.org/t/ammunition-35x228mm-for-oerlikon-35mm-automatic-gun-type-353-mk-circa-1968-pdf/44385

Oerlikon Brochure on 35 x 228mm Ammunition, 1994[forum.cartridgecollectors.org]

NAMMO AMMUNITION HANDBOOK[www.nammo.com]

OERLIKON SKYRANGER MOBILE AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM[www.rheinmetall.com]

OERLIKON SKYRANGER35[www.rheinmetall.com]

Rheinmetall – LEADERSHIP IN AMMUNITION EFFECTIVENESS[www.rheinmetall.com]

DLL: DsW-4
Reference materials, XML and Textures: PolandBall

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