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IDoTW040 - Gunship FINALby ~Legato895

Digital Art / Drawings & Paintings / Sci-Fi

Not gonna touch this anymore*

done for conceptart.org's industrial design of the week

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heres the copy/pasted description i gave it:

the iberian is a close support gunship allowing flexible firepower to be delivered from the blowing dunes of the desert to specific windows and rooms in urban environments.

the two forward guns are anti-infantry guns designed to tear through soft targets and lay down suppressive fire.

the two rear guns (folded back while not in use) are of a much higher caliber and fire sabot or explosive rounds, designed to bust hardened targets.

the cockpit canopy is made up of armored plates, the crew of 3 (pilot/gunner/gunner) are not only surrounded by a visual depiction of their external environment via monitors but also have a full frontal helmet display. video is gained through hundreds of small optical devices scattered around the hull while high definition multi-spectrum feeds are delivered through the 4 dome cameras, and each gun's dedicated sighting array.

main propulsion is gained via the wing mounted turbo blowers and primary lift is achieved through a combination of these and the two rear mounted turbo blowers.

the rear compartment can house 6 fully combat ready infantry who are protected behind armored shutters.

~Quesocito Sep 6, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Very nice man! Very original, love the idea!

~foolishbrother101 Mar 6, 2011 Professional Digital Artist

kinda reminds me of the hornet from halo 3

*CUTANGUS Feb 6, 2010 Professional Digital Artist

I also tough that it was in 3D!
Similarly I also tough that it was an unmanned aerial vehicle, in the line of Terminator machines, but you surprised me with the 3-crew explanation.
Also one tends to imagine that such futuristic machine can easily be fully automatic and largely autonomous, not only to not expose human crews to the chances of real combat, but also to execute risky missions without any reluctance or subsequent remorse.

~aeternus-eternus Oct 21, 2009

Fantastic concept. I appreciate an artist who actually takes the time to dissect their design and justify the inclusion of each individual component.

When I first saw this I thought it was unmanned considering the large array of observation instruments. If it doesn't have an externally visible cockpit why not consider making it unmanned? Just a suggestion, I'm not trying to tell you what to do or criticize the design. The gunship is awesome either way.

~Legato895 Oct 21, 2009 Professional Digital Artist

i think at even today's current standards of flight retrofitting for unmanned is no large problem, it is the inclusion of a pilot that will soon govern designed. for this i imagine there being a pilot and 'gunner' but at the very least all of the articulated guns could easily be switched over to AI control, or controlled remotely through the troops stationed in the rear.