Pictured: Ch.A-6 Dof. E Arkjuun in original Calurhuund colors. The Free Calur star is clearly visible on the side of the turret (c.339)

This 30 ton Calurhuundi tank was the last in a series of designs based on a very early trench-crawler. While technically advanced for its time, the sociopolitical chaos of Calur prevented their effective use. As a result, the Confederacy was able to capture a great number of Arkjuun tanks during the c.330s.

Some scattered resistance forces of Free Calur were able to make use of re-captured Arkjuun tanks against the Confederacy during the Red Scourge. These heroic Free Caluran crews were a thorn in the Confederates’ side until the arrival of the Emperor heavy tank in c.340.

The Ch.A-6 was armed with the Ch.Fg.B-65a Jf/43 6.5cm gun in a large, three-man enclosed turret as well as a lightweight 7cm Ch.Fg.B-70i Jf/25 howitzer in the front hull. Models from Dof. A & B originally had a hull machine gun installed, but this was dropped in the Dof. C model in favor of a larger rotating commander’s cupola incorporating a 1.5cm heavy machine gun.

Warm-up sketch from today that I liked quite a bit and decided to refine a bit more. I was playing around with early tank design aesthetics, playing out what derivative vehicles might look like based on a classic “lozenge” caterpillar tracked hull. (Rough sketches here: http://24.media.tumblr.com/ac83d7de4a4765922d08591b2a3600ca/tumblr\_moz9sqO23d1r28pejo2\_1280.jpg )