First, let me say this is awesome. This is so awesome I had to stop and stare at it for a few minutes. The level of detail is incredible, and the little features you put in made it come to life.



From a tanker, there are some notable concerns:



- Tankers won't stow gear on the skirts or hull. It's asking for your gear to get torn off. Sponson racks are more commonly used to secure gear and other sundries.

- The name of the tank would be stenciled on the barrel rather than hand-written. Tankers take a lot of pride in their vehicle, and would make the effort to look nice.

- The driver's cupola blocks the turret. It should be a little more discreet or depressed to allow easy traversal.

- There doesn't appear to be an MRS device on the barrel to compensate for parallax. It is possible that in the future they no longer need it (or some other device takes over that task)

- From a tactical standpoint, there are numerous disadvantages to the high profile of the tank. An RPG team has a dozen great kill-shots, especially from the rear. Look at the design of the M1. Every surface has a shallow slope to deflect incoming rounds. Flat surfaces allow for maximum kinetic impact, increasing damage to the tank.



Again, this is awesome, and you clearly aren't pitching a new design to the Pentagon here, but just some thoughts from an old tanker.