Equestrian Earth machine gun crew and scattergun armed Pegasus sentry guard a trench where ponies rest in a tunnel. In the foreground their rifles are stacked to prevent the action being fouled by mud. (c910)
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A unicorn guardspony passes a giraffe anti-tank gunner of the Zebra Colonial Marines. Non-zebras were permitted to serve in the elite Imperial expeditionary force in specialized roles such as hauling AT weapons.
Older comm from a few years ago.
Captain Shining Armor announces the start of the Pony-Griffon War to the tankers and mechanized troops of his Armored Brigade. Shining's brigade was stationed near the outskirts of Stalliongrad and helped delay the breakthrough of the RGA spearhead.
In 1005, EQGF forces launched Operation Bird House that was hoped to break the stalemate of the front lines and counter local griffon air dominance. An armored push of EQGF best units managed to break through and occupy a salient leading to Gryphus, but the assault was countered.
Machine gun tanks of the Trade Unionist Tank Brigade stop next to soldiers of the Foreign Volunteer Corps. (c914)
Trade Unionists can be identified by their blue uniforms with red collar patches. Their armor is marked with the Mustang Workers Trade Union Congress banner.
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An Earth Guard heavy tank nicknamed “Unbreakable Harmony” led an assault on a Mustang machine gun bunker, capturing the support trench.
The crew of the "Unbreakable Harmony" received the Order of Celestia Medal for their actions.
(slight re-edit of old art to fix layering issues)
Trotsylvanian Crown Prince Victoras Alabaster welcoming a Griffon Artillery colonel that arrived to inspect Trotsylvanian cannon prior to purchase by the Griffon Kingdom. (c904)
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Junior officers of Griffon Royal Artillery (left)
Trotsylvanian guardsponies (right)
Before the Pony-Mustang War most EUP message dispatch was handled by pegasi with above average flying ability. The Earth Guard did not accept pegasi into its ranks and required a pony on a motorcycle. By the end of the war, telegraph communication became more widespread.
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Coalition forces setting up a temporary perimeter next to some portal gates on Tartarus. Due to higher than Earth normal gravity, Equestrian soldiers became exhausted much faster and machinery broke down. Patrols like this deep into the twilight regions took heavy losses.
she wants you to know that her job is very hard, actually.
in case you were wondering about police-equalist relations in early 10th century, this is pretty accurate
The Equestrian Great War Heavy Tank “Abraxius” was Equestria’s answer to Mustang tanks, providing much of the same utility and breakthrough power but optimized for mass production. The vehicle had to be simple to produce and easy to service by ponies in the field.
Whisper Snow is a Mustang in the Anti-Monarchist Tank Corps, 41st Brigade. A train conductor before the war, Whisper has an affinity for machinery and vehicles. He is the left side turret gunner on a Mustang Medium Tank.
Zebra Colonial Marines serving on the Northern Front experienced a muddy spring and harsh winter. Light tanks built for landing on beaches got bogged down easily in the soup-like mud of northern Equestria, requiring extensive field modifications. (c914)
Unknown Mobile Task Force soldier engaging multiple small euclid-class SCPs in ███████ City Park.
Old commission. Great choice from the client to have Mobile Task Force running FN F2000s, goes hard.
The Maverick is an 8x8 wheeled Infantry Fighting Vehicle built by Hammerspace Heavy Industries for use by mechanized elements of the Equestrian Ground Forces.
It is armed with a 30mm autocannon capable of defeating enemy infantry, assault blimps and light-skinned vehicles.
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Fearing uprisings, Equestria outlawed the Equalist movement present in the Grand Dutchy of Timberania in January of 900, which only deepened Mustang ties with Prance. Prance condemned the dissolution of the factions responsible for the Mustang Rebellion at the end of the war.
Exercise Curtains Down was a CODN combined arms doctrine training exercise held in the Republic of Kosko. Mustang Marines were the BLUFOR in this exercise, deploying with their Infantry Support Tanks to screen for OPFOR ahead of the main force of Kosko Republican Army regulars.
Recent OC and vehicle c0mm for
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The vehicle can be best described as a medium interwar or possibly early second World War tank with a mix of bolted and welded armor armed with something like a 5cm cannon.
In any case it was a lot of fun to draw this unique tank!
“Berry” Tawny Wineberry is a young red deer hailing from a port city in the Cervid Federation. Wineberry delivers messages from command HQ and helps repair damaged communications wire. She is good friends with Mahogany, spending most of their off duty time together.
Equestria's most modern tank is the Caballus Mk5, the latest modernization program for an aging Main Battle Tank developed in the late 970s. Upgrading the Caballus was a piecemeal affair, with many Mk3s and Mk4s still in service with reserve units and line infantry
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I did an art trade with ask-that-one-firefighter-pony on Tumblr, posting their art with permission!
Check out their ask blog for some amazing firefighter pony art!
This was really fun to do and I hope more pony artists wanna do art trades!
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A changeling pilgrim returning to his home town in the Saddle Arabian mountains where many generations of changelings have lived in various hive communities.
Recent commission set in my
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AU. Really happy with how this piece came out!
The backbone of the Equestrian Ground Forces during the Tartarus Wars was the Caballus Mk2 Main Battle Tank.
A spacious turret housed a 105mm gun loaded by hoof. The TC could scan for targets from the rotating cupola without slewing the main gun.
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A superheavy tank of the Zebra Home Guard performing maneuvers in the deserts surrounding Casabronco. (c910)
The Zebra Empire built a limited number of these tanks to intimidate their neighbors at a time of global tensions.
“Guard” Woselbarr is a pegasus from the Kingdom of Trotsylvania. Most Equestrian speakers find it difficult to pronounce his name, so he answers to “guard” or “pega.” He is an assistant machine gunner. Guard and Hard Cider have a friendship like two brothers.
Griffon sailors from the protected cruiser Reina Catalina. (c915) After their ship was sunk in port at the outbreak of the Griffon Civil War, most of the crew joined the land war as volunteers, serving as fanatical shock troops.
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The Raudales series of reconnaissance and attack aircraft was manufactured by the Meauxburg Aircraft Factory for combat use by the Trotsylvanian Air Guard in the Trotsylvanian-Ibex War. In 902 many were sold off as surplus when Trotsylvania began its rearmament program.
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Mahogany is a Saddle Arabian from San Palomino. She is a trained telegraph operator. Mahogany loves astronomy and always manages to get her hooves on the latest Prench scientific journals. She is best friends with Wineberry and the two have a strong camaraderie.
Griffon Republican Army private from a light machine gun section providing covering fire for a nighttime raid.
The M905 light machine gun was prone to jamming and was considered a bad weapon by its users, but it was the only readily available design at the time of its adoption.
A bull and a Mustang share a greatcoat for warmth next to a fire. Past a ridgeline no-mare’s-land can be seen, the shell blasted landscape zig-zagged with trench lines. (c914)
Commission from December 2023
Recent commission!
The heavy howitzer M873 had a long service life in the Griffon Army Artillery Corps. From it's introduction in the 870s through the Great War and the Griffon Civil War it remained a devastating weapon even as more modern artillery pieces came into service.
Double barrel AR reference! I'm no expert how this would work but it should have a lot of kick. Fortunately the users are vampire supersoldiers so they can handle it.
Forgot to post this from a batch of comms I completed earlier this year.
Parliamentarian-aligned Trotsylvanian jets engage EQN carrier based turboprop fighters during the Succession Crisis. EQ intervened on the side of the Royalists to maintain the last monarchy on the continent but was unwilling to commit troops to invade across an ocean. (July 951)
Designed as a cost-effective tank destroyer to counter Zebra or Equestrian armor in challenging terrain, the Condor MBT is central to the Royal Griffon Army's combined arms doctrine. Battle-tested by Hippogriffia and other Griffon allies, it excels in hit-and-run tactics.
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some close up shots of my last vehicle comm. zooming in makes my brain buzz with all the crispy details.
going to a more gesture style with a ballpoint pen brush for linework has been really freeing for my style
The IST-87 was developed at the start of the Tartarus Wars to give Mustang motor infantry units organic fire support to deal with light vehicles, hostile Tartarus fauna, bunkers and pillboxes.
Upgraded ISTs are in service with the Mustang Defense Forces post-Mustang independence
Vampire Empress Fiadh with young Sylvania, heir to the throne of the Crimson Empire. The remote Darklands give sanctuary for the outcast vampires and bat ponies that the world has shunned for centuries. (OCs belong to a friend of mine)
The Model 1912 Walking Guncarriage is a 105mm cannon mounted on top of a quadrupedal walker. The walker can settle on its support legs for a more stable firing platform, and a limited supply of shells is carried in the lower deck, along with the engine and hydraulics.
Recent comm
The hull armor was seen as sub par and many Mk2s were lost to ammunition fires. The turret drive needed constant attention to prevent breakage from the high gravity of Tartarus d. Vision for the crew was limited and this increased the TCs workload (older drawing of same tank)
I find myself coming back to this thread again and again because it is a great encapsulation of the themes that MLPFIM has had in the background, informing the more overt ones. To me the almost militant cheerfulness of ponies is a direct result of great traumas and fears in 1/?
Did Equestria fight in a Great Pony War before the events of Friendship is Magic?
It's a silly question on its face, but then I started noticing things...
The AT-25 was a heavy assault tank fielded by Lord Tirek's land forces, participating in the original exploitation campaign on Earth and subsequent skirmishing on Tartarus. The hull is a truly gargantuan monolithic casting able to shrug off most AP rounds at medium distances.
The CT-29 was a modified scout vehicle in use by Lord Tirek's skirmishing forces. Nicknamed "Doodlebug" by Equestrian grunts, the CT-29 was a menace to armor and dismounts alike. Typical ambush configuration was four 110mm recoilless rifles loaded with HEAT or canister.
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Don’t forget to clean your weapon thoroughly when you get back from the front lines. Have machine guns barrels inspected for wear and keep cloth ammunition belts dry and clean. If you are issued a new weapon take it apart and inspect the mechanism.
(sketch from 2022)
Out for a evening walk in a Mustang town. As the lads spot a kiosk advertising moving pictures for a local theater, a conversation ensues to decide what they want to see first.
(Left to right: Guard, Cider, Wineberry, Mahogany)
Mahogany and Guard stargazing on a clear night with the help of a nautical telescope.
I love how this commission from ask-that-one-firefighter-pony on tumblr turned out!
Check out their art and please give them a follow!