Ali Hadrix
Bad Boss
Intent: To provide a modernized, well-balanced, combination main battle tank and armored personnel walker that is based on an old, yet sturdy design.
Development Thread: DEV: Improvised Designs
Manufacturer: Kuat Drive Yards [Originally], Mandalore [Myra Hadrix: Retrofit and Redesign] / Improvised Designs
Model: C1M2A
Affiliation: Myra Hadrix
Exterior Modularity: Yes. Mounted Small Arms Weapon Systems can be removed and replaced.
Interior modularity: Yes. Interior organizational structure can be manipulated to provide more/less storage space.
Production: Limited
Material: Durasteel, Chanlon, Dura-Armor, Kinetic Armor
Role: Main Battle Tank | Armored Personnel Carrier
Height: 5.2 meters
Length: 13.5 meters
Width: 5.56 meters
Weight: A lot. [Cargo capacity = 8 tons]
Minimum Crew: 3 [Pilot, Gunner]
Optimal Crew: 3 [Pilot, Gunner, Vehicle Commander, Adjunct Systems Operator]
Propulsion
Engine: Fore-mounted Rothana Heavy Engineering Power UnitMobility: Six armored legs coordinated by a single operator and terrain sensor system
Maximum Speed: 60 km/h
Attitude Maneuvering Jets: Allow MAT-TE to be directionally maneuvered in zero-gravity environments. Does not assist in propulsion of vehicle.
Armaments
Primary Weapon: MD2 Turret SystemThe MD2 Turret System is a dorsal mounted, rail-system operated Mass-Driver Cannon, manipulated by a single gunner from within vehicle. Equipped with battlefield sensor packages similar to that of the A9 Floating Fortress; allows gunner to operate without spotter. Advancements in technology allow for more accurate firing at ranges up to 12 kilometers.
Manual turret controls alow the MD2 turret system to remain operational in the event of power loss to the turret
Munition types
--HETDAT [High-Explosive Thermal Detonator Anti-Tank]; for light or heavy armor targets and structures or fortifications.--EMP [Electromagnetic Pulse]; for disabling the shields or systems of armored vehicles, aircraft or defenses not protected against electromagnetic radiation.
--APFSDS [Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarded-Sabot]; utilized against heavy armor or shielded targets.
--Standard MDAT [Mass-Driven Anti-Tank]; for common hostile light armor units and structures.
--White-Phosphorous Incendiary Rounds; for non-military/industrial structures, vehicles and personnel.
--Precision Guided Munition; for striking targets positioned within dead space on the battlefield. Fired munitions are capable of altering their course to strike a moving target.
References:
Mass Driven Anti Tank/High-Explosive Dual-Purpose [HEDP] baseline technology
Kinetic Energy Penetrator
Mass-Driver Cannon
White Phosphorous
Precision Guided Munition
Secondary Weapon Systems
Heavy Anti-personnel Repeating Cannons: 4 anti-personnel cannons, 2 mounted on the bow around the cockpit, 2 mounted on the rear.Alternate Weapons Emplacements
I) 1 machine gun mount on right side of cockpit. Can fit heavy machine gun (energy or projectile) to be remotely operated by single crewman.II) Single 2-tubed rocket pod attached to left side of main rail gun housing. Fed from inside vehicle. Compatible with anti-armor/-personnel/-aircraft rockets and missiles.
III) 8 small weapon slits along vehicle sides and rear. 3 port and starboard, 2 at rear hatch. Compatible with most small arms weapon, including rifles, carbines, machine guns, or anti-armor weapons/launchers. Fully sealed when not in use.
Armor
Main Armor: A baseline depleted-Chanlon and durasteel alloy base padded with a Kinetic and Dura-armor alloy that absorbs and redirects energy-based weapons fire and protects against damage from kinetic energies (i.e. mass-driven projectiles). Basically the Star Wars version of Chobham armor employed on RL Abrams and Challenger Tanks.Durasteel
Chanlon
Dura Armor
Kinetic Armor
Chobham Armor
Belly Armor: V-shaped hull bottom made of a mixture of hardened Blast and Kinetic armor materials, capable of directing explosive force outward and away from the vehicle. Protects against the penetration power of Kinetic weapons, missiles, rockets and torpedoes and mines.
Blast Armor
Legs: Outer portions equipped with Kinetic and Dura armor mixture. Inner portions protected by V-shaped armor plates of Kinetic and Blast armor mixture. Latter protects against damage taken by underside of vehicle.
Shielding
Deflector shields: Two Chempat Engineered Defenses “Defender” shield generator units, mounted bow and aft. Provides vehicle with ray and particle shields of similar strength to that of a stock X-wing starfighter.Comparisons: Defender Deflector Shield Generator
Squadron Count: 4 (1 per company, typically)
Passenger Capacity: 32 Soldiers
Cargo Capacity: 8 tons
Countermeasures
Infrared/Thermal Targeting System countermeasures: Disperses reflective chaff from around skirt of main armor surrounding vehicle, altering properties of the air around the MAT-TE that is being used to identify it. Disrupts target locks from rockets and missiles that are based on thermal/infrared/magnetic-signature acquisition of MAT-TE. Recharge time for countermeasure is 15 seconds. Equipped with 8 charges.Target Modification Electronic countermeasures: This system confuses hostile radar/scanners, tracking and communications by producing false echoes that show in hostile systems. System can be activated at operator's discretion and has no loading time, as this is a purely radiation-based method. System can be turned off in order to avoid presenting on hostile sensors. Capable of projecting readings that reflect more/less, larger/smaller or quick-shifting of actual friendly forces in the area by saturating communication fields (mainly of sensors and weapons, but comlinks as well) with false information.
Target Modification Electronic countermeasures are activated primarily after receiving initial contact from hostile scanners, thus feeding the observing force the deception that the information they are receiving back is indeed true.
Line-of-sight countermeasures: Dispensed from the underbelly of the vehicle beneath the cockpit and rear hatch. Countermeasure clouds the area in a thick, almost viscous chemical smoke that obscures vision from enemy units, personnel and anti-armor weaponry using line-of-sight (iron sights) targeting methods. Confuses sensor acquisition. Clouds an area up to 50 square meters (roughly the size of a small football pitch). Maximum dispersal time is 5 seconds. Reload time for countermeasure is 15 seconds. Equipped with 10 charges.
Vehicle-Mounted Hard Kill Active Protection System: Utilizes passive sensors to react to incoming projectile weapon munitions, intercepting anti-armor rounds, air-to-surface and anti-tank rockets and missiles in a 180º arc x 360º field within 5 meters of the vehicle by dispersing short-range high-explosive flak charges. Does not protect against mass-driven rounds, or small arms projectile munitions. Countermeasure can fire up to 8 times before requiring reloading. Reloading time is 20 seconds. Equipped with 8 sets of charges.
Comparison: Hard Kill Active Protection System
Sensor Systems
Advanced sensor packages allow for the MAT-TE's weapons to be operated independently; spotters not needed for operation of weapons. All weapons are CROW (Crew Remote-Operated Weapon) equipped and operated from inside of vehicle.Targets can be spotted through Infrared, Thermal, and Magnetic Signature fields from ranges up to 100 kilometers in normal operating and environmental conditions. Range extends with gains in elevation.
Advanced equipment requires displacement of systems within the troop bay of vehicle, taking up the space a stock AT-TE would fit 4 soldiers into.
Spotting holocams are installed in a variety of locations around the vehicle. One holocam is installed per troop gun port, two under the rear skirt armor, two on either side between the two front legs, and two facing forward and rear along the bottommost edge of the turret structure.
Ground-penetrating sensor systems mounted beneath the chin of the vehicle as well as the rearmost chassis are capable of detecting buried threats in front of and behind the vehicle. These systems, which relay their data to the vehicle commander's station and the pilot's display simultaneously, can detect most standard homemade and military mines and explosive charges 15 meters ahead of and behind the vehicle.
Consumables
Fuel: 800 Kilometers at full operating speedAir: 3 weeks [due to efficiency of gas scrubbers]
Rations: 3 weeks
Compliment
1 Medical/field surgery droid1 All-Terrain Advance Raider: Equipped with 1 laser cannon, one side-mounted multi-type grenade launcher, one side-mounted dual repeating cannon. Equipped with IR and Heat signature-based countermeasures dispersed from underbelly of main body to protect against rocket/missile attacks.
Description
Strengths: The C1M2A MAT-TE is a versatile, well balanced main battle tank that boasts significant offensive and defensive capabilities. Its countermeasure systems provide the C1M2A MAT-TE a greater battlefield longevity than most other battle tank designs.By the nature of its design, the C1M2A is the penultimate of main battle tank theory and actuality. The vehicle is fast, well armored, and purports a variety of offensive capabilities. Though protected by advanced armors, the C1M2A's primary defenses are its countermeasures, which come in a wide variety of options to suit the terrain and combat situation.
The C1M2A excels at fire at range, though the best accuracy results from firing in place, rather than on the move.
The greatest advantage offered by the technology of the design, however, is of a tactical nature. A well-learned and experienced vehicle commander can employ a single C1M2A MAT-TE on a variety of terrain fields and conquer their enemies. But knowing this vehicle and its capabilities is key in their employment, and without proper application are useless, and worst a hindrance, to any mission.
Weaknesses: While the C1M2A MAT-TE is a well-rounded vehicle, the Active Protection System provides only a moderate defense against anti-armor offensive air craft, leaving the vehicle vulnerable to a variety of air offense tactics and weaponry.
The C1M2A is also larger than its predecessor, wider and taller, generating a larger profile that makes the vehicle more easily visible at mid-close ranges.
The addition of CROW systems and sensor packages required the sacrifice of space of four crewmen and 2 tons of cargo.
History: Myra Hadrix fought two wars with inadequate main armor support and years after she laid down her rifle for the last time, decided a retrofitted design based on a solid model chassis would best serve the modern military organizations of the day. Hadrix spent five years designing and redesigning the stock AT-TE before finally arriving at the Alpha Model (A) of the Second Redesign (M2), based on the Original Chassis (C1), hence the designation C1-M2-A.
Hadrix has yet to reveal her designs, and is unsure if she wants to at this time.
