In Umbris Potestas Est
Intent: To provide the Sith with an automated, expendable light assault tank.
Development Thread: Nope.
Manufacturer: Haor Chall Engineering
Model: Ground Armored Tank
Affiliation: Sith Empire
Modularity: Nope.
Production: Mass Produced
Material: Durasteel
Description:
High speed and excellent maneuverability all wound up in to one nice package: Something the Sith Empire's ground forces were sorely lacking in. Haor Chall's Hovering Light Assault Tank (HLAT) is based on the antiquated Ground Armored Tank model and built to kill enemy combatants in new and exciting ways. The new design features include highly increased speed and improvements to the targeting capabilities of the droid brain, but not much else. The quad, jointed repulsorlifts that are signature to the model allow the HLAT greater maneuverability in combat and the capacity to travel over hostile terrain.
The HLAT is best used for running down fleeing infantry, flanking maneuvers against enemy forces, and ground-level reconnaissance.
As always with droid brains, the HLAT is somewhat lacking in the creative thinking department. An organic commander or a specialized command droid must be present to relay orders to the HLAT if it is to function at full capacity. Without a competent commander to keep the droids in line, they often behave recklessly and blunder frequently. Further, in exchange for greater speed, the HLAT is very lightly armored and highly susceptible to destruction at the hands of even the most mundane of anti-tank weaponry.
Role: Light tank
Height: 2.3 Meters
Length: 8.2 Meters
Width: 3.05 Meters
Weight: (Via Metric System)
Propulsion: Repulsorlift
Top Speed: 470 km/h
Armaments:
x2 Medium Laser Cannons
x2 Missile Launchers (12 Missile capacity total)
x1 Anti-Personnel Laser Cannon (Mounted under main body)
Passenger Capacity: No passenger capacity.
Cargo Capacity: No cargo capacity.
Misc. Equipment: Droid brain, advanced targeting systems, full sensor suite