The Monster
Monster
- Intent: To create a fast assault hover tank for CIS use
- Image Source: Gallery
- Canon Link: None
- Permissions: None
- Primary Source: None
- Manufacturer: The Dire Wolves Mercenary Company, Confederacy of Independent Systems
- Affiliation: The Dire Wolves Mercenary Company, Confederacy of Independent Systems, Closed-Market
- Model: M-1
- Modularity: Turret can be swapped out for a variety of weapon systems, including the H-1 cannon, or be more focused on light and anti-personnel laser cannons.
- Production: Minor
- Material: Alusteel Armored skin around the majority of the vehicle. Major components such as turret and crew compartment protected by Phrik/Yorik Coral/Ionite-A laminate coating to protect against major weapon systems. In the front of the tank is a 1 meter block of Phrik/Yorik Coral spaced armor to defeat kinetic/blaster/laser weaponry. Other major components of the hull are made from durasteel and bronzium. Electrical components, sensors and comms components.
- Classification: Light Hover Tank
- Role: Armored Cavalry
- Size: Large
- Weight: Heavy
- Armaments: High - fixed forward facing 6 tube multi-missile launcher, turret can be anything from H-1 cannon to heavy laser cannons, to anti-personnel weapons.
- Defenses: Average
- Maneuverability Rating: High
- Speed Rating: High
- Propulsion: Repulsorlift
- Minimum Crew: 2 personnel - Driver & Gunner
- Optimal Crew: 5 personnel - Driver, Gunner, Vehicle Commander, Comms officer, Loader/Alternate Gunner
- Passenger Capacity: None
- Cargo Capacity: Very Small
- Modular weapons mount allows for a variety of weapons to be mounted on the top of this tank giving it increased versatility.
- Crewless turret increases crew survivability by centralizing all the defenses of the tank around the crew compartment and decreasing the surface area of needed armor.
- High Speed and Maneuverability gives this tank the ability to respond to situations fast, giving commanders the ability to send vehicles in as a response to help shore up defenses or support troops in the field.
- Vehicle Commander camera allows for lazing of targets separate of the gunner, and even allows the commander to slew the gunner onto targets the commander spots at the flip of a switch.
- Versatility on a fast weapons platform - The ability to swap weapons on this tank with relative ease gives commanders the ability to customize their tanks allowing them to engage a variety of targets. And these tanks aren't slow by any means.
- Ignores terrain - Aside from dropping off cliffs or climbing straight up mountains, these tanks can essentially ignore different terrains and just drive like their moving across paved roads the entire time. This is huge when deploying these tanks to multiple environments to make their versatility that much more effective.
- Armor isn't heavy - This tank can't withstand sustained heavy anti-vehicle weapons fire. While the tank is built to ensure crew survivability, this tank will be disabled if hit with heavy enough weapons like anti-tank guns and/or other tank cannons.
- Not much room - This tank also can't carry that much in terms of cargo/people. It has just enough room to house the crewmembers and any personal gear they want to bring with them to the field, and enough rations to sustain them. That's it. Now while you could just strap stuff down to the roof that gets in the way of the main gun so that's ill-advised.
A part of the Surric Legionary Defense Force rearmament initiative following their system wide civil war, the first thing the people set about to designing themselves a new series of vehicles meant for fast attack and defense. Alongside the M-2 as their new cavalry fighting vehicle that was meant to be a quick armored response vehicle to both scout enemy positions, hit exposed enemy flanks, and reinforce friendly positions with heavy firepower. This tank is great in these roles as it is fast, able to maneuver across almost all terrains, and brings enough firepower with it to make most enemy's question their life choices. This tank is the perfect vehicle for any commanders who like fast speeds, and tanks they can outfit with a variety of weapons to bring pain and suffering to the enemy. And while their armor isn't the heaviest, and they don't bring much more to the battlefield than themselves, these tanks are excellent for use in highly mobile cavalry attacks to probe and push the enemy to their breaking points.
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