Approved Vehicle PGV-44 Wampa

[Ayden Cater]

PGV-44 Wampa (Left) alongside the PGV-35 Tauntaun (Right)

Image Credit: Here
Intent: To create an agile anti-Sithspawn attack platform to support Protectorate operations
Development Thread: N/A
Manufacturer:

• Fondor TerraTech (Hull)
• Corellian Arms (Weapons)

Model: PGV-44 Wampa
Affiliation: Omega Protectorate/Omega Pyre
Modularity: No
Production: Mass-Produced
Material:

• Durasteel-Ceramic Composite Plates (Armor Plating)
• Desh (Hull)
• Durasteel (Frame)

Description: The Wampa began its life as a standard infantry attack vehicle to support the Protectorate's troops. However, lessons learned through combat with the One Sith, Confederacy, Fringe, and other antagonistic factions led to a number of field reports asking for a vehicle to address the rising use of massive Sithspawn or traditional walkers. After a combat assessment, the Wampa was slated for decommissioning. Instead, after some negotiations from Corellian Arms, the Wampa was given a new lease on life as an anti-vehicle attack platform.

Designed specifically with such hulking brutes in mind, the Wampa was overhauled. Speed would be its primary defense, as little else other than a solid brick of beskar would be capable of withstanding a crushing blow from a towering behemoth. A standard ray shield generator protects the vehicle from blaster fire while durasteel-ceramic composite plates protect it from small-arms kinetic rounds.

The primary armament for the PGV-44 is a heavy mass driver cannon. Taking lessons learned from the Javelin systems and Protectorate's usage of bolters, the PGV-44's main cannon is designed to punch through heavy armor. In order to support the system on the Wampa's frame, the cannon is fixed. This means that the entire vehicle must rotate to adjust its aim. While this is not as much of an issue against its intended targets (Giant Sithspawn and defense installations), the PGV-44 has issues with firing its main cannon against more traditional vehicles and other fast moving targets. Two light repeating blaster cannons are placed such as to allow it to engage enemy infantry groups if necessary, but this is not the intended attack profile for the vehicle.

In order to help the Wampa get into position, the three repulsor pads can be overcharged by diverting power from the weapons in order for it to reach higher platforms for better engagement angles. Weapons are offline for the duration of this maneuver, plus an additional seven seconds for the main cannon in order to reroute the power back and charge the capacitors.

Strengths:
Fire When Ready: The PGV-44 Wampa is designed to engage Sithspawn behemoths and defense installations. Its main cannon is capable of inflicting moderate to severe damage against slow-moving or stationary targets. The cannon rounds can be changed, giving the vehicle increased effectiveness against organic or synthetic targets at the expense of the other.

Punch it, Chewie: The PGV-44 is exceptionally fast and agile, a necessity when darting around under the legs of giants

Weaknesses:
Stormtrooper Academy: While the PGV-44 excels at inflicting damage against very heavy targets, it fares poorly against targets with anything close to resembling maneuverability such as repulsortanks and speeders. Unless firing explosive rounds, there is little to no chance for the Wampa's main cannon to hit a moving target unless it's the size of a house.

Get This Tin Can Out of My Way: With speed as its main defense, the Wampa's shields and armor are not particularly hardy, especially its armor. While the ray shield offers modest protection against blasters, the armor plating will only protect it from hand-held kinetic weapons. Vehicle-mounted mass drivers and missiles thus will tear the vehicle apart with little effort.

Role: Sithspawn Attack Platform
Height: 4.1 Meters
Length: 10.8 Meters
Width: 7.2 Meters
Propulsion: Repulsorlift
Flight Ceiling:

• 8 meters (with power jets)
• 2.7 meters (normal)
• .9 meters (minimum flight ceiling)

Top Speed:

• 75 km/h (Combat Speed)
• 420 km/h (Open Field)

Weight: 9.8 Tons
Minimum Crew: 1
Optimal Crew: 4

Armaments:

• 1x Heavy Mass Driver Cannon
• 2x Light Repeating Laser Cannons

Passenger Capacity: 0
Cargo Capacity: 1,000 Kilograms
Misc. Equipment:

• Damage Control Systems
• Emergency Transponder
• In-Field Repair Kit
• Short-Range Comm Array
• Short-Range Sensor Array
• Standard Ray Shield Generator
• Standard Targeting Computer

Primary Source: Here - Completely redid the submission. Only thing leftover is the name and image.

 

[Hailyn]

Under Review.

 

[Hailyn]

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I see your notes on diverting power and such so I will approve of this, make sure those are followed.
Pending secondary.

 

[Soliath Devin Talith]

Approved.