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SLDF tank
« on: November 22, 2015, 01:39:48 PM »
What do you think would be needed the most by the SLDF? A small recon flexible tank? Or a "cheap" MBT?
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Re: SLDF tank
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2015, 03:03:32 PM »
Would they even need a tank at all?

Reason I ask is the different way in which the SLDF deployed its armor units. They were not premier equipment to the Star League at least in my opinion. Even infantry got more love. This could be a Terran way of thinking given their invention of the BattleMech and its dominance of the battlefield. Fighters got some play too but armor always seemed like the after thought of the military to me.

My advice is to look at TRO 2750 as well as TRO 3058 and gauge what they had.
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Re: SLDF tank
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2015, 03:10:30 PM »
Quote from: Takiro on November 22, 2015, 03:03:32 PM
but armor always seemed like the after thought of the military to me.

My advice is to look at TRO 2750 as well as TRO 3058 and gauge what they had.

I agree with you, hence my question.
I could never find a decent MBT apart from the Manticore or the Von Luckner. The Merkava is fine but lacks a main gun.
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"In turn they tested each Clan namesake
in trial against the Ice Hellion's mettle.
Each chased the Ice Hellion, hunting it down.
All failed to match the predator's speed and grace.
Khan Cage smiled and said, "And that is how we shall be."

The Remembrance (Clan Ice Hellion) Passage 5, Verse 3, Lines 1 - 5

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Re: SLDF tank
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2015, 06:21:45 PM »
Well then you are talking about designing a Main Battle Tank for the Star League. Problem, the SLDF is a Mech-centric force. Solution, a cheaper alternative to the standard answer that could be produced relatively easy. That concept I could see being particularly useful especially during the Amaris Coup when outside their comfort zone Kerensky would resort to such a design.
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Re: SLDF tank
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2015, 02:32:11 AM »
The SLDF vehicles we see in sourcebooks seem to be largely divided between fast recon hover tanks (Beagle, Lightning) and fire support (Rhino, Puma).
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Re: SLDF tank
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2015, 04:43:11 PM »
So here they are with not definitive names and no fluff.

The Leopard

Code: [Select]
Leopard

Mass: 20 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: Tracked
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Age of War/Star League
Tech Rating/Era Availability: D/C-E-D-A
Production Year: 0
Cost: 453 000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 444

Power Plant:  120 Fusion Engine
Cruise Speed: 64,8 km/h
Flanking Speed: 97,2 km/h
Armor:  Standard Armor
Armament:
    1  Medium Laser
    1  LRM-5
    1  Machine Gun
Manufacturer:
    Primary Factory:
Communications System:
Targeting and Tracking System:

================================================================================
Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Internal Structure: Standard                      10 points                2,00
Engine:             Fusion Engine                120                       6,00
    Cruise MP:  6
    Flank MP:   9
Heat Sinks:         Single Heat Sink             10                        0,00
Control Equipment:                                                         1,00
Lift Equipment:                                                            0,00
Turret:                                                                    0,50
Armor:              Standard Armor               AV -  88                  5,50

                                                      Armor     
                                                      Factor     
                                               Front     22       
                                          Left/Right   17/17       
                                              Turret     18       
                                                Rear     14       

================================================================================
Equipment                                 Location    Heat     Spaces     Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Medium Laser                                 T         3         1         1,00
LRM-5                                        T         2         1         2,00
Machine Gun                                  T         0         1         0,50
@MG (1/2) (100)                              BD        -         0         0,50
@LRM-5 (24)                                  BD        -         0         1,00

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      3    Points: 4
6t         1       1       1       0      1     0   Structure:  1
Special Abilities: TUR(1/1/1)

And the Jaguar

Code: [Select]
Jaguar

Mass: 50 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: Tracked
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Age of War/Star League
Tech Rating/Era Availability: D/C-D-D-A
Production Year: 0
Cost: 986 250 C-Bills
Battle Value: 778

Power Plant:  150 I.C.E.
Cruise Speed: 32,4 km/h
Flanking Speed: 54,0 km/h
Armor:  Standard Armor
Armament:
    1  Autocannon/10
    2  Machine Guns
Manufacturer:
    Primary Factory:
Communications System:
Targeting and Tracking System:

================================================================================
Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Internal Structure: Standard                      25 points                5,00
Engine:             I.C.E. Engine                150                      11,00
    Cruise MP:  3
    Flank MP:   5
Heat Sinks:         Single Heat Sink             0                         0,00
Control Equipment:                                                         2,50
Lift Equipment:                                                            0,00
Turret:                                                                    1,50
Armor:              Standard Armor               AV - 192                 12,00

                                                      Armor     
                                                      Factor     
                                               Front     47       
                                          Left/Right   38/38       
                                              Turret     38       
                                                Rear     31       

================================================================================
Equipment                                 Location    Heat     Spaces     Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Autocannon/10                                T         3         1        12,00
2 Machine Guns                               T         0         2         1,00
@AC/10 (40)                                  BD        -         0         4,00
@MG (200)                                    BD        -         0         1,00

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      6    Points: 8
3t         2       1       0       0      2     0   Structure:  3
Special Abilities: EE, TUR(2/1/0, AC 1/1/0), AC 1/1/0

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"In turn they tested each Clan namesake
in trial against the Ice Hellion's mettle.
Each chased the Ice Hellion, hunting it down.
All failed to match the predator's speed and grace.
Khan Cage smiled and said, "And that is how we shall be."

The Remembrance (Clan Ice Hellion) Passage 5, Verse 3, Lines 1 - 5
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