for Takiro AU
In 3030, Aldis Industries deployed the successful follow up to its venerable Demolisher design, the slightly lighter Zhukov. At the same time at the NAIS there was a tracked vehicle which was very similar to the Zhukov, this prototype 5391 vehicle would only carry two Gauss rifles. With a full cell and better armor this would allow for the prototype 5391 to be able to defend any target easily. The largest plus was that the ammo to the prototype 5391 could be made on a number of outback worlds were these were meant to serve, thus prevent ammo shortages. Within two months of the first Zhukovs leaving the line the blueprints of the prototype 5391 were given to the First Prince and seeing the information named the tank the Hound after his brother, stating “it will doggedly protect its watch no mater who tries to stop it.†With the blueprints came the price of the Hound heavy tank, cost: 3,131,625 C-Bills, which was 1/5 the price of Alacorn Mk VI (16,609,126 C-bills and which could not be produced anyway).
Seeing this little information the First Prince allowed for a number of companies to began building the Hound heavy tank, stating that 60% should go to front line units and the other 40% will go to all the March Militia units. The Hound heavy tank would give any March Militia unit a stronger base for any defensive combat with the fact that the weapon reaches out very far. Once the Hound heavy tanks reach the March Militia units many pirates begin to fear this tank, as the tank is able to target them before they reach any range to fight back, thus preventing a number of attacks. Once New Earth Trading Company saw the Hound heavy tank they started to build Alacorn Mk VI to try and compete but being a fifth of the cost the AFFS would and did buy more of the Hound heavy tanks. The second factor was that the companies which build the Hound heavy tanks are all in the Federated Suns and thus can be counted on not to assist enemy states.
Hound Heavy Tank 2
Mass: 75 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: Tracked
Rules Level: Advanced Rules
Era: Succession Wars
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-F-D-A
Production Year: 3034
Cost: 3,131,625 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,593
Power Plant: 225 Fuel Cell Engine
Cruise Speed: 32.4 km/h
Flanking Speed: 54.0 km/h
Armor: ArcShield Max I Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
2 Gauss Rifles
Manufacturer:
Primary Factory:
Communications System: unkown
Targeting and Tracking System:unkown
Equipment Type Rating Mass
Internal Structure: Standard 40 points 7.50
Engine: Fuel-Cell Engine 225 12.00
Cruise MP: 3
Flank MP: 5
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 1 0.00
Control Equipment: 4.00
Lift Equipment: 0.00
Turret: 3.00
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous AV - 241 13.50
Armor
Factor
Front 48
Left/Right 48/48
Turret 48
Rear 49
Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
2 Gauss Rifles T 2 2 30.00
@Gauss Rifle (40) BD - 0 5.00
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 8 Points: 16
3t 3 3 3 0 3 0 Structure: 4
Special Abilities: EE, TUR(3/3/3)
