The Griffin of Vandemar
- Intent: To create a new heavy mortar for the Eternal Army and its Stormwar Doctrine.
- Image Source: Here
- Canon Link: Mortar
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: Gun Mortar
- Manufacturer: Olympian Armorsmiths
- Affiliation: Eternal Empire
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: Ballistarius Heavy Assault Mortar
- Production: Mass-Produced
- Material: Durasteel, Duranium, Tungstoid, Iadrium, Carbonite, Gun Components
- Classification: Heavy Gun-Mortar
- Size: Large
- Weight: Heavy
- Ammunition Type:
- Shells:
- ABHE - Airburst High Explosive [Red Tip] [Anti-Soft Kinetic]
- LGRAHE - Laser Guided Rocket Assisted High Explosive [Green Tip] [Anti-Anything Explosive/Kinetic]
- Carbonite Explosive [Blue Tip] [Anti-Infantry Explosive/Cold]
- HEI - Iadrium [Orange Tip] [Anti-Infantry Explosive/Heat]
- HEAT - High Explosive Anti-Tank [Purple Tip] [Anti-Tank/Kinetic]
- HESH - High Explosive Squash Head [Pink Tip] [Anti-Anything Explosive/Energy]
- BBRAHE - Bunker Busting Rocket Assisted High Explosive [Brown Tip] [Anti-Fortification/Explosive]
- Shells:
- Ammunition Capacity: Average
- Effective Range: Long Range
- Rate of Fire: Average
- Damage Output: Very High
- Recoil: Very High
- Carbonite Cooling System
- Sliding Block Breach
- KA-BOOM! - With its diverse selection of shells it delivers a versatile and heavy payload to the enemy.
- Range - For a relatively "small" artillery weapon, it has a good range.
- Infantry Deployment - The mortar can be maneuvered by infantry, though not over long distances.
- Step Back - The strong recoil makes the weapon a menace to inexperienced operators and requires proper fixation.
- Motorised - Despite its carriage being able to be moved by infantry, it requires at least trucks or more to be effectively moved around the battlefield and theater.
- Shell Carriage - Due to using physical shells, it requires a constant supply of shells.
The Ballistarius Heavy Assault Mortar is a classic overhaul of previous designs for the Eternal Army, fitting just perfectly into the infamous Stormwar Doctrine. Artillery being what the Army is notoriously skilled with, an upgraded Heavy Mortar with a variety of shells for it will add to it just perfectly. The Ballistarius manages to combine indirect fire options with direct fire options.
Raining down destruction with various shells to clear out trenches and fortifications to take them intact or directly breaching and destroying them, both the carriage allows the weapon to be aligned properly as well as the selection of shells makes this versatility possible.
Out Of Character Info
Intent:
To create a new heavy mortar for the Eternal Army and its Stormwar Doctrine.
Image Source(s):
Technical Information
Affiliation:
Eternal Empire
Model:
Ballistarius Heavy Assault Mortar
Modular:
No
Effective Range:
Long Range
Rate of Fire:
Break-Action
Material:
Various
Ammunition Type:
Shells
Ammunition Capacity:
Average
Damage Output:
Very High
Recoil:
Very High
Ranged Class:
Other
