BIG Z1776
Baboon with a MAAWS
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Built on the sturdy and proven T80-T MBT the Crossroads Republic Armed Forces are finally creating the new generation of main battle tank. It adds onto the old chassis with new weapons, new sensors, and new fire-suppression systems. These new tanks are more powerful, and far faster than their previous iterations thanks to the lightening of the tank's weapons system and the addition of a brand-new engine and more powerful internal reactor taken from the FT-99 "Banshee" Multirole Starfighter which provides massive amounts of power and allows the tank to hit speeds that its previous version could have never dreamed of. Also adding to its new speed capability is a new transmission and new tracks allowing it to be used far more easily at these higher speeds.
- Intent: The next-generation main battle tank for the Crossroads Republic
- Image Source:
- From: T-1 Pobeditel tank on Deviantart
- By: Zaslon
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: T80-T Main Battle Tank
- Manufacturer: Crossroads Defense Industries
- Affiliation: Crossroads Republic
- Model: T80-T2 Main Battle Tank
- Modularity: Yes
- Production: Limited
- Material: Quadanium Steel, High-Chromium Durasteel, Heat-Resistant Carbonite, and Titanium.
- Classification: Tank (Tracked)
- Role: Main Battle Tank
- Size: Average
- Weight: Heavy
- Armaments: Very High
- x1) J-40 Electromagnetic Plasma Cannon in a central position in the turret (Firing multi-shot shells (5 shots per shell), each tank carries 65 shells in three separate ammo holds with ventral and dorsal blow-out hatches to protect the crew and the vehicle) (Used by gunner)
- x2) EM-2500 Paired Repeating Laser Cannons mounted coaxially on either side of the main gun. (Used by gunner)
- x1) HOB/F Heavy Repeating Blaster in a remote controlled weapons station on the roof (Power pack is removeable, and is placed in a cubby in the rear of the turret with a blow-out panel to protect it and the vehicle) (Used by vehicle commander)
- x1) Quad Missile Launcher (Mounting RPS-50's) (Used by vehicle commander)
- Defenses: Very High
- Maneuverability Rating: High
- Speed Rating: Average
- Propulsion: Tracks
- Minimum Crew: 1 (Driver)
- Optimal Crew: 3 (Driver, Gunner, Commander)
- Passenger Capacity: 0 (Internal Capacity) ~30 (External Maximum)
- Cargo Capacity: Very Low
- This vehicle's communications and computer systems allows it and its crew to transmit precisely what its seeing to anyone and everyone in its data network, allowing for smooth and accurate command and control with all vehicles capable of triangulating such things as incoming fire to pin down possible source points and communicating this to their colleagues.
- Offensive Abilities:
- Complex sensor suite for all crew members, including multispectral scanners with high-zoom visual, thermal, IR, and ultraviolet modes with screen filters to protect against flashes.
- Complex fire control computer able to pick out and identify target signatures by their thermal, visual, EM, and IR signatures of many vehicles that its fire control system is made aware of. This allows it to determine if a vehicle is real, a physical decoy, or even a holographic projection.
- Independent magnetic stabilizers for all its weapons.
- Defensive Abilities:
- Main Hull: Layers of high-chromium durasteel, depleted baradium, and heat-resistant carbonite ranging from 400mm Frontal Armor, 350mm Side Armor, and 300mm Rear Armor. Bottom is V-Shaped to deflect blasts from mines and IED's. All weapons systems possess a fire-fighting system to prevent catastrophic fire, and in the event this cannot be avoided the missile magazines have blow-out panels that funnel the explosive force outside of the vehicle to protect the hull itself and the crew.
- Crew Cockpit: Made of 40mm Quadanium Steel, 140mm titanium and 80mm of heat-resistant carbonite. It also sealed against all biological, radiological, and chemical weapons for crew protection.
- Turret: Possesses a similar armor scheme to the hull, but it is only 3/4 of the hull's thickness.
- Post-Production Addons/Upgrade Packages: (All are currently used by the Crossroads Republic Armed Forces)
- Detonite-Explosive Reactive Armor Blocks
- Slat Cage
- Active Protection System capable of detecting and defeating most incoming ballistic threats (Exceptions being heavy weapons and very small micromunitions.
- IR Dazzlers to disrupt laser-guided munitions and enemy night vision
- IR and Thermal Masking Smoke Canister Deployer
- IR and Thermal Masking Smoke Generator
- Multispectral Camouflage Netting
- Modular construction, making repairs somewhat easier
- A very sturdy vehicle, built with crew survival as its top priority.
- It is an older design, meaning it is available in large numbers.
- Unaffected by traversing through shield bubbles due to its tracks.
- Requires trained motor pool personnel to properly keep a fleet of these vehicles running.
- Requires large amounts of time to properly train in the operation of this vehicle and longer to learn how to properly use it in combat.
- Slower than hovercrafts, and cannot traverse over water or thin ice.
- Going top speed makes this vehicle is very hard on its transmission and its tracks.
Built on the sturdy and proven T80-T MBT the Crossroads Republic Armed Forces are finally creating the new generation of main battle tank. It adds onto the old chassis with new weapons, new sensors, and new fire-suppression systems. These new tanks are more powerful, and far faster than their previous iterations thanks to the lightening of the tank's weapons system and the addition of a brand-new engine and more powerful internal reactor taken from the FT-99 "Banshee" Multirole Starfighter which provides massive amounts of power and allows the tank to hit speeds that its previous version could have never dreamed of. Also adding to its new speed capability is a new transmission and new tracks allowing it to be used far more easily at these higher speeds.
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