Approved Vehicle CM-22 Armoured Assault Howitzer

[Braxton Holst]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create artillery platform
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Hex Incorporated
• Affiliation: The Confederacy
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: CM-22 Armoured Assault Howitzer
• Modularity: Somewhat modular
• Production: Minor
• Material: Impervium, Duranium, Laminanium, Glasteel, Stygian-triprismatic polymer, Durasteel, various other components.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Self-propelled howitzer
• Role: Artillery
• Size: Average
• Weight: Heavy
• Armaments: Very High
  • 1x Heavy mass driver cannon
  • 4x Light laser cannons
  • 4x Light ordnance launchers
  • 2x Medium ordnance launchers
• Defenses: High
  • Composite armour consisting of impervium, duranium, laminanium and thermal gel
  • Stun panels over the exterior armour
  • Antimissile octets
  • Missile deactivation system
  • Chaff launchers
  • Jamming suite
  • High-powered energy shield system.
  • EMP and ion insulation
  • Triprismatic polymer coating.
• Maneuverability Rating: Low
• Speed Rating: Low
• Propulsion: Repulsorlifts
• Minimum Crew: 2 (Driver/gunner)
• Optimal Crew: 5 (Driver/commander/gunner/loaders)
• Passenger Capacity: 0 passengers
• Cargo Capacity: Low

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Sealed and pressurised crew compartment
• High quality cameras with glasteel covers instead of traditional viewports
• Various vision modes for each crew member
• Secure, high-powered comms suite
• Independent life support and artificial gravity
• High-powered reactor and secondary generator
• Secure scanner and sensor suite with an ECM system
• Laminanium layer in composite armour to seal any breaches in the fighting compartment
• Internal isolated storage space for rations, crew effects, and a drinking water tank.
• Autosteady gyro-gimbal built into the main guns and repeaters, with an autoloading system for secondary armament.
• Sophisticated targeting system connected to all onboard weapons.

STRENGTHS

• Sealed: The tank has plenty of systems in place to keep the crew safe and allow them to fight in a variety of environments.
• Firepower: The vehicle’s turret has been swapped out for a powerful howitzer, providing it with incredible firepower along with the chassis’ own armament.
• Storage: Instead of a passenger section, the tank features an ammunition rack with storage for several main gun shells.
• Repulsors: Utilizing repulsorlifts for propulsion, the tank can navigate a variety of terrains very smoothly and easily.

WEAKNESSES

• Coating: The triprismatic polymer coating is only meant to keep its signature low, not to camouflage the tank entirely.
• Unstable: If the tank is destroyed, the reactor and sheer amount of ordnance and ammunition could cause a catastrophic explosion.
• Unbalanced: Due to the balancing of the vehicle, its manoeuvring response is more sluggish than its counterpart.
• Space: The passenger compartment, as well as a good chunk of the storage compartment, has been converted to store more shells for the main gun.

DESCRIPTION
In order to provide Confederate forces with reliable and powerful artillery support, a program was commissioned to design a howitzer that could be easily mounted on the existing AAT chassis while more dedicated weapons are designed. The result for this stop-gap solution is the CM-22 Armoured Assault Howitzer

The CM-22 AAH is meant to provide medium range artillery as quickly and as accurately as possible from just behind front lines. The howitzer turret can be easily swapped onto a tank chassis in the field with minimal modification, however dedicated vehicles are also provided to accommodate the enormous cannon better than a standard AAT chassis.

While meant to stay out of direct combat, the AAH is more than capable to act as an assault gun right alongside troops in the field.

 

[MANIAC]

Braxton Holst

As usual, nicely made!

Approved.