The Monster
Monster
- Intent: To create a mobile artillery vehicle for CIS use
- Image Source: Gallery
- Canon Link: None
- Permissions: None
- Primary Source: H-3 255mm Cannon
- Manufacturer: The Dire Wolves Mercenary Company, Confederacy of Independent Systems
- Affiliation: The Dire Wolves Mercenary Company, Confederacy of Independent Systems, Closed-Market
- Model: M-119
- Modularity: Can utilize different rounds for the Cannon, or strip the guns off the truck and install an ammo bay to hold rounds for the actual gun trucks.
- Production: Minor
- Material: Durranium frame, Phrik-A mounts and housing for the cannon, hydraulic recoil system using durasteel and alusteel components using pneumatic system to mitigate recoil and aim the cannons, Alusteel barrel reinforced with Phrik-A, durasteel muzzle brakes to mitigate more recoil, Isotope-5A Micro-Reactor
- Classification: Artillery Vehicle
- Role: Heavy Mobile Fire support
- Size: Large
- Weight: Heavy
- Armaments: Extreme - Carries two H-3 255mm Cannons
- Defenses: Low
- Maneuverability Rating: High
- Speed Rating: High
- Propulsion: Solid artificial rubber tires, duranium wheels.
- Minimum Crew: To transport - 2, Driver and Vehicle Commander | For combat - 5, Driver, Crew Commander, Gunner, Two Loaders
- Optimal Crew: To transport same as minimum | For Combat - 7-9, Driver, Crew Commander, Gunner, rest are loaders/ammo handlers
- Passenger Capacity: None
- Cargo Capacity: None - Requires separate truck to transport ammunition
- Carries two 255mm H-3 heavy cannons, capable of shooting at land based targets or capital ships in orbit. Different rounds are required to perform different duties but this gives the artillery piece increased versatility.
- Can move across most terrains fairly quickly given its skeletal design.
- Artillery housing specifically built to handle recoil and aiming of the cannons
- Destruction Incarnate - This Artillery vehicle has one purpose and one purpose only. To rain fiery hell and destruction upon targets tens of kilometres away or even tear apart capital ships in orbit above a planet. And with a 255mm artillery piece, you can do just that, two rounds at a time.
- Moves quickly - This vehicle is meant to move fast and go across multiple terrains with speed to reposition for shooting at multiple targets.
- Little defenses - Unless this thing is actively shooting at something, and something big, it has little to no defenses against being attacked directly. But you're not going to use this thing as a front line attacker right? Keep it well protected.
- Not a lot of space - So note that this thing is literally carrying two 255mm heavy cannons. And now note that these cannons require a massive recoil and housing system to keep said guns attached and able to fire on targets. This as you can imagine is a sizable, and not small system by any means. You're gonna need another truck just to carry the ammo for this one.
A part of the Surric System Defense Force Rearmament program, the M-119 "Odin" does one thing and one thing well. It's a way to destroy or hit things that are in your way like a vengeful god. This vehicle carries a pair of H-3 255mm artillery cannons, designed to be one of the most powerful vehicle mounted artillery guns in existence. Imagine someone loaded a small bomber full of high explosives, and then rammed said bomber into the ground where your target used to be. And yes, you read that right, used to be. This artillery shell is meant to absolutely destroy whatever it is aimed at, and does so with precision and gusto. And while it won't destroy capital ships in a single shot if it's larger than a Corvette, when something gets hit by this thing, people know. They'll know they either need to deal with whatever just hit them and quickly or they better run.
Artillery is the King of battle for a reason. Remember that.
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