The Monster
Monster
- Intent: To create a hover tank destroyer for the CIS
- Image Source: Gallery
- Canon Link: None
- Permissions: None
- Primary Source: None
- Manufacturer: The Dire Wolves Mercenary Company, Confederacy of Independent Systems
- Affiliation: The Dire Wolves Mercenary Company, Confederacy of Independent Systems, Closed-Market
- Model: M-2
- Modularity: Main Cannon can be downgraded to an H-1. Support weapons on the side of the cannon can be swapped from ATGMs to machine guns or long range guided missiles.
- Production: Minor
- Material: Alusteel Armored skin around the majority of the vehicle. Major components such as turret and crew compartment protected by Phrik/Yorik Coral/Ionite-A laminate coating to protect against major weapon systems. In the front of the tank is a 1 meter block of Phrik/Yorik Coral spaced armor to defeat kinetic/blaster/laser weaponry. Other major components of the hull are made from durasteel and bronzium. Electrical components, sensors and comms components. Isotope-5A Micro-Reactor to power the tank
- Classification: Hover Tank
- Role: Tank Destroyer
- Size: Large
- Weight: Heavy,
- Armaments: Extreme
- Defenses: Average
- Maneuverability Rating: Average
- Speed Rating: Average
- Propulsion: Repulsorlift
- Minimum Crew: 2 Crew Members - 1 Driver, 1 Gunner
- Optimal Crew: 5 Crew Members - 1 Driver, 1 Gunner, 1 Vehicle Commander, 1 Comms Officer, 1 Loader/Alt Gunner
- Passenger Capacity: None
- Cargo Capacity: Very Small - Most of the space inside is taken up by ammunition for the main cannon. You can squeeze in enough for personal items of crew members
- Chassis is built specifically to house the H-2 heavy tank cannon, with a few supporting weapons to give it some versatility. This of course can be downgraded, but why would you when you've got the biggest tank gun this side of Corellia.
- Repulsor technology allows this tank to essentially ignore terrain and maintain top speeds regardless of what it's driving over.
- Armor around most of the tank is very light except for the front of the vehicle where a solid meter of spaced, Phrik/Yorik Coral composite armor allows for maximum protection from shots from the front.
- Turret is entirely crewless, all crew members housed in the chassis of the tank.
- VC's camera module allows the VC to spot targets separate from the gunner and then not only laze those targets, but slew the gunner onto them with the flip of a switch.
- 160 degree forward firing arc allows for plenty of time to aim and engage targets.
- A really big gun - The H-2 is designed to kill anything that's on land, tanks, walkers, vehicles, even infantry. Whatever you get in this thing's sights, it will destroy with extreme prejudice because sweet baby yoda that thing is terrifying.
- Stuff aside from the gun - This tank also allows for a few weapons to be mounted in support of the big cannon, this includes ATGMs (Anti-Tank Guided Missiles), long range missiles, or even heavy machine guns/repeating blasters
- Crew Survivability - This tank has a solid meter of spaced composite armor designed to defeat any penetrator that hits it to protect the crew compartment. Coupled with a crewless turret, this thing can take a few hits, especially from the front.
- Forward firing arc - This thing can only shoot in the forward facing direction due to the weight of the main cannon. If the main cannon is swapped out for something else, sure it can shoot 360 degrees, but most of the time you won't see that because this chassis is specifically designed for that cannon.
- Armor is only in the front - So while there is a huge slab of armor in the front of this vehicle to protect the crew and other various necessary compartments/components, elsewhere this armor is only thick enough to deflect small arms and a few hits from man portable Anti-tank weapons.
- Uses Cased Ammunition - This tank with the H-2 or even H-1 primary weapon systems utilizes a lot of cased ammunition to keep those guns firing in an internal ammo storage bay. I don't need to explain what happens if this internal ammo stowage gets hit and explodes do I? Will you have to hit it a couple of times? Yes because the ammo is stored wet to prevent accidental fires, but this can easily be overcome by a hit from a vehicle mounted heavy laser cannon, or a few hits from infantry man-portable anti-tank launchers.
A part of the Surric Legionary Defense Force rearmament initiative following their system wide civil war, the first thing the people set about to designing themselves a new series of vehicles meant for fast attack and defense. Alongside the M-1 as one of the first models to roll off the assembly line, this tank is designed to one thing and one thing well. Hunt down and kill enemy tanks. Armed with an H-2 140mm Heavy Tank Cannon, this tank can do that with relative ease as it can easily sight in enemy vehicles and armor, range them, generate an artificial lead for the gunner in case they are moving, and put rounds down range with extreme accuracy. Add into this that this vehicle can move and utilize other weapons to support other vehicles and infantry as an all around support platform, including remote designated missiles. This thing is an absolute threat on the battlefield, and while it runs the risk of being flanked if used too aggressively, you can easily mitigate it by using it correctly. This thing moves around the battlefield quickly to find enemy threats, and deal with probing attacks against your lines, or even straight up smash enemy assaults in the nose as their vehicle support suddenly explodes before their eyes. The Saber is Armored Cavalry, and you can call them in front a moment's notice, any time, any where.
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