Approved Vehicle Pyre Superheavy Tank

[Chris Walker]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: Create a tank to compliment the earlier Bonfire
• Image Source: (x)
• Canon Link: N/A
• Permissions: N/A
• Primary Source: Bonfire Superheavy Tank (as chassis)

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Arms Dynamics
• Affiliation: Arms Dynamics and The Nothmiro Federation
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: Pyre Superheavy Tank
• Modularity: Missile payload, ammunition, utility and cosmetic modifications
• Production: Limited
• Material: Durasteel, plasteel, plastoid, quadranium, copper

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Superheavy Tank
• Role: Superheavy Tank, Superheavy Tank Destroyer
• Size: Very Large
• Weight: Very Heavy
• Armaments: Extreme
  • Turret
    • 1 Pyrestar Plasma Cannon
    • 1 Rushlight Autocannon
    • 1 Upholder Crucible Cannon
    • 6 Variable Payload Guided Missiles
      • Ground-air or AT missiles
  • Pintle/RWS Mount
    • Heavy repeating blaster
• Defenses: Very High
  • Deflector shielding
  • Armour
    • Composite armour
      • Quadranium
      • Plastoid
    • Plasteel heat shell
    • Copper electronic shielding
    • Armored ammo storage to protect crew
    • Blowout panels
  • Fire suppression systems
  • Active countermeasures
    • Missile deactivation transmitter
    • 6 Anti-Laser Aerosol Canisters
    • Density Projector
    • Firework Active Protection System
• Maneuverability Rating: Low
• Speed Rating: Average
• Propulsion: Tracked
  • Magnetically enabled for 0g
• Minimum Crew: 1 Driver (All non-movement systems disabled)
• Optimal Crew: 6 humanoid, 1 droid
  • Driver
  • Assistant Driver
  • General Operator
    • Responsible for communications, sensors, and defenses
  • Terramech Droid
  • Gunner
  • Secondary Gunner
  • Commander
• Passenger Capacity: One
  • Space and communications equipment for a unit commander
• Cargo Capacity: Very Small

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Entire tank
  • Long range encrypted comms
  • Environmental
    • Air filtration system
    • Fully vacuum sealed
    • 48 Hour air supply
  • Backup power system allows for communications, life support, turret traverse and elevation, sensor, Rushlight Autocannon, and pintle mount operation with the main engine offline. This can be used to reduce the tank’s thermal signature or in emergencies
  • Backup droid brain
  • Fire suppression systems
• Detection systems and viewing devices
  • Independant electrobinoculars for commander’s pintle/RWS mount
  • Laser designators (Both visible and infrared) on pintle/RWS and main turret
  • Electrobinoculars along with night vision and thermal capable gun sights
  • Advanced sensor suite
  • Mine detector
• Miscellaneous
  • Weapon rack for 3 Tranquilizer Crucible-Hands
  • Small electric heater for food or beverages

STRENGTHS

• Pyre: The Pyre’s signature weapon offers it incredible firepower against armored targets and fortifications, and it is able to simply out range and destroy most equivalent or even heavier targets. As well, it carries weapons better suited against infantry, light armor, or hostile ground-attack starfighters.
• Protected: The Pyre has significant defense in the form of countermeasures and composite armor, giving it excellent protection from HEAT, kinetic penetrator, laser, and energy weapons.

WEAKNESSES

• Droid brain: The emergency droid brain isn’t very smart, and is only a stopgap measure. If the droid brain is tampered with, it will undoubtedly cause major problems for the crew and those around it.
• Rather conspicuous: It’s large and loud, no sneaking up on the enemy. As well, the firing of the main plasma cannon will throw up a huge energy signature that will give away its location to sensor systems.
• Not a transport: The tank can only carry a single passenger and has only enough room for crew equipment.
• Turret Traverse: The Pyre’s turret traverse speed is rather slow, making it difficult for the tank to target small, fast moving targets with its primary turret weapons. For this reason it is often escorted by smaller tanks and light armored vehicles much like a spaceborne capital ship

DESCRIPTION

Built on Arms Dynamics’ largest tank chassis, the Bonfire, the Pyre Superheavy Tank is a dedicated tank hunter created to destroy enemy armor at range and obliterate entire heavy walker formations. The Pyre’s main Pyrestar Plasma Cannon fires huge plasma encased shells over vast distances, using pinpoint firepower to puncture the thickest armor and fry the crew inside their doomed vehicle. The Pyrestar does carry a light anti-infantry and anti-air armament but it is almost always paired with a Bonfire to keep smaller vehicles and infantry back while it deals with heavier targets.

The large size of the Pyre means it cannot rely on armour and shielding alone. For this it is additionally protected by standard anti laser aerosol canisters as seen on other Arms Dynamics vehicles, along with a missile deactivation transmitter and a Firework Active Protection system to provide protection from ATGMs and HEAT warheads.

 

[MANIAC]

Chris Walker

Nicely made tank!

Approved.