QS-MBT-02 even more Huggable 'Hrungnir'
The "Brawler" Main Battle Tank is Quillus's first venture into ground armor. It uses the smallest Stardust we have to power a 50mm miniaturized Mjolnir coilgun that can also fire 50mm explosive Hayk rockets on a low-power setting. The drive system is electric-motor-driven with a wide track-base. The armor is Medium titanium underneath Medium ceramic, of the type the Odin is protected by, coated with a paint that reflect Ertexian laser wavelengths. Heat sensors just under the ceramics detect laser shots and trigger sets of canister-dischargers, depending on the side that took the hit, as well as notifying the fire-control computer of the side of the tank that was hit. The canisters are filled with a compound that makes a thick, laser-scattering smoke when in atmosphere, or a bunch of very thin, very light metal strips when in vacuum to serve the same purpose. A fire-control computer uses a broadband sensor package and a small radar set to calculate distances to targets. Every vehicle from now on will have a small IFF tag to allow the system to distinguish them from enemies. An automatic loading system and the largely computer-controlled firing system reduce crew requirements. The weapon is fully stabilized. A radio is included (Not an interplanetary one). The vehicle will be as low-lying as possible, with a turret that slopes (With sharp angles at the corners for that extra-imposing look) down to the body of the tank to prevent shot-trapping should the enemy ever wizen up to the benefits of projectiles, while the tank itself is angular and the armor is generally sloped at any face you might look at, though the sides and back are less steeply sloped than the front. It is entirely atmospherically sealed, so whether your battlefield is the bottom of a river (Note: Please do not attempt to discharge the main gun while underwater, the reloading process may not go quite as swimmingly as you may wish for.) or the airless, lifeless rock that you really don't want to die on, you can fight there without a spacesuit!
QS-MBT-02 'Hrungnir' (Hard): (4+4)-1=7: Superior CraftsmanshipWell, we certainly had a laundry list of features for our very first tank. It's a good thing we're such great engineers, or we might've had to drop some!
Instead, we got it all, in a vehicle with a slightly above-average performance.
The Hrungnir/Brawler features a Stardust reactor taken straight from the Loki- 3mx3mx2m- and a simple but competent electric motor, which drives some simple but competent tracks. The downsized, stabilized, auto-loading Mjolnir works as intended, though the 'low power' setting for firing the upsized Hayk rockets is 'off', since even on the lowest setting we could manage the acceleration
still caused premature detonation. It has some relatively heavy armour, with a medium layer of reflective ceramic on top of a medium layer of titanium- all sloped, of course. The innovative laser-scattering defence-system is untested against Ertex's lasers, but should help at least a little (or more). A fire-control-system, sensor package, basic radar, and local radio make up the vehicle's electronics package. And finally, the tank is atmospherically sealed, with CO2 scrubbers allowing virtually unlimited operation. Oh, and I guess there's some space for the three-man crew, technically.
The end result is not low-lying. I mean, it is as low-lying as possible. Which is not. With all the features crammed in, it is a big 'ol tank, barely squeezing into the Dove shuttle. Thanks to the well-built motor and plentiful power, it is Kinda Fast (on flat terrain).
The Hrungnir is a respectable MBT. Construction is surprisingly simple for our first ever tank, though it is not perfectly optimised. To construct enough to equip a unit will cost us 4GPP.
It is now the Revision Phase of SY102.
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Topic: Quillus Design Bureau - Battle for Aljadid - Strategy SY108 (Read 39508 times)