Minion

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Minion advanced tactical vehicle
Production information
Manufacturer General Motors[1],
Ceres Metals Industries[1]
Production Year 3064[2]
Mission Cavalry
Type Hover
Cost 870,333 C-bills[2]
Technical specifications
Mass 20 tons[1]
Armor Durallex Light[1]
Engine Nissan 95 fusion[1]
Speed 151 km/h
Crew 2[1]
Communications System Overlook J-9 w/C3 Slave[1]
Targeting Tracking System Brightstar 17 Mk. II[1]
Heat Sinks 10 single
Armament

2x Medium Pulse Lasers[1]

BV (1.0) 285 (C3: 34)[1][3]
BV (2.0) 456[2][4]


Description[edit]

The Minion advanced tactical vehicle was a joint venture between General Motors and Ceres Metals Industries. With the onset of the FedCom Civil War, however, the mission profile of the Minion was changed from open-field to urban warfare. This design is often deployed with a Morningstar City Command Vehicle to root out stubborn resistance in cities.[1]

The Minion is a fast hovertank, able to top out around 151 km/h thanks to its 95-rated fusion engine. Even so, it is well-armored for a unit of its size, with over a quarter of the Minion's weight devoted to armor as no unit can rely solely upon speed for defense in confined urban terrain.[1]

Weapons and Equipment[edit]

The weapons of the Minion are simple and effective. A pair of Defiance P5M Medium Pulse Lasers are short range and accurate weapons that allow the vehicle to move swiftly and still be able to hit effectively. The all important C3 slave unit enables the Minion to share targeting data with other units in its network.[1]

Variants[edit]

  • Targeting Computer 
    Produced exclusively on Kathil and introduced in 3065[7], this variant also swaps out the C3 Slave. In its place is, as the name of the variant suggests, a Targeting Computer that makes the Minion's lasers that much more accurate[1]. BV (1.0) = 326[8], BV (2.0)= 508[9][7]

Custom Variants[edit]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Technical Readout: 3067, pp. 8-9, "Minion Advanced Tactrical Vehicle"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 MUL online entry for the Minion
  3. 3.0 3.1 Combat Operations, p. 122
  4. Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged, p. 5
  5. 5.0 5.1 MUL online entry for the Minion (TAG) variant
  6. Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged, p. 7
  7. 7.0 7.1 MUL online entry for the Minion (Targeting Computer) variant
  8. Combat Operations, p. 126
  9. Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged, p. 8
  10. 10.0 10.1 MUL online entry for the Minion Gauss ("Sandblaster") variant
  11. Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged, p. 7
  12. 12.0 12.1 MUL online entry for the Minion "Silver Bullet" variant
  13. Experimental Technical Readout: Gladiators, p. 10, "Minion "Silver Bullet Variant""

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