Bellona
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| Bellona Hover Tank | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | HH Complex Beta |
| Mission | Strike and Flanker |
| Type | Hover |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 45 tons |
| Armor | Forging HTT05 |
| Engine | Fusion Type 170 |
| Speed | 150 kph km/h |
| Crew | Three |
| Armament |
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| BV (1.0) | ??? |
| BV (2.0) | 1,018 |
Contents
Description
Under Khan James Cobb's command, Clan Hell's Horses began preparation for a renewed assault on the Inner Sphere.
The Scientist Caste saw this as an opportunity to create a new cavalry vehicle which they called the Bellona. Designed as a striker and flanker, the Bellona carries enough firepower on a nimble enough frame to keep up with even the fastest-advancing lines.
Originally designed with tracks, but Test Pilots for the vehicle cited that "speed is armor", which led to the Bellona being redesigned as a hover-tank. The vehicle has eight tons of armor to protect the hull and motive systems.
Coming off production lines on Tiber in the Kerensky Cluster, a large number were sent through the long chain of JumpShips to front line Clusters fighting trials against Clan Wolf in early 3070s.
The vehicle has been seen in combat operations with variety of factions in Inner Sphere as late as the mid-3130s.
Armament
The main gun is an Ultra-Class 10 Autocannon with 2 tons of ammunition, with 2 Flamers mounted on its turret. To deal with unarmored infantry, the vehicle has a pair of light machine guns in its nose and one for each of its left & right sides. The Bellona has 1.2 tons of ammunition for the its light machine guns.
Variants
- Bellona 2 - To reduce ammunition dependency, the Ultra 10 and Flamers are dropped for an Extended Range Large Laser and a ten tube Long Range Missile Launcher. Although LRM is more ammunition hungry, it primary weapon still able fire. Vehicle has not reach the front lines of Clan Hell's Horse invasion into Clan Wolf's Inner Sphere occupational zone as of 3075.