Burke II

Burke II Superheavy Tank
Production information
Manufacturer	Leopard Armor
Mission	Anti-Vehicle Urban Combat Defense
Type	Tracked
Technical specifications
Mass	140
Armor	Ferro Fibrous Armor
Engine	Fusion Engine
Speed	32 km/h
Communications System	Unknown
Targeting Tracking System	Unknown
Heat Sinks	10
Armament	4 x AC/20 2 x LRM 5
BV (2.0)	1,222

Description

Designed during the occupation of Terra in late 28th Century, the Burke II was a experimental Superheavy Combat Vehicle created for the Armed Forces of Rim Worlds Republic.

Its created was due in part to Rim Worlds Republican troops affection for the original Burke Defense Tank. Republicans forced Leopard Armor create a new and more powerful version of the tank. Development began in August 2776, just prior to invasion of Terra which would accure early next year. Only two examples were produced for trial runs at the time of the invasion in January 2777. They were deployed in defense of Europe, where they saw combat in Munich at a old airport. The two Burk IIs used their powerful guns to decimate SLDF armor forces. During the course of battle they began run low on ammunition and their destruction came at hands of a lance of SLDF BattleMechs. SLDF Lance was able to overcome them due to their inability to escape due to their limited speed.

When SLDF forces liberated Leopard Armor, the battle damage done to the factory destroyed any means to reproduce the prototype tanks.

Weapons and Equipment

Weighing in at 140 tons, the Burke used a then experimental superheavy chassis. This chassis allowed designers to fit large weaponry and amble ammunition for the crews to used in combat. Powering the tank was a 280-rated Fusion Engine, which propelled the tank to slow 32kph maximum speed.

Leopard Armor designed the Burke II to emulate the best aspects of original design. Concentrating on firepower as its priority, engineers cut back on other aspects of the vehicle. One of these things, was thin layer of armor protection. Engineers utilized weight saving Ferro-Fibrous Armor, 6 tons concentrating it front of the vehicle, lesser so for rest of the vehicle.

The Burke's main guns were four 20-Class assault grade autocannons, which were mounted in the vehicle's turret. Eight tons of worth of ammunition are dedicated to these weapons. Which gives each cannon 10 volleys of fire each before running ammunition bin dry. Though never used at time of the invasion, the tank was also fitted with two forward mounted 5-tubed Long-Range Missile Launchers. These launcher were fed by single of ammunition, which could sustain 12 volleys of fire.

Notes

As of this writing, the Burke II Superheavy Tank has not been given a profile on Catalyst Game Labs' Master Unit List.

Design Quirks

The Burke II Superheavy Tank has the following Design Quirks:

• Distracting
• Prototype
• Trailer Hitch
• Obsolete/2787

Related Designs

• Burke

Bibliography

• Experimental Technical Readout: Gunslingers