Danai

Danai Support Vehicle
Production information
Manufacturer	Detroit Consolidated Vehicle Works
Mission	Fire Support
Type	Wheeled
Cost	1,353,013 C-bills
Technical specifications
Mass	45 tons
Armor	Maximillian 43
Engine	GM 205 Fusion
Speed	86 km/h
Crew	3
Armament	1x Thumper 2x ER Medium Lasers
BV (2.0)	648 576

Description

The Danai Support Vehicle is a combat vehicle produced by the Magistracy of Canopus on Detroit with substantial help from the Capellan Confederation. The vehicle is named for Danai Centrella, the eldest daughter of and heir-apparent to Magestrix Emma Centrella. Danai was killed fighting the Clans on Strana Mechty and the design team felt that naming a vehicle after her would be a fitting tribute to the MechWarrior. After years of design work, the first Danais rolled off the production line in 3073.

The vehicle is somewhat mobile for an artillery piece at 86 km/h. As its mission calls for it to be far from the actual battlefield, six and a half tons of standard armor is generally sufficient.

Armament

The main weapon on the Danai, and the reason for its existence, is a Bithinian Ballistics Thumper artillery piece. This allows the Danai to stay well away from the field of battle and lob shells into it. In case the vehicle's position is overrun and it find itself being attacked, it can utilize two Firmir Improved ER Medium Lasers. They are mounted in a turret, giving them the widest arc possible.

Gallery

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  Original imagine of the Danai from Dossier of Ion Murphy

References

• Technical Readout: 3075, pp. 52-53

Bibliography

• Record Sheets: 3075
• Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged
• Technical Readout: 3075
• MWDA Swordsworn's dossier of Ion Murphy