Demon Medium Tank

Demon Medium Tank
Production information
Manufacturer	Leopard Armor Brigadier Corporation
Production Year	3077
Mission	Urban Combat Anti-Battle Armor Civil Defense Anti-Infantry
Type	Wheeled
Cost	1,553,300 C-bills
Technical specifications
Mass	45 tons
Armor	Leopard II Armor (Ferro-Fibrous armor)
Engine	295 Fusion
Speed	110 kph km/h
Crew	3
Communications System	Exeter LongScan
Targeting Tracking System	Standard TargetTrack
Heat Sinks	10
Armament	2 x Medium Pulse Lasers 2 x Light Machine Guns 2 x Vehicle Flamers
BV (1.0)	372
BV (2.0)	452

Description

The Demon medium tank was created by the Republic of the Sphere and was based on the old SLDF Demon Combat Vehicle to give the crews a sense of history and esprit de corps. The new version of the Demon has twice the speed of the original and is fifteen tons lighter. Originally the vehicle was designed for urban combat, with anti-battle armor and anti-infantry roles in mind.

The Demon Medium Tank was created at same time as the M1 Marksman Tank, and the vehicle was considered inferior to other contemporary designs by its crews.

After the HPG Blackout in 3132, fighting within Republic of the Sphere broke out. Many of these vehicles found themselves in hands of these militia factions whom appeared just after blackout. The vehicle was noted for its maneuverability and being able to out pace units while in a city.

Weapons and Equipment

The tank is armed with two Medium Pulse Lasers in the turret, while a pair of Light Machine Guns and Vehicle Flamers covers the front arc. A half ton of ammunition is provided for the light machine guns, while the two vehicle flamers get a ton of ammo.

Variants

• Brigadier Corporation 

  Produced on Oliver by the Brigadier Corporation this variant of the Demon Medium Tank had a completely different weapons load. Focusing purely on the anti-infantry and anti-battlesuit role, Brigadier's Demon was equipped with a pair of Medium Pulse Lasers, a pair of Vehicle Flamers, and a pair of Machine Guns. Each of these weapons was particularly devastating to the Word of Blake forces that faced them, but were eventually replaced. BV (2.0) = 454

• Rifle carrier 

  This variant of the Demon was designed to provide additional fire support. Instead of missiles or autocannon however, it uses a single Medium Rifle with two tons of ammunition. Though not particularly effective against modern armor, the rifle is more than adequate to smash enemy infantry formations. It also adds an extra half-ton of armor. BV (2.0) = 386

• Armor upgrade 

  This variant of the Demon replaces the Medium Pulse Lasers with ER Medium Lasers, and drops the Flamers and Light Machine Guns, replacing them with a quartet of regular Machine Guns. The weight freed by this weapon redesign is devoted to extra armor. BV (2.0) = 636

Notes

Demon Medium Tank background fiction can only be found on defunct Wizkids Mechwarrior Dark Age website. Though no year of introduction is given, however the M1 Markman's background information that appeared in first publication of Mechwarrior Dark Age novel Ghost War mentions the vehicle was introduced same time as M1. The M1 was introduced in 3083.

Tank Gallery

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  Dark Age Demon Tank

Bibliography

• Swordsworn SGT. Alec Denner's dossier
• MWDA Novel: Ghost War
• Record Sheets: MechWarrior Dark Age I
• Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge
• Record Sheets: 3145 New Tech, New Upgrades
• Technical Readout: 3085
• Technical Readout: 3145