Destrier

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Destrier Siege Vehicle
Production information
Manufacturer	General Motors
Production Year	3100
Mission	Assault Ambush Siege Vehicle Line-Holder Fire-Support
Type	Tracked
Technical specifications
Mass	200 tons
Armor	Johnston Bastion Plate 530 Hardened with CASE
Engine	GM SuperLoad 400 XL Fusion
Speed	32 kph km/h
Crew	???
Armament	2x Long Tom Cannons 2x ER Medium Lasers 6x Light Machine Guns 4x AMS
BV (2.0)	2,859

Description

The Destrier Siege Vehicle is an advanced Super Heavy Combat Vehicle which was first produced for the Federated Suns in the first decade of the thirty-second century. Designed while the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns embraced a defensive doctrine, the Destrier is an exception to that policy. The Destrier uses a combination of its staggering tonnage worth of armor and firepower to attack typical facilities or catch unsuspecting forces in deadly ambushes. The Destrier and its artillery trailer, the Ballista's combined tonnage make it challenging to be sent into action quickly.

The vehicle was deployed for the first time during Federated Sun's invasion of Capellan Confederation during the Victoria War. One such engagement during the conflict was be in 3104 on Spica. A company of Destriers were be used to ambush elements of the 3rd McCarron's Armored Cavalry and forced their comrades to retreat. The Destriers were be used as a last line of defense against the invading Draconis Combine forces in the 3140's.

Weapons and Equipment

Designed as a hard hitting, if not slow moving combat unit, the Destrier bolsters 37 tons of Hardened Armor. To help overcome the armor's staggering weight and drag on the vehicle's movements, it has a 400-rated XL Fusion Engine. The engine is strong enough to tow its usual trailer, the Ballista and its array of communication and artillery launchers with its own Trailer Hitch.

The Destrier's main firepower comes from its dual mounted Mydron Model L Long Tom Cannons, which are backed up by pair of Bright Blossom Extended Range Medium Lasers all mounted in the turret. The vehicle utilizes six GM Light Machine Guns as light defense against regular infantry. Grouped in pairs, each these weapons are mounted all sides of the vehicle. The left and right flanks guns are mounted in Sponson Turrets instead of fixed positions. A 4-ton Infantry Compartment is provided to deploy squads of various infantry or Battle Armor as part its defensive components.

To aid in the vehicle's protection, the Destrier mounts pair of Anti-Missile Systems, one fixed to the rear while the other is in the main turret. Among the Destrier's other equipment includes a Guardian ECM Suite to help provide form a electronic screening, one-ton's worth of Communication Equipment, and single C3 Slave Unit for coordinated firing solutions.

Ballista Artillery Trailer
Production information
Manufacturer	General Motors
Use	Artillery Launcher Electronics Warfare Platform Infantry Carrier Mobile Communication Center
Tech Base	Inner Sphere (Advanced)
Chassis Type (Size)	Tracked (Large)
Equipment Rating
Cost	???
Introduced	Early thirty-second century
Technical specifications
Mass	100 tons
Speed	N/A
Power Plant	Fusion Engine
Fuel (Type/Range)	None
Armament	2 x Arrow IV 2 x ER Medium Lasers 6 x Light Machine Guns
Heat Sinks	???
Armor	Hardened Armor
Crew	???
BV (2.0)	1,461

Ballista Artillery Trailer

Ballista Artillery Trailer Description

The Ballista Artillery Trailer is a purpose built trailer intended to be used in tandem with the Destrier. The Trailer provides long-range fire support and can act as a communication center while its parent vehicle provides its firepower closer-ranges.

While not possessing a motor system of its own, the 100 ton trailer's standard Fusion Engine is sufficient to power its array of weapons.

The Trailer has a turret mounting for its featured weapon, a pair of Arrow IV Artillery Launchers, which also includes 40 rounds worth of ammunition. Backing up these long range weapons is a pair of ER Medium Lasers also found in its turret. As with Destrier, the Ballista has the same arrangement of Sponson Turrets mounted with anti-infantry Light Machine Guns and fixed position Ani-Missile Systems in side and rear firing arcs. The Ballista is armored with Hardened Armor just as the main variant, and also includes CASE which protects the vehicle and crews alike from ammunition hits. It has a 4-ton infantry compartment which allows it provide for its own basic defenses against infantry and light vehicles.

Another feature of the trailer is its electronic capacities. It too shares use of a Guardian ECM Suite and C3 Slave Unit like the Destrier. However, it also has a more powerful allotment of communication equipment (4 tons) to give it the ability to better coordinate battlefield operations.

Design Quirks

The Destrier (Main Vehicle) is subject to the following Design Quirks:

• Improved Targeting, Long Range
• Oversized
• Non-Standard Parts
• Poor Performance

Notes

As of this writing, there are no design quirks for the Ballista Artillery Trailer. Neither vehicle also has any profile list on Master Unit List provided by Catalyst Game Labs.

Combat Vehicle Gallery

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  Destrier Seige Vehicle with Trailer

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  Ballista Artillery Trailer

Bibliography

• Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged
• Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns