Marksman (Combat Vehicle)

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Marksman
Production information
Manufacturer	Grumman Industries
Mission	Artillery Fire Support
Type	Tracked
Cost	2,938,925 C-bills
Technical specifications
Mass	65 Tons
Armor	Grumman CRT Ferro-Fibrous
Engine	Magnus 260 Fusion Engine
Speed	65 Kph km/h
Crew	4
Armament	Sniper Artillery Piece RAMTech 500 Large Laser
BV (1.0)	392
BV (2.0)	???

Description

Star League era fire support vehicle was created to carry the newly designed & Sniper Artillery Piece. Initially the vehicle was to use the older Thor Armored Fighting Vehicle's chassis, but the weight of the sniper forced the designers to start with new design.

Being the successor to the Thor, the designers improved on it by giving it tracks instead of its predecessor's wheeled configuration. The tracks gave the Marksman more stability and more all-terrain abilities. The vehicle, due to the Sniper's short-range, is likely being involved in direct combat. A secondary combat computer was installed to allow the Sniper to be used in direct-fire situations.

The vehicle entered services with Star League in 2702.

History

Star League & Succession War Eras

The vehicle did suffer from early design flaws due to its faulty track locks, causing the vehicle to throw its tracks at flank speeds. The designers corrected the flaw but over thousand production units had been built until it was caught. Only some of the original production vehicles were retrofitted with the fix.

Few of these Tanks survived till the end of the Succession Wars. However, many believe these vehicles to be worthless, due to not knowing about improvements to correct the track lock flaw. This caused many of the Marksman to be stripped for spare parts.

The vehicle faded from service by the end of the Third Succession War. Only one surviving vehicle was left in service of a planetary militia in the Magistracy of Canopus.

Late 31st Century

The original manufacture, Grumman Industries merged with CRI Mechanical becoming GrummanCRI. One of its first actions was to redesign the Marksman Chassis. GrummanCRI built a new manufacturing plant on Melissia for service of the Lyran Alliance by late 3060s. Marksmans were being deployed to borders with Clan Jade Falcon OZ.

Armament

The Marksman features its main battery, the Sniper Artillery Piece. The vehicle carries 20 rounds of ammunition for the Sniper. For defensive purposes, its has a turret- mounted Large Laser.

Variants

• Marksman (Light PPC) - Armed with a Sniper Artillery piece, the Lyran built variant replaces the original Large Laser for a Light Particle Projector Cannon. Enhancing is close-in defense, the vehicle is equipped with four Heavy Machine Guns, two mounted front and two mounted in the turret. The original Magnus-260 was replaced with a Light Fusion Engine.

Vehicles Notes

• Fist of Justice - Part of the 1st Skye Rangers' artillery company, the Fist of Justice Lance has been in service since 3068. The lance is noteworthy for taking out sixty vehicles & 'Mechs over its brief history, without taking any serious injuries or damage. They used VTOL spotter aircrafts to home in on their targets. The lance is known to close in on its enemies due to the Sniper's short-range. Two the lance's commanders are former Mechwarriors.

References

• Technical Readout: 2750 - Page 108-109
• Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade - page 172-173