Marksman (Combat Vehicle)
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| Marksman | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Grumman Industries |
| Mission | Artillery Fire Support |
| Type | Tracked |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 65 Tons |
| Armor | Grumman CRT Ferro-Fibrous |
| Engine | Magnus 260 Fusion Engine |
| Speed | 65 Kph km/h |
| Crew | 4 |
| Armament | |
| BV (1.0) | 392 |
| BV (2.0) | ??? |
Description & Brief History
Star League era fire support vehicle was created to carry the newly designed & Sniper Artillery Piece. Initially the vehicle was to use older Thor Armored Fighting Vehicle's chassis, but weight of the sniper forced the designers to start with new design.
Being the successor to the Thor, the designer improved on it by giving it tracks instead of its predcessor's wheeled configuration. The tracks gave the Marksman more stablity and more all-terrian ablities. The vehicle enter services with Star League in 2702.
The vehicle did suffer from early design flaw due to its faulty track locks, causing the vehicle throw its tracks at flank speeds. The designer corrected the design flaw but over thousand production units had been built until it was caught. Only some of the original production vehicles were retrofitted with fix.
The end of the Succession Wars there were some of these vehicles that survived. However, many believe these vehicles to be worthless, due to not knowing about improvements to correct the vehicle flaw. This caused many of the Marksman to be stripped for spare parts.
The vehicle, due to the Sniper's short-range, the vehicle is likely be involved direct combat. A secondary combat computer was installed to allow the Sniper to be used in direct-fire situations.
Armament
The Marksman features it main battery, the Sniper Artillery Piece. The vehicle carrys for 20 rounds of ammunition for the Sniper. For defensive purposes, its has turreted mounted Large Laser.
Variants
References
- Technical Readout: 2750 - Page 108-109