Marksman M1

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Marksman M1 Tank
Production information
Manufacturer Contracted by Republic of the Sphere
Mission Main Battle
Type Tracked
Technical specifications
Mass 95 tons
Armor Protec Ferro-Fibrous
Engine 285 Pitban Fusion Engine
Speed 54 km/h
Crew 7
Armament

1 x Gauss Rifle
2 x Streak SRM-4s
2 x SRM-6s
2 x MRM-10s
4 x Machine Guns

BV (1.0) 1,009
BV (2.0) ???


Description

The Marksman M1 Tank was first fielded in combat 3083 by the Republic of the Sphere against the Capellan Confederation during the Capellan Crusades.[1] The tank is based loosely on the ancient SLDF Marksman Artillery Vehicle. Unlike its earlier predecessor, this vehicle was created as a main battle tank for Republic of the Sphere. Using the name of tank helped to remind the people of The Republic of their ties to the ancient Terran Hegemony.

The vehicle features two pairs of tracks in front and back of the vehicle.

The Marksman described here is the export version used by allies of the Republic. The Republic Armed Forces used the M1A model described below.[2]

Armament

All of the vehicle's weaponry is mounted on the tank's turret. The tank's long range armament consists of its Lord's Thunder Gauss Rifle with two tons of ammunition and two Shigunga Medium Range Missile ten packs with a ton of ammunition. For short-range weaponry the vehicle has two, four-tube Guided Technologies 2nd Generation Short Range Missile Launchers with one ton ammo and two, six-tube Ayukawa "Slapper" SRMs with ton ammo. For use against infantry it has four Bulldog miniguns with half ton of ammunition.

Variants

  • Marksman M1A MBT - Developed specifically for the Republic of the Sphere, the M1A is equipped with twin MML-9 launchers and a quartet of ER Medium Lasers instead of the SRM and MRM systems. A Light Fusion Engine provides power, while fifteen tons of Heavy Ferro-Fibrous armor and CASE protect the crew. The remaining weapons remain the same. BV (2.0) = 1,778[2]

Notes

Originally the vehicle was conceived for WizKids's Collectiable Miniature game, MechWarrior: Dark Age. The vehicle was originally named M1 Marksman, however in Catayst Game Lab's publications for the Dark Age era. Vehicle was lightly renamed for reasoning of new naming conventions.[3][4]

Vehicle Gallery

References

  1. Ghost War, Technical Readout: 3130, pg 158
  2. 2.0 2.1 Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental, p. 17
  3. Dragon's Fury Gunsho Jun'Ko Oshiro - Dossier shows tank original name as M1.
  4. Record Sheets: MechWarrior Dark Age I - Original Record Sheet book for Dark Age shows name being M1 Marksman.

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