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{{InfoBoxCombatVehicle
 
{{InfoBoxCombatVehicle
 
| image = Stygian.gif
 
| image = Stygian.gif
| name = Stygian strike tank
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| name = Stygian Strike Tank
| manufacturer = [[Brooks Incorporated]]<ref name="TRO:3067p12+">''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 12-13, "Stygian Strike Tank"</ref>
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| manufacturer = [[Brooks Incorporated]]<ref name=TRO3067pp12-13>''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 12-13, "Stygian Vehicle Profile"</ref>
| production year=3062
 
| year reference=<ref name="MUL1">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5158/ MUL online entry for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
 
 
| Mission = Fire Support
 
| Mission = Fire Support
 
| Type = Hover
 
| Type = Hover
| cost = 1,851,000 [[C-bill]]s<ref name="MUL1"/>
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| cost = 2,013,000 C-bills
| mass = 40 tons<ref name="TRO:3067p12+"/>
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| mass = 40
| armor = [[Maximillian 43]]<ref name="TRO:3067p12+"/>
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| armor = [[Maximillian 43]]<ref name=TRO3067pp12-13/>
| engine = [[Magna 185]] [[fusion engine]]<ref name="TRO:3067p12+"/>
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| engine = [[Magna 185]] [[Fusion Engine]]<ref name=TRO3067pp12-13/>
| comsys = [[Maxell 600b]]<ref name="TRO:3067p12+"/>
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| comsys = [[Maxell 600b]]<ref name=TRO3067pp12-13/>
| T&T = [[Maxell TA70]]<ref name="TRO:3067p12+"/>
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| T&T = [[Maxell TA70]]<ref name=TRO3067pp12-13/>
| heat sinks = 10 [[Heat Sink|single]]
 
 
| speed = 151
 
| speed = 151
| Crew = 3<ref name="TRO:3067p12+"/>
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| Crew = 3
 
| armament =  
 
| armament =  
* 1x [[LRM-15]]
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*1x [[LRM-15]]
* 2x [[ER Medium Laser]]
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*2x [[ER Medium Laser]]s
| BV (1.0) = 754<ref name="COp129">''Combat Operations'', p. 129</ref>
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| BV (1.0) = 754<ref name=TRO3067pp12-13/><ref name=COp129>''Combat Operations'', p. 129</ref>
| BV (2.0) = 960<ref name="TRO:3067p12+"/><ref name="MUL1"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 15</ref>
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| BV (2.0) = ???
 
}}
 
}}
  
== Description ==
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==Description==
The '''Stygian strike tank''' was developed by [[Brooks Incorporated]] following a general call to all manufacturers from Captain-General [[Thomas Marik]] to develop [[combat vehicle]]s that use new technology. Already a successful vehicle manufacturer, Brooks responded with what they termed the "Harasser II." After testing by the [[2nd Free Worlds Legionnaires|Second Free Worlds Legionnaires]] and a personal recommendation from then-Force Commander [[Corrine Marik]], Brooks renamed the design the Stygian in honor of the Second's nickname.<ref name="TRO:3067p12+"/>
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The '''Stygian''' Strike Tank was developed by [[Brooks Incorporated]] following a general call to all manufacturers from Captain-General [[Thomas Marik]] to develop [[combat vehicle]]s that use new technology. Already a successful vehicle manufacturer, Brooks responded with what they termed the "Harasser II." After testing by the [[2nd Free Worlds Legionnaires|Second Free Worlds Legionnaires]] and a personal recommendation from then-Force Commander [[Corrine Marik]], Brooks renamed the design the Stygian in honor of the Second's nickname.<ref name=TRO3067pp12-13/>
  
The Stygian itself is a speedy hovertank, topping out at 151 km/h. It uses this as its primary defense, as it only carries five and a half tons of armor.<ref name="TRO:3067p12+"/>
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The Stygian itself is a speedy hovertank, topping out at 151 km/h. It uses this as its primary defense, as it only carries five and a half tons of armor.<ref name=TRO3067pp12-13/>
  
== Weapons and Equipment ==
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==Armament==
The Stygian devotes exactly a quarter of its tonnage to the Magna Longbow [[LRM-15]] launcher and its attendant ammunition. Rather than provide static covering fire, as most support units do, the Stygian is able to keep up with the elements it supports and can swiftly move up and down almost any battlefield to provide support. Mounting the launcher in a turret gives the main gun the largest possible field of fire, even making it able to fire straight back to cover its own retreat, if necessary. Three separate ammo bins give it flexibility to carry different types of ammunition. In the unlikely event that another unit gets in under its gun, two Diverse Optics [[ER Medium Laser]]s provide backup.<ref name="TRO:3067p12+"/>
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The Stygian devotes exactly a quarter of its tonnage to the Magna Longbow [[LRM-15]] launcher and its attendant ammunition. Rather than provide static covering fire, as most support units do, the Stygian is able to keep up with the elements it supports and can swiftly move up and down almost any battlefield to provide support. Mounting the launcher in a turret gives the main gun the largest possible field of fire, even making it able to fire straight back to cover its own retreat, if necessary. Three separate ammo bins give it flexibility to carry different types of ammunition. In the unlikely event that another unit gets in under its gun, two Diverse Optics [[ER Medium Laser]]s provide backup.<ref name=TRO3067pp12-13/>
  
== Variants ==
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==Variants==
*;Armor : This [[Introduction Year::3065]]<ref name="MUL2"/> introduced variant, recommended by the Stygians, called for a smaller engine that lower the tank's top speed to 129 km/h. The mass saved allowed for the addition of two and a half tons of armor and another ammo bin. This variant has been nicknamed the "Stygian Mudskipper"<ref name="TRO:3067p12+"/>. BV (1.0) = 736<ref name="COp129"/>, BV (2.0) = 1,001<ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 14</ref><ref name="MUL2">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5157/stygian-strike-tank-armor/ MUL online entry for the Stygian (Armor) variant]''</ref>
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* Armor - The variant recommended by the Stygians calls for a smaller engine for would lower the tank's top speed to 129 km/h. The mass saved allows for the addition of two and a half tons of armor and another ammo bin. This variant has been nicknamed the "Stygian Mudskipper."<ref name=TRO3067pp12-13/> BV (1.0) = 736<ref name=COp129/>
  
*;WoB : This variant was created by the [[Word of Blake]] in [[Introduction Year::3068]]<ref name="MUL3"/>. It carries an [[Improved C3 Computer]] and replaces the basic weaponry of the Stygian with two [[Medium Pulse Laser]]s and an [[LRM-10]]. It retains the high speed and low armor of the original. BV (2.0) = 714<ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 16</ref><ref name="MUL3">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5728/stygian-strike-tank-wob/ MUL online entry for the Stygian (WoB) variant]''</ref>
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==References==
 
 
==Notes==
 
* In German products, the unit's proper name was translated to '''Styx'''.
 
 
 
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
File:Stygian.gif|Original Stygian from ''[[Technical Readout: 3067|TRO:3067]]''
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
== References ==
 
 
<references />
 
<references />
  
== Bibliography ==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Combat Operations]]''
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*''[[Combat Operations]]''
* ''[[Master Unit List]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]''
 
  
  
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[[Category:40 ton Combat Vehicles]]
[[Category:Hover Combat Vehicles|Stygian]]
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[[Category:Hover Combat Vehicles]]
[[Category:Fire Support Combat Vehicles|Stygian]]
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[[Category:Fire Support Combat Vehicles]]
[[Category:Free Worlds League Combat Vehicles|Stygian]]
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[[Category:Free Worlds League Combat Vehicles]]
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