Fury (Combat Vehicle)

This article is about the tank. For other uses, see Fury.

Fury
Production information
Manufacturer	Jolassa-Kumbold Armored Weapons
Production Year	3064
Mission	Command/Support Vehicle
Type	Tracked
Cost	4,174,500 C-bills
Technical specifications
Mass	80 tons
Armor	PyroTec ArmorSlab Standard
Engine	Pitban 320
Speed	65 km/h
Communications System	HIV-13
Targeting Tracking System	Quadrant XD
Heat Sinks	10 single
Armament	1x Gauss rifle
BV (1.0)	692
BV (2.0)	1,184

The Fury originated as an Star League Defense Force command and control tank, before being produced in variants that had more direct combat and combined arms roles.

Description

Designed in 2637 as a command vehicle for armor and infantry units, the Fury was a popular vehicle within the SLDF due to its weaponry and level of protection. The design also became famous for the inclusion of the Nirasaki-400X command computer. Bordering on AI, the system was among the fastest battlefield computers available prior to the collapse of the original Star League and effectively functioned like a primitive version of the Draconis Combine-developed C3 network.

This solidly-built vehicle was also well received for its fifteen tons of PyroTec slab armor and Pitban 320-rated fusion engine, offering reasonable protection and speed for its weight and role. Despite being popular with both the SLDF and Great House militaries, the design was effectively extinct by the time of the Second Succession War, following Jolassa's sole remaining Fury production line's destruction, vaporized by a Draconis Combine nuclear assault in the opening stages of the First Succession War.

The Fury was reborn when Interstellar Expeditions discovered a massive storage vault in 3068, situated underneath the factory's foundation and containing pristine Furies and other Jolassa weapon systems. The company's successor, Jolassa-Kumbold Armored Weapons (JKAW), assumed operation of the site and re-introduced the combat vehicle for AFFS inventories, with a modern Poland Main Model C cannon (replacing the extinct M-9 variant) and a single squad infantry bay.

Weapons and Equipment

The Fury's only weapon was a turret-mounted M-9 Gauss rifle. The powerful weapon provided the vehicle with excellent range and firepower and was hampered only by its minimum effective distance. Two tons of ammunition gave decent endurance in the field for a vehicle not intended to slug it out on the front line.

Variants

• Fury II 

  With the Terran Hegemony unwilling to make the advanced Nirasaki-400X computer available outside of the SLDF Royal units, Jolassa also produced a "dumb" version known as the Fury II, which removed the system and a ton of Gauss ammunition in exchange for a forward facing medium laser and half-ton of extra side armor.

• C3 Slave 

  The first modern variant developed by JKAW saw the infantry bay dropped, the standard armor replaced with seventeen tons of ferro-fibrous plate, and the standard engine replaced with a Lyran Alliance-manufactured light fusion engine. The weight saved allowed the addition of a C3 slave unit, a further ton of Gauss reloads, and a light AC/5. BV (2.0) = 1,413

• C3 Master 

  Designed to work cooperatively with the C3 slave unit, this version also features ferro-fibrous armor and a light fusion engine; the Gauss rifle is replaced with a C3 master computer, a new 'Mech-scale plasma rifle and a rotary AC/5. The infantry bay has been retained and expanded, allowing it to carry either two squads of standard infantry or one of battle armor troops. BV (2.0) = 1,336

• Royal 

  This variant is protected by thirteen and a half tons of ferro-fibrous armor and has replaced the infantry bay with a turret-mounted AMS. BV (2.0)=1,255

• Fury CX-17 

  An experimental variant built by ComStar, this Fury model removes the weapons and armor of the original and replaces them with a pair of LB 5-X autocannon. Intended to act as a command and control vehicle, this variant carries a cockpit command console and drone carrier control system to coordinate attacks by remotely operated units. An Angel ECM suite and fourteen tons of reactive armor protect the Fury. To make room for all this equipment and protection, the CX-17 uses a light fusion engine. BV (1.0) = ??, BV (2.0) = 1,020

• Fury III 

  This Dark Age variant is powered by an XL fusion engine. It retains the Gauss rifle of the standard Fury, but adds a Clan-built rotary AC/5 to the turret. Two ER medium lasers have been added to the front. The Fury III carries a Beagle active probe and a C3 boosted slave unit. The infantry bay has been removed. BV (2.0) = 1,827

• Fury IIIm 

  This Fury was also introduced in the Dark age. It carries the Gauss rifle and Clan RAC/5 of the Fury III, but replaces the active probe, C3 boosted slave, some armor, and an ER medium laser with a C3 boosted master computer. BV (2.0) = 1,720

Design Quirks

The Fury CX-17 variant is subject to the following Design Quirks:

• Anti-Aircraft Targeting
• Prototype
• Trailer Hitch

Gallery

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  Original Fury from TRO:2750

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  Upgraded Fury from TRO:3050 Upgrade

Bibliography

• Combat Operations
• Experimental Technical Readout: ComStar
• Master Unit List
• Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged
• Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War
• Record Sheets: 3145 New Tech, New Upgrades
• Technical Readout: 2750
• Technical Readout: 3050 Revised
• Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade
• Technical Readout: 3075