Editing Alacorn

{{InfoBoxCombatVehicle
| image = Alacorn.jpg
| name = Alacorn Mk VI
| production year=2590
|year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/25/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| manufacturer = [[New Earth Trading Company]]
| Mission = Heavy Tank
| Type = Tracked
| cost = 16,609,126 C-bills
| mass = 95 tons
| armor = [[StarGuard Type VH]]
| engine = [[Pitban 285 XL]]
| comsys = [[CeresCom Recon Model 21-RS]]
| T&T = [[TharHes Digital Scanlok 347]]
| heat sinks = 10 [[Heat Sink|single]]
| speed = 54
| Crew = 7
| armament = 3x [[Gauss rifle]]
| BV (1.0) = 1,372<ref>''Combat Operations'', p. 106</ref>
| BV (2.0) = 1,850<ref>''Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Clan & Star League)'', p. 221</ref>
}}

== Description ==
Developed by the [[New Earth Trading Company]] in [[2587]], the '''Alacorn''' attracted a reputation in the [[SLDF]] as an effective and dependable tank. Deployed throughout the [[Periphery]], General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] was reported to have taken hundreds of them during the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]]. Production continued until the start of the [[Second Succession War]] when its advanced components could no longer be manufactured and the design disappeared outside of [[ComStar]]'s stockpiles. New Earth were eventually able to restart production in [[3055]] with the [[Federated Commonwealth]] snapping up the majority produced.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3058'', pp. 74-75 - "Vehicle Profile"</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', pp. 202-203 - "Vehicle Profile"</ref>

The design is popular with [[mercenary unit]]s and minor powers who can't afford [[BattleMech]]s, because of its heavy offensive weaponry and thirteen tons of armor; however, this payload is only possible through the use of an expensive and fragile Pitban 285 [[XL Engine]]. The Alacorn's popularity also received an unexpected boost when its crews discovered that the unique truncated pyramid can of the popular [[Federated Suns]] [[Pharaoh beer]] was the perfect track tension gauge. As only a freshly opened can has the exact measurement required, Alacorn crews are renowned for making frequent and extremely thorough track maintenance checks.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3058'', pp. 74-75 - "Vehicle Profile"</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', pp. 202-203 - "Vehicle Profile"</ref>

== Weapons and Equipment ==
The three turret-mounted Norse-Storm [[Gauss rifle]]s allow the Alacorn to unleash devastating barrages at range, with five tons of reloads offering excellent endurance in combat.

== Variants ==
*; Mk I : Introduced in [[2561]], the Mk I Alacorn was equipped with a trio of [[AC/10]]s with five tons of ammunition. Equipped with a standard fusion engine, it was protected by ten and a half tons of [[ferro-fibrous armor]], but manufacturing flaws left the armor brittle. The [[Terran Hegemony Armed Forces]] were interested, but the armor issue was a deal-breaker.<ref name=xtrop3>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 3'', p. 11</ref>

*;Mk II : The Mk II Alacorn was another design prototype introduced alongside the Mk I. Though it used the same engine and chassis as the Mk I, the Mk II carried three [[AC/20]]s in its turret. It only carried three tons of ammunition however, and to make room for the heavier guns the armor protection was reduced to six tons. This resulted in a vehicle with a much shorter effective range, meaning it had to close with enemy forces, but the machine lacked the armor to survive a close-up fight. The Mk II never entered production.<ref name=xtrop3/>

*;Mk III : An early and poorly received model from [[2587]] developed prior to the invention of the Gauss Rifle, the Mk III carries a rather mundane payload for three [[AC/10]]s. BV (2.0) = 1,432<ref>''Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Clan & Star League)'', p. 222</ref>

*;Mk IV : Another prototype developed shortly after the Mk III in [[2588]], this variant was outfitted with the ultimate big-gun of its era: a trio of [[AC/20]]s. It saw a limited production run.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 202</ref> BV (2.0) = 1,400<ref>''Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Clan & Star League)'', p. 223</ref>

*;Mk VII : A [[3063]] variant developed after the Alacorn's revival and taking the Mk VI's gauss rifle weapon load to the next level, the Mk VII features a pair of mammoth Defiance Hammerfist [[Heavy Gauss Rifle]]s with 6 tons of ammo for each weapon. BV (2.0) = 2,163<ref>''Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Clan & Star League)'', p. 224</ref>

== Design Quirks ==
The Mk. I Alacorn and Mk. II Alacorn variants are subject to the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref name=xtrop3/>
* [[Difficult to Maintain]]
* [[Improved Communications]]
* [[Poor Performance]]
* [[Trailer Hitch]]
* [[Obsolete|Obsolete/2587]]

==Gallery==
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File:Alacorn.jpg|Original ''Alacorn'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3058|TRO:3058]]''
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== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* ''[[Combat Operations]]''
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 3]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrade]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Clan & Star League)]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]'' 


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