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Line 8: | Mission = Long-Range Fire Support | Mission = Long-Range Fire Support | Type = Tracked | Type = Tracked − | Cost = + | Cost = ??? − | mass = 55 tons + | mass = 55 − | armor = [[standard armor|Quantum Heavy Plate]] + | armor = [[Standard Armor|Quantum Heavy Plate]] | engine = [[ICE|PowerTech 165 HighLift]] | engine = [[ICE|PowerTech 165 HighLift]] | comsys = [[Dushen Electronics Collective DEC/ML-5WB]] | comsys = [[Dushen Electronics Collective DEC/ML-5WB]] | T&T = [[Kallon Set DC-5]] | T&T = [[Kallon Set DC-5]] | speed = 54 | speed = 54 − | Crew = + | Crew = ??? − | armament = + | armament = 1x [[Sniper Artillery Piece]] <br/> 3x [[Machine Guns]] − * 1x [[Sniper artillery piece]]+ | BV (1.0) = ??? − * 3x [[machine gun]] − | BV (1.0) = | BV (2.0) = 531<ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 154 Ballista - Battle Value 2</ref> | BV (2.0) = 531<ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 154 Ballista - Battle Value 2</ref> }} }} ==Description== ==Description== − Designed in the last decades of the [[twenty-fifth century]], the '''Ballista Self-Propelled Artillery Tank''' was produced for the [[Terran Hegemony]] Armed Forces. Originally designed by Rivverson Technologies of [[Nanking]], the Ballista was considered the latest word in artillery vehicles. Vehicles produced during the time were considerably heavier, slower, and carried less protection than the Ballista. The vehicle would be deployed in the closing years of the [[Age of War]], its innovative design spurring the production of virtual clones for various Inner Sphere and Major Periphery nations. + Designed in the last decades of the [[twenty-fifth century]], the '''Ballista''' Self-Propelled Artillery Tank was produced for the [[Terran Hegemony]] Armed Forces. Originally designed by Rivverson Technologies of [[Nanking]], the Ballista was considered the latest word in artillery vehicles. Vehicles produced during the time were considerably heavier, slower, and carried less protection than the Ballista. The vehicle would be deployed in the closing years of the [[Age of War]], its innovative design spurring the production of virtual clones for various Inner Sphere and Major Periphery nations. With the inception of the [[Star League]], the [[Star League Defense Force]]'s cobbled-together forces would soon purge these clone copies in favor of their originator to streamline logistics headaches. The vehicle soon became the standard SLDF mobile field artillery piece for centuries to follow, only being replaced by vehicles such as the [[Sniper Artillery (Combat Vehicle)|Sniper Artillery Vehicle]] and the [[Marksman (Combat Vehicle)|Marksman]] by the [[twenty-eighth century]]. The vehicle would remain in service (with minor updates), despite its ancient origin, through the [[Star League Civil War]] and well into the [[Succession Wars era]] with both the Inner Sphere and the [[Pentagon Powers]].<ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 139-140 & 154 Ballista - Background</ref> Indeed the Ballista was still in service with various powers during the Jihad.<ref name=MU/> With the inception of the [[Star League]], the [[Star League Defense Force]]'s cobbled-together forces would soon purge these clone copies in favor of their originator to streamline logistics headaches. The vehicle soon became the standard SLDF mobile field artillery piece for centuries to follow, only being replaced by vehicles such as the [[Sniper Artillery (Combat Vehicle)|Sniper Artillery Vehicle]] and the [[Marksman (Combat Vehicle)|Marksman]] by the [[twenty-eighth century]]. The vehicle would remain in service (with minor updates), despite its ancient origin, through the [[Star League Civil War]] and well into the [[Succession Wars era]] with both the Inner Sphere and the [[Pentagon Powers]].<ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 139-140 & 154 Ballista - Background</ref> Indeed the Ballista was still in service with various powers during the Jihad.<ref name=MU/> Line 36:
Line 34: The vehicle's armament fluff classifies the individual Sniper weapon as a cannon. However, it is not a true [[Sniper Artillery Cannon]], which is lighter and shorter ranged than a regular Sniper Artillery Piece. The Ballista's record sheet and weapon break down shows that the Sniper Artillery weapon is in fact listed as an Artillery Piece.<ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 139-140 & 154 Ballista - ''Noting that vehicle's fluff name for its Sniper weapon is misleading, weapon is in fact regular Sniper Artillery Piece.''</ref> The vehicle's armament fluff classifies the individual Sniper weapon as a cannon. However, it is not a true [[Sniper Artillery Cannon]], which is lighter and shorter ranged than a regular Sniper Artillery Piece. The Ballista's record sheet and weapon break down shows that the Sniper Artillery weapon is in fact listed as an Artillery Piece.<ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 139-140 & 154 Ballista - ''Noting that vehicle's fluff name for its Sniper weapon is misleading, weapon is in fact regular Sniper Artillery Piece.''</ref> − ==Design Quirks== The Ballista is subject to the following [[Design Quirks]]: The Ballista is subject to the following [[Design Quirks]]: *[[Accurate Weapon|Accurate Weapon (Sniper)]] *[[Accurate Weapon|Accurate Weapon (Sniper)]] Line 56:
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| Mission = Long-Range Fire Support | | Mission = Long-Range Fire Support | ||
| Type = Tracked | | Type = Tracked | ||
| − | | Cost = | + | | Cost = ??? |
| − | | mass = 55 | + | | mass = 55 |
| − | | armor = [[ | + | | armor = [[Standard Armor|Quantum Heavy Plate]] |
| engine = [[ICE|PowerTech 165 HighLift]] | | engine = [[ICE|PowerTech 165 HighLift]] | ||
| comsys = [[Dushen Electronics Collective DEC/ML-5WB]] | | comsys = [[Dushen Electronics Collective DEC/ML-5WB]] | ||
| T&T = [[Kallon Set DC-5]] | | T&T = [[Kallon Set DC-5]] | ||
| speed = 54 | | speed = 54 | ||
| − | | Crew = | + | | Crew = ??? |
| − | | armament = | + | | armament = 1x [[Sniper Artillery Piece]] <br/> 3x [[Machine Guns]] |
| − | + | | BV (1.0) = ??? | |
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| − | | BV (1.0) = | ||
| BV (2.0) = 531<ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 154 Ballista - Battle Value 2</ref> | | BV (2.0) = 531<ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 154 Ballista - Battle Value 2</ref> | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Designed in the last decades of the [[twenty-fifth century]], the '''Ballista Self-Propelled Artillery Tank | + | Designed in the last decades of the [[twenty-fifth century]], the '''Ballista''' Self-Propelled Artillery Tank was produced for the [[Terran Hegemony]] Armed Forces. Originally designed by Rivverson Technologies of [[Nanking]], the Ballista was considered the latest word in artillery vehicles. Vehicles produced during the time were considerably heavier, slower, and carried less protection than the Ballista. The vehicle would be deployed in the closing years of the [[Age of War]], its innovative design spurring the production of virtual clones for various Inner Sphere and Major Periphery nations. |
With the inception of the [[Star League]], the [[Star League Defense Force]]'s cobbled-together forces would soon purge these clone copies in favor of their originator to streamline logistics headaches. The vehicle soon became the standard SLDF mobile field artillery piece for centuries to follow, only being replaced by vehicles such as the [[Sniper Artillery (Combat Vehicle)|Sniper Artillery Vehicle]] and the [[Marksman (Combat Vehicle)|Marksman]] by the [[twenty-eighth century]]. The vehicle would remain in service (with minor updates), despite its ancient origin, through the [[Star League Civil War]] and well into the [[Succession Wars era]] with both the Inner Sphere and the [[Pentagon Powers]].<ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 139-140 & 154 Ballista - Background</ref> Indeed the Ballista was still in service with various powers during the Jihad.<ref name=MU/> | With the inception of the [[Star League]], the [[Star League Defense Force]]'s cobbled-together forces would soon purge these clone copies in favor of their originator to streamline logistics headaches. The vehicle soon became the standard SLDF mobile field artillery piece for centuries to follow, only being replaced by vehicles such as the [[Sniper Artillery (Combat Vehicle)|Sniper Artillery Vehicle]] and the [[Marksman (Combat Vehicle)|Marksman]] by the [[twenty-eighth century]]. The vehicle would remain in service (with minor updates), despite its ancient origin, through the [[Star League Civil War]] and well into the [[Succession Wars era]] with both the Inner Sphere and the [[Pentagon Powers]].<ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 139-140 & 154 Ballista - Background</ref> Indeed the Ballista was still in service with various powers during the Jihad.<ref name=MU/> | ||
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The vehicle's armament fluff classifies the individual Sniper weapon as a cannon. However, it is not a true [[Sniper Artillery Cannon]], which is lighter and shorter ranged than a regular Sniper Artillery Piece. The Ballista's record sheet and weapon break down shows that the Sniper Artillery weapon is in fact listed as an Artillery Piece.<ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 139-140 & 154 Ballista - ''Noting that vehicle's fluff name for its Sniper weapon is misleading, weapon is in fact regular Sniper Artillery Piece.''</ref> | The vehicle's armament fluff classifies the individual Sniper weapon as a cannon. However, it is not a true [[Sniper Artillery Cannon]], which is lighter and shorter ranged than a regular Sniper Artillery Piece. The Ballista's record sheet and weapon break down shows that the Sniper Artillery weapon is in fact listed as an Artillery Piece.<ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 139-140 & 154 Ballista - ''Noting that vehicle's fluff name for its Sniper weapon is misleading, weapon is in fact regular Sniper Artillery Piece.''</ref> | ||
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The Ballista is subject to the following [[Design Quirks]]: | The Ballista is subject to the following [[Design Quirks]]: | ||
*[[Accurate Weapon|Accurate Weapon (Sniper)]] | *[[Accurate Weapon|Accurate Weapon (Sniper)]] | ||
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[[Category:Fire Support Combat Vehicles]] | [[Category:Fire Support Combat Vehicles]] | ||
[[Category:SLDF Combat Vehicles]] | [[Category:SLDF Combat Vehicles]] | ||
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