Brutus
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| Brutus Assault Tank | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Kressly Warworks |
| Mission | Main Battle Tank |
| Type | Tracked |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 75 Tons |
| Armor | Kressly Stoneskin 40X |
| Engine | Rawlings 225 Fusion |
| Speed | 54 k/ph km/h |
| Crew | 5 |
| Armament |
2 x Large Lasers |
| BV (1.0) | 797 |
| BV (2.0) | 1,115[1] |
Description
Renowned for its heavy punch, the Brutus Assault Tank features an impressive combination of long and short range firepower. Powered by a Rawlings 225 Fusion Engine with a top speed of 54kph, the Brutus compares well to other fusion engine equipped tanks of similar weight and role like the Von Luckner and Manticore, though unlike its contemporaries it only carries relatively light eight and half tons of Kressly Stoneskin 40X armor in exchange for a heavier weapons array.
Despite its abilities, the Capellan Confederation Armed Forces remained lukewarm on the design, relegating the tank to the Confederation's second-line militias and garrison postings, finally seeing action during the Fourth Succession War. Impressed by its performance, the AFFS quickly pressed the large number of captured tanks into service among the frontline Regimental Combat Teams of the AFFS and AFFC. [2]
After the formation of the Chaos March, the Brutus saw heavy service as a stand-in among BattleMech poor noble forces, until Epsilon Eridani was accepted into the Word of Blake Protectorate and Kressly produced the design exclusively for the Word of Blake, helping to bolster the Blakist's armor units in the lead-up to the Jihad. [3]
Armament & Capacities
The tank's principal weaponry are twin turret mounted Firmir MaxiLase Heavy Lasers supported by a twenty-tube Delta Dart Long Range Missile Launcher. To compliment the Large Lasers at short ranges, the Brutus was given two Hovertec six tube and a single Hovertec twin tube Short Range Missile Launcher in its frontal firing arc. The SRM launchers have a ton of ammunition each, while its LRM launcher has been given three tons of ammunition.
Variants
- Brutus Assault Tank (LRM Variant) - This variant replaces both the Large Lasers with a pair of turreted mounted LRM 20 launchers. The Launchers been given six tons of ammunition to keep the tank going in battle. The armor protection of the tank has been slightly increased as well. BV (1.0) = 845, BV (2.0) = 1,248[4]
- Brutus Assault Tank (PPC Variant) - In place of the twin Large Lasers, a pair of Parti-Kill Heavy Cannons, and an increase in armor protection. BV (1.0) = 735, BV (2.0) = 1,208[5]
- Brutus Assault Tank (PPC Variant 2) - This variant keeps the standard Brutus armor layout and Large Lasers, but replaces the LRM and SRM-6 launchers with a single PPC. For additional short range firepower, it adds three SRM-2 racks to the existing system. BV (2.0) = 979[6]
- Brutus Assault Tank (HPPC) - By this variant the Lasers are replaced with a heavy PPC and the vehicle is part of a C3 network. [7]
References
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Inner Sphere), p. 164
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3058, p. 64.
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 108
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Inner Sphere), p. 165
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Inner Sphere), p. 166
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Inner Sphere), p. 167
- ↑ TRO 3085 p. 191
- Chaos March (sourcebook), p. 50, 68
- Technical Readout: 3058, pp. 64-65
- Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, pp. 108-109