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Revision as of 04:06, 29 May 2010

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Chaparral
Production information
Manufacturer Grumman Industries[1]
Mission Artillery, Fire Support
Type Tracked
Technical specifications
Mass 50
Armor StarSlab/1
Engine Nissan 200 Fusion Engine
Speed 65 km/h
Crew 4
Armament
BV (1.0) 500[2]
BV (2.0) ??


Description

The Chaparral missile tank was introduced by Grumman Industries in 2611.[3] Designed to provide missile artillery support for SLDF forces, the Chaparral freqently operated in places the larger Mobile Long Tom couldn't reach. The Chaparral was loved by the troops it supported because the shorter range of the Arrow IV meant that it was closer to the conflict and the missiles arrived more quickly.

This proximity to the battlefield led the Grumman engineers to provide a decent amount of weapony and armor protection, but they didn't forget the tank's primary mission. Though the Chaparral mounts eight and a half tons of armor the front of the tank is the mostly lightly armored side, while the rear mounts over twice that much armor. In fact, 40% of the total armor protection is mounted on the rear of the hull to protect the Chaparral as it withdraws.[4]

Armament

The primary armament of the Chaparral is an Arrow IV launch system mounted in the hull. As the Chaparral lacks a turret, the launch system uses a pair of armored launchers that rise up out of the hull to fire. With three tons of magazine space, the Chaparral could carry both the homing Arrow IV missile and the unguided version. SLDF commanders however tended to prefer to use the guided missile as it was less likely to affect their own troops.

Though the Chaparral mounted a Medium Laser on each side, these were intended more to discourage pursuit than engaging enemy forces. Similarly, the SRM-6 launcher was mounted to cover the tank's rear arc to discourage pursuers.

Variants

There are no known variants of the Chaparral. The SLDF looked for additional conventional artillery support options, which led to the Thor and Marksman's introduction.

References

  1. Technical Readout: 2750, p. 102
  2. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named CO106
  3. Technical Readout: 2750, p. 102
  4. Technical Readout: 2750, p. 103

Bibliography