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| Mission = Ambush  
 
| Mission = Ambush  
 
| Type = Heavy
 
| Type = Heavy
| cost =  
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| cost = ?
 
| mass = 75 Tons
 
| mass = 75 Tons
| armor = [[ferro-fibrous|Kallon Unity Weave Ferro-Fibrous]] w/ [[CASE]]
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| armor = [[Ferro-Fibrous|Kallon Unity Weave Ferro-Fibrous]] with [[CASE]]
 
| heat sinks = 20
 
| heat sinks = 20
 
| engine = [[GM 300 XL]]
 
| engine = [[GM 300 XL]]
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| T&T = [[Dalban HiRez]]
 
| T&T = [[Dalban HiRez]]
 
| speed = 64
 
| speed = 64
| Crew =  
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| Crew = ?
| armament =  
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| armament = 2x [[Plasma Rifle|Plasma Rifles]] <br/> 1x [[LAC/5]] <br/> 4x [[Light Machine Gun]]
* 2x [[plasma rifle]]
 
* 1x [[LAC/5]]
 
* 4x [[Light Machine Gun]]
 
 
| BV (1.0) =  
 
| BV (1.0) =  
 
| BV (2.0) = 1,537<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns'', p. 22-23, 72 Hanse MBT - BV.</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 187</ref>
 
| BV (2.0) = 1,537<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns'', p. 22-23, 72 Hanse MBT - BV.</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 187</ref>
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==Description==
 
==Description==
Designed at the wake of the [[Victoria War]], the '''Hanse''' Main Battle Tank is an early [[thirty-second century]] Combat Vehicle originally produced for the armed forces of the [[Federated Suns]].  The [[AFFS]] commissioned the creation of the tank using the lessons the service had learned from the conflict. However, despite the best of intentions, the Hanse MBT would end up having a significant flaw in its overall good design. Though it had the firepower to eradicate enemy units it confronted, the vehicle lacked the critical flexibility of a turret that would have brought those weapons to bear more quickly.  This flaw made the tank highly vulnerable to flanking attacks as well as [[battle armor]] attacks.   
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Designed at the wake of the [[Victoria War]], the '''Hanse''' Main Battle Tank is an early [[thirty-second century]] Combat Vehicle originally produced for the armed forces of the [[Federated Suns]].  The [[AFFS]] commissioned the creation of the tank using the lessons the service had learned from the conflict. However, despite the best of intentions, the Hanse MBT would end up having a significant flaw in its overall good design. Though it had firepower to eradicate enemy units it confronted, the vehicle lacked critical flexibility of a turret that would have brought those weapons to bear.  This flaw made the tank highly vulnerable to flanking attacks as well as [[Battle Armor]] attacks.   
  
The design would end up gaining a bad reputation due to this flaw, and the militias and mercenary companies which became its main users would eventually learn to work with it to make it an effective combat vehicle.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns'', p. 22-23, 72 Hanse MBT - Background.</ref>
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The design would end up gaining a bad reputation due to this flaw and produce regulated secondary militias and mercenary companies who would learn to work with its flaws to make it an effective combat vehicle.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns'', p. 22-23, 72 Hanse MBT - Background.</ref>
  
 
==Weapons and Equipment==
 
==Weapons and Equipment==
The tank is powered by a 300-Rated GM Extra-Light Fusion Engine, giving it a modest flank speed. However, engineers also added a [[Supercharger]], giving it the ability to briefly boost its speed to 86 km/h. Eleven tons of ferro-fibrous armor is applied to the design's hull with the addition of CASE protecting it from the possibility of an ammunition explosion.  
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The tank is powered by a 300-Rated GM Extra-Light Fusion Engine, giving modest flank speed. However, engineers also added a [[Supercharger]] giving it the ability to boost it speeds briefly to 86 kph. Eleven tons of Ferro-Fibrous armor is applied to the design's hull with the addition of CASE protecting it from the possibility of an ammunition explosion.  
  
Prominently mounted in its front are the Hanse’s main guns - a pair of Jalastar Engineering [[plasma rifle]]s with four tons of ammunition. To give it tactical flexibility, the tank also carries a single [[Mydron Snakekiller]] Light Class 5 Autocannon with two tons of ammunition.  Lastly, the tank has four GM Light Machine Guns mounted in pairs in [[Sponson Turrets]] on each of its sides.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns'', p. 22-23, 72 Hanse MBT - Stats.</ref>
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Prominently mounted in its front are the Hanse’s main guns - a pair of Jalastar Engineering Plasma Rifles with four tons of ammunition. To give it tactical flexibility, the tank also carries a single Mydron Snakekiller Light Class 5 Autocannon with two tons of ammunition.  Lastly, the tank has four GM Light Machine Guns mounted in pairs in [[Sponson Turrets]] on each of its sides.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns'', p. 22-23, 72 Hanse MBT - Stats.</ref>
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
The Hanse MBT was first created by [[WizKids]] in its [[MechWarrior: Dark Age|MechWarrior Dark Age Collectable Miniatures]] game as a part of its Age of Destruction expansion set. It was later adapted by [[Catalyst Game Labs]] and redefined once the company advanced the franchise's timeline to [[3145]].
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The Hanse MBT was first created by [[Wizkids]] in its [[MechWarrior: Dark Age|MechWarrior Dark Age Collectable Miniatures]] game as a part of its Age of Destruction expansion set. It was later adapted by [[Catalyst Game Labs]] and redefined once the company advanced the franchise's timeline to [[3145]].
  
 
==Design Quirks==
 
==Design Quirks==
The Hanse MBT is subject to the following [[Design Quirk]]:<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns'', p. 22-23, 72 Hanse MBT - Quirks.</ref>
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The Hanse MBT is subject to the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns'', p. 22-23, 72 Hanse MBT - Quirks.</ref>
 
*[[Bad Reputation]]
 
*[[Bad Reputation]]
  
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* ''[[Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged]]''
 
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns]]''
 
  
 
[[Category:75 ton Combat Vehicles]]
 
[[Category:75 ton Combat Vehicles]]

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