Difference between revisions of "Hanse MBT"

m
(One intermediate revision by one other user not shown)
Line 7: Line 7:
 
| Mission = Ambush  
 
| Mission = Ambush  
 
| Type = Heavy
 
| Type = Heavy
| cost = ?
+
| cost =  
 
| mass = 75 Tons
 
| mass = 75 Tons
 
| armor = [[Ferro-Fibrous|Kallon Unity Weave Ferro-Fibrous]] with [[CASE]]
 
| armor = [[Ferro-Fibrous|Kallon Unity Weave Ferro-Fibrous]] with [[CASE]]
Line 15: Line 15:
 
| T&T = [[Dalban HiRez]]
 
| T&T = [[Dalban HiRez]]
 
| speed = 64
 
| speed = 64
| Crew = ?
+
| Crew =  
 
| armament = 2x [[Plasma Rifle|Plasma Rifles]] <br/> 1x [[LAC/5]] <br/> 4x [[Light Machine Gun]]
 
| armament = 2x [[Plasma Rifle|Plasma Rifles]] <br/> 1x [[LAC/5]] <br/> 4x [[Light Machine Gun]]
 
| BV (1.0) =  
 
| BV (1.0) =  
Line 29: Line 29:
 
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.  
 
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 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>
+
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==

Revision as of 15:35, 25 May 2020

Hanse MBT.jpg
Hanse MBT
Production information
Manufacturer General Motors
Production Year 3108[1]
Mission Ambush
Type Heavy
Technical specifications
Mass 75 Tons
Armor Kallon Unity Weave Ferro-Fibrous with CASE
Engine GM 300 XL
Speed 64 km/h
Communications System Wunderland XXXV-2 Series
Targeting Tracking System Dalban HiRez
Heat Sinks 20
Armament

2x Plasma Rifles
1x LAC/5
4x Light Machine Gun

BV (2.0) 1,537[2][3]


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 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 produce regulated secondary militias and mercenary companies who would learn to work with its flaws to make it an effective combat vehicle.[4]

Weapons and Equipment

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 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.[5]

Notes

The Hanse MBT was first created by Wizkids in its 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

The Hanse MBT is subject to the following Design Quirks:[6]

References

  1. online date for the Hanse MBT
  2. Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns, p. 22-23, 72 Hanse MBT - BV.
  3. Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged, p. 187
  4. Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns, p. 22-23, 72 Hanse MBT - Background.
  5. Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns, p. 22-23, 72 Hanse MBT - Stats.
  6. Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns, p. 22-23, 72 Hanse MBT - Quirks.

Bibliography