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Line 3: | name = Po | name = Po | manufacturer = [[Ceres Metals Industries]] | manufacturer = [[Ceres Metals Industries]] − | production year=3031 − | year reference= <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2549/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | Mission = Main Battle Tank | Mission = Main Battle Tank | Type = Tracked | Type = Tracked | cost = 1,064,800 C-bills | cost = 1,064,800 C-bills | mass = 60 tons | mass = 60 tons − | armor = [[Starshield Type V]] + | armor = Starshield Type V Standard − | engine = [[240 Ceres]] [[ICE]] + | engine = 240 Ceres [[I.C.E.]] − | comsys = [[CeresCom Model 37-P]]+ | speed = 65 kph − | T&T = [[Ceres/Maladev 3]]+ | Crew = ??? − | heat sinks = 0 − | speed = 65 − | Crew = 4 | armament = | armament = *1 x [[Autocannon/10|AC/10]] *1 x [[Autocannon/10|AC/10]] *2 x [[Machine Gun]]s *2 x [[Machine Gun]]s − | BV (1.0) = + | BV (1.0) = ??? | BV (2.0) = 719 | BV (2.0) = 719 }} }} Line 26:
Line 21: While often derided as a poor man's [[Rommel]]/[[Patton]] tank, the simply constructed and dependable '''Po Heavy Tank''', named by [[Romano Liao]] for the mischievous and vengeful spirit of Chinese tradition, has become the principal combat vehicle on [[Capellan]] worlds lacking [['Mech]] units. While often derided as a poor man's [[Rommel]]/[[Patton]] tank, the simply constructed and dependable '''Po Heavy Tank''', named by [[Romano Liao]] for the mischievous and vengeful spirit of Chinese tradition, has become the principal combat vehicle on [[Capellan]] worlds lacking [['Mech]] units. − Desperate to rebuild after the devastation wrought on [[Capellan Confederation]] by the [[Fourth Succession War]], [[Chancellor]] Romano Liao sent out a call for affordable weapons with which to defend her realm. An up-and-coming military weapon designer named [[Ivan Maladev]], who not incidentally was Liao's paramour at the time, took inspiration from the history of ancient [[Terran]] nation of the Soviet Union and designed what would become the Po. Even with the design hastily rushed into production, due to Capellan court intrigue Maladev never survived to see how popular his design would become.<ref name=MAC>''McCarron's Armored Cavalry'', p. 22</ref> + Desperate to rebuild after the devastation wrought on [[Capellan Confederation]] by the [[Fourth Succession War]], Romano Liao sent out call for affordable weapons with which to defend her realm. An up and coming military weapon designer, and more importantly Liao's paramour at the time, named Ivan Maladev took a page from history of ancient [[Terra]]n Soviet Union and designed what would become the Po. Even with the design hastily rushed into production, due to Capellan court intrigue he never survived to see how popular his design would become. <ref name=MAC>''McCarron's Armored Cavalry'', p. 22</ref> − Introduced in [[3031]], the Po is built around the rugged, dependable, and cheap Ceres 240 [[internal combustion engine]], which gives the tank a maximum flank speed of 65 km/h. Ten and half tons of armor provides respectable protection for a heavy tank. Along with its ease of maintenance and decent firepower, this protection has made the Po a popular choice among cash strapped mercenaries, lower ranked garrison units, the [[Free Worlds League]] and [[Word of Blake]], with such export sales keeping much needed funds flowing into the Confederation's coffers.<ref name=TRO3058U>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 100</ref> + Introduced in [[3038]], the Po is built around the rugged, dependable and cheap Ceres 240 [[internal combustion engine]], which gives the tank a maximum flank speed of 65 kph. Ten and half tons of armor provides respectable protection for a heavy tank. Along with its ease of maintenance and decent firepower, this protection has made the Po a popular choice among cash strapped mercenaries, lower ranked garrison units, the [[Free Worlds League]] and [[Word of Blake]], with such export sales keeping much needed funds flowing into the Confederation's coffers. <ref name=TRO3058U>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 100</ref> − ==Weapons and Equipment== + − The Po carries an uninspired but serviceable weapon array, with the main offensive punch coming from a turret mounted [[Ceres Arms Model T]] [[Autocannon/10|Class 10 autocannon]]. A weapon with an excellent combat record, the Model T makes the Po a serious combat threat to light and medium 'Mechs. Two [[Maxi Mini]] [[Machine Gun]]s - one turret-mounted alongside the [[autocannon]] and another mounted in a ball joint on the front of the Po - constitute the tank's secondary weapons.<ref name=TRO3058U/> + ==Armament== + The Po carries an uninspired but serviceable weapon array, main offensive punch coming from a turret mounted Ceres Arms Model T [[Autocannon/10|Class 10 autocannon]]. A weapon with an excellent combat record, the Model T makes the Po a serious combat threat to light and medium 'Mechs. Two Maxi Mini [[Machine Gun]]s - one turret-mounted alongside the [[autocannon]] and another mounted in a ball joint on the front of the Po - constitute the tank's secondary weapons. <ref name=TRO3058U/> ==Variants== ==Variants== − *;Light Gauss : Selected as a [[Light Gauss Rifle]] testbed by the [[FWLM]] in the late 3050's, even though this model boasted far superior range when compared to the old AC/10-equipped original, the reduction in firepower made it unpopular with tank crews and Ceres discontinued production of the variant in [[3064]].<ref name=TRO3058U/> BV (2.0) = 739 + * '''Light Gauss''' - Selected as a [[Light Gauss Rifle]] testbed by the [[FWLM]] in the late 3050's, while boasting far superior range compared to the old AC/10, the reduction in firepower made it unpopular with tank crews with Ceres discontinued production of the variant in [[3064]]. <ref name=TRO3058U/> BV (1.0) = ??, BV (2.0) = 739 − *;LB 10-X : Introduced in [[3069]] and seen in large numbers in the CCAF's "shadow lances", this variant replaces the standard autocannon with an [[Oriente Model O]] Class [[LB 10-X AC]], the weight saved being devoted to an extra ton of autocannon rounds, allowing it to use both standard and cluster rounds and doubling its combat endurance.<ref name=TRO3058U/> BV (2.0) = 778 + * '''LB 10-X Variant''' - Introduced in [[3069]] and seen in large numbers in the CCAF's "shadow lances", this variant replaces the standard autocannon with an Oriente Model O Class [[LB 10-X AC]], the weight saved being devoted to an extra ton of autocannon rounds, allowing it to use both standard and cluster rounds and doubling its combat endurance. <ref name=TRO3058U/> BV (1.0) = ??, BV (2.0) = 778 − *;HV : This version of the Po uses [[Experimental Technology|experimental]] [[Hardened Armor]] for protection. The standard weaponry has been replaced with a [[Sian/Ceres Stalking Cougar]] [[Streak SRM-6]] launcher and a [[Ceres Arms Model Z]] [[Hyper-Velocity Autocannon/10]]. To maintain the tank's top speed designers had to use a [[fusion engine]]. BV (2.0) = 870<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Liao'', p. 10</ref> + * ''[[Po II Heavy Tank|Po II]]'' - A late [[Jihad]] upgrade to the original Po tank, the so-called Po II was designed to counter Blakist forces. By upgrading the original ICE to a 240 Pitban [[Fusion Engine - XL|XL Fusion Engine]], the Po II was able to replace the Ceres Arms Model T with an advanced Inokuma [[Gauss Rifle]]. Liao engineers were also able to fit a pair of Harpoon [[SRM-6]] racks and two Hovertec [[Streak SRM-6]] racks into the turret. − *;HV (Production) : The [[3079]] production version of the HV Variant keeps the same weapons, but trades the fusion engine of the prototype for a [[Ceres 240]] [[fuel cell]] engine. This reduces the weight of the engine and reduces the cost of the tank. To fill the weight left by the smaller engine, designers fitted an extra three and a half tons of [[Ceres Nemean]] Hardened Armor, bringing the total armor weight to fourteen tons. BV (2.0) = 1,021<ref name=TRO:Proto>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 53</ref>+ ''A note on the Po II - The power plant entry of the Po II is cut off. While the commentary can be read to suggest it's a standard fusion plant, this would leave the vehicle drastically underarmored at 2 tons. Changing the entry to an XL engine results in the same armor profile as the original Po.'' − − ==Design Quirks== − The Po HV (Production) variant is subject of the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref name=TRO:Proto/> − * [[Easy to Maintain]] − * [[Poor Sealing]] − * [[Trailer Hitch]] − − ==Related Designs== − * [[Po II Heavy Tank|Po II]] - A late [[Jihad]] upgrade to the original Po tank, the so-called Po II was an advanced and expensive version of the cheap and simplistic original. − − ==Gallery== − <gallery> − Po_MACp22.png|Original Po from ''[[McCarron's Armored Cavalry (scenario pack)|McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]'' − Po.jpg|Po from ''[[Technical Readout: 3058|TRO:3058]]'' − Po (HV) TROPrototypes.jpg|Po HV from ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes|TRO:Prototypes]]'' − </gallery> ==References== ==References== <references/> <references/> + *''McCarron's Armored Cavalry (scenario pack)'', p. 22 + *''Technical Readout: 3058'', pp. 56-57 + *''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', pp. 100-101 ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Liao]]'' + *''[http://www.classicbattletech.com/downloads/MasterUnitList_v1-66p_Names.pdf Master Unit List.pdf]'' − * ''[[Master Unit List]]'' + *''[http://www.sarna.net/wiki/images/2/27/Death_From_Above_16.pdf Dossier of Cyndi Rhodes]'' − * ''[[McCarron's Armored Cavalry (scenario pack)|McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]'' + *''[[McCarron's Armored Cavalry (scenario pack)]]'' − * ''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]'' + *''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]'' − * ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]'' + *''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]'' − * ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]'' − [[Category:Combat Vehicles]] [[Category:Combat Vehicles]]
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| name = Po | | name = Po | ||
| manufacturer = [[Ceres Metals Industries]] | | manufacturer = [[Ceres Metals Industries]] | ||
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| Mission = Main Battle Tank | | Mission = Main Battle Tank | ||
| Type = Tracked | | Type = Tracked | ||
| cost = 1,064,800 C-bills | | cost = 1,064,800 C-bills | ||
| mass = 60 tons | | mass = 60 tons | ||
| − | | armor = | + | | armor = Starshield Type V Standard |
| − | | engine = | + | | engine = 240 Ceres [[I.C.E.]] |
| − | + | | speed = 65 kph | |
| − | + | | Crew = ??? | |
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| − | | speed = 65 | ||
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| armament = | | armament = | ||
*1 x [[Autocannon/10|AC/10]] | *1 x [[Autocannon/10|AC/10]] | ||
*2 x [[Machine Gun]]s | *2 x [[Machine Gun]]s | ||
| − | | BV (1.0) = | + | | BV (1.0) = ??? |
| BV (2.0) = 719 | | BV (2.0) = 719 | ||
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While often derided as a poor man's [[Rommel]]/[[Patton]] tank, the simply constructed and dependable '''Po Heavy Tank''', named by [[Romano Liao]] for the mischievous and vengeful spirit of Chinese tradition, has become the principal combat vehicle on [[Capellan]] worlds lacking [['Mech]] units. | While often derided as a poor man's [[Rommel]]/[[Patton]] tank, the simply constructed and dependable '''Po Heavy Tank''', named by [[Romano Liao]] for the mischievous and vengeful spirit of Chinese tradition, has become the principal combat vehicle on [[Capellan]] worlds lacking [['Mech]] units. | ||
| − | Desperate to rebuild after the devastation wrought on [[Capellan Confederation]] by the [[Fourth Succession War]], | + | Desperate to rebuild after the devastation wrought on [[Capellan Confederation]] by the [[Fourth Succession War]], Romano Liao sent out call for affordable weapons with which to defend her realm. An up and coming military weapon designer, and more importantly Liao's paramour at the time, named Ivan Maladev took a page from history of ancient [[Terra]]n Soviet Union and designed what would become the Po. Even with the design hastily rushed into production, due to Capellan court intrigue he never survived to see how popular his design would become. <ref name=MAC>''McCarron's Armored Cavalry'', p. 22</ref> |
| − | Introduced in [[ | + | Introduced in [[3038]], the Po is built around the rugged, dependable and cheap Ceres 240 [[internal combustion engine]], which gives the tank a maximum flank speed of 65 kph. Ten and half tons of armor provides respectable protection for a heavy tank. Along with its ease of maintenance and decent firepower, this protection has made the Po a popular choice among cash strapped mercenaries, lower ranked garrison units, the [[Free Worlds League]] and [[Word of Blake]], with such export sales keeping much needed funds flowing into the Confederation's coffers. <ref name=TRO3058U>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 100</ref> |
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| − | The Po carries an uninspired but serviceable weapon array, | + | ==Armament== |
| + | The Po carries an uninspired but serviceable weapon array, main offensive punch coming from a turret mounted Ceres Arms Model T [[Autocannon/10|Class 10 autocannon]]. A weapon with an excellent combat record, the Model T makes the Po a serious combat threat to light and medium 'Mechs. Two Maxi Mini [[Machine Gun]]s - one turret-mounted alongside the [[autocannon]] and another mounted in a ball joint on the front of the Po - constitute the tank's secondary weapons. <ref name=TRO3058U/> | ||
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
| − | * | + | * '''Light Gauss''' - Selected as a [[Light Gauss Rifle]] testbed by the [[FWLM]] in the late 3050's, while boasting far superior range compared to the old AC/10, the reduction in firepower made it unpopular with tank crews with Ceres discontinued production of the variant in [[3064]]. <ref name=TRO3058U/> BV (1.0) = ??, BV (2.0) = 739 |
| − | * | + | * '''LB 10-X Variant''' - Introduced in [[3069]] and seen in large numbers in the CCAF's "shadow lances", this variant replaces the standard autocannon with an Oriente Model O Class [[LB 10-X AC]], the weight saved being devoted to an extra ton of autocannon rounds, allowing it to use both standard and cluster rounds and doubling its combat endurance. <ref name=TRO3058U/> BV (1.0) = ??, BV (2.0) = 778 |
| − | * | + | * ''[[Po II Heavy Tank|Po II]]'' - A late [[Jihad]] upgrade to the original Po tank, the so-called Po II was designed to counter Blakist forces. By upgrading the original ICE to a 240 Pitban [[Fusion Engine - XL|XL Fusion Engine]], the Po II was able to replace the Ceres Arms Model T with an advanced Inokuma [[Gauss Rifle]]. Liao engineers were also able to fit a pair of Harpoon [[SRM-6]] racks and two Hovertec [[Streak SRM-6]] racks into the turret. |
| − | + | ''A note on the Po II - The power plant entry of the Po II is cut off. While the commentary can be read to suggest it's a standard fusion plant, this would leave the vehicle drastically underarmored at 2 tons. Changing the entry to an XL engine results in the same armor profile as the original Po.'' | |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | *''McCarron's Armored Cavalry (scenario pack)'', p. 22 | ||
| + | *''Technical Readout: 3058'', pp. 56-57 | ||
| + | *''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', pp. 100-101 | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[ | + | *''[http://www.classicbattletech.com/downloads/MasterUnitList_v1-66p_Names.pdf Master Unit List.pdf]'' |
| − | * ''[ | + | *''[http://www.sarna.net/wiki/images/2/27/Death_From_Above_16.pdf Dossier of Cyndi Rhodes]'' |
| − | * ''[[McCarron's Armored Cavalry (scenario pack) | + | *''[[McCarron's Armored Cavalry (scenario pack)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]'' | + | *''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]'' | + | *''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]'' |
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[[Category:Combat Vehicles]] | [[Category:Combat Vehicles]] | ||