Pollux ADA Heavy Tank

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Pollux ADA Heavy Tank
Production information
Manufacturer Hadley, Inc.
General Motors
Mission Anti-Aircraft Defense
Type Tracked
Technical specifications
Mass 75
Armor Grumman-5 Ferro-Fibrous
Engine GM 225 Fusion
Speed 54 km/h
Crew ???
Armament

Sniper Artillery Piece
LB 10-X AC
Medium Laser
Small Pulse Laser

BV (1.0) ???
BV (2.0) 772[1]


Description

The Pollux ADA Heavy Tank was a dedicated anti-aircraft artillery vehicle designed to serve as a component of Terran Hegemony's planetary defense forces. The tank's creation was due in part of Hegemony worlds feeling they were left undefended due to focus of using Space Defense System as their only means of defense. The Pollux's weapons systems were geared to handle airborne threats on surface. First [Lord Jonathan Cameron]] authorized the creation of the vehicle, as means to appease these world's government. However, Pollux also was appealing to the SLDF, which had sought for dedicated anti-aircraft defense vehicles since the days of the Reunification War.

Hadley Incorporated would asked by SLDF to build the vehicles, however up to that time they only built GAD-14 automatic air defense turrets for SLDF's facilities. They would team with GM who by this time helps them design combat vehicle chassis to mount a down-scaled version of the GAD-14 turret. After production began in early 28th Century, the vehicle was quietly deployed evenly to both SLDF and newly created planetary ADA (air defense artillery) garrisons units. However, the practice was ended in 2718, when officials complained that these units which were suppose to be deployed solely to their planet garrisons were going to SLDF's ADA units.

During the Periphery Uprising, General Aleksandr Kerensky would quietly transfer Pollux to regular army as part his efforts put down rebels in the Periphery. These Pollux ADA units would ironically deployed as part Kerensky's liberation force free Hegemony worlds that it was design to defend.[2]

Armament & Capacities

Based on Hadley's highly automated air-defense turret, the Pollux's main weapons would remain the same. The Hegemony Arms DAT/96 Sniper Artillery Piece would be mounted in turret along with Blankenburg LB 10-X Autocannon. Both guns would carry typically only flak ammunition, with 3 tons space dedicated for each weapon. While a turret mounted Medium Laser & forward facing Small Pulse Laser would give the tank some means of close-in self-defense. Also protecting the tank is 6 tons of Grumman-5 Ferro-Fibrous armor giving its hull modest strength ward off light attacks as its escorts take out would be attackers.

Powering the vehicle is a GM 225-rated standard Fusion Engine, giving the vehicles modest speeds to keep with typical vehicle formation and heavy 'Mechs.[3]

Notes

This unit has the following Design Quirks:

References

  1. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 156 LB-X Carrier - Battle Value 2
  2. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 142-143 & 156 LB-X Carrier - Background
  3. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 142-143 & 156 LB-X Carrier - Background

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