Saladin
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| Saladin Assault Hover Tank | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Scarborough Limited |
| Mission | Raid/Defense |
| Type | Hover |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 35 tons |
| Armor | ProtecTech 4 Standard |
| Engine | 105 ConLee 105 I.C.E |
| Speed | 129.6 km/h |
| Crew | 3 |
| Armament |
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| BV (1.0) | 483 |
| BV (2.0) | 596 |
Contents
Description
Built by the same company that brought the Saracen and Scimitar, the Saladin was their last medium hover tank. Unlike it's brothers that Saladin does not mount a turret, and that it's only weapon is a heavy short range AC/20. Been vastly different from Scarborough's other hovercrafts buyers were quite skeptical in purchasing, Scarborough had to offer incentives like free training and transportation. Soon it became as cheap as the Saracen and spread throughout the whole Inner Sphere.
Armament
With a top speed of 130 kph and sporting a Scarborough Original 20 Autocannon/20 it is by far the fastest land vehicle to mount such a devastating weapon. Unlike other vehicle that had a turret, the tactics for using the Saladin was different. They had to make passing runs like Aerospace fighters, rush towards the enemy, close in and fire, then continue pass it and turn back for another run. Therefore the armor layout was different, the majority of armor was located at the front, while it's sides and rear were left vulnerable.
Variants
No known variants.
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