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| A Squadron of Hell Knight M324 Douglas tanks on Titania. |
The
M324 Douglas Hover Tank
Designed by MacDuff industries of Pluto
in 3020 and put into production in 3025 the Douglas Hover Tank is the
first hover tank designed from the ground up by the company. Prior
to the development of the Douglas, MacDuff industries had converted
their popular M1138 Laird Heavy Battle Tank to a hover tank design as
well as a few of their other armored vehicles. The Douglas is a
lighter tank that the Laird and is barely more than a light tank but
it's role is neither scouting or close infantry support. The tank is
designed to be a long range anti-armor vehicle capable of rapid
redeployment.
Mounting a rail gun as well as a dual
missile launcher in the turret the tank can engage heavily armored
threats from a safe distance and then quickly move to another
location before the enemy has time to react. The fragmentation
missiles give the tank respectable anti-infantry capabilities as
well. The MacDuff “Falcon” drive was designed specifically for
the Douglas and the repulsor drive provides both lift and thrust for
the tank making it quite maneuverable for a vehicle armed with such
heavy weaponry.
The Douglas has seen limited action
already in the fighting on Titania. The Hell Knight Mercenary
company brought a few of these tanks into service after insurgents
forces on Titania were joined by the better equipped renegade Titania
Guard. The tank preformed it's role well but it's relatively light
armor has proven something of a liability. It is also rumored that
the target tracking system used by the vehicle has proven unreliable
at times. Both the Confederacy of Outlying Systems and the Terran
Federation Guard have orders several vehicles from MacDuff but they
have very few of the tanks in operation at the moment.
AC 10/ RA 5/ CC 4/
ST 7/ T 7/ W 6/CO 5/ AR 7(8)
Type: Anti-Grav
Crew: 3
Transport: 0
Rapid Move
Large Model
Resilience 2
Weapons
Railgun: [UC 7][SR 15/+1][MR 30/+0][LR
45/-1][RoA 1][ST 8][DA 2]
Special Rules: Support Weapon,
Penetration Modifier (-3)
Points: 38
Dual Missile Launcher: [UC 6][SR
15/+1][MR 30/+0][LR 45/-1][RoA -][ST -][DA -]
High Explosive Missile: [RoA 2”][ST
7][DA 1]
Special Rules: 2” Blast Template,
Penetration Modifier (-1)
Fragmentation Missile: [RoA 3”][ST
6][DA 1]
Special Rules: Indirect, 3” Blast
Template, Knock Prone
Points: 40
Damage Tracker: 1/
Mv/ 3/ Wp/ 5/ Dead
Options: May take equipment or upgrades
suitable for a hover tank.
May be assigned an
elite, veteran, or green crew
May replace the Dual Missile
Launcher with a High Explosive Missile Launcher for -11 points
May replace the Dual Missile
Launcher with a Fragmentation Missile Launcher for -10 points
Operating Forces: The Confederacy of
Outlying Systems, Mercenaries, The Federation Guard
Total Point cost: 214
