The M324 Douglas Hover Tank

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