Imperial Tech Restricted Vehicle Scorpio Repulsortank

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Scorpio Repulsortank

AFFILIATION
Imperial

MANUFACTURER
Drommund Kalakar Land Systems

CLASS
Main Battle Tank

ROLE
Anti-armor
Armored cavalry
Infantry support

COMPOSITION
Durasteel and Glasteel

DIMENSIONS
2.4m height, 3.6m width, 8m length

CREW
5
(Commander, driver, main gunner, 2 sub-gunners/technicians)

PASSENGER CAPACITY
N/A

CARGO CAPACITY
15 standard tons

HANGAR CAPACITY
N/A

CONSUMABLES
1 standard week

SPEED/MANEUVERABILITY
RT-7 Scorpio repulsortanks have a top speed of 200 kph. They have decent maneuverability.

ARMAMENT
  • 1x Heavy laser turret, main gun
  • 2x medium blaster cannons, side mounts
  • 2x repeating light blaster cannons, side mounts
  • 2x multi-purpose grenade discharger, 20x projectile in magazine, 40x combined total.
  • 3x heavy repeating blaster turret mounts, port, starboard, commander's hatch

EQUIPMENT

DESCRIPTION
The RT-7 Scorpio repulsortank is a military ground vehicle designed by Drommund Kalakar's Land Systems division. Meant to contrast the traditional Imperial reliance on intimidating but vulnerable walker platforms, the Scorpio is a modernized form of armored cavalry and anti-armor support vehicle.

It's armed with a heavy-hitting main gun mounted on a mobile turret, capable of limited vertical traverse and full horizontal movement. Dedicated cooling fins give the weapon staying power in long engagements. Its turret is maneuverable and accurate, with crews trained to work the turret and vehicle together to target highly mobile enemy vehicles. The main gun is a heavy laser cannon, which can destroy armored vehicles and shred infantry. Mixed forward-facing blaster cannons allow it to sweep ground forces, vehicles, and barricades.

Retractable plate-covered, magnetically accelerated grenade launchers on either side fire explosive projectiles up to 200 meters, generally to clear obstacles or infantry. These launchers have a mortar mode used with called-in coordinates, rotating upward and charging their capacitors to launch indirect ordnance up to 750 meters. It takes time to switch between both functions, and while in mortar mode the projectiles can't strike within 75 meters of the vehicle.

Remotely crewed anti-infantry turrets can be mounted above the side ladders and next to the top hatch, the vehicle's design allowing it to effectively 'delouse' itself of enemy infantry if needed. Ablative armor plating leaves it virtually immune to small arms fire or most grenades up to light blaster cannons, capable of resisting medium blasters cannons.

Each vehicle has four hatches and main internal spaces; the commander/main gunner hatch on the turret, the driver hatch at the front, and one hatch for each side 'pontoon' for sub-gunners. These areas are entirely separated by blast plating. If the turret or a pontoon is disabled or destroyed, the rest of the vehicle can still function. In the event of catastrophic damage or ammunition breach the armor and internal design force explosions outward to give the crew a greater chance of survival.

An endeavor by the Drommund Kalakar design teams to fill a gap in the Imperial combined arms doctrine, what the RT-7 Scorpio lacks in intimidating presence it makes up for with versatility, maneuverability, and firepower. Additionally, they're cheaper to manufacture and field than traditional walker platforms. They are seeing increased usage on the front lines in place of older and more vulnerable walker models like the AT-ST, fielded either as armored cavalry for infantry support or guarding larger assault vehicles.

LEGALITY
Restricted. The RT-7 Scorpio are classified as military weapons under Galactic law and are subject to extra licensing requirements and increased scrutiny by authorities. Additionally, they are restricted to characters in the Empire, or Empire aligned characters.

INTENT
To introduce a neat repulsortank to the Empire.

RESTRICTIONS
The RT-7 Scorpio is available only to characters who are part of the Empire faction


 
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