Enlightened MBT

Enlightened MBT (TECH LEVEL 7)

This Enlightened main battle tank is an armored tracked vehicle is built under license on Valen (world). It has a crew of three (driver, gunner and commander) and mounts a 13cm hyper velocity CPR gun with TL 7 direct fire control in a stabilized turret on the chassis deck. Less expensive and much more plentiful in Valen army units.

Vehicle Dimensions: height: 1.1 m(+1.1 m turret) :width: 3.5 m length: 7.7 m.

Total usable volume: 32.223122 m3

Total mass loaded: 58 metric tons

Production Cost: Cr. 303,498.26

Movement: Road, 70kph/58.3cm; Cross Country, 42kph/35 cm.

Movement effect on fire: move 1/2 or less -2 EFP; move more than 1/2 -2 FFP, no fire EFP.

Armor: Turret front 43, chassis front 42, turret sides 36, turret rear 33, chassis sides 31, chassis rear 26, chassis belly and deck 20.

Target Size DMs: +2 low, +1 high

Equipment: Sealed environment with over pressure, IR/LI, headlights, 500 power radio, 12 smoke dischargers, weapon stabilization for all weapon mounts.

Power: 1.119 megawatt improved internal combustion power plant consumes 559.5 liters of fuel/hour; fuel capacity 4,884.8787 liters, enough for 7.2965133 hours. Ground pressure is 6.7702948 tons/m2 and the power to weight ratio is 19.6762. Its tracked suspension is designed to never get stuck in mud, soft earth or sand.

Weapons: The 13cm hyper velocity CPR gun has 46kg rounds. There is storage for 42 main gun rounds. The gun is equipped with an auto-loader. It is stabilized and has TL 7 direct fire control. It has a +3 signature and can engage one target when it fires. A full load of HEAP is included in the price. It direct fire characteristics are:

Effective Long Extreme

150 250 400

Rounds available and their cost/round include:

HE 20/3/3 Cr. 230

HEAP 43 Cr. 345

KEAP 39/35/31 Cr. 460

KEAPER 37/33/29 Cr. 506

There is a HMG in a pintel mount for the commander with a gun shield. There is storage for 800 rounds which is enough for 20 fire phases. The weapon has a +2 signature and can engage 4 targets when it fires.

Its direct fire characteristics are:

Effective Long Extreme

50(6)+3 100(5)+2 150(3)+1

There is a co-axially mounted LMG with storage for 3,200 rounds. That is enough for 40 fire phases. It has a +2 signature and can engage 2 targets when it fires.

Its direct fire characteristics are:

Effective Long Extreme

35(3)+4 70(2)+3 150(2)+2

Maintenance:

Vehicle 8

Electronics 10

Weapons 2

Suspension 2

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy