Enlightened MRL

Enlightened MRL (TECH LEVEL 7)

This is a huge ~45 dton, armored Enlightened tracked artillery vehicle. It is built under license on Valen (world), has a weapon crew of 25 and has ten tubes for launching 30cm artillery rockets. The local's nickname for these beasts translates as "Bone Orchard".

Vehicle Dimensions: height: 6 m :width: 7 m length: 15 m.

Total usable volume: 630 m3

Total mass loaded: 462.9377 metric tons

Production Cost: Cr. 7,632,682.6

Movement: Road, 75kph/62.5cm; Cross Country, 37.5kph/31.25 cm.

Movement effect on fire: Can not conduct indirect fire missions while moving.

Armor: Chassis all faces 26.

Target Size DMs: +15 low, no high hits

Equipment: Sealed environment with over pressure, IR/LI, 2 cranes for reloading, headlights, 100 power counter battery RADAR (8+, 10+ +2 Accuracy), 1,000 power radio, 10 smoke dischargers, TL 7 fire direction center which can coordinate two simultaneous fire missions on two different targets.

Power: 9.9 megawatt improved internal combustion power plant consumes 4,950 liters of fuel/hour; fuel capacity 10,210.39965 liters, enough for 2 hours. Ground pressure is 8 tons/m2 and the power to weight ratio is 21.3851. Its massive tracked suspension keeps the ground pressure low at 7.7156283 tons/m2, however most roads and bridges can not supports the vehicle's mass without collapsing.

Weapons: There are ten multiple rocket launchers on a turntable on the chassis deck. It has a ROF 10, and a +5 signature. The 960kg rockets use a 30cm HE 33/5/5 warhead. There is storage for 200 LONG RANGE rockets on board, which are included in the price. Rockets available with the price per rocket include:

SHORT RANGE 11.25km Cr. 3,840

MEDIUM RANGE 22km Cr. 7,680

LONG RANGE 70km Cr. 11,520

Maintenance:

Vehicle 8

Electronics 69

Weapons 2

Suspension 3

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