G-64 class Tracked Main Battle Tank
Built on Gorine (world) for corporate security and counter insurgency missions. They form the basis for the newly formed battalion of 48 Main Battle Tanks. These TL–9 vehicles are envisioned to destroy enemy vehicles, they are lacking in their abilities versus infantry units. Their armor is good, almost rated for full vacuum. They fall short in the Protected Forces role because of the weaker armor on the chassis belly and deck. Which is only rated to defeat shell fragments and slug throwers for the deck and light IEDs and mines for the belly. They are a tiny cramped design, 25% of the volume is dedicated to almost 50 tons of composite laminate armor. The 8m3 suspension was only rated for 55.2tons, the suspension requires extra maintenance to avoid break downs, or throwing a track. This extra mass slows the vehicle's cross country speed to 50% of the road speed. The compact fusion power plant is 2/3 of the unit price, still they are considered inexpensive. They lack a map box and long range sensors.
| G-64 class Tracked Main Battle Tank | |
|---|---|
 Tracked Crawler | |
| Tech Level | TL–9 |
| Mass | ~2 dtons |
| Cost | Cr333,468.3831 |
| Mode | Tracked |
| Type | Main Battle Tank |
| Speed | Road 110kph Cross country 55kph |
| Cargo | None |
| Crew | 3 Driver/Mechanic, Gunner and Commander |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Armament | (Turret) TAC Missile Launcher, 4cm RAM AGL, Co-ax Laser Rifle |
| Missile Tank | |
G-64 class Tracked Main Battle Tank, TL 9[edit]
The vehicle has a crew of three (driver/mechanic, gunner and the commander). The vehicle is a very low profile armored slab, the chassis front is radically sloped. The commander stands and the others are seated. It is sealed and pressurized with life support for all of the crew to protect from CBR/NBC threats and to cope with the hostile environment. On Gorine (world) the crew usually wear their vacuum suits inside the vehicle which is fitted with an air lock. They hook up to the on board life support and save their oxygen tanks for EVAs. The belly and deck armor are not rated to withstand hard vacuum at starship hull metal standards, only 2.975cm of composite laminates separate the crew from hard vacuum. The rest of the vehicle is hull metal rated at 16.8cm of armor. The vehicle's mass precludes many bridges, and slows cross country speed to 50% of road speed. The smoke launchers are problematic in the trace atmosphere of their current deployment but may come in handy when and if these vehicles are shipped off world.
Chassis and Turret:[edit]
- Height: 1m(+1m turret); Width: 3.2m; Length: 8m.
- Total usable volume: 27.98m³
- Total mass loaded: 66.6509462 metric tons
- Armor: Composite Laminates Chassis front 48, Chassis and Turret sides, rear 40 and chassis deck and belly 20.
- Target Size DMs: +1 low, +0 high
- Production Cost: Cr333,468.3831
Movement:[edit]
- Speed:
- Maximum Road: 110kph / 91cm; Cross Country: 55kph / 45cm.
- Movement effect on fire: None
Weapons:[edit]
Full weapon stabilization.
Turret Mount on Chassis Deck[edit]
The turret is 1m tall x 2.5m wide and 3m long.
Laser Rifle[edit]
| Effective Range | Long Range | Extreme Range |
| 180m (9) | 360m (4) | 1,800m (1) |
This fully stabilized, coaxial laser rifle has a 100 shot can also be used to designate targets in a low power mode, for artillery rounds.
4cm RAM Automatic Grenade Launcher[edit]
| Effective Range | Long Range | Extreme Range |
| 250m (28) +4 | 360m (28) +3 | 1,800m (28) +2 |
This turret mounted automatic grenade launcher fires HEAP 28 4cm RAM Grenades. The launcher has +2 signature and can engage two targets/phase. There is storage for 1,600 grenades, enough for 20 fire phases.
TAC Missile Systems
The G-64 class Tracked Main Battle Tank have a tube launcher in the front of the turret. The AT-9 Songsparrow missiles and launch system are equipped with a operator guidance package using a wire command link. Equipped to launch 19.78kg missiles with storage for a total of 6 missiles. These have to be manually reloaded by a single crew member. They use a 13cm HEAP 45 anti-tank warhead. ECM and jam proof but hampered by their relatively short engagement range. Six of these missiles are included in the vehicle's purchase price.
| Type | Range | Price |
| x6 Heap Operated Guided w/ Wire Link+3 DM | 10km | Cr129.28 |
Power / Equipment[edit]
- Power: a small 2 megawatt output fusion powerplant
- consumes 3 liters of fuel/ hour; fuel capacity 4,008.66 liters, enough for 1,336.22 hours or ~55 days, and a 146,984.2km range road march.
- Ground Pressure is 8.331368275tons/m2, it doesn't get stuck in soft ground, mud, snow, or sand
- The power to weight ratio is 30
- Pressurized and sealed with life support for 3 crew, one airlock.
- 500 Power radio
- 5 km LASER Communications
- Commander's Sight with Enhanced Night Vision LI and Telescopic Range Finder
- Gunner's Sight with Active IR and Active UV imaging for night operations
- Driver's Sight with Passive IR and Passive UV imaging for night operations
- Vehicle Mechanic's Tool Set
- Light Earth Moving Equipment
- 8 Smoke Launchers
Maintenance[edit]
- Vehicle: 8
- Weapons: 3
- Suspension: 4
- Electronics: 8
References & Contributors / Sources[edit]
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS