Mark III class Titan

Used on Inurin (world) during a period of warfare between an alliance and combine factions on a balkanized world beyond the imperial frontier in the The Borderland Subsector of the Trojan Reach Sector.

Mark III Titan Tracked Assault Vehicle TL–5

The vehicle has a crew of 36 (driver, 13 gunners, 21 loaders and commander). It mounts a 30 cm Main Battery in the front of the hull, four 15 cm secondary batteries and eight MMG turrets to provide 360 degree anti-infantry coverage. It has a massive 1,200 cubic meter tracked suspension to distribute its huge mass.

Vehicle Dimensions: Height: 8 m. Width: 16 m. Length: 40 m.

Total usable volume: 3,920 m3

Total mass loaded: 15,784.211 metric tons.

Production Cost: Cr. 8,651,393.7

Movement: Road 20kph/17cm, Cross country 4kph/3cm.

Movement effect on fire: No stabilization gear, if move < 1/2 -4 FFP/no fire, if >1/2 no fire

Armor: Chassis front, rear and sides 50, chassis belly and deck 42.

Target Size DMs: +45 low, no high hits.

Equipment: 5,000 power radio, 8 search lights mounted in the MMG turrets, 5,000 power radio jammer, radio direction finder +1 to hit, TL 5 fire direction center (1 target), 100 smoke dischargers, and a sealed environment with life support for 36.

Power: 112.5 megawatt massive internal combustion diesel engines displace 500 cubic meters, with a 562.5 cubic meter transmission consumes 101,250 liters of fuel/ hour! Fuel oil capacity is an impressive 1,109,495 liters, enough for 10.9 hours. This provides a lumbering 40 km radius of operation between refueling. With a battalion of fuel tankers trailing behind it and a battalion of combat engineers working ahead to clear a path for advance it had limited strategic deployment options. Ground Pressure 13 tons/m2 (gets stuck in mud on a roll of 3+ and in soft earth and sand on 5+ on a d6) Power to Weight 7.

Weapons: The eight turret mounted, Anti-Personnel medium machine guns are mounted (2) front corners can fire forward and to the sides, (2) on either flank, and (2) on the rear quarters. They have +2 signature and each engage 8 targets. Each has enough ammo for 80 fire phases, or 51,200 rounds total, and they have the following direct fire characteristics:

Effective Range Long Range Extreme Range

400m (3)+4 750m (2)+3 1,200m (2)+1

The forward hull mounted Main Battery is a 30cm low velocity howitzer with TL 5 direct and indirect fire control. It has a 21.5km indirect fire range. It has a +5 signature when it fires and a 1/4 ROF. It takes 17.5 turns to set up for indirect fire missions and has a crew of 10 (a gunner and 9 loaders for the 480kg rounds). Its indirect fire accuracy is -2 up to 10.75km range and -4 to hit up to 21.5km. Its direct fire ranges are:

Effective Range Long Range Extreme Range

200m 600m 1,500m

400m 800m 2,000m w/KEAP rounds

There is ammunition storage for 80 rounds. The typical load includes:

Amount/Type/Cost per round

(20) HE 32/5/5 Cr. 960

(20) KEAP 41/36/31 Cr. 960

(10) KEAPER 39/34/29 Cr. 1,056

(10) Illum 117cm Cr. 1,920

(10) Smoke 2cmx2cm Cr. 960

(10) Chemical lethal/persistent 2cmx2cm burns 6 turns Cr. 1,920

The are four Secondary Batteries. They are 15cm high velocity guns with TL 5 direct and indirect fire control. They have a 24km indirect fire range. It has a +3 signature when it fires and a ROF 2. It takes 12 turns to set up for indirect fire missions and has a crew of 4 each (a gunner and 3 loaders for the 60kg rounds. Its indirect fire accuracy is -4 up to 12km range and -8 to hit up to 24km. Its direct fire ranges are:

Effective Range Long Range Extreme Range

400m 800m 2,000m

600m 1,000m 2,500m w/KEAP rounds

There is ammunition storage for 80 rounds for each gun. The typical load includes:

Amount/Type/Cost per round

(20) HE 21/3/3 Cr. 240

(20) KEAP 36/34/28 Cr. 240

(10) KEAPER 34/32/26 Cr. 264

(10) Illum 84cm Cr. 480

(10) Smoke 2cmx2cm Cr. 240

(10) Chemical lethal/persistent 2cmx2cm burns 6 turns Cr. 480

Maintenance:

Vehicle: 8

Electronics: 99 (10 fire control systems)

Weapons: 10

Suspension: 8

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