UNSC Type-43 Hover Tank

SPECIFICATIONS

GOVERNMENT:United Nations
TYPE: Main Battle Hover Tank
MODEL: Britannian Dynamics Type-43 (Death Glider)
DATE INTRODUCED: 2043 AD
LENGTH: 30 feet
WIDTH: 20 feet
HEIGHT: 18.76 feet
MATERIAL: Composite Alloy
POWER PLANT: Hensai Energy HENR-5 nuclear reactor
OUTPUT: 5 megawatts
ARMOR TYPE: Kevlar Composite
ARMOR THICKNESS: 9 inches
DISPLACEMENT: 35 tons
CREW: 3 (1 Pilot, 1 Gunner, 1 Officer/Commander)

PROPULSION

PRIMARY (GROUND):
2x Desalt-Migoyan DMIE-31.5 ion engine
SPEED: 30 mph
NOTE: Actual speed is 90 mph, however, speed is divided between three ports on the engine; two ports; provide the lift for the tank, while the last port is for forward movement. Maximum hover height is 120 feet.

WEAPONS:

PRIMARY (OFFENSIVE):
1xLithgear LG-AC200 200-millimeter autocannon; Effective Range: 38,400 yards (21.8 miles); Payload: 200-round autoloading tray magazine; ROF: up to 240 rounds per minute.

SECONDARY (OFFENSIVE):
1x Infield I-AC20 20-millimeter autocannon; Effective Range: 384-3072 yards; Payload: 2000 rounds of armor-piercing ammunition from an autoloading belt-fed drum; ROF: Fully automatic with a rate of up to 540 rounds per minute.

PRIMARY (DEFENSIVE):
1x Infield I-AC20 20-millimeter autocannon; Effective Range: 384-3072 yards; Payload: 2000 rounds of armor-piercing ammunition from an autoloading belt-fed drum; ROF: Fully automatic with a rate of up to 540 rounds per minute.

ELECTRONICS:
1x Basic Radio Communications array with a 1000-mile range.
1x Standard RADAR array with a range of 50 miles.
2x Multispectral Video/Optical array with a range of 100 miles.
3x Cerebral Interface Helmet system (man-machine interface that gives vehicle improved reaction time)

Description/Overview:
The first UN hovertank was the Britannian Dynamics Type-43. This machine was designed for use in any planetary environment including the moon and Mars. The Type-43 was an adequate successor to the ailing Type-35 main battle tanks that comprised the lead armor of many of the world’s militaries. The new hovertank was useable over nearly any surface on Earth and its moon.
The Type-43 was the first land-based vehicle to mount ion engines as its main propulsion. A pair of Dasalt-Migoyan DMIE-31.5 ion engines was mounted on the tank, one on each side of the vehicle. Each of the engines had one cone-shaped exhaust jet, two rectangular downward thrust jets, and a forward-facing reverse jet that shifted the rear exhaust to the front. The rear jets were for forward propulsion, the side jets provided lift, and the front jets were used to brake and/or maneuver the craft. Maneuvering was done by reversing one rear jet for a moment, but not the other, thus spinning the craft in the desired direction quickly. These engines drained considerable power for a vehicle of the 2040s and therefore made a nuclear reactor mandatory.
The only defenses of the craft were a pair of five-shot smoke dischargers. One of these half-cone launchers was mounted on each side of the turret of the tank. The smoke dischargers were obsolete by the military standards of the 2050s and all but useless in space, however they did provide some cover for the vehicle in Earth-bound operations. During both the Great War and the UNSC/Solar Empire invasion of Earth during the 1st Interplanetary War, these masking defenses were useful to a small extent.
The Type-43 was made in enormous numbers for a tank of its time. It outnumbered the USNA M2A3 force by nearly twenty-six to one and was far more maneuverable. The introduction of the MBR-01 was the downfall of the Type-43. During the UNSC recon expeditions of the 2060s onto the devastated Earth, the encounters between the Type-43 and MBR-01 nearly always ended with the battlerobot as the victor. During the 1st Interplanetary War, the Type-43 was the second-line unit behind the Type-55, which was a task it was ill suited to perform

GENERAL DATA

NUMBER CONSTRUCTED: 22,000
TOTAL COST: 35,288.67 gp
SUPER/PR: 266/26.6 MSP
SUPER/PR PER ARC: 38/3.8 MSP
ARMOR SUPER/PR: 235,314/23,531.4 MSP
ARMOR SUPER/PR PER ARC: 39,2192/3921.9 MSP
ARMOR COST: 34,605 gp
VOLUME: 133 yd³
CONFIGURATION: rectangular/slab
FEATURES: C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C7,C8, C9, C10, C11, C12, C13, C14, C16,C18, M6, M7, S2, S11
TAL: M

SUPER/PR BY LOCATION:

LEFT

HULL/Hover Engine Nacelles: 38/3.8

CENTER

TURRET: 50/5
MAIN BODY: 70/7
MINI-TURRET: 30/3

RIGHT

HULL/Hover Engine Nacelles: 38/3.8

ARMOR BY LOCATION:

LEFT

HOVER ENGINE NACELLE: 30,000/3000
TURRET ARMOR: 20,000/2000

CENTER

TURRET ARMOR FWD: 40,000/4000
TURRET ARMOR AFT: 10,000/1000
TURRET ARMOR TOP: 93142/931.4
MAIN BODY FWD: 46,000/4600
MAIN BODY REAR: 20,000/2000
MINI-TURRET: 10,000/1000

RIGHT

HOVER ENGINE NACELLE: 30,000/3000
TURRET ARMOR: 20,000/2000

MAIN PROPULSION:

TYPE: TAL-M Desalt-Migoyan DMIE-31.5 Ion Engine
SPEED: 30 mph* each
SUPER/PR:158/15.8 each
POWER REQUIRED: 31.5 Kilowatts each
LOCAL: 1PB, 1SB
EXT/INT: INT
NOTE: *Actual speed is 90 mph, however speed is divided between three ports on the engine, two ports provide the lift for the tank, while the last port is for forward movement. Maximum hover height is 120 feet.

POWER PLANT:

TYPE: TAL-M Hensai Energy HENR-5
OUTPUT: 5 MW
SUPER/PR: 12/1.2
LIFE: 32 years
LOCAL: C
EXT/INT: INT
SYSTEMS POWERED: all electrical
FUEL TYPE: Plutonium
TOTAL FUEL: 48 yd³

ELECTRONICS:

(Computer)

TYPE: TAL-M COMPUTER
NUMBER: 2
SUPER/PR: 40/4
LOCAL: 1 commander’s copula, 1 pilot’s compartment
EXT/INT: INT
POWER REQ: 2 KW

(Communcations)

TYPE: TAL-M Microwave RADIO
NUMBER: 1
SUPER/PR: 10/1
LOCAL: TPA
EXT/INT: INT
POWER REQ: .1 MW
RANGE: 1000 MILES

(Sensors)
TYPE: TAL-M RADAR
NUMBER: 1
SUPER/PR: 5/.5
LOCAL: TPA
EXT/INT: INT
POWER REQ: .5 MW
RANGE: 50 MILES

TYPE: TAL-M Multi-Spectral Sensors
NUMBER: 3
SUPER/PR: 100/10
LOCAL: 1 mini-turret, 1 turret, 1 FP
EXT/INT: EXT
POWER REQ: .1 MW each
RANGE: 100 MILES

WEAPON SYSTEMS:

TYPE: TAL-M Lithgear LG-AC200 200 millimeter AC
NUMBER: 1
SUPER/PR: 320/32
ROF: 1 round per melee attack
DMG/PF: 1D6x400/240 per round*
CREW: 1
RANGE: 38,400 yards (21.8 miles)
LOCAL: main turret
MAGAZINE: auto machine feed
PAYLOAD: 200 rounds (high explosive)
SUPER/PR: 32/3.2
EXT/INT: EXT
ARCS: 1 FPSTA
*NOTE: Uses standard explosive ammunition (MSP damage) until 2052 AD. Afterwards, uses HEAP ammo which does 1D6x400/2400 HSP damage.

TYPE: TAL-M Infield I-AC20 20 millimeter AC
NUMBER: 1
SUPER/PR: 32/3.2
ROF: 20 rounds per melee attack
DMG/PF: 1D4x40/24* (MSP)
CREW: 1
RANGE: 384 yards (melee range)
LOCAL: 1 commander's copula
MAGAZINE: belt feed
PAYLOAD: 2000 rounds
SUPER/PR: 32/3.2
EXT/INT: EXT
ARCS: 1 FTPSA
NOTE:*Uses high explosive rounds.

OTHER SYSTEMS:

TYPE: TAL-M life support
SUPER/PR: 17/1.7
POWER REQ: .035 MW
COST: .35 gp
LOCAL: C
EXT/INT: INT

CREW & STATIONS:

CREW NUMBER: 3
CREW ROSTER: 1 operator/pilot, 1 gunner, 1 officer/tank commander

STATION: Commander’s Cupola
SUPER/PR: 20/2
LOCAL: Turret
EXT/INT: INT
NUMBER: 1

STATION: Gunner’s position
SUPER/PR: 20/2
LOCAL: Turret
EXT/INT: INT
NUMBER: 1

STATION: Driver’s position
SUPER/PR: 20/2
LOCAL: CF
EXT/INT: INT
NUMBER: 1

AIRLOCKS/HATCHES:

NUMBER: 2
LOCAL: 2 turret
SUPER/PR: 50/50 each