marginaleye
SOC-12
Is there any canonical information about how grav-propelled armored fighting vehicles are deployed? Are they just released in orbit and allowed to "fly" down onto the battlefield on their own, or are they carried closer to the planet's surface aboard specially-constructed shuttles? Personally, I'm inclined to believe the latter, on the grounds that (a) shuttles would allow the jump-capable mother ship to remain beyond the reach of at least some of the ground-based planetary defense weapons, and (b) shuttles are faster, and (at least potentially) better armored than grav tanks and g-carriers, and thus harder to hit during their approach, and more likely to survive if they are hit. Grav tanks aren't that big (about 10-15 dtons each, at least according to the Regency Combat Vehicle Guide), so you could pack a four-vehicle tank platoon into a ~90 dton shuttle.
I'm envisioning a ~90 dton shuttle (probably a flattened sphere, since it's cheaper and you could fit the tanks in two abreast), with a heavily armored hull and the equivalent of a dual turret (one sandcaster, one missle rack). Does this sound about right?
I'm envisioning a ~90 dton shuttle (probably a flattened sphere, since it's cheaper and you could fit the tanks in two abreast), with a heavily armored hull and the equivalent of a dual turret (one sandcaster, one missle rack). Does this sound about right?