Imperial wheeled armoured vehicle

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Affiliation: Galactic Empire
Type: Armored Vehicle
Purpose: Ground combat
Armament: 1 autocannon or 1 energy weapon

This armored vehicle was ubiquitous amongst Imperial ground forces.

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Design

The vehicle had 4 road wheels per side. Its armament is affixed to a flexible mount in the forward hull, consisting of either an automatic cannon or an energy weapon, with the weapon's barrel only slightly protruding from the mantlet. In addition, a crew-operated support weapon could be fired from the roof hatch. Both of its observed armaments were capable of significant explosive effects - sufficient to demolish the frontage of a building or kill multiple men in a single blast. (LOGH: 'The Kümmel Incident', 'In the Name of Pride')

Ingress and egress was accomplished via a rear hatch and a turret hatch.

The vehicle was light enough to be dropped via rocket parachute directly into combat. (LOGH: 'Farewell, Distant Memories', 'In the Name of Pride')

Variants

A variant existed equipped with a twin-barrelled roof-mounted turret. (LOGH: 'Fezzan Occupied')

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Background information

This vehicle's ability to be dropped via rocket parachute is similar to the BMD series of infantry fighting vehicles developed by the Soviet Union for use by its airborne forces.
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