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.

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')

Gallery

Beam weapon (800 UC (2 NIC / 491 IC / 3600 CE))

Turret variant (798 UC (489 IC / 3598 CE))

Hatch mounting (799 UC (1 NIC / 490 IC / 3599 CE))

Parachute drop (797 UC (488 IC / 3597 CE))

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