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Kuat Drive Yards announces new "Super Tank" project; Beginning of the end for SieSys?
Topic Started: Nov 21 2011, 04:13 AM (452 Views)
The Authority of the Grand Moff
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EUROBUSINESS QUARTERLY
11/21/20XX

Moff Kuat, a governor with his own military-industrial complex--the famed Kuat Drive Yards--is planning on designing a new "Super Tank", a source tell EuroBusiness Quarterly. The source requested their identity hidden as they were not authorized to speak to the press.

We were unable to confirm the report with Moff Kuat directly, but a KDY spokesperson did issue the following statement:


"Kuat Drive Yards is always looking to push the limits of military technology, and is constantly at work developing the most formidable war machines in the world today. We will not, however, speak on specific projects."


How Moff Sienar, a political ally but commercial archrival (Sienar Systems), will react to the news is unknown. We were unable to reach the Moff, and SieSys representatives did not return our calls.

Kuat Drive Yards has been doing far better fiscally of late than has SieSys, which has seen fewer orders than expected of what one industry analyst suggested was an "uninspired line, at best." A new, successful product from KDY could have SieSys scrambling--and the two governors at each other throats.

-EBQ

Edited by The Authority of the Grand Moff, Nov 21 2011, 04:13 AM.
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Ulgania
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OOC: Would this count as a super weapon?
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OOC: Waiting for him to actually give the weapon's abilities before I make that determination.
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OOC: No, it's intended to be much smaller than, say, a Landship--and it's also intended for export. Picture a really big, powerful tank.
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OOC: Big is fine, that doesn't determine superness, but what do you mean by powerful? What kind of weapons?
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OOC: Don't worry--nothing fantastical. There's also a bit of storyline to this, so all will reveal itself in due time.
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OOC: ROFL Here come the RAMT/Superweapon police!

You guys...
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OOC - I'm merely making a determination for the Superweapon list. G-mods can determine the RAMTness of it or not, since its not intended as a superweapon.
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OOC: "Big" only means a larger target on the battlefield. It's one of the reasons railway guns went out of style.
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EUROBUSINESS QUARTERLY
3/8/20XX

"Super Tank" Finally In Trials
Further details still under wraps



With speculation about the demise of Kuat Drive Yard's "Super Tank" reaching a fever pitch in recent weeks, none other than Moff Kuat himself announced at a press conference today that his latest mega-weapon has reached the prototype stage--although no specifications on the design were relased.

"This weapons system represents the next stage in the evolution of the modern mechanized military," the Moff declared. "The Super Tank should not be seen as a hulking monstrousity lacking for practicality--but as the Tower amongst the Walls! I do not seek to replace the Main Battle Tank--I seek to revolutionize armoured warfare as we know it!"

EBQ's own Dr. Simon Gregorovitch elaborates on the concept:

"One envisions these heavy assault vehicles as operating closely alongside and within traditional tank formations. KDY has remained mum on just what their 'Super Tank' is capable of, but one can assume that it will be much more heavily armoured and armed than a main battle tank. Such would allow the 'Super Tank' to act as individual strongpoints within an armour deployment and serve as a 'force multiplier'. By very virtue of their size and power they will attract enemy attention, but thereby such an opponent would open themselves up to MBT counterattack. The 'Super Tank' and indeed its cousin, the 'eXperimental Fighter Tank', should be evaluated not in and of themselves but within the larger context of armour operations. Moff Kuat has clearly thought this through."

Other industry skeptics, however, have expressed concerns with the concept, suggesting that such a vehicle will undoubtedly be cumbersome and unwieldy, and sorely vulnerable to antitank missiles. Dr. Gregorovitch disagrees:

"Certainly these fears are well-placed and valid, especially given that unlike the larger Landships, the Super Tank will almost certainly rely on internal combustion for propulsion. However, it seems quite obvious to me that the carbon fiber research that was part of the XFT project will undoubtedly be applied, suggesting the vehicle will have a far better power-to-weight ratio than traditional construction methods would allow. I would also be stunned if the design does not incorporate the latest technology in active protection systems."

Prototype trials are expected to begin by next week, following the conclusion of the current testing of the XFT and the Sienar Systems "Carryall".



OOC: This isn't a Landship. Not even close. Just picture an oversized tank with big guns, not some sort of uber-death-machine.
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EUROBUSINESS QUARTERLY
7/24/20XX

Details Released as KDY "Super Tank" Enters Final Testing
To be named "Titan"


Kuat Drive Yards announced today that their "Super Tank" project is undergoing final testing prior to entering production under the designation of Titan Super Battle Tank.

Specifications for the Titan, expected to be a hot commodity on the international arms market, are as follows:

Weight: 175 tons
Length: 10.9 meters
Width: 7 meters
Height: 4.8 meters
Max speed on-road: 20 MPH
Max speed off-road: 15 MPH
Armament: 2x130mm turreted cannon, 2x30mm hull-mounted cannon, 4x20mm cannon (2 per side sponson), 2x APS ( active protection system )
Armor: 220mm turret, 200mm superstructure 190mm hull, 150mm gun mantlet


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OOC: This has been approved by Kasnyia, and it is not considered a "superweapon".
Edited by The Authority of the Grand Moff, Jul 25 2012, 12:02 AM.
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To The Tsar of All the Russias:

On behalf of Kuat Drive Yards, I would like to personally invite The Emperor or a designated subordinate for a private and discreet preproduction demonstration of the capabilities of the new Titan Super Battle Tank.



With most eager regards,
Moff Kuat
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OOC- Is the chassis of the tank based off the Chimera APC chassis? I play Warhammer 40k, as the Imperial Guard, and it looks familiar.
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OOC: No, it's a Macharius Vanquisher, from Forge World. Much bigger than a Chimera; it's just a bit smaller than a Baneblade.
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Encrypted Communique
 

To The Tsar of All the Russias:

On behalf of Kuat Drive Yards, I would like to personally invite The Emperor or a designated subordinate for a private and discreet preproduction demonstration of the capabilities of the new Titan Super Battle Tank.



With most eager regards,
Moff Kuat

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Encrypted Communication
From Russian Empire
To: Moff Kuat,

His majesty wishes to extend his most sincerely gratitude to you, Moff Kuat, for your most generous invitation. His majesty, Tsar Alexei Romanov II, has heard much of Kuat Drive Yards and the technological excellence it embodies in everything that comes off its production lines. While his majesty would be more than pleased to witness such a demonstration himself, the war effort sadly keeps his attention at home in Moscow. However, wishing not to waste such an opportunity, Tsar Alexei has requested that I Prince Anton Leiven, his majesty's Defense Minister, along with several officials from the his majesty's general staff participate in his stead. I, and the others, shall leave at once from Moscow.

Sincerely,
Prince Anton Leiven
Minister of Defense
The Russian Empire
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