From: v055nmvy@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (David A Gaidasz)
Newsgroups: rec.games.board
Subject: RL: More Centurion designs...
Date: 30 Sep 92 20:23:00 GMT
Organization: New Avalon: Camelot Corps Command


	There was recently a call for Centurion designs. Here's a redesign on
an old favorite of mine...

Excalibur Mk II

Class: Heavy Grav Tank
Cost: 2,353,800
Mass: 373				Scenario Points: 24
Engine: 2500				Infantry Squad: No
Thrust: 4				Digging Cannons: No

Shields:				Armour:
    Front: 100				    Front: 100
    Right: 80				    Right: 100
    Left:  80				    Left:  100
    Stern: 90				    Stern: 100
    Bottom: 80				    Bottom: 100
					    Turret: 100
Weapons:
    Type:		Location:	Damage:		Range:
	150mm Gauss	   Turret		T	  15
	150mm Gauss	   Turret		T	  15
	7.5/6 Laser	   Turret	        10	  20
	5/6 Laser	   Turret		9	  20
	Vulcan 4	   Turret		S	  NA
	TVLG (12)	   Hull 1		T	   6
	SMLM (2)	   Hull 2		T	  10
	AP Laser	   Hull 2		S	   3

	This is the recent redesign of a heavy tank submitted to Commonwealth
military procurement in 6828, by the fledgling Crestview Development Team on
Farview. The original design had more ballistic firepower, with a 200mm Gauss
cannon in the belly, and twin 100mm Gauss cannon in the turret. Unfortunately,
the design as submitted had problems with ammunition feeds and target tracking.
Instead of scrapping the design, the team reworked the design, and then 
resubmitted the new tank, dubbed the MK II. The team eliminated the 200mm, 
whose targeting demands had overtaxed the targeting system. With the weight of
the 200mm gone, however, the team discovered they could upgrade the twin 100s
to 150mms.
	The new Excalibur Mk II also had plenty of weight and power available
to power two of the most powerful lasers available. Still, there was space left
over for the designers to improve the sensor suite, and improve the living
conditions in the tank. As a matter of fact, there is enough room for a crew-
member to sack out while on extended manuvers.
	This craft has only been tested in battle once, at a battle on the 
planet Wuj. A platoon of the new Excaliburs, onplanet for merely 4 hours, was 
ordered to help bolster a line that was failing under a TOG push. The 3 tanks
moved into postion hastily, as the TOG force roared after the remnants of the
fractured century.
	As the Toggies entered range, all 3 Excaliburs opened up on the lead
Horatius(es). It crumpled under the onslaught of 6 gauss cannon. The Excaliburs
proceeded to paint and core the next vehicle, as the disorganized Toggies tried
to discover exactly what hell they had wandered into. The fleeing century 
turned and joined the Excaliburs, as one tank after the other blossomed into
fireballs. In less than 10 minutes, the TOG charge was smashed, with 7 Horatius,
3 Trajan, and one of the new Augustus lying dead on the field. All 3 Excaliburs
limped home, a battered but positive testimonial to the expertise of the 
Crestview engineers. 


Comments, queries and critiques welcome. (Yes, the battle actually occured.
All 3 tanks did make it home, too.)

					David Gaidasz
					Prefect,
					1113th Renegade Strike Legion
					"Camolot Corps"
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