SPH-203 Judge

The SPH-203 Judge is a 203mm "Heavy Artillery Class" self-propelled artillery of the United Earth Federation. It is used by the Federation Army as their long-range strategic artillery cannon and is referred to as "heavy artillery", a class designation it shares with railgun-armed artillery systems. Armed with the M52 203mm artillery cannon, the SPH-203 Judge fires almost exclusively laser-guided, rocket assisted, projectiles, giving it immense range for a cannon-based artillery. As a result, its primary role in the Federation Army's Artillery Corps is counter-battery fire. It sometimes supplements the MRL-25 Arbiter as a cheaper alternative or whenever the MRL-25 is unavailable in this role.
Much like the MRL-25 Arbiter, SPH-381 Umpire and SPH-382 Linesman, it is supported by the MSV-400 Wojtek artillery munitions supply vehicle and the FCV-11 fire direction command vehicle. Unlike its other cannon artillery brethren it is based on its own uniquely designed chassis and hull but has a 80% shared part commonality with all the above mentioned, allowing for ease of maintenace and logistics.
== Armament ==
The SPH-203 Judge's M52 cannon is 203mm in diameter and has a barrel length of 52 caliber, sometimes simply referred to as 8"/52. The cannon uses a different autoloading system compared to its brethren due to its much larger cannon and shells. Instead of being fully autoloaded, it has a 6 round magazine autoloader that must be refilled manually by two loaders and with the help of a mechanical assistant autoloader. The turret is only partially enclosed and is only capable of traversing 45 degrees to either side.