Mark 17 CUMV(L)

The Mark 17 CUMV(L) was a combat support vehicle developed by Royal Manticoran Navy in the early 20th Century PD.
Capable of being loaded on the external cargo racks of David Taylor class fast combat support vessels or other RMN ammunition colliers, the Mark 17 was designed to provide the ability to reload mulitple SD(P)s simultaneously. Each of the unmanned, automated vehicles carried the capacity to store three hundred Mark 23 flatpack missile pods and were equipped with the high-speed, high-volume cargo handling equipment to rapidly transfer those pods to the launch rails of SD(P)s.
The Mark 17 was not equipped with onboard weapons, point defenses, impeller drives, or stealth system. They were meant for relatively short movements on reaction drive or to be towered by the small, unmanned towing units that were usually paired with them.
While not designed for concealment, the Mark 17's size and lack of emissions made it very difficult to detect except on active sensors at very short ranges.
In certain circumstances. the Mark 17 could be used tactically in combat as was demonstrated by Task Group 10.2.9 of the RMN Tenth Fleet in the Battle of Włocławek. In that battle, two Mark 17s from the HMS Charles Ward were detached and towed into position by HMLAC Raven and HMLAC Parasol, units of LAC Detachment FSV-39, and were used as the primary Manticoran missile platforms. ()
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