Vehicles/ROMMEL (HOWITZER PROTO)

==Description==
This version of the Rommel removes the standard weaponry and replaces it with weapons that are allegedly easier for newer troops to use and less likely to fall victim to electronic warfare or Anti-Missile systems. The main gun is a Long Tom Artillery Cannon. This weapon can inflict massive amounts of damage on the target and its immediate surroundings and it doesn't require a great gunner. The LRM-5 was replaced by a Thunderbolt 5 launcher to provide more punch. The engine is an expensive XL model, later dropped to a standard for the production version. The Rommel tank is a 65-ton armored combat vehicle, specializing in close range fighting and urban combat. Identical to its twin, the Patton, in every way but armament and armor configuration, the Rommel has primarily served with the Lyran Commonwealth and the Lyran Alliance. It is named after Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, a legendary commander of armored and mechanized forces renowned for his exploits during World War II on Terra. The Rommel was designed concurrently with the Patton in the early 3000s, when Defiance Industries decided that an armored combat vehicle capable of replacing 'Mechs was needed. Since 'Mech production was nearly at a standstill, the ability to produce and field armored vehicles became a necessity for every Successor State.
Missions	Source 	Affinity
5 	Generic 	Warrior: +1 Piloting Boost
10 	Generic 	Veteran: +1 Guts Boost
40 	Main Battle Tank 	Hull Down: +1 Defense, -5% Visibility (Quirk)
60 	Crew Compartment (2)	Skilled Sensor Operator: +1 Probe, +1 Adv. Sensors, +10% Sight and Sensors (Gear)
60 	Generic 	Master: +1 Tactics Boost
80 	Turret Systems (5) 	Hunter/Killer Team Training: Multi-Target & Breaching Shot Ability (Gear)
100 	Generic 	Elite: +1 Gunnery Boost
150 	Engine XL (1) 	Tuned Engine: -5% Heat Generated (Gear)
==Vehicle Bay==
 	 	Left 	Center 	Right
Front 	Health	 	A=285 S=35	
Front 	Fixed 	 	
Crew Compartment (2)
FCS Vehicle Std.
Sensors Vehicle Basic
2x ER Medium Laser	
Sides/Turret	Health	A=245 S=35	A=245 S=35	A=245 S=35
Sides/Turret	Fixed 	
Left Side Tracks	
Turret Systems (5)
Long Tom Cannon
Thunderbolt 5	
Right Side Tracks
Rear 	Health	 	A=225 S=35	
Rear 	Fixed 	 	
3x Ammo LongTom
Ammo LongTom Thermobaric
Ammo TBM 5
Structure (1)
Tracked Propulsion System
Heavy Ferro-Fibrous
Engine XL (1)
Engine Core 260
Coolant	
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