Kriegshund

> ***"An earth-shattering 12.8cm cannon complementing multi-layered carbide armor, robust shielding systems, and any method of traversal you can imagine... making xenoi shit themselves has never been more fun with this hound!"***  — Hinrich Krenkel, tankman during Operation Wolkenkratzer
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## Service history

### Used by

 Menschlicher Sternenstaat* Staatsschutz
* Staatswehr

### Wars

Punitive Staat-Sikazi WarOperation Wolkenkratzer (790)

Weld Invasion of Megaslava

## Production information

### Designer

Karl VigourouxHertel Schwerindustrie

Staatliche Rüstungskonzern

### Manufacturer

Karl-Giorno PanzerfabrikHertel Schwerindustrie

Nationale Kriegsfabrik

## Technical specifications

### Length

Gun forward: tbaHull length: 30.12 ft (9.18 m)

### Main armament

1x 12.8cm Pk. M9/K-128 rail-conducive gun

### Secondary armament

4x MaGwTu 77G coilgun micro-turrets2x Flak 70G 8mm coil autocannons

2x Frw-SM 25 vehicular missile launcher platforms

### Crew

Organic configuration: 5 (commander, driver, gunner, tech-operator, assistant tech-operator)
AI configuration: 3 (KrPz. 7-4 FKIM-13 vehicular artificial intelligence [driver, gunner, loader], tech-operator, assistant tech-operator)

## Usage

### Role(s)

Armored cavalryAnti-armor

Infantry support

The **Kriegshund** is a modern main battle tank used by the Staatswehr and Staatsschutz of the Menschlicher Sternenstaat that is used to perform anti-armor, armored cavalry, and infantry support duties during both independent and combined arms operations. Its official designation being ***Kriegspanzer*  VII-IV Kriegshund** (*KrPz. 7-4 Kriegshund)* and ordnance designation being *Spezialfahrzeug 229* (or *SpFz. 229)*, it is the fourth incarnation of the *KrPz. 7* line, being the synthesis between designs produced by the famed Karl Vigouroux, the Hertel Schwerindustrie corporation, and the national Staatliche Rüstungskonzern.

It is one of the most competent Staat tanks to date, combining a lightweight structure with that of extremely effective multi-layered armor and complex technological defenses in addition to a powerful 12.8cm Pk. M9/K-128 electromagnetic railgun. With hover and tracked configurations alongside all-terrain tetrapod modules being combined with all-organic or organic-AI crew possibilities and several modular kits, it is also one of the most advanced tanks, offering full sealing to the outside world and allowing for efficient operation in space, liquid submersion, crushing atmospheres, and normal environments alike.

Work in progress.

## Development

The *Kriegshund* was first conceptualized with the analysis of the shortcomings of its predecessor, the Kriegspanzer VI—VIII *Drachen* and the prototypes of the KrPz. VII line.

*Work in progress.*

## Production

Currently, over one million units of the *Kriegshund* and its variants have been produced, with such being handled by three separate manufactory entities such as the Karl-Giorno Panzerfabrik (the manufacture organization of Vigouroux) and the Hertel Schwerindustrie group, with the Nationale Kriegsfabrik handling manufacture during war-time. Such a massive amount of tanks were able to be produced through dedicated production strategies, specialized machinery, and intense factory automation across these three corporate entities.

The *Kriegshund* is the only vehicle from the Kriegspanzer VII MBT line in a state of "major production".