PEACEKEEPER TANK

## SUMMARY

A behemoth of armor and devastating firepower, the Peacekeeper tank is the most formidable of all ground-based ARIA drones. The first generation of Peacekeeper launched in 2110 alongside the third generation of bipedal ARIA drones, quickly revealing its weaknesses.

The first generation Peacekeeper tank held a boxy, simplistic shell that disguised its sensitive electronic components. While the armor was thick enough to deflect small arms fire, its shape made the tank particularly susceptible to attacks from explosive devices. A secondary, and perhaps larger flaw, was the power source that was employed by the tanks of this generation. With the goal of long-term field deployment without the need for servicing or charging, the first generation tanks utilized a thorium reactor core. While the core was held at a sufficient stability to prevent the risk of a meltdown or explosive reaction occurring, critical damage to the tank's hull could strip away layers of shielding, dosing nearby human soldiers with radiation.

The second generation release fixed many of the issues with the tank's overall geometry, allowing it to stand up to significantly more abuse before a hull rupture occurred. The thorium reactor system was still employed in this generation, as there was yet to be another power source that could provide sufficient energy to operate the tank for an extended length of time while still fitting reasonably within its hull.

The third generation of peacekeeper tank saw its launch coincide with the fourth generation of bipedal drones, both of which taking advantage of the recent development of the Anderson Type B power cell. The Type B cell allowed bipedal drones to operate for drastically longer than before, going month without a refuel, while the third generation Peacekeeper tank could finally utilize a compact power source that both provided a long period of available energy with easily swappable cells when a refuel was necessary, and came without the risk of radiation leaking when a tank took fatal damage.

Third generation Peacekeepers typically are found in one of three configurations, their top-mounted implement changing to reflect the intended use of each model.

The standard Peacekeeper MBT comes equipped with a plasma-based energy gun, its array of counter-rotating barrel groups being capable of a variable rate of fire peaking at approximately 4300 shots per minute of sustained fire. The weapon is targeted by direct line of sight as processed by the tank's core computer, using a coaxial array of sensors to accurately identify targets.

The Mobile Datacenter model replaces a top-mounted weapon with a satellite and radar driven sensor array, allowing it to provide highly accurate topographical data collection and projection, as well as function as an extension of the AI core that drives its cluster of drones.

The Heavy Bombardment model was designed explicitly for breaching or demolishing heavily reinforced positions, coming equipped with a complement of smart-targeting, salvo-capable 80mm rockets. Each rocket is capable of delivering devastating results on a target, and a full salvo still boasts the ability to allow individual flight-path control for each rocket involved.

All models of third generation Peacekeeper come equipped with a 105mm reciprocating cannon mounted to their front face, which can be loaded with a variety of munitions types.

On the rare occasion that a Peacekeeper tank finds itself summoned for service within Alta Turre, its target's best chance for survival is to be gone before the tank arrives.

## REFERENCES

ARIA | ANDERSON TYPE B CELL | ALTA TURRE

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