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Sentinel MBT (3 mods!)

Being developed alongside the Aggressor series of HMBTs, Quantum Industries realised that there was a need for a fast moderately armoured MBT to supplement the much heavier Aggressors. Whilst this could have been fulfilled by the Gladiators, these were not designed for such a role, and as such a new MBT would be created.

Knowing that highly sloped plates were the key to defeating the MagCannons developed by QI, they would go and implement a highly sloped upper glacis plate in order to protect against any incoming rounds to the tank, whilst keeping the weight down to a minimum. The tank would also go and sacrifice a good portion of its side protection in order to achieve this goal. In order to attach this plate however, the production complexity would need to be increased, which increased the cost of production substantially.

In order to keep mobility high, QI decided to try out a new turbine engine which would allow the Sentinel to reach a top speed of 140km/h, as well as give the tank excellent turning whilst on the move. This turbine engine would be very complex to create, further increasing what was starting to become a high production cost. Now rivalling and some suspect surpassing the cost of an Aggressor, despite the tank requiring much less resources to produce.

Finally, the tank would be one of the first tanks equipped with a radar system, alongside the Aggressors. This would allow for much easier target acquisition and worked by scanning the area using all the different wavelengths of light. This would mean that nothing is invisible to the radar, and the crew would be able to see tanks that are using advanced stealth techniques.

In the end, the production costs of the Sentinel just made it far too expensive for what it provided, and whilst it was very good at being a fast support MBT, it was ultimately deemed unworthwhile and would be replaced with the Gunslinger Mk. I series of MBTs.

This version is a standard version of the sentinel, but made redecorated to feature the standard Quantum Industries desert camouflage.

Stats

Crew: 1x Driver/gunner

Armament:

• 1x 88mm cannon
  Vertical traverse: (+25,-12)
  
• 1x gatling gun
  
• 1x rocket launcher
  
• 1x 5.56mm MG turret

Armour:
Front: 2nd gen HIVE armour
Side: light armour
Rear: light armour

Dimensions:
Length: 11m (12.5m with gun)
Width: 6.5m
Height: 4.5m

Weight: 67.4 tonnes (unequipped)

Powerplant: 2x small reactors

Survival Ready? Yes but only if you carry Oxygen bottles

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Author’s note: This tank can have the cannon replaced with no issue to the scripts.