Name: Kathallan Tracked Tank Vehicle Mark I "Nexu" (KTTVMk1, Nexu)
Credits:
Consolidation Thread: NA
Description: After 25 years in trench deadlock during the Kathallan Civil War, the industries of City State Kardia developped cheaper, non-conventional tank vehicles that specialized in piercing through trenchlines. Painted with the iconic Kathallan Grey shade, the KTTVs are the fast-moving light armoured glass cannons of Kathalla.
CLASSIFICATION
- Type:
- Land Vehicle: Medium Vehicle
- Dimensions:
- Length: 5,92m
- Width: 2,88m
- Height: 2,68m
- Crew:
- Tank Commander
- Driver
- Gunner (Main Gun)
- Loader (Main Gun)
- Gunner (Blaster)
- Dimensions:
- Land Vehicle: Medium Vehicle
ATTRIBUTES
- Durability: Low
- Speed: High
- Steel Tracks
- Twin Magnetic Engines
- Defensive Capabilities: Low
- Gear
- 65mm Steel Armour
- Gear
- Offensive Capabilities: High
- Armaments
- Scarcity: Uncommon
- Manufacturer: Dark Crusade, Aphotic Industries Inc
- Cargo Capacity: NA
- Fast Moving.
- Built to drive through rough terrain.
Weaknesses
- Magnetic Propulsion. When exposed to EMPs, the tank's engines collapse.
- Glass Cannon. Although packs heavy cannon, its armour is quite light, making it vulnerable to enemy fire.
Historical Information
The KTTVMk1 was the first magnetic-powered tank developped by the Industries of Kardia to overcome the resource crisis due to the prolonged trench warfare that spiked the inflation of the planet. The "Nexu" was a revolutionary vehicle, capable of engaging targets from significant range while also spearheading lightning offensives against enemy trenchlines.
After a period of successful operations, the "Nexu" was a big part of the "Tremul Offensive" (named after the renown Kardian General Gaviril Tremul) and among the reasons why for several local time months the Kardian army managed to break the deadlock. Unfortunatelly, the apparent weakness of the vehicle against the EMPs was proven to be a major mechanical flow that eventually was discovered by the enemy.
With the war of movement continuing, and the enemy industries eventually launching their own counter-Nexu vehicles, the tank warfare was brought to a stale in and of itself, with tanks fighting in covert operations in the dense forest outside Zaruuz. With little armour, the Nexu tanks found themselves on the losing side of most confrontations, eventually being replaced by later developped models.
After the Imperial Invasion of Kathalla, and the gradual intergration of the Kardian industries by the Aphotic Industries Inc, the KTTVMk1 tank vehicles were put out of production, with the excess supply from the time of the war remaining in military warehouses, either assigned to homefront bases or shipped off-world to lesser frontiers the Kathallan Regiments were dispatched to.
