The Rebel Faction

TJE R&D #2

Name: Heavy Terrain Assault Transport (HT-AT)
Type: Ground Assault Vehicle
Length: 35 Meters
Height: 25 Meters
Hull: 150 RU
Shields: 230 SBD
Speed: With Legs 55 kilometers per hour With Wheels 85 kilometers per hour
Weapons: Four Heavy Anti-Armor Laser CAnnons; Heavy Repeating Rifle (rotating) ; Ten Laser Batteries; Two Rocket Launchers (x3 rockets) ; Blades on Legs
Troop Capacity: 25 Troops
Personell 28 to operate


Background

The Jutraalian Heavy Terrain Assaualt Transport (HT-AT) is designed for the sheer purpose of destroying everything on the front line. Realizing the Rebel tactic of tripping AT-AT's, Fearsons has placed blades onto the legs to snap cables, it has heavy hull, and heavier shields. The deflector shield generator is wedged inside of the engine, which is mounted on the aft, heavily defended by two turbolasers. On the sides of the HT-AT are laser batteries, six per side to prevent flanked assaults. Need be, the HT-AT can be used to deploy soldiers to the front line quickly and without risk of destruction.

If speed is necessary, the HT-AT's legs can retract outward, and turn into mobile blades to hack through opponents and wheels move out from the hull. However, the wheels are not heavily armored at all, having a very low RU rating, easily destroyed with lasers. Two rocket launchers are placed onto the HT-AT's sides, next to its neck firing dummy rockets which cause severe damage, yet are hard to produce, it can only carry three at a time in each. Finally the HT-AT carries a a Heavy Repeating Rifle which rotates atop its head, used for eliminating infantry.

Reports

The HT-AT is a heavy and well built device, able to rock the front lines with little problem. However they are fairly slow and are quite recognizeable on radar. It should take 15-25 days to research. The wheels can easily be removed from the HT-AT, allowing more troop space, but that kind of defeats its purpose to drop off troops being so slow. As well, the HT-AT is very easily modified, allowing the rocket tubes to be replaced with more guns or concussion missiles.