(This is a revised version of the steam tank I originally posted; it has improved armor and armament).
This tank is used to spearhead infantry assaults, operating in conjunction with land dreadnaughts. The tank appears roughly similar to a WWI tank, but is wider and shorter. The cannons are mounted, one each side, in sponsons allowing 90 degree traverse from almost directly ahead to directly to the side (this means both cannons cannot fire at the same target unless it is huge). A turret with a Gatling gun is provided to help fend off enemy infantry; the cannon loaders are also provided with rifles and rifle ports if their assistance is required.
There is a large oval door on each side of the tank, behind the sponsons. There is also a hatch for the driver in front and for the stokers at the rear. Although internal cargo space is limited, like tankers of all eras crews find ways to hang equipment on the sides and top of their vehicle.
Subassemblies: body +4, full rotation turret +1, two tracks +3
P&P: 250 kW triple-expansion steam turbine, two 3600 kWs
lead-acid batteries, 75 cf coal bank, 10 hours
Occ: 1 NCS (turret), 9 NCS (body) [one Gatling gunner, two cannon
gunners, two cannon loaders, driver, commander, two stokers, one engineer;
in some cases, the commander doubles as the Gatling gunner and an extra
stoker is added]
Cargo: 10 cf
| Armor | F | R/L | B | T | U |
| Body | 4/50 | 4/40 | 4/20 | 3/10 | 4/20 |
| Turret | 4/50 | 4/40 | 4/20 | 3/10 | |
| Tracks | 4/25 |
Weaponry
.58-cal gatling [Tur:F] (1000 solid)
3" cannon [Bo:L] (40 HE, 10 solid)
3" cannon [Bo:R] (40 HE, 10 solid)
Equipment
Turret: Searchlight (1 mile)
Body: casemate mounts for 3" guns, two 10x telescope (+3/+6)
for each gunner
Statistics
| Size: 7'x8'x18' | Payload: approx. 7900 lbs | Lwt: 60,438 lbs (30.22 tons) |
| Volume: 1795 cf (Size Mod: +5) | Maint.: 56 hours | Price: $6,300 |
HT: 8
HP: 960 [body], 96 [turret], 340 [each track]
| gSpeed: 29 | gAccel: 2 | gDecel: 20 | gMR: 0.25 | gSR: 6 | GP: very low (4/5) |
Design Notes
Frame is expensive, medium for 1100 cf body, 35 cf turret and 660 cf
tracks. Armor is standard metal.
New Weapons
3" rifled cannon: short barrel, breechloader
Dam 5dx7 Solid or 10d [6d] HE, Acc 13, SS 25, 1/2 Dam 800, Max 4200,
ROF 1/6, cannon 590 lbs, ammo 25 lbs Solid/16.5 lbs HE