TME-42 Predator Main Battle Tank

tme42predator.jpg (6803 bytes)    tme42predator.gif (1757 bytes)

STATISTICS

Mass:  50 tons Movement Type:  Tracked
Power Plant:  TME 210 eXtraLight Armor Type:  TME 3000 Standard
Comm Systems:  TME Vox Et Deus Cruising Speed:  45 kph
Targeting/Tracking Systems:  
     TME 3050 Point-And-Shoot
Maximum Speed:  65 kph
Chassis:  RevEng WH40K-SMMT "Predator"
Armament
    1 TME/BTSTS-HUAC:3057 "Rapid Hand Cannon" Heavy Rapid-Fire Autocannon
    2 TME/BTSTS-PML:3049 "Tommy Laser" Medium Pulse Lasers

OVERVIEW

    The TME-42 is a direct rip-off of the Predator battle tank used by the Space Marines of the Warhammer 40,000 S/TS.  An unimpressive design, the Predator is best suited for infantry support.

CAPABILITIES

    Equipped for a medium to short range fight, the Predator showcases a heavy rapid-fire autocannon in a top turret and medium pulse lasers in side sponson.  Cellular Ammunition Storage Equipment protects the crew in case of an ammunition explosion, and an average amount of armor protects them from everything else.

DEPLOYMENT

    It is not very popular, but it is common--mostly as a rich-man's Vedette.

VARIANTS

    The Predator is modular by nature, but TME has not capitalized on that quite yet.

TME-42 Predator Rip-Off

50 tons Tracked Cruising MP: 4 (45 kph) Flank MP: 6 (65 kph)
Engine:  210 XL Fusion Engine Mass: 7.0 t Control Mass:  2.5 t No Lift Equipment
No Power Amplifier 10 Heat Sinks Internal Structure: 5.0 t Turret Mass:  1.5 t
Armor Mass: 11 t Armor Points:  176 Crew:  5 Sponson Mass:  .5 t

 

ARMOR

EQUIPMENT

Front:

48

Ultra AC/10 Turret
Left/Right Side:

30 / 30

Medium Pulse Laser L. Sponson
Rear:

20

Medium Pulse Laser R. Sponson
Front Turret:

not applicable

50 Ultra AC/10 shots Body
Rear Turret:

48

CASE Rear

    DESIGNER'S NOTE:    Yeah, it's a Games Workshop Predator.  The JPG picture is from an old vehicle Datafax card.  The design is mine.  All in good fun.

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