Tag: 880

Summary
Representing the first of the new generation super tanks, the “Mickey” BT 880 was widely used and replaced previous vehicles in most tank formations of the Federation. The vehicle is powered by a massive Smith and Westor nuclear generator at the back left, and separate generators at the back of the turret. This supertank, although slower than previous smaller vehicles was very well protected by shields and heavy Carbon armour.
The main armament was a double 244mm Nuclear Slug Cannons, as well as two 142mm nuke cannons. This larger guns could fire at extreme range (up to 5000km) and was provided with a dedicated rangefinder on the turret roof. The size of the vehicle meant that up to 50 nuclear rounds could be carried, as well as hundreds of other rounds. HE and AT dart rounds were also carried, and a common tactic against similarly shielded vehicles would be to ripple fire the 142mm guns and then the 244mm guns. The smaller nuke rounds would reduce the shielding, and the second 244mm Nuclear round round destroy anything. Against un-shielded targets a single nuke round would normally be enough, although in many situations a HE or AT round would be preferable especially if friendlies were nearby and to reduce collateral damage to civilians and infrastructure.