Post by Rose on Apr 30, 2007 14:50:32 GMT -5
Self-Propelled Medium Artillery - Turbolaser (SPMA-T)
Basic Information -
Size: 20 meters long
Manufacturer: Rothana Heavy Engineering
Type: Walker
Weapon: Heavy Turbolaser Cannon; 12 Antipersonnel Blaster Cannon
Affiliation: Galactic Empire
A refinement of a vehicle originally introduced in the first battle of the Clone Wars, the Imperial SPMA-T is a self-propelled medium artillery walker, specifically fitted with a long-range turbolaser cannon. Like the SPHA-T predecessor, the weapons system is modular, and variant SPMA walkers can be deployed with special payloads for specific missions. In the years since the Clone Wars, materials improvements allowed the walker to be lightened through the use of more modern alloys and composites. Furthermore, a more modern turbolaser lets this smaller walker pack as powerful a punch as the Republic-era titan. SPMA-Ts are artillery units by every definition -- they are essentially walking turrets. The main cannons have a frighteningly long range and require targets to be sensor-painted in order to hit them. These vehicles are slow moving and not heavily armored, and usually are dispatched with an escort.