TenorPenny Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 'Steelbug' MMT by skapunkplaything, on Flickr 'Steelbug' MMT by skapunkplaything, on Flickr 'Steelbug' MMT by skapunkplaything, on Flickr In an advanced age of powered battlesuits and radar-invisible gunships, many strategists posited the end of the tank completely. However, the relatively low cost and simplicity of the internal mechanisms of a tank - compared to, say, a walking exo-suit of death - means they have some use, especially with the less affluent paramilitaries, militias and mercenary forces throughout the galaxy. The 'Steelbug' is very small, with a crew of one. Most of it's surprisingly effective armour is situated around the sides and top, with it's treads vulnerable to all sorts of attack (some things never change). Even so, it's size is one of it's main assets. Any skilled mechanic can mag-lock the tank to a ship and drop it into enemy territory accurately from a great height. In this sense, it is favoured by paratroopers, marines and other intrusion forces who have to travel light. Quote
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