Otter Light Tank
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| Otter Light Tank | |
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| General characteristics | |
| Crew | 0 / 1 |
| Length | 3,6 m |
| Width | 1,9 m |
| Height | 1,84 m |
| Weight | 2,8 tonnes |
| Armour and armament | |
| Armour | |
| Main armament | Varies |
| Secondary armament | n/a |
| Mobility | |
| Power plant | 110 hp |
| Suspension | |
| Road speed | |
| Off-road speed | |
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The Otter Light Tank is a is an air-transportable light tank that is used by the Landmacht and the Knootian Marine Corps of Knootoss. It was developed to meet the requirement for an air-transportable lightly armoured vehicle for use by airborne troops and marines. It is able to fight infantry as well as enemy tanks or aircraft. The Otter can easily be flown in by transport helicopters, or transport planes.
Variants
Like the Schaats armoured fighting vehicle, the Otter is a highly modular design. Variants in Service
- Otter Mark II-VK
- Reconnaissance / Fire Control Vehicle
- Otter Mark IV-LVS
- Light Air Defence / Air Defence Reconnaissance System, fitted with an air defence missile launcher.
- Otter Mark IV-GMS
- Advanced Mortar System, fitted with a 120 mm automatic laying weapon system
- Otter Mark V-AT
- Anti-Tank Vehicle, fitted with HOT missiles
- Otter Mark V-GV
- Engineering Scout: combat engineer reconnaissance
- Otter Mark V-CP
- Command Post: battalion command post
The Otter Mark VII series aims to replace many the above-mentioned variants with autonomously operating or remotely operated alternatives. Production of tanks in the mark VII series has been authorised in the latter years of the Daatman Administration, and it's numbers are limited. The Mark VII-GMS, Mark VII-AT and Mark VII LVS saw action during the Iesus Christi Civil War, particularly during the Battle of Herswood Forest.
Protection
The tank has a digital fire control system, and the crew is protected against Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) threats with an NBC overpressurization system. For increased protection in urban combat, it is equipped with an active protection system.
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Knootian Defence Force Hardware |
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| Main article: Knootian Defence Force | ||
| Ground vehicles: | Otter Light Tank | Schaats | Stadtholder Tank | ||
| Surface Combatants: | De Ruyter-class Battlecruiser | Ondeugd-class Battleship | Phlegethon-class frigate | Waarden-class Air Defence Cruiser | ||
| Submarines: | Elementen-class submarine | Vampier-class submarine | Zeedier-class submarine | ||
| Aircraft Carriers and Amphibious Ships: | Armageddon-class Drone Carrier | Koloniën-class Escort Carrier | Republiek-class Fleet Carrier | ||
| Aircraft: | KDF80 Vuurhaag Interceptor | Luchtkoe | OLV2 Valk Drone | ||
| Components: | 30.48cm Naval Rail Gun | CAESAR | Gay Spray | Sterrenraaf | ||
| Main Battle Tanks: | ARAY | Caprelli | Carrion | AY1-1A Arctos | AY2-1B Panthera Uncia | AY2-1E Panthera Tigris | AY2-1L Panthera Leo | ChallengerTCN 2 | Chuck Norris | Cougar | Crusader | Dreyden | Galm | Geraldric | Guardian | Kodiak | Luxorhynchus | Ma-54 | Mekhev | Merina | Ocnus | Phalanx | Punisher | Red Cloud | Sabre | Salamander | Saracen | Indigenschen | Scorpion (Phoenix Militia) | Scorpion (Noders) | Smilodon | Stadtholder | T-10 | T-12 | T-140 | Talon | TK-17 | Type 42 | Type 97 | Viper | Warrior | Warspider | W-IV | Z-34 |
| Light Tanks: | Ashurbanipal | Borhyena | Colonial (Light) | Grozynj | Otter | Predator | T-8 Sprite |
| Heavy Tanks: | AAV-10 | Colonial (Heavy) | Lion/Puma | Megalania | Merkava VK | Samson | Scorpion | T-2 Savage | T-11 | Type 40 |
| Super-Heavy Tanks: | Morrigan |
