SP42 Cobra MBT
Name: SP42 Main Battle Tank
Craft: Misriah Armory SP42 Main Battle Tank
Type: Main Battle Tank
Scale: walker
Length: 8.8 x 5.2 meters
Skill: ground vehicle operations
Crew: 1; gunners: 1
Passengers: 0
Cargo Capacity: 150kg
Cover: full
Maneuverability: 0D
Move: 18; 50 km/h
Body Strength: 5D
Weapons
- 2 M66 30mm Light Rail Guns
- Fire Arc: turret
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: vehicle blasters
Fire Control: 1D
Range: 1-500/1,300/2,500m
Damage: 3D+1
- M98 105mm Light Rail Gun
- Fire Arc: turret
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: vehicle blasters
Fire Control: 1D
Range: 10-1,000/2,500/5,000m
Damage: 5D+1
Description: The Special Purpose-42 Main Battle Tank, also known as a Cobra, is a self-propelled heavy weapon platform used by the UNSC. First employed during Operation: CHARLEMAGNE, SP-42's are anti-materiel/anti-fortification tanks able to operate in both mobile and lockdown modes
Unlike many UNSC vehicles, the Cobra fills two distinct roles as both a mobile anti-vehicle platform and a self-propelled artillery piece. For speed and mobility it utilizes six rugged all-terrain wheels, which makes it highly maneuverable if not particularly fast. Specialized armor plates deflect projectiles and absorb explosive rounds.
The Cobra operates in mobile mode when engaging other vehicles or minor fortifications, allowing it to maneuver and fire simultaneously its twin M66 30mm Light Rail Guns. These weapons fire high-density slugs at such velocity that they easily penetrate Covenant heavy armor. The rail guns fire intermittently, not in a single burst, as the energy required to accelerate the slugs to the speeds required to pierce the heaviest armor can only be managed for one of the cannons at a time. Synchronized, simultaneous fire from both rail guns will destroy even the most heavily armored enemies, with penetration that easily outguns the standard 90mm cannon of the M808B Main Battle Tank.
When deployed in lockdown mode, the Cobra stows away the M66 guns, secures its treads into a stationary position and deploys the M98 105mm Light Rail Gun. The M98 can fire a solid slug or explosive artillery shell at supersonic velocities over very long ranges. It is ideal for use against heavily fortified structures and can destroy enemy vehicles with ease, more than making up for the loss of mobility.
Source:
- Halo Wiki: SP42 Main Battle Tank
- thedemonapostle