Self-Propelled Heavy Artillery

SPHA-T
Craft: Rothana Engineering Self Propelled Heavy Artillery-Turbolaser
Type: Heavy artillery walker
Scale: Walker
Length: 34 meters
Skill: Walker operation: SPHA-T
Crew: 5, gunners: 10
Passengers: 20 (troops)
Cargo Capacity: 500 kilograms
Consumables1 week
Cover: Full
Maneuverability: 0D
Move: 12; 35 kmh
Body Strength: 3D
Shields: 1D
Weapons:

• Heavy Turbolaser Cannon

Fire Arc: Front
Crew: 10
Skill: Vehicle weapons
Fire Control: 1D
Range: 100-400/2/4 Km
Damage: 6D

• 12 Blaster Cannons (fire separately)

Fire Arc: 2 front, 2 rear, 5 right, 5 left
Scale: Character
Crew: 1
Skill: Vehicle blasters
Fire Control: 1D
Range: 10-50/250/500 m
Damage: 6D

Description: SPHA's had 12 legs. Unlike smaller walkers, such as the AT-TE, SPHA units were unable to be carried into battle by LAAT/c gunships because of their large size and weight. Instead, they were deployed directly from landed Acclamator-class assault ships, which could carry 36 of the artillery platforms.

In battle, SPHA walkers usually received orders from ground-based command posts, which provided a less isolated and more in-touch view of the battlefield than the towering walkers. In addition, SPHA units had a complement of 30 clone troopers, which could be deployed rapidly via a dorsal troop deployment hatch. In seconds, the soldiers could disembark the vehicle and secure the area immediately around the walker, providing protection from enemy infantry and other light units.