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XM168 Bolide (LOSAT)

52.8k RocCrafter101  5.3 years ago
Auto Credit Based on RocCrafter101's M7A2 Mammoth

Background

The M168 Bolide is a Federation anti-tank missile vehicle designed by Imparis to defeat tanks and other individual targets. Instead of using a High Explosive Anti-Tank warhead like other anti-tank missiles, the Nomad deployed a kinetic energy penetrator to punch through armor. The LOSAT is fairly light and was designed to be able to be mounted onto a Humvee while allowing the vehicle to remain air-portable.

The M8 Mastiff was chosen as one of the mounting vehicles for the system. The new guidance system could keep two missiles in flight to separate targets, allowing the vehicle to salvo fire its weapons against a tank squadron in a few seconds. Reaching speeds of Mach 6.8, LOSAT was in the air from launch to maximum range in less than 3 seconds, making counter-fire extremely difficult. The range was beyond that of existing main tank guns (11km or 15km Extended range), allowing the LOSAT to fire and move before tanks could maneuver into a position to return fire.

-Based on the LOSAT

Controls

MOVEMENT

-Yaw turns
-Pitch moves forward and reverse
-LandingGear activates windshield protection

WEAPONS

-FireWeapons fires HKKMs (Also drops a mine for some reason)
-FireGuns does nothing

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor M7A2 Mammoth
  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 9.7ft (3.0m)
  • Length 20.8ft (6.3m)
  • Height 12.6ft (3.8m)
  • Empty Weight 59,037lbs (26,779kg)
  • Loaded Weight 60,380lbs (27,388kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.446
  • Wing Loading N/A
  • Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
  • Drag Points 7197

Parts

  • Number of Parts 519
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 2,962