LTV-4 Hover Tank

Description
The vehicle simply known as the "Hover Tank" was originally developed by Lucas Technologies as bid to gain a military contract Terran Hegemony's Armed forces. After years of development and proposals, the result their efforts would be the LTV-4 Hover Tank in 2464. The LTV series was the response as part of an effort to counter proliferation of BattleMech technologies stolen from the Hegemony. The vehicle was designed to swarm these early BattleMechs in groups and use their combined firepower to hold them until other forces could close and eliminate them. With some resistance from HAF Leadership, CEO Harrison Lucas focused his company's efforts into making a more compelling design. Results of the LTV-4's lighter, but stronger armor would ultimately herald a new age in armored combat and make Lucas a very rich man.

The LTV-4 would enter mass-production first through Lucus Technologies and later with General Mechanics. First in service with the Terran Hegemony and it would be later be licensed during the Star League era to its fellow member-states. The design would simply be known as "Hover Tank" over the centuries, staying in service in one form or another through the Succession Wars.

Weapons and Equipment
LTV-4's main gun is its Particle Projector Cannon mounted in the turret. A single 4-tube Short Range Missile launcher is added to the turret as secondary weapon.

Powered by a 115 rated Internal Combustion Engine, the craft can achieve respectable speed of 110 kph. Crowning achievement of design its prototype Standard-Grade Armor, 5.5 tons material encases the vehicle's hull.

Variants

 * LTV-2 : Early version of the Hover Tank, this vehicle featured a single Heavy Laser. It was a speedy vehicle, however it used a primitive grade of armor which made it fragile. It only entered service in small numbers during the Age of War.

Design Quirks
The vehicle features the following Design Quirks:
 * Easy to Maintain
 * Obsolete/2700