Post by Insano-Man on Sept 24, 2018 9:33:50 GMT -5
An Undying Legacy
For the past 400 years, from AV13 to the current iteration of AV26, the Sportsman has been in service with the Commonwealth Armed Forces as the physical embodiment of the Sword of Junholdt. Powerful, agile, and adaptable, the Sportsman has shown that modern armor is ready to take on any task and stride through it with confidence.
History
After the Commonwealth's unsuccessful "Shepherd" offensive combat doctrine, where the MIAV was almost wholly devoted to the use of mechanized infantry, was formally revised in 1608 A.F., the armored units in most divisions found themselves sorely lacking in the now-critical main battle tanks which had mostly been retired from service. Furthermore, the AV10 Grant was beginning to show its age when put up against the significantly more modern Federal armor of the time. Its comparatively ineffective armor and aging cannon design necessitated that it either be renovated or replaced. The latter would happen quite soon after the Armed Forces announced it would be offering contracts for a new main battle tank.
In an unexpected turn of events, Panzer Motors, a recent arrival in the automobile market, quickly submitted a design it had apparently produced before the Shepherd doctrine went into effect. Hoping for a return to the norm of modern armor, the concept - codenamed "Prize Fighter" - was slowly developed over the thirty-two years of the Shepherd doctrine's prominence. With the long period of time to refine the Prize Fighter's overall performance and versatility, the Armed Forces were practically handed a finished design within the first week of bidding. This design would go on to be known as the XV1 Sportsman during its design test phase, where it competed against four other designs from Junholdt Arms, Regal Manufacturing, and the Verrincross industrial corporation. The two designs from Junholdt Arms, the XV2 Doubletake and XV5 Edmond, would go on to become the basis for the modern AV11 Doubletake personnel carrier and now-retired AV12 Edmond mobile artillery. While these two designs were of some success, the XV1 ultimately won out, taking its place as the AV13 Sportsman.
As a testament to its refinement, the Sportsman has seen little changes to its basic design since its original concept. Even today, with thirteen iterations behind it, the AV26 does not appear very much different from its grandfather. Although, one thing has most certainly changed; the Sportsman has become a significantly more lethal and versatile war machine, meeting and, in some cases, surpassing its counterparts in the Federal Armored Corps and Republican Military. With most vehicles now mounting the powerful 36mm AVRG 3C mass driver or nigh-inescapable AVAAA 81A smart-flak anti-aircraft gun, the Sportsman has helped prove that, while the Commonwealth may not be at the top of the military ladder, it is certainly no pushover.
Equipment
General Combat (Peacetime)
Crew: One driver, two gunners, one commander
Armament: AVRG 3C (Turreted), AVPD 15 (Coaxial), two AVMG 204As (Turret Top)
Munitions: 80 AVRGS 101B slugs, 500 caseless 10x29mm AFRP rounds, 1,000 caseless 13.2x91mm AFMG rounds (500 per AVMG 204F)
Additional Systems: POD-21 point defense system
Miscellaneous: None
General Combat (Wartime)
Crew: One driver, two gunners, one commander, one loader
Armament: AVRG 3C (Turreted), AVPD 15 (Coaxial), two AVMG 204As (Turret Top)
Munitions: 180 AVRGS 100C slugs, 1,000 full-body 10x29mm AFHS rounds, 2,000 full-body 13.2x91mm AFMG rounds (1,000 per AVMG 204F)
Additional Systems: POD-21 point defense system, COBSWEB Network access, Armored Vehicle Gunship Survival equipment
Miscellaneous: Equipment racks
Patrol (Peacetime)
Crew: One driver, one gunner, one commander
Armament: AVRG 3C (Turreted), AVPD 15 (Coaxial), one AVMG 204A (Turret Top)
Munitions: 50 AVRGS 101B slugs, 250 caseless 10x29mm AFRP rounds, 500 caseless 13.2x91mm AFMG rounds
Additional Systems: POD-21 point defense system, priority distress signal transmitter
Miscellaneous: Equipment racks
Patrol (Wartime)
Crew: One driver, two gunners, one commander
Armament: AVRG 3C (Turreted), AVPD 15 (Coaxial), one AVMG 204A (Turret Top)
Munitions: 100 AVRGS 101B slugs, 800 full-body 10x29mm AFHS rounds, 800 full-body 13.2x91mm AFMG rounds
Additional Systems: POD-21 point defense system, priority distress signal transmitter
Miscellaneous: None
Command Vehicle
Crew: One driver, two gunners, two commanders, two communications personnel
Armament: AVRG 3C (Turreted), AVPD 15 (Coaxial), two AVMG 204As (Turret Top)
Munitions: 180 AVRGS 100C slugs, 1,000 full-body 10x29mm AFHS rounds, 2,000 full-body 13.2x91mm AFMG rounds (1,000 per AVMG 204F)
Additional Systems: POD-21 point defense system, COBSWEB Network access, Armored Vehicle Critical Mission equipment
Miscellaneous: Equipment racks, AVCC 100 communications equipment, external oxygen tanks (used on barren worlds only)
Infantry Fighting Vehicle (Peacetime)
Crew: One driver, two gunners, one commander
Armament: AVRG 3C (Turreted), AVPD 15 (Coaxial), two AVMG 204As (Turret Top)
Munitions: 30 AVRGS 101A slugs, 50 AVRGS 102C, 750 caseless 10x29mm AFRP rounds, 2,000 caseless 13.2x91mm AFMG rounds (1,000 per AVMG 204F)
Additional Systems: POD-21 point defense system, COBSWEB Network access, Armored Vehicle Gunship Survival equipment
Miscellaneous: Equipment racks, AVTE 490 personnel carrier (capacity of 1-3 fully-equipped rangers), external oxygen tanks (used on barren worlds only)
Infantry Fighting Vehicle (Wartime)
Crew: One driver, two gunners, one commander, one loader
Armament: AVRG 3C (Turreted), AVPD 15 (Coaxial), two AVMG 204As (Turret Top)
Munitions: 80 AVRGS 101A slugs, 80 AVRGS 102C, 1,500 full-body 10x29mm AFHS rounds, 3,000 full-body 13.2x91mm AFMG rounds (1,500 per AVMG 204F)
Additional Systems: POD-21 point defense system, COBSWEB Network access, Armored Vehicle Critical Mission equipment
Miscellaneous: Equipment racks, AVTE 490 personnel carrier (capacity of 1-3 fully-equipped rangers), external oxygen tanks (used on barren worlds only)
Anti-Aircraft
Crew: One driver, one gunner, one commander
Armament: AVAAA 81A (Turreted), AVMG 200 (Forward Hull)
Munitions: 300 65mm AVAAA 50 shells, 30 65mm COSAM-VAA missiles, 500 full-body 7x60mm AFSMG rounds
Additional Systems: POD-21A point defense system, COBSWEB Network access, Anti-Aircraft Vehicle Combat Endurance equipment
Miscellaneous: Equipment racks, cargo container (replaced by oxygen tanks during operations on barren worlds)
Note: Variants not given wartime or peacetime designations are used only during major conflicts.
ยน This modification space is often used for cargo containers, additional communications equipment, or oxygen tanks for use during operations taking place in environments unable to support human life.
For the past 400 years, from AV13 to the current iteration of AV26, the Sportsman has been in service with the Commonwealth Armed Forces as the physical embodiment of the Sword of Junholdt. Powerful, agile, and adaptable, the Sportsman has shown that modern armor is ready to take on any task and stride through it with confidence.
History
After the Commonwealth's unsuccessful "Shepherd" offensive combat doctrine, where the MIAV was almost wholly devoted to the use of mechanized infantry, was formally revised in 1608 A.F., the armored units in most divisions found themselves sorely lacking in the now-critical main battle tanks which had mostly been retired from service. Furthermore, the AV10 Grant was beginning to show its age when put up against the significantly more modern Federal armor of the time. Its comparatively ineffective armor and aging cannon design necessitated that it either be renovated or replaced. The latter would happen quite soon after the Armed Forces announced it would be offering contracts for a new main battle tank.
In an unexpected turn of events, Panzer Motors, a recent arrival in the automobile market, quickly submitted a design it had apparently produced before the Shepherd doctrine went into effect. Hoping for a return to the norm of modern armor, the concept - codenamed "Prize Fighter" - was slowly developed over the thirty-two years of the Shepherd doctrine's prominence. With the long period of time to refine the Prize Fighter's overall performance and versatility, the Armed Forces were practically handed a finished design within the first week of bidding. This design would go on to be known as the XV1 Sportsman during its design test phase, where it competed against four other designs from Junholdt Arms, Regal Manufacturing, and the Verrincross industrial corporation. The two designs from Junholdt Arms, the XV2 Doubletake and XV5 Edmond, would go on to become the basis for the modern AV11 Doubletake personnel carrier and now-retired AV12 Edmond mobile artillery. While these two designs were of some success, the XV1 ultimately won out, taking its place as the AV13 Sportsman.
As a testament to its refinement, the Sportsman has seen little changes to its basic design since its original concept. Even today, with thirteen iterations behind it, the AV26 does not appear very much different from its grandfather. Although, one thing has most certainly changed; the Sportsman has become a significantly more lethal and versatile war machine, meeting and, in some cases, surpassing its counterparts in the Federal Armored Corps and Republican Military. With most vehicles now mounting the powerful 36mm AVRG 3C mass driver or nigh-inescapable AVAAA 81A smart-flak anti-aircraft gun, the Sportsman has helped prove that, while the Commonwealth may not be at the top of the military ladder, it is certainly no pushover.
Equipment
General Combat (Peacetime)
Crew: One driver, two gunners, one commander
Armament: AVRG 3C (Turreted), AVPD 15 (Coaxial), two AVMG 204As (Turret Top)
Munitions: 80 AVRGS 101B slugs, 500 caseless 10x29mm AFRP rounds, 1,000 caseless 13.2x91mm AFMG rounds (500 per AVMG 204F)
Additional Systems: POD-21 point defense system
Miscellaneous: None
General Combat (Wartime)
Crew: One driver, two gunners, one commander, one loader
Armament: AVRG 3C (Turreted), AVPD 15 (Coaxial), two AVMG 204As (Turret Top)
Munitions: 180 AVRGS 100C slugs, 1,000 full-body 10x29mm AFHS rounds, 2,000 full-body 13.2x91mm AFMG rounds (1,000 per AVMG 204F)
Additional Systems: POD-21 point defense system, COBSWEB Network access, Armored Vehicle Gunship Survival equipment
Miscellaneous: Equipment racks
Patrol (Peacetime)
Crew: One driver, one gunner, one commander
Armament: AVRG 3C (Turreted), AVPD 15 (Coaxial), one AVMG 204A (Turret Top)
Munitions: 50 AVRGS 101B slugs, 250 caseless 10x29mm AFRP rounds, 500 caseless 13.2x91mm AFMG rounds
Additional Systems: POD-21 point defense system, priority distress signal transmitter
Miscellaneous: Equipment racks
Patrol (Wartime)
Crew: One driver, two gunners, one commander
Armament: AVRG 3C (Turreted), AVPD 15 (Coaxial), one AVMG 204A (Turret Top)
Munitions: 100 AVRGS 101B slugs, 800 full-body 10x29mm AFHS rounds, 800 full-body 13.2x91mm AFMG rounds
Additional Systems: POD-21 point defense system, priority distress signal transmitter
Miscellaneous: None
Command Vehicle
Crew: One driver, two gunners, two commanders, two communications personnel
Armament: AVRG 3C (Turreted), AVPD 15 (Coaxial), two AVMG 204As (Turret Top)
Munitions: 180 AVRGS 100C slugs, 1,000 full-body 10x29mm AFHS rounds, 2,000 full-body 13.2x91mm AFMG rounds (1,000 per AVMG 204F)
Additional Systems: POD-21 point defense system, COBSWEB Network access, Armored Vehicle Critical Mission equipment
Miscellaneous: Equipment racks, AVCC 100 communications equipment, external oxygen tanks (used on barren worlds only)
Infantry Fighting Vehicle (Peacetime)
Crew: One driver, two gunners, one commander
Armament: AVRG 3C (Turreted), AVPD 15 (Coaxial), two AVMG 204As (Turret Top)
Munitions: 30 AVRGS 101A slugs, 50 AVRGS 102C, 750 caseless 10x29mm AFRP rounds, 2,000 caseless 13.2x91mm AFMG rounds (1,000 per AVMG 204F)
Additional Systems: POD-21 point defense system, COBSWEB Network access, Armored Vehicle Gunship Survival equipment
Miscellaneous: Equipment racks, AVTE 490 personnel carrier (capacity of 1-3 fully-equipped rangers), external oxygen tanks (used on barren worlds only)
Infantry Fighting Vehicle (Wartime)
Crew: One driver, two gunners, one commander, one loader
Armament: AVRG 3C (Turreted), AVPD 15 (Coaxial), two AVMG 204As (Turret Top)
Munitions: 80 AVRGS 101A slugs, 80 AVRGS 102C, 1,500 full-body 10x29mm AFHS rounds, 3,000 full-body 13.2x91mm AFMG rounds (1,500 per AVMG 204F)
Additional Systems: POD-21 point defense system, COBSWEB Network access, Armored Vehicle Critical Mission equipment
Miscellaneous: Equipment racks, AVTE 490 personnel carrier (capacity of 1-3 fully-equipped rangers), external oxygen tanks (used on barren worlds only)
Anti-Aircraft
Crew: One driver, one gunner, one commander
Armament: AVAAA 81A (Turreted), AVMG 200 (Forward Hull)
Munitions: 300 65mm AVAAA 50 shells, 30 65mm COSAM-VAA missiles, 500 full-body 7x60mm AFSMG rounds
Additional Systems: POD-21A point defense system, COBSWEB Network access, Anti-Aircraft Vehicle Combat Endurance equipment
Miscellaneous: Equipment racks, cargo container (replaced by oxygen tanks during operations on barren worlds)
Note: Variants not given wartime or peacetime designations are used only during major conflicts.
ยน This modification space is often used for cargo containers, additional communications equipment, or oxygen tanks for use during operations taking place in environments unable to support human life.
