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Description

Mass - 60 Tons

Max Speed - 64kph

Crew - 4

Although comparatively new and well-armed, the Ishtar wheeled tank had significant flaws. Its oversized wheels were fire magnets and easily damaged, the short profile also resulted in a very tall tank with a great deal of pressure being placed on the main wheels and the small ‘trolley’ wheels at the back which steered the vehicle. This made the Ishtar very easy to bog down on soft or rough terrain and when crossing rough terrain it was also quite unstable and during training exercises more than a few Ishtar’s toppled over.

The principle of the vehicle itself was sound, but a newer design was needed. In March 3028 the Scientists of Clan Hell’s Horses began the project to replace the Ishtar with the simply named Ishtar II. The vehicles would share as many parts as possible including the same electronics and communications systems but there were several major differences. First, the Ishtar II was a 6x6 vehicle with each tire mounted on an independent suspension arm and was in some ways similar to the smaller Polemos APC’s suspension system.

The vehicle’s fusion engine was also replaced with a fuel cell and would be one of the largest of its type in Clan space. Like all Hell’s Horses fuel cells though, the BV-240 was fuel hungry, giving the tank a rather short range, forcing the crew to carry extra water to refill the fuel cells in the field if needed and when running at the tanks full speed of 64 kph this became a necessity.

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Description

Mass - 60 Tons

Max Speed - 64kph

Crew - 4

Although comparatively new and well-armed, the Ishtar wheeled tank had significant flaws. Its oversized wheels were fire magnets and easily damaged, the short profile also resulted in a very tall tank with a great deal of pressure being placed on the main wheels and the small ‘trolley’ wheels at the back which steered the vehicle. This made the Ishtar very easy to bog down on soft or rough terrain and when crossing rough terrain it was also quite unstable and during training exercises more than a few Ishtar’s toppled over.

The principle of the vehicle itself was sound, but a newer design was needed. In March 3028 the Scientists of Clan Hell’s Horses began the project to replace the Ishtar with the simply named Ishtar II. The vehicles would share as many parts as possible including the same electronics and communications systems but there were several major differences. First, the Ishtar II was a 6x6 vehicle with each tire mounted on an independent suspension arm and was in some ways similar to the smaller Polemos APC’s suspension system.

The vehicle’s fusion engine was also replaced with a fuel cell and would be one of the largest of its type in Clan space. Like all Hell’s Horses fuel cells though, the BV-240 was fuel hungry, giving the tank a rather short range, forcing the crew to carry extra water to refill the fuel cells in the field if needed and when running at the tanks full speed of 64 kph this became a necessity.

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