| M841 Main Battle Tank Kuda | |
|---|---|
 | |
|
Type |
Main Battle Tank |
|
Crew |
4 crew or 1 with neural interface |
|
Dimensions |
|
|
Max speed |
100km/h forwards & backwards |
|
Armor |
Titanium
|
|
In Service |
2575 - Present |
|
Unit cost |
8.1 million credits |
|
Weight |
78 tons (no add on) |
The M841 "Kuda" is a Main Battle Tank manufactured by Acheron Security for the UNSC Army and Marine Corps as a replacement for the M808B MBT.
History[]
As far back as 2530's there had been a need for a replacement to the century old Scorpion tank. The XM850 Grizzly was intended to be this successor but the prototypes were lost with the Spirit of Fire in 2531 until it was rediscovered three decades later. No major contendors arose to replace the workhorse Scorpion during the Human-Covenant war due to a desire to prevent complications with suppply. The first major need for replacement came with the appearance of the Exon Apocalypse Tank. Work began on a counter to the Exon armored tank in 2564 and was ready for trials for 2571. The tank was approved and entered mass production in 2573.
The first major combat use of the M841 Kuda was in the UEG-UCR War where it came up against the UCR's M61 MBT's and CMF's Drake Tank where the Kuda saw great success against. On Earth when Exon invaded the Sol System, a mixture of Scorpions and Kudas met to confront them in the North American and European fields. The Kuda's fared well against the Exon army but there were simply not enough built at the time to replace every Scorpion unit.
The Kuda was fielded in the attack on the Andromeda Domain's refueling planet Volkland. There a platoon of tanks supported by Cineris Ground Forces took on and destroyed four Apocalypse Tanks. Late in the same battle the UNSC ground forces repelled a last ditch mass assault from the AD.
Armaments
- One M518 180mm smoothbore high-velocity cannon: autoloaded 17 rounds/minute
- Two M247 heavy machine guns (Gunner + Commander)
- One remotely controlled 20mm M638 autocannon
- One projectile defense laser
- Active protection system
The Kuda incorporates signal jamming equipment for uses against IED's and some missiles. It also can make use of thermal sleeves to aid in masking its presence on the field. Other add-on armor packages such as NERA modules and Urban Survival Kits.
Ammunition[]
- S20 APSFDS (DU)
- S21 Canister shot
- S22 HEAT-FS
- S22A1 MPAT
- S23 LHAT
- S24 HE ABM
- S25 AMP
Counterparts[]
- FV-M84 - Next generation UCR Tank, limited numbers
- Armageddon Tank - Super heavy tank destroyer
- Project Drake -
Variants[]
- M842 - Howitzer with 24cm cannon
- M843 - Demolition vehicle
- M845 - Recovery vehicle
- M846 - Bridge layer
- XM851 - Proposed model of the Kuda that would have two M518 180mm cannons and redesigned turret armor.
- XM841A1 - Revised model accepted into service in 2580 that was retroactively fitted to all existing Kuda tanks. Incorporates arrowhead shaped armor modules and other add-on panels that can defeat shells fired from the 152mm ZiN-298/C gun of Exon tanks.