Welcome to Our 1st Releases for the Month of October 2018!
We will have a further release at month's end, but now it is the turn of the smallest tracked vehicles in the Prydian Precinct: the Adder Combat Tankettes.
As the second Khanate War continued, and worlds fell to the Legions as they spread ever further from the Matter Gateway in the Camarthen stellar system, the threat to the entire Prydian Precinct grew dire. The Marcher Barons were in retreat and the Prydian Army in ascendancy after 20 years of civil war, but this did not mean that the military might of the throne was enough.
Split between dealing with the growing alien invasion and the struggle for dominance in the core systems, this resulted in neither war being tackled fully. In 4340 IC, the death of the Kingmaker Nevall in battle against Princess Cyon meant the Precinct was once more at peace, with only small-scale conflicts left to stamp out.
The loss of most of Knight General Obermann's fleet in 4331 IC on and around Camarthen Prime had meant near a decade of hit-and-run campaigns against the Dragon Ships as they sail in darkness out across the stellar cluster. While Humanity was able to deal with a single Dragon Ship entering a planetary orbit, this was not the case as pairs and then trios and more of these mighty warships, each carrying an entire Legion, began to appear together. It would take several years to gather enough might to tackle the Matter Gateway head on, so for the moment single regiments were dispatched to hold and harry as best they could.
The clamor for Taranis and Magogs was constantly coming back to New Glastonbury, and in such numbers that the demand could not be met. It takes a lot of time and resources to build the mightiest war machines, so a solution was looked for to supply the Camarthen Cluster with armored vehicles for the use of Muster and Planetary Militia in huge numbers. Part of this was the Mullo Type 36 AFV, as well as the existing Adder light vehicles, but a new modular assembly was founded in 4336 IC with the creation of the Adder Combat Tankettes. A stop-gap measure to combat Khanate Orbs and tanks. These tracked vehicles have a weight of just over seven and a half tons and roughly 18 feet in length that Adder is not a combat heavyweight like the Taranis. A color-coding system is in use to make Adders easy to assign to regiments and to allow Planetary Militia who are not be as used to war as a Retained Knight a simple recognition method.
The Red Adder Tankette is the standard model, mounting a turret with a Moth 88 Rotary Cannon. The Yellow Adder is the fire-support variant, and has two crew along with a turret with an Anda 60mm Missile Pod. The Black Adder acts as an armored punch, giving the Muster the ability to knock out battlesuits and other smaller, tough targets with two crew and a turret mounted Fretan Rail Gun. Less common is the Orange Adder which is infantry support mounting a specialized turret with a Moth 30 automatic 50mm Grenade Launcher. Dedicated Adders include the Green Adder which is a command-and-control car at the battalion level, and the White Adder for medical teams and battlefield triage. The Battle Taxi type Grey Adder is heavily modified, and can carry two fire-teams or a squad at a real squeeze. There are also some very specialized Adders too for purposes such as Blue Adder, the Brown Adder, and the Purple Adder.
– Academy Auto-Trainer Series 52, New Glastonbury, 4342 IC.
The Adder Combat Tankette is the third propulsion type of Adder which we have created. You can see all of the Wheeled and Lifter (Hover) Adders on the website here. The Adder is a work horse, and fits in well with any 15mm near-future or further ahead science-fiction army. Here are the new five:
IAF164A – Red Adder Combat Tankette
This pack contains one white-metal-and-resin 15mm scale vehicle. A tracked light vehicle in the Red Adder combat tankette variant armed with a Moth rotary cannon in a turret mount. This is the standard Adder for varied uses. Once assembled, it is 50mm long, 35mm wide, and about 25mm tall. Contains an Adder hull, a left tracked sponson, a right tracked sponson, and a turret, along with a separate weapon and hatch. Very easy to assemble. Purchase one or select three and save 10%. £3.50 GBP
IAF164B – Yellow Adder Combat Tankette
This pack contains one resin 15mm scale vehicle. A tracked light vehicle in the Yellow Adder combat tankette variant armed with twin Anda 60mm Rocket Pods in a turret mount. This is the Fire Support Adder. Once assembled, it is 50mm long, 35mm wide, and about 25mm tall. Contains an Adder hull, a left tracked sponson, a right tracked sponson, and a turret. Very easy to assemble. Purchase one or select three and save 10%. £3.50 GBP
IAF164C – Black Adder Combat Tankette
This pack contains one resin-and-white-metal 15mm scale vehicle. A tracked light vehicle in the Black Adder combat tankette variant armed with a Fretan Rail Gun in a turret mount. This is the punch, the anti-armor Adder. Once assembled, it is 50mm long, 35mm wide, and about 25mm tall. Contains an Adder hull, a left tracked sponson, a right tracked sponson, and a turret, with separate hatch and weapon. Very easy to assemble. Purchase one or select three and save 10%. £3.50 GBP
IAF164D – Orange Adder Combat Tankette
This pack contains one resin-and-white-metal 15mm scale vehicle. A tracked light vehicle in the Orange Adder combat tankette variant armed with a 50mm Grenade Launcher in a turret mount. This is the infantry support Adder. Once assembled, it is 50mm long, 35mm wide, and about 25mm tall. Contains an Adder hull, a left tracked sponson, a right tracked sponson, and a turret, with separate hatch and weapon. Very easy to assemble. Purchase one or select three and save 10%. £3.50 GBP
IAF164E – Green Adder Control Tankette
This pack contains one resin-and-white-metal 15mm scale vehicle. A tracked light vehicle in the Green Adder is the communications-and-control variant for the battlefield with comms gear and extra armor. Once assembled, it is 50mm long, 35mm wide, and about 25mm tall. Contains an Adder hull, a left tracked sponson, a right tracked sponson, and a top mount with separate dish. Very easy to assemble. Purchase one or select three and save 10%. £3.50 GBP
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Players of Patrol Angis using the heavy vehicle expansion title Callsign Taranis are most welcome to click here to download from our website a free article with game statistics and more in it for use of these new vehicles in play. There are other free articles which can be had for Patrol Angis on the website. Enjoy! When you need a bit more armor on your light vehicles to take on Battlesuits!
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