Mobile Armored Artillery vehicle
After the invention of multiped vehicles, colloquially called "walkers", the popularity of armored motorized vehicles declined. An example of this is the MAAV, which his a hybrid eight-wheel armored tank that is capable of converting into a multiped walker.
These mobile weapons platforms feature four articulating powered legs that can either be lowered to drive over flat terrain, or lifted to walk on its tips.
Mounted above the pilot's cabin is a specialized medium weapons hardpoint. This gives this disproportionate power and flexibility when compared to other surface vehicles, allowing the MAAV to take on a role of artillery, long-range precision strikes, anti-air, and even close-range anti-armor. In addition to its main weapon, the MAAV also comes with four small anti-personnel plasma cannons mounted on each side, making it difficult to approach with infantry.
While nearly immune to small weaponsfire, the reliance on armored sensors means that the crew of an MAAV does not have visual of the exterior, and in the situation of a sensor malfunction or where sensors cannot detect a threat, they are vulnerable. However, the reliance on sensors means that much of the mobility, point-defense, and artillery functions can be automated by sophisticated artificial intelligence programs, making it still functional even with minimal crew.
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The MAAV converts into a multiped walker, providing stability, greater control over its height and firing arc, and the ability to traverse uneven terrain. It can also use these legs to execute a self-righting routine, should it find itself flipped over.
The MAAV interior is a dense armored chamber accessed through a rear hatch and seats up to three crew and up to four passengers or some cargo such as rations, weaponry, or supplies. Since the vehicle contains no exterior viewports, it uses six arrays of sensor suites on all sides.
