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Made for for L4's Mass Effect and Starship Trooperscrossover fanfic on ff.net and alternatehistory.com, the current story arc can be viewed here:
The current story arc can be viewed here:
FF link:www.fanfiction.net/s/12368590/…
AH link: www.alternatehistory.com/forum…

A combined effort of Turian engineering with Terran simplified doctrines, the M-40 Main Battle Tank was the answer to a modular and effective armored combat vehicle, which can fulfill many specialized roles on the battlefield. Amongst its technological upgrades is the unique Magnetic Levitation Drive system. This new propulsion system utilizes an enclosed loop movement, driving a continuous caterpillar track. Because of the required space to install a cooling system and fuel cells as well as the Eezo core, the tank tracks has to be raised and redesigned in a rhomboid shape with a higher profile than the previous M27 Centurion, giving it a retro appearance similar to the tanks of the Great War, or the First World War, of the pre-Federation era.

Its deceptive looks can be a valuable distraction in a heated battle, when an exposed track is shot off from its chained link, the track will continue to be linked together thanks to the looping movement of the Mag-Lev drive, and even if all track links were destroyed, the tank can still move on its own road wheels, although at a much slower speed. The only way to disable the tank completely is to destroy its Mag-Lev Drives, which are heavily armored and enclosed on each track.
In addition to the innovative Mag-Lev Drive, this tank is also the first Federation armored combat vehicle designed to incorporate a kinetic barrier generator, which greatly enhances its protection in combat compared to previous Federal designs, giving the crew a higher chance of survival on the battlefield and increasing its defense. Due to the high production cost, the Susanoo have a lower procurement rate compared to the older Centurion. 5 Centurion MBTs can be produced for every Susanoo being made. After the first Batarian War, the Terran Federation Army was reported to have a total of 225 of these vehicles in service, while the System Alliance was in possession of 81 exported tanks (33 standard MBT variant and 38 anti-aircraft tanks).

Variants
-M40A: pre-series model, armed with RD-10 125mm plasma railgun and a coaxial MG. Nicknamed “Zit”
-M40AG: standard production Main Battle tank with improved weaponry, armed with a conventional 152mm smoothbore cannon by Tula Naval Arsenal and a coaxial 12.7mm HMG. Nicknamed “Susanoo Kai”
-M40 Close Support: Infantry support tank, designed for close support, demolition, and carrying elite engineering specialists into combat. Armed with a 240mm Hail-Mary Mortar and a hydraulic dozer blade. Nicknamed “Tortoise”
-M41: Export variant, this type utilizes a different turret pattern and is armed with a 155mm short mass accelerator cannon with coaxial twin barrelled HMG. Nicknamed “Sakura”
-M41D Devastator Tank: Infantry Support variant, armed with dual 30mm SixGun Rotary Cannons. Designed for crowd control and urban combat. Nicknamed “Blitzer”

Specification (M40A1 Main Battle Tank)
Role: Main Battle Tank
Year Introduced: 2338 AD/2669 GS
Operators:
-Terran Federation
-Systems Alliance (M41 export variants)
Armaments:
-1 x 125 mm Rosenkov RD-10 Plasma Railgun
-2 x Morita 12.7mm HMG (coaxial mount and in remote-controlled turret)
Armor:
-330mm front
-150mm sides
-300mm turret (actual turret protection with ablative coating and ERA is 1200mm)
-90mm rear
Shielding:
-Kinetic Barrier generator
-Composite armor
(baseline tank hull and turret)
-NBC protection system
-EMP immune vacuum tubes
-Explosive Reactive Armor plates
Height: 3.57m
Length: 8.3m
Width: 3.59m
Speed: 75km/h
Powerplant: 1 xNashan Stellar Dynamics NS-40 multi-fuel gas turbine (1600 hp), 2x Twin Mag-Lev Drives
Crew: 3 (Driver, Gunner, Commander)
Weight: 45 tons
Suspension: Torsion bar

Description

Made for for L4's Mass Effect and Starship Trooperscrossover fanfic on ff.net and alternatehistory.com, the current story arc can be viewed here:
The current story arc can be viewed here:
FF link:www.fanfiction.net/s/12368590/…
AH link: www.alternatehistory.com/forum…

A combined effort of Turian engineering with Terran simplified doctrines, the M-40 Main Battle Tank was the answer to a modular and effective armored combat vehicle, which can fulfill many specialized roles on the battlefield. Amongst its technological upgrades is the unique Magnetic Levitation Drive system. This new propulsion system utilizes an enclosed loop movement, driving a continuous caterpillar track. Because of the required space to install a cooling system and fuel cells as well as the Eezo core, the tank tracks has to be raised and redesigned in a rhomboid shape with a higher profile than the previous M27 Centurion, giving it a retro appearance similar to the tanks of the Great War, or the First World War, of the pre-Federation era.

Its deceptive looks can be a valuable distraction in a heated battle, when an exposed track is shot off from its chained link, the track will continue to be linked together thanks to the looping movement of the Mag-Lev drive, and even if all track links were destroyed, the tank can still move on its own road wheels, although at a much slower speed. The only way to disable the tank completely is to destroy its Mag-Lev Drives, which are heavily armored and enclosed on each track.
In addition to the innovative Mag-Lev Drive, this tank is also the first Federation armored combat vehicle designed to incorporate a kinetic barrier generator, which greatly enhances its protection in combat compared to previous Federal designs, giving the crew a higher chance of survival on the battlefield and increasing its defense. Due to the high production cost, the Susanoo have a lower procurement rate compared to the older Centurion. 5 Centurion MBTs can be produced for every Susanoo being made. After the first Batarian War, the Terran Federation Army was reported to have a total of 225 of these vehicles in service, while the System Alliance was in possession of 81 exported tanks (33 standard MBT variant and 38 anti-aircraft tanks).

Variants
-M40A: pre-series model, armed with RD-10 125mm plasma railgun and a coaxial MG. Nicknamed “Zit”
-M40AG: standard production Main Battle tank with improved weaponry, armed with a conventional 152mm smoothbore cannon by Tula Naval Arsenal and a coaxial 12.7mm HMG. Nicknamed “Susanoo Kai”
-M40 Close Support: Infantry support tank, designed for close support, demolition, and carrying elite engineering specialists into combat. Armed with a 240mm Hail-Mary Mortar and a hydraulic dozer blade. Nicknamed “Tortoise”
-M41: Export variant, this type utilizes a different turret pattern and is armed with a 155mm short mass accelerator cannon with coaxial twin barrelled HMG. Nicknamed “Sakura”
-M41D Devastator Tank: Infantry Support variant, armed with dual 30mm SixGun Rotary Cannons. Designed for crowd control and urban combat. Nicknamed “Blitzer”

Specification (M40A1 Main Battle Tank)
Role: Main Battle Tank
Year Introduced: 2338 AD/2669 GS
Operators:
-Terran Federation
-Systems Alliance (M41 export variants)
Armaments:
-1 x 125 mm Rosenkov RD-10 Plasma Railgun
-2 x Morita 12.7mm HMG (coaxial mount and in remote-controlled turret)
Armor:
-330mm front
-150mm sides
-300mm turret (actual turret protection with ablative coating and ERA is 1200mm)
-90mm rear
Shielding:
-Kinetic Barrier generator
-Composite armor
(baseline tank hull and turret)
-NBC protection system
-EMP immune vacuum tubes
-Explosive Reactive Armor plates
Height: 3.57m
Length: 8.3m
Width: 3.59m
Speed: 75km/h
Powerplant: 1 xNashan Stellar Dynamics NS-40 multi-fuel gas turbine (1600 hp), 2x Twin Mag-Lev Drives
Crew: 3 (Driver, Gunner, Commander)
Weight: 45 tons
Suspension: Torsion bar