Challenger MBT Mk. XV
- Type
- Combat Vehicle
- Tech
- Inner Sphere
- Mass
- 90t
- Role
- Sniper
- Intro
- 3081 Early Republic
- Rules
- Advanced
- Cost
- 4.74M C-bills
- Move
- Armor
- 307 pts
Magshot ×4Gauss RifleSilver Bullet Gauss Rifle
Technical Readout: TR:Proto · Record Sheets: RS:Proto
Compare this unitAvailability by era
4 eras · 2 factions
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 3,982 |
| G1 | 2 | 3,482 |
| G2 | 3 | 2,896 |
| G3 | 4 | 2,276 |
| G4 | 5 | 1,724 |
| G5 | 6 | 1,483 |
| G6 | 7 | 1,327 |
| G7 | 8 | 1,172 |
| G8 | 8 | 1,103 |
Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.
Recognition notes
The Challenger MBT Mk. XV is a 90-ton tracked combat vehicle fielded as a sniper, cruising at 32 km/h with a top speed near 54. Where the Challenger MBT X packs its turret with a Gauss rifle, an LB 10-X AC, an LRM 10, and an Anti-Missile System behind an Artemis IV FCS, the Mk. XV strips the turret down to a Gauss rifle and a Silver Bullet Gauss Rifle. The paired Medium Pulse Lasers on the front and the Streak SRM 2s on each side give way to two Magshots on the right side and two Magshots on the left side, and the Small Pulse Laser is gone from the rear. The hull swaps its XL engine for a Fuel Cell unit and trades Ferro-Fibrous plate for Heavy Ferro-Fibrous armor. General Motors builds the type at Salem.
Armor & loadout
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bal | R ×2 · L ×2 | 4 | 2 t ammo in B |
| Bal | T | 1 | 3 t ammo in B |
| Bal | T | 1 | 3 t ammo in B |
| otherSponson Turret | B |