Thumper Artillery Vehicle TAV-2
- Type
- Combat Vehicle
- Tech
- Inner Sphere
- Mass
- 60t
- Role
- Missile Boat
- Intro
- Jihad
- Rules
- Advanced
- Cost
- 2.06M C-bills
- Move
- Armor
- 200 pts

ER Small Laser ×2Machine Gun ×4Thumper
TR:3075 · Record Sheets: RS:3075u-CE
Compare this unitBattle Value
682by skill
Point Value
30
Recognition Notes
The Thumper Artillery Vehicle TAV-2 is a 60-ton wheeled combat vehicle fielded as a missile boat. A Thumper sits front alongside a pair of machine guns, with two more machine guns facing rear, while the turret carries a pair of ER small lasers. The hull holds a Beagle active probe and CASE, and the crew rides behind standard armor, cruising at 43 km/h with a top speed of 65. Brooks Incorporated builds the type at Irian, with production also at Andurien.
Armor & Loadout
THUMPER ARTILLERY VEHICLE TAV-2
EnergyBallisticArtillery
Front: 60 front
Right: 40 front
Left: 40 front
Turret: 33 front
Rear: 27 front
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bal | F ×2 | 2 | 1 t ammo in B |
| ArtThumper | F | 1 | 2 t ammo in B |
| Enr | T ×2 | 2 | |
| Balrear | RE ×2 | 2 | |
| electronicsBeagle Active ProbeIS | B |
CASE: Body
Systems & Manufacturers
TAV-2
Thumper Artillery Vehicle
PV30
TP: CVSZ: 3TMM: 0MV: 8"w
ROLE: Missile Boat
Damage
S (+0)
1
M (+2)
1
L (+4)
0
Heat not tracked

Special ARTT-1, , , , , ,
Critical hits
ENGINE½ MV and Damage
FIRE CONTROL+2 To-Hit Each
WEAPONS-1 Damage Each
MOTIVE-2 MV½ MV0 MV
Alpha Strike Stats
SkillPVSkill 0 54Skill 1 48Skill 2 42Skill 3 36Skill 4 30Skill 5 27Skill 6 24Skill 7 21Skill 8 18
Availability by era
1 era · 1 faction
Thumper Artillery Vehicle variants (5)
Thumper Artillery Vehicle Role Missile Boat Tech base Inner Sphere Rules Advanced Alpha Strike abilities ARTT-1, EE, REAR0*/-/-, SRCH Introduced 2734 Battle value 568 Point value 22TAV-1 Role Missile Boat Tech base Inner Sphere Rules Advanced Alpha Strike abilities ARTT-1, CASE, ECM, REAR0*/-/-, SRCH, TUR(1/1/-) Introduced 3072 Battle value 731 Point value 29Maxwell Role Missile Boat Tech base Inner Sphere Rules Experimental Alpha Strike abilities AECM, ARTT-1, CASE, FC, SRCH Introduced 3079 Battle value 758 Point value 27(Angel) Role Missile Boat Tech base Inner Sphere Rules Advanced Alpha Strike abilities AECM, ARTT-1, CASE, FC, SRCH Introduced 3089 Battle value 758 Point value 27
TAV-2 current variant Role Missile Boat Tech base Inner Sphere Rules Advanced Alpha Strike abilities ARTT-1, CASE, PRB, RCN, REAR0*/-/-, SRCH, TUR(1/1/-) Introduced — Battle value 682 Point value 30