Editing Manticore II

{{InfoBoxCombatVehicle
| image = Manticore II.jpg|191px
| name = Manticore II Heavy Tank
| manufacturer = [[Defiance Industries]]<ref name="TRO:3145LCp18+">''Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 18-19, "Manticore II Heavy Tank"</ref>
| production year = 3112
| year reference = <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6601/MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref><ref name="TRO:3145LCp18+"/>
| Mission = Amphibious Operations<ref name="TRO:3145LCp18+"/>
| Type = Tracked<ref name="TRO:3145LCp18+"/>
| cost = 
| mass = 70 tons<ref name="TRO:3145LCp18+"/>
| armor = [[Durallex Special Heavy Ferro-Fibrous]]<ref name="TRO:3145LCp18+"/>
| heat sinks = 15<ref name="TRO:3145LCp18+"/>
| engine = [[GM 280 XXL|GM 280 XXL Fusion]]<ref name="TRO:3145LCp18+"/>
| comsys = [[TharHes Muse 65-128K]]<ref name="TRO:3145LCp18+"/>
| T&T = [[TharHes TargiTrack]] with [[Targeting Computer|Advanced Targeting Computer]]<ref name="TRO:3145LCp18+"/>
| speed = 64<ref name="TRO:3145LCp18+"/>
| Crew = 
| armament = 
* 1x [[Heavy PPC]]
* 2x [[NLRM-10]]
| BV (1.0) = 
| BV (2.0) = 1,435<ref name="TRO:3145LCp18+"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 287</ref>
}}

==Description==
The '''Manticore II Heavy Tank''' was an update of the [[Manticore|Manticore Heavy Tank]] designed by Defiance Industries and manufactured in their massive factory complexes on [[Hesperus II]]. Introduced early in the thirty-second century, the Manticore II was a far more specialized vehicle than its ancestor; by specifically designing the Manticore II to be an amphibious vehicle, Defiance created a heavy tank capable of heavily influencing battles in littoral areas and other water-rich environments on numerous worlds.<ref name="TRO:3145LCp18+"/>

Despite the Manticore II's success when operating within the role it was designed for, it was still perceived as being flawed by some - generally when compared to the original Manticore, or by those who attempted to either repeat the same tactics the Manticore excelled at or who balked at using it effectively because of the high price tag associated with each Manticore II.<ref name="TRO:3145LCp18+"/>

Protected by nine and a half tons of heavy ferro-fibrous armor and powered by a GM 280 extra-extra-light fusion engine, the Manticore II could reach speeds of sixty-four km/h, outmatching most vehicles of comparable power when operating in wet terrain. The Manticore II excelled at making long-range attacks and providing support fire from areas such as swamps and rivers, where most opponents wouldn't expect to find a heavyweight tank.<ref name="TRO:3145LCp18+"/>

==Weapons and Equipment==
The Manticore II carried three weapon systems, a Defiance 980 [[Heavy Particle Projection Cannon]] and a pair of Delta Dart II [[Enhanced LRM 10 Launcher]]s, all mounted in the turret and slaved into a [[Targeting Computer]]. Two tons of ammunition for the NLRM-10s were stored inside the body of the Manticore II.<ref name="TRO:3145LCp18+"/>

==Variants==
There were no variants of the Manticore II in service by [[3145]].<ref name="TRO:3145LCp18+"/>

==Design Quirks==
The Manticore II was not subject to any [[Design Quirk]]s:<ref name="TRO:3145LCp18+"/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*''[[Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged]]''
*''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth]]''

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[[Category: 70 ton Combat Vehicles]]
[[Category: Tracked Combat Vehicles]]