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| Mission = scouting <br/> raiding <br/> racing
 
| Mission = scouting <br/> raiding <br/> racing
 
| Type = Hover
 
| Type = Hover
| cost = 2,633,333 C-Bills
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| cost = 2,633,333 C-bills
 
| mass = 50 tons
 
| mass = 50 tons
| armor = [[Nimakachi Type 3]]
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| armor = Nimakachi Type 3
 
| engine = [[Nissan 215]]
 
| engine = [[Nissan 215]]
 
| comsys = [[Dalban Series K]]
 
| comsys = [[Dalban Series K]]
 
| T&T = [[Dalban AQ]]
 
| T&T = [[Dalban AQ]]
| heat sinks = 14 [[Heat Sink|single]]
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| heat sinks = 14
| speed = 151
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| speed = 151 k/ph
| Crew = 8
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| Crew = 8  
| armament =  
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| armament = 4 x [[Medium Laser|Medium Lasers]] <br/> 2 x [[Small Laser|Small Lasers]] <br/> 2 x [[SRM 4|SRM 4s]]
* 4x [[Medium Laser]]
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| BV (1.0) = ???
* 2x [[Small Laser]]
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| BV (2.0) = 997<ref name=TRO:3075>''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 202-203, "Sabaku Kaze vehicle profile".</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 194 </ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 91 </ref>
* 2x [[SRM 4]]
 
| BV (1.0) =  
 
| BV (2.0) = 997<ref name=TRO:3075>''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 202–203: "Sabaku Kaze vehicle profile".</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 194</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 91</ref>
 
 
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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
The '''Sabaku Kaze''' or '''Desert Wind''', was first produced by Buda Imperial Vehicles on [[Dabih]] in [[2695]]. The vehicle was based on the ancient [[Age of War]] [[Azami]] [[Sand Devil (Combat Vehicle)|Sand Devil]] design. The Scout Tank became a premier reconnaissance vehicle of its time. The hovercraft was highly popular with Azami warriors and their Combine commanders. It was prized for the high-speed attacks that it could make on its targets.<ref name=TRO:3075/>
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The '''Sabaku Kaze''' or '''Desert Wind''', was first produced by Buda Imperial Vehicles on [[Dabih]] in [[2695]]. The vehicle was based on the ancient [[Age of War]] [[Azami]] Sand Devil design. The Scout Tank became a premier reconnaissance vehicle of its time. The hovercraft was highly popular with Azami warriors and their Combine commanders. It was prized for the high speed attacks that it could make on its targets.<ref name=TRO:3075/>
  
The vehicle was to see service through the early Succession Wars, until [[2883]].  During the [[Third Succession War]] a [[House Davion|Davion]] strike on Dabih destroyed the production plant for the Sabaku Kaze.  The raiders took great care to hit parts of the plant that produced the [[fusion reactor]] for the hovercraft. The breach of the containment facilities caused a fire that destroyed the plant and covered the area with radiation. This rendered the site unusable, along with much of the surrounding area. The Sabaku Kaze faded from Combine front-line units and history.<ref name=TRO:3075/>
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The vehicle was to see service through the early Succession Wars, until [[2883]].  During the [[Third Succession War]] a [[House Davion|Davion]] strike on Dabih destroyed the production plant for the Sabaku Kaze.  The raiders took great care to hit parts of plant that produced the [[fusion reactor]] for the hovercraft. The breach of the containment facilities caused a fire that destroyed the plant and covered the area with radiation. This rendered the site unusable, along with much of the surrounding area.   The Sabaku Kaze faded from Combine front line units and history.<ref name=TRO:3075/>
  
 
== Weapons and Equipment ==
 
== Weapons and Equipment ==
The vehicle is armed with four [[Intek]] [[medium laser]]s and two Intek small lasers in its turret.  For its additional firepower, it carries forward and rear-mounted Four-tube Holly Short-Range Missile Launchers with a ton of ammunition.<ref name=TRO:3075/>
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The vehicle is armed with four [[Intek]] Medium Lasers and two Intek Small Lasers in its turret.  For its principal firepower, it carries forward and rear mounted Four-tube Holly Short-Range Missile Launchers with a ton of ammunition.<ref name=TRO:3075/>
  
Powering the vehicle is a Nissan 215 fusion engine, which allows the 50-ton vehicle to achieve its 141 km/h speeds. To protect the vehicle, it is covered with 8.5 tons of standard 'Mech-grade armor, which allows it to survive encounters in its high-speed runs.<ref name=TRO:3075/>
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Powering the vehicle is a Nissan 215 rated fusion engine, which allows the 50 ton vehicle achieve its 141 kilometer speeds. To protect the vehicle, it is covered with 8.5 tons of standard 'Mech grade armor, which allows it survive encounters in its high speed runs.<ref name=TRO:3075/>
  
 
== Related Vehicles ==
 
== Related Vehicles ==
* [[Sand Devil (Combat Vehicle)|Sand Devil]]<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1'', p. 12</ref>
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*;Sand Devil : [[Cairo Enterprises]] introduced the '''Sand Devil''' in [[2452]]. This was the predecessor to the Sabaku Kaze.  An [[ICE]] powered scout hover tank that resembled the local flat headed sand serpent residing in wastes of [[Arkab]], the vehicle used two tons of high-density [[Commercial Armor|commercial plate]] for armor. The vehicle was armed with two medium lasers and two small lasers in its turret. The ICE allowed the Sand Devil to reach speeds comparable to a [[BattleTech eras|Succession War]]-era ''[[Locust]]''. Desert tribes and nobles of the Azami worlds used these vehicles for defense as well as desert racing. They were used to good effect against raiding Combine MechWarriors.  Executives from Buda Imperial were so impressed with the nearly 200 year old Sand Devil's performance that they funded creation of the Kaze. BV (2.0) = 345<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1'', p. 12</ref>
  
==Gallery==
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== References ==
<gallery>
 
File:SabakuKaze.JPG|Original Sabaku Kaze from ''[[Technical Readout: 3075|TRO:3075]]''
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
==References==
 
 
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==Bibliography==
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== Bibliography ==
 
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3075]]''
 
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3075]]''
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[[Category:Combat Vehicles]]
 
[[Category:Combat Vehicles]]
[[Category:Medium Combat Vehicles]]
 
 
[[Category:50 ton Combat Vehicles]]
 
[[Category:50 ton Combat Vehicles]]
 
[[Category:Hover Combat Vehicles]]
 
[[Category:Hover Combat Vehicles]]
 
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[[Category:Primitive Combat Vehicles]]
 
[[Category:Draconis Combine Combat Vehicles]]
 
[[Category:Draconis Combine Combat Vehicles]]

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