Coalition Vehicles

[TemhotaTech]

When I first got the Rifter 54 issue, I looked over the New Chillicothe section, and learned the names of some Coalition States war machines, and Aircraft.
They were the Mark XIII Dragoon, CTX-53 Ballista MAAT, CTX-531 Trinity RA-MLRS, Spider Skull Dragon-Wasp, and the Bone Raptor STAB-1 Bomber.

I never seen or heard of these vehicles before, and I don't know if they're presented in a Rifter or Coalition Overkill.
Does anyone know where I can find them?

(Note: I have SoT 1,3,5, and 6. Financial problems have prevented me from ordering Coalition Overkill.)

[glitterboy2098]

they're units the articles writer created for his own games. no stats printed.

[Dustin Fireblade]

The CTX-53 MAAT is listed in SoT book 6, page 216. HOWEVER it doesn't give stats - just a (very) brief description

[TemhotaTech]

Well, at least I know what that vehicle was on Page 1 of SoT 6.

Do you think the stats and illustrations for these new machines may be printed in a future Rifter issue?

The Bone Raptor may be the Coalition's answer to Iron Heart's AC-29 Air Castle Bomber.
And the Spider Skull Dragon-Wasp may be a flying Spider-Skull Walker.

[Chaos]

In response to ...

And the Spider Skull Dragon-Wasp may be a flying Spider-Skull Walker.

This is the Spider-Skull Dragon-Wasp, a little something I came up with for my Missouri book (presently unpublished). It was designed to be a VTOL capable, high-speed airborne robot vehicle that specializes in close air support, though overall it’s multi-role machine. It has flight characteristics similar to the NGR’s Dragonwing, but isn’t quite it’s equal, (though the Dragon-Wasp is still quite impressive in its own rights).

... this would of course most likely be unofficial since as stated by the original author it comes from an unpublished source, I just thought I would share what I found.

Later,
Chaos

[Dustin Fireblade]

The Bone Raptor may be the Coalition's answer to Iron Heart's AC-29 Air Castle Bomber.

That's possible - the CS did capture the IH factories.

Though if I had to guess it might look something like the proposed FB-22 -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_FB-22

and stretched out to the size of the B-1 Lancer (which is nicknamed the "bone")



As far as any other stats go - well anything is possible. Dead Boy may have additional idea's and work submitted to the Rifter already for these designs.

[Dead Boy]

Do you think the stats and illustrations for these new machines may be printed in a future Rifter issue?

I'll put a package together and see if Wayne Smith wants to put in in print. The write-ups have been done for some time now, and two have accompanying illos, though some pix came out better than others. The SSDW above is on the high-end of my artistic ability (thanks for posting it, Chaos... I thought the {img} function was disabled), while the Bone Raptor... m'eh... they might want to have a staff artist to a re-do on that one.

The Bone Raptor may be the Coalition's answer to Iron Heart's AC-29 Air Castle Bomber.

That's possible - the CS did capture the IH factories.
Though if I had to guess it might look something like the proposed FB-22 -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_FB-22
and stretched out to the size of the B-1 Lancer (which is nicknamed the "bone")
As far as any other stats go - well anything is possible. Dead Boy may have additional idea's and work submitted to the Rifter already for these designs.

You're close. The idea was a cross between a stealthy B-1 "Bone" Lancer and bird-like robotic features (with forward-swept wings). It was made partly because I was really, really disappointed with the Leviathan flying boat-bomber (I think from SoT1) and because I felt the CS was in desperate need of a real bomber for its burgeoning air force/army air corps.