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Anhur

Armament:

1 Series 2f ER Medium Laser

2 Kolibri Delta Series Medium Pulse Lasers

Manufacturer:    Various

   Location:    (Unknown)

Communications System:    Khan-series (Type 2)

Targeting & Tracking System: Mrk 11 IHADS

Overview:

         The Clans engage in short, goal-oriented military engagements whenever possible, but the need to maintain a flow of materiel and equipment to the battlefield has long been a concern, exacerbated during the Inner Sphere invasion. While DropShips serve to carry necessary equipment and supplies between worlds, their use is too expensive for on-world transport. As a practical alternative, the Clans use transport vehicles like the Anhur. One of the few designs to pre-date ilKhan Winson's vehicle design review, the Anhur is based on the classic Star League Cobra chassis.

Capabilities:

         Like the NETC/ComStar Karnov UR design, also based on the Cobra, the Anhur uses a tilt-rotor design, giving it V/STOL capabilities. Capable of taking off or landing without the benefit of a prepared runway, the vehicle is suitable for delivering supplies directly to units in the field. This role all but guarantees encounters with enemy troops, and so the Anhur carries a formidable array of weapons.
         Nose-mounted extended-range and pulse lasers provide both range and volume of fire, allowing the Anhur to discourage threats on the ground and in the air. A pulse laser mounted to the rear of the airframe discourages pursuit and can provide covering fire when loading or unloading cargo.
         The cavernous cargo bay is rated for loads of up to seven tons and can carry anything from light vehicles or cargo to conventional infantry platoons. Three tons of advanced armor composites provide the crew and cargo with considerable protection against enemy fire, but the Anhur relies primarily on speed and terrain masking to avoid being seen or engaged. The vehicle's crew, consisting of a pilot, copilot and loadmaster, specializes in ground-hugging flights. Accustomed to the violent pitching and rolling that accompanies such flights, they often appear to take a perverse pleasure in the discomfort this causes passengers.

Notable 'Mechs & MechWarriors:

         One of only two variants of a conventional vehicle in standard use by the Clan, the reconnaissance variant of the Donar used by Clan Goliath Scorpion replaces the twin SRM launchers and missiles with an active probe, an ECM system and a TAG designator.

Deployment

         All Clans use the Anhur for logistical operations, but relatively few use them for combat operations. Only Clans Blood Spirit. Hell's Horses, and Star Adder permanently assign the vehicle to combat units as an infantry transport. Clans Fire Mandrill, Goliath Scorpion, Ice Hellion and Snow Raven use the design for combat duties on an ad-hoc basis.

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Type/Model:	Anhur Transport
Mass:	30 tons

Equipment:		Items	Mass
Internal Structure:	15 pts Standard	0	3.00
Engine:	100 Fusion	0	3.00
Shielding & Trans Equip:		0	1.50
Cruise MP:	8
Flank MP:	12
Heat Sinks:	13 Single	0	3.00
Cockpit & Controls:		0	1.50
Crew:	2 Members	0	.00
Rotor Equipment:		0	3.00
Armor Factor:	58 pts Ferro-Fibrous	1	3.00