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The '''Thaumas''' was a heavy tank fielded by the [[Republic of Syara]] during the [[Siduri War]]. | The '''Thaumas''' was a heavy tank fielded by the [[Republic of Syara]] during the [[Siduri War]]. | ||
The second largest tank fielded by the [[Army of the Syaran Republic]] after the [[ | The second largest tank fielded by the [[Army of the Syaran Republic]] after the [[Rhaecus]], the Thaumas was designed to fufill the role of heavy armor within [[Measured Battle Doctrine]]. Tanks like the Thaumas were assigned to heavy mechanized and armored divisions designed to engage in large scale combat against other armored formations. At the time of its introduction it was one of the most powerful and armored tanks in [[Tyran]], though by the end of the war it had fallen behind other tank developments and its doctrinal role obsolete. | ||
==Development== | ==Development== | ||
Revision as of 20:08, 10 September 2020
| Thaumas | |
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| Type | Heavy tank |
| Place of origin | Republic of Syara |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Inner Sphere |
| Wars | Siduri War |
| Production history | |
| Produced | 1933-1938 |
| No. built | 1,800 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 28 metric tons |
| Length | 6.45 m (21 ft 2 in) |
| Width | 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in) |
| Height | 3.05 m (10 ft 0 in) |
| Crew | 5 |
| Armor | 60 mm |
Main armament | 75 mm gun |
Secondary armament | 47 mm gun 2× 7.5 mm machineguns |
| Engine | Syntarsis 6-cylinder 16.5 liters petrol engine 272 hp |
| Power/weight | 9.7 hp/tonne |
| Suspension | bogies with a mixture of vertical coil and leaf springs |
Operational range | 200 km |
| Speed | 28 km/h (17 mph) |
The Thaumas was a heavy tank fielded by the Republic of Syara during the Siduri War.
The second largest tank fielded by the Army of the Syaran Republic after the Rhaecus, the Thaumas was designed to fufill the role of heavy armor within Measured Battle Doctrine. Tanks like the Thaumas were assigned to heavy mechanized and armored divisions designed to engage in large scale combat against other armored formations. At the time of its introduction it was one of the most powerful and armored tanks in Tyran, though by the end of the war it had fallen behind other tank developments and its doctrinal role obsolete.