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	The '''Pollux ADA heavy tank''' was a dedicated anti-aircraft artillery vehicle designed to serve as a component of the [[Terran Hegemony|Terran Hegemony's]] planetary defense forces.  The tank's creation was due in part to Hegemony worlds feeling they were left undefended due to the focus of using a [[SDS|Space Defense System]] as their only means of defense.  The Pollux's weapons systems were geared to handle airborne threats on the surface.  First Lord [[Jonathan Cameron]] authorized the creation of the vehicle to appease these worlds' governments.  However, the Pollux also was appealing to the [[SLDF]], which had sought dedicated anti-aircraft defense vehicles since the days of the [[Reunification War]].<ref name=HLOT2_142>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 142-143, "Pollux ADA Heavy Tank"</ref>		The '''Pollux ADA heavy tank''' was a dedicated anti-aircraft artillery vehicle designed to serve as a component of the [[Terran Hegemony|Terran Hegemony's]] planetary defense forces.  The tank's creation was due in part to Hegemony worlds feeling they were left undefended due to the focus of using a [[SDS|Space Defense System]] as their only means of defense.  The Pollux's weapons systems were geared to handle airborne threats on the surface.  First Lord [[Jonathan Cameron]] authorized the creation of the vehicle to appease these worlds' governments.  However, the Pollux also was appealing to the [[SLDF]], which had sought dedicated anti-aircraft defense vehicles since the days of the [[Reunification War]].<ref name=HLOT2_142>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 142-143, "Pollux ADA Heavy Tank"</ref>
−	Hadley Incorporated was asked by the SLDF to build the vehicles, however up to that time they had only built GAD-14 automated air defense turrets for SLDF's facilities.  They teamed with GM who helped them design a combat vehicle chassis to mount a down-scaled version of the GAD-14 turret.  After production began in the early [[twenty-eighth century]], the vehicle was quietly deployed evenly to both SLDF and newly created planetary ADA (air defense artillery) garrison units.  However, the practice was ended in [[2718]] when officials complained that these units, which were supposed to be deployed solely to their planetary garrisons, were going to SLDF's ADA units.<ref name=HLOT2_142/>	+	Hadley Incorporated was asked by the SLDF to build the vehicles, however up to that time they had only built GAD-14 automatic air defense turrets for SLDF's facilities.  They teamed with GM who helped them design a combat vehicle chassis to mount a down-scaled version of the GAD-14 turret.  After production began in the early [[twenty-eighth century]], the vehicle was quietly deployed evenly to both SLDF and newly created planetary ADA (air defense artillery) garrison units.  However, the practice was ended in [[2718]] when officials complained that these units, which were supposed to be deployed solely to their planetary garrisons, were going to SLDF's ADA units.<ref name=HLOT2_142/>
	During the [[Periphery Uprising]], General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] quietly transferred specialized Pollux combat units to the regular army as part of his efforts to put down rebels in the [[Periphery]].  These Pollux ADA units were ironically deployed as part of Kerensky's liberation force to free Hegemony worlds that they were designed to defend.<ref name=HLOT2_142/>		During the [[Periphery Uprising]], General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] quietly transferred specialized Pollux combat units to the regular army as part of his efforts to put down rebels in the [[Periphery]].  These Pollux ADA units were ironically deployed as part of Kerensky's liberation force to free Hegemony worlds that they were designed to defend.<ref name=HLOT2_142/>

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{{InfoBoxCombatVehicle | image = Pollux ADA Tank.jpg | name = Pollux ADA Heavy Tank | manufacturer = Hadley, Inc. <br/> [[General Motors]] | production year = 2710 | year reference = <ref name=MUL>Master Unit List, "Pollux ADA Heavy Tank (Standard)"</ref> | Mission = Anti-Aircraft Defense | Type = Tracked | Cost = | Tech Base = | mass = 75 | armor = [[ferro-fibrous armor|Grumman-5 Ferro-Fibrous]] | engine = [[Fusion engine|GM 225 fusion]] | comsys = [[QingShi CommStar 7]] | T&T = [[Sylix Systems GSL "Evil Eye" series II]] | heat sinks = 10 | speed = 54 | Crew = | armament = * 1x [[Sniper artillery piece]] * 1x [[LB 10-X AC]] * 1x [[medium laser]] * 1x [[small pulse laser]] | BV (1.0) = | BV (2.0) = 772<ref name=HLOT2_156>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 156, "Pollux"</ref> }} ==Description== The '''Pollux ADA heavy tank''' was a dedicated anti-aircraft artillery vehicle designed to serve as a component of the [[Terran Hegemony|Terran Hegemony's]] planetary defense forces. The tank's creation was due in part to Hegemony worlds feeling they were left undefended due to the focus of using a [[SDS|Space Defense System]] as their only means of defense. The Pollux's weapons systems were geared to handle airborne threats on the surface. First Lord [[Jonathan Cameron]] authorized the creation of the vehicle to appease these worlds' governments. However, the Pollux also was appealing to the [[SLDF]], which had sought dedicated anti-aircraft defense vehicles since the days of the [[Reunification War]].<ref name=HLOT2_142>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 142-143, "Pollux ADA Heavy Tank"</ref> Hadley Incorporated was asked by the SLDF to build the vehicles, however up to that time they had only built GAD-14 automatic air defense turrets for SLDF's facilities. They teamed with GM who helped them design a combat vehicle chassis to mount a down-scaled version of the GAD-14 turret. After production began in the early [[twenty-eighth century]], the vehicle was quietly deployed evenly to both SLDF and newly created planetary ADA (air defense artillery) garrison units. However, the practice was ended in [[2718]] when officials complained that these units, which were supposed to be deployed solely to their planetary garrisons, were going to SLDF's ADA units.<ref name=HLOT2_142/> During the [[Periphery Uprising]], General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] quietly transferred specialized Pollux combat units to the regular army as part of his efforts to put down rebels in the [[Periphery]]. These Pollux ADA units were ironically deployed as part of Kerensky's liberation force to free Hegemony worlds that they were designed to defend.<ref name=HLOT2_142/> ==Weapons and Equipment== Based on Hadley's highly automated air-defense turret, the Pollux's main weapons would remain the same. The Hegemony Arms DAT/96 Sniper Artillery Piece would be mounted in a turret along with a Blankenburg LB 10-X Autocannon. Both guns would typically carry only flak ammunition, with 3 tons of space dedicated for each weapon. A turret-mounted [[medium laser]] and a forward facing Small Pulse Laser would give the tank some token means of close-in self-defense. Also protecting the tank is 6 tons of Grumman-5 Ferro-Fibrous armor giving its hull modest strength to ward off light attacks while its escorts take out would-be attackers.<ref name=HLOT2_142/> Powering the vehicle is a GM 225-rated standard [[fusion engine]], giving the vehicle modest speeds to keep up with typical vehicle formations and heavy 'Mechs.<ref name=HLOT2_142/> ==Variants== *;Pollux II ADA Tank : Developed and used by the [[Com Guards]]' rebuilt First Division, this variant of the Pollux uses a [[light fusion engine]] for power. It carries a [[Guardian ECM suite]] and a [[small X-pulse laser]] in the front. The turret carries a [[Silver Bullet Gauss rifle]] and an [[Arrow IV]] missile launcher as air defense weapons, along with an additional small X-pulse laser. The Silver Bullet Gauss rifle has three tons of ammunition, while the Arrow launcher has six. The rear armor of the tank is doubled as well. BV (2.0) = 1,224<ref name=TPEE_23>''Turning Points: Epsilon Eridani'', p. 23, "</ref> ==Design Quirks== This unit has the following [[Design Quirks]]: * [[Anti-Aircraft Targeting]] * [[Improved Sensors]] * [[Trailer Hitch]] ==Notes== * The Vehicle's armament fluff names its Sniper weapon as a cannon. However, this not a true [[Sniper artillery cannon]], and is lighter and short-ranged than a regular Sniper artillery piece. Pollux's record sheet & weapon break down shows that the Sniper listed is a regular artillery piece version.<ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 143 & 156</ref> ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]'' * ''[[Master Unit List]]'' * ''[[Turning Points: Epsilon Eridani]]'' [[Category:75 ton Combat Vehicles]] [[Category:Heavy Combat Vehicles]] [[Category:Artillery Combat Vehicles]] [[Category:Artillery Support Unit]] [[Category:Combat Vehicles]] [[Category:SLDF Combat Vehicles]] [[Category:ComStar Combat Vehicles]]

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