Editing Arrow IV (Combat Vehicle)

{{InfoBoxCombatVehicle
| image = AAV.jpg|191px
| name = Arrow IV Assault Vehicle
| manufacturer = [[Majesty Metals and Manufacturing]]<ref name="TRO:3145CCp22+">''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'', pp. 22–23: "AAV Heavy Artillery Vehicle"</ref><br>[[Brooks Incorporated]]<ref name="TRO:3145CCp22+"/>
| production year=3089
| year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6446/ MUL online Profile for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'' which includes; Alpha Strike Card, BV2, and Introduction Date.]</ref>
| Mission = Artillery Support<ref name="TRO:3145CCp22+"/>
| Type = Tracked<ref name="TRO:3145CCp22+"/>
| cost = 
| mass = 80 tons<ref name="TRO:3145CCp22+"/>
| armor = [[StarSlab/7 Heavy Ferro-Fibrous]] with [[CASE]]<ref name="TRO:3145CCp22+"/>
| heat sinks = 14 [[Heat Sink|single]]
| engine = [[GM 240]] Fusion<ref name="TRO:3145CCp22+"/>
| comsys = [[Communicator]]<ref name="TRO:3145CCp22+"/>
| T&T = [[FireScan with IndirecTrack]]<ref name="TRO:3145CCp22+"/>
| speed = 54
| Crew = 
| armament = 
* 1x [[Arrow IV]]
* 2x [[Anti-Missile System]]<ref name="TRO:3145CCp22+"/>
* 2x [[Medium Variable Speed Pulse Laser]]
| BV (1.0) = 
| BV (2.0) = 1,404<ref name="TRO:3145CCp22+"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 81</ref>
}}

==Description==
The genesis of the '''Arrow IV Assault Vehicle''' or '''AAV''' was the battle to liberate [[Canopus IV]] during the [[Jihad]], when [[Naomi Centrella]] and her forces saw the effectiveness of the [[Arrow IV]]-equipped [[Demolisher#Variants|Demolishers]] deployed by the [[Red Lancers]] when fighting against the [[Word of Blake|Blakist]] [[34th Division (Word of Blake)|Thirty-Fourth Militia Division]].<ref name="TRO:3145CCp22+"/>

Following the demonstration of what properly-deployed Arrow IV units could do, the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] took note, and Majesty Metals and Manufacturing took advantage of this by developing and releasing the AAV. Although the AAV carried just the one missile system, the weight savings in comparison to the Demolisher allowed the AAV to carry more armor - thirteen and a half tons of heavy ferro-fibrous armor in total - and defensive weapons, a trait that was used to great effect against those used to fighting against the Demolisher. The AAV was also designed with a specially reinforced chassis and towhook, allowing each vehicle to tow trailers laden with ammunition; to further protect each AAV, the ammunition racks were designed to be modular, allowing for quick reloads, while CASE protected the vehicle from explosions in the turret.<ref name="TRO:3145CCp22+"/>

Following the introduction of the AAV to service in [[3089]] the demand for the vehicles quickly outstripped Majesty Metals ability to produce them on Canopus IV; as a consequence, Majesty Metals licensed the [[Andurien]] branch of Brooks Incorporate to produce the AAV, and the vehicles swiftly proliferated widely; while commonly found throughout the [[Free Worlds League]] and the [[Taurian Concordat]], AAVs also appeared as far away from the [[Magistracy of Canopus|Magistracy]] as the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] border with [[Clan Jade Falcon]] space.<ref name="TRO:3145CCp22+"/>

==Weapons and Equipment==
The primary weapon system on the AAV was a [[Luxor I]] Arrow IV artillery system mounted in the AAV's larger turret; mounted in the second turret were a pair of [[Blankenburg]] [[medium variable-speed pulse laser]]s, while an [[LFN Lindblad Shotgun]] [[anti-missile system]] was mounted on each of the right and left sides of the AAV. The AAV carried four tons of ammunition for the Arrow IV system and two tons of AMS ammunition.<ref name="TRO:3145CCp22+"/>

==Variants==
As of [[3145]], there were no variants of the AAV in production.<ref name="TRO:3145CCp22+"/>

==Design Quirks==
The AAV was subject to the following [[Design Quirk]]:<ref name="TRO:3145CCp22+"/>
* [[Fast Reload]]

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation]]''


[[Category: Combat Vehicles]]
[[Category: Assault Combat Vehicles]]
[[Category: 80 ton Combat Vehicles]]
[[Category: Artillery Support Unit]]
[[Category: Artillery Combat Vehicles]]
[[Category: Fire Support Combat Vehicles]]
[[Category: Tracked Combat Vehicles]]