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	The Bardiche was intended to be an infantry support vehicle, and while it is reasonably capable in providing that capability, it failed in most other roles simply because it wasn't well-armed enough to compete with main battle tanks of similar weight. To make matters worse, the Bardiche was both too heavy and too costly to be a popular choice for an infantry support vehicle. By offering discounted deals that included heavy incentives during the 3120s Earthwerks-FWL managed to sell enough Bardiches to make it a presence in many planetary militias and a number of line regiments, although despite five separate upgrades intended to tackle a problem with poor hull sealing users continued to complain that the problem hadn't been addressed, leading to Earthwerks-FWL issuing a service bulletin in [[3121]] that limited the Bardiche to operations on worlds with a breathable atmosphere.<ref name="TRO:3145FWLp18+"/>		The Bardiche was intended to be an infantry support vehicle, and while it is reasonably capable in providing that capability, it failed in most other roles simply because it wasn't well-armed enough to compete with main battle tanks of similar weight. To make matters worse, the Bardiche was both too heavy and too costly to be a popular choice for an infantry support vehicle. By offering discounted deals that included heavy incentives during the 3120s Earthwerks-FWL managed to sell enough Bardiches to make it a presence in many planetary militias and a number of line regiments, although despite five separate upgrades intended to tackle a problem with poor hull sealing users continued to complain that the problem hadn't been addressed, leading to Earthwerks-FWL issuing a service bulletin in [[3121]] that limited the Bardiche to operations on worlds with a breathable atmosphere.<ref name="TRO:3145FWLp18+"/>
−	Despite the complaints about the Bardiche's cost and performance it was still a rugged wheeled vehicle, capable of moving at speeds of up to 86 km/h both forward and in reverse thanks to the Alice Z-20 transmission used in the design and carrying a full ten tons of reactive armor.<ref name="TRO:3145FWLp18+"/>	+	Despite the complaints about the Bardiche's cost and performance it was still a rugged wheeled vehicle, capable of moving at speeds of up to eighty-six km/h both forward and in reverse thanks to the Alice Z-20 transmission used in the design and carrying a full ten tons of reactive armor.<ref name="TRO:3145FWLp18+"/>
	==Weapons and Equipment==		==Weapons and Equipment==

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{{InfoBoxCombatVehicle | image = Bardiche.jpg|191px | name = Bardiche Heavy Strike Tank | manufacturer = [[Earthwerks-FWL, Incorporated]]<ref name="TRO:3145FWLp18+">''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', p. 18-19, "Bardiche Heavy Strike Tank"</ref> | production year = 3101 | year reference = <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6487/MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref><ref name="TRO:3145FWLp18+"/> | Mission = Infantry Support Vehicle<ref name="TRO:3145FWLp18+"/> | Type = Wheeled<ref name="TRO:3145FWLp18+"/> | cost = | mass = 70 tons<ref name="TRO:3145FWLp18+"/> | armor = [[Riese 400 Reactive]]<ref name="TRO:3145FWLp18+"/> | heat sinks = 10 [[Heat Sink|single]] | engine = [[VOX 330 XL|VOX 330 XL Fusion]]<ref name="TRO:3145FWLp18+"/> | comsys = [[Neil 6000]] | T&T = [[Hartford S2200T]] | speed = 86 | Crew = | armament = * 1x [[iNarc]] * 1x [[MML 7]] * 2x [[light PPC]] * 4x [[Magshot Gauss rifle]] * 2x [[mine dispenser]] | BV (1.0) = | BV (2.0) = 1,305<ref name="TRO:3145FWLp18+"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 241</ref> }} ==Description== Produced from 3101 onwards by Earthwerks-FWL, Incorporated from their factories on [[Calloway VI]] and [[Keystone]], the '''Bardiche Heavy Strike Tank''' quickly earned an unfavourable reputation. That reputation, while somewhat inaccurate, was partly caused by a description of the Bardiche as "the most expensive coffin ever purchased by the [[Marik-Stewart Commonwealth]]" and stuck with the Bardiche.<ref name="TRO:3145FWLp18+"/> The Bardiche was intended to be an infantry support vehicle, and while it is reasonably capable in providing that capability, it failed in most other roles simply because it wasn't well-armed enough to compete with main battle tanks of similar weight. To make matters worse, the Bardiche was both too heavy and too costly to be a popular choice for an infantry support vehicle. By offering discounted deals that included heavy incentives during the 3120s Earthwerks-FWL managed to sell enough Bardiches to make it a presence in many planetary militias and a number of line regiments, although despite five separate upgrades intended to tackle a problem with poor hull sealing users continued to complain that the problem hadn't been addressed, leading to Earthwerks-FWL issuing a service bulletin in [[3121]] that limited the Bardiche to operations on worlds with a breathable atmosphere.<ref name="TRO:3145FWLp18+"/> Despite the complaints about the Bardiche's cost and performance it was still a rugged wheeled vehicle, capable of moving at speeds of up to eighty-six km/h both forward and in reverse thanks to the Alice Z-20 transmission used in the design and carrying a full ten tons of reactive armor.<ref name="TRO:3145FWLp18+"/> ==Weapons and Equipment== Mounted in the Bardiche's turret were a pair of Fusigon Shorttooth [[Light Particle Projection Cannon]]s and an Octagon Siren [[iNarc Missile Beacon]] fed by five tons of ammunition stored within the body of the vehicle. A Holly 7-Tube Multi-Missile Launcher was mounted on the front of the Bardiche, supplied by three tons of ammunition, while the left and right sponsons each mounted a pair of Corean Magshot Gauss Rifles. Lastly, a pair of Earthwerks Model 4 Mine Dispensers were mounted in the rear of the Bardiche and supplied with two tons of ammunition in total.<ref name="TRO:3145FWLp18+"/> ==Variants== *;Minesweeper : lacking the iNarc Missile Beacon and Light PPCs of the original, the Minesweeper variant instead mounted a single Lords Light 3 [[Heavy PPC]] in the main turret and downgraded the Holly 7-Tube MML 7 to an [[MML 3]], while doubling the number of installed Mine Dispensers and adding a [[Mine Sweeper]] to the front of the Bardiche. BV (2.0) = 1,198<ref name="TRO:3145FWLp73">''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', p. 73, "Bardiche Heavy Strike Tank (Minesweeper)"</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 242</ref> ==Design Quirks== The Bardiche was subject to the following [[Design Quirk]]s:<ref name="TRO:3145FWLp18+"/> * [[Poor Sealing]] * [[Power Reverse]] ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League]]'' [[Category: Combat Vehicles]] [[Category: Heavy Combat Vehicles]] [[Category: 70 ton Combat Vehicles]] [[Category: Wheeled Combat Vehicles]]

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