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−	The vehicle's main armament consists of three turret-mounted [[Chalker Model 25]] [[Particle Projection Cannon]]s. The cannons can be used to engage three separate targets or fire in unison against one.  The cannons are backed up by a fixed forward Holly-10 [[LRM-10]] launcher with one ton of ammunition.  The launcher utilizes a [[Scope 30 RNDST]] [[Targeting-tracking system|tracking system]], which is able to account for electronic jamming, atmospheric conditions and evasive maneuvers to provide accurate targeting.<ref name=TRO3050U/><ref name=TRO2750/><ref name=TRO3050R/>	+	The vehicle's main armament consists of three turret-mounted Chalker Model 25 [[Particle Projection Cannon]]s. The cannons can be used to engage three separate targets or fire in unison against one.  The cannons are backed up by a fixed forward Holly-10 [[LRM-10]] launcher with one ton of ammunition.  The launcher utilizes a Scope 30 RNDST tracking system, which is able to account for electronic jamming, atmospheric conditions and evasive maneuvers to provide accurate targeting.<ref name=TRO3050U/><ref name=TRO2750/><ref name=TRO3050R/>
−	The vehicle is powered by a [[GM 150]]-rated [[fusion engine]], pushing the vehicle at a slow maximum speed of 32 km/h.  The Burke's slow speed is partially compensated for with its six tons of [[ferro-fibrous]] armor.<ref name=TRO3050U/><ref name=TRO2750/><ref name=TRO3050R/>	+	The vehicle is powered by a GM 150-rated [[fusion engine]], pushing the vehicle at a slow maximum speed of 32 km/h.  The Burke's slow speed is partially compensated for with its six tons of [[ferro-fibrous]] armor.<ref name=TRO3050U/><ref name=TRO2750/><ref name=TRO3050R/>
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{{otheruses|the fire support tank|other uses|Burke}} {{InfoBoxCombatVehicle | image = Burke_TRO2750.jpg | name = Burke | model = Standard | manufacturer = [[Foretechno]]<br>[[Leopard Armor]] | production year=2580 | year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/445/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | Mission = Fire Support, static defense vehicle | Type = Tracked | cost = 3,075,625 C-bills | mass = 75 Tons | armor = [[Acbar 55 Ferro-Fibrous]] | engine = [[GM 150]] [[Fusion engine|fusion]] | comsys = [[1 Division 300]] | T&T = [[Scope 30 RNDST]] | heat sinks = 30 [[Heat Sink|single]] | speed = 32 | Crew = 3 | armament = <span></span> * 3x [[PPC]] * 1x [[LRM 10]] | BV (1.0) = 597<ref>''Combat Operations'', p. 106</ref> | BV (2.0) = 815<ref name=TRO3050U>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', pp. 176–177: "Burke Vehicle Profile"</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3050 Upgrades Unabridged (Clan & Star League)'', p. 204</ref> }} ==Description and History== The '''Burke''' was created as a static defense vehicle for the [[Star League Defense Force]] in [[2580]]. The Foretechno corporation of [[Terra]] had great difficulties producing the tank, suffering from irregular production runs until [[2650]]. Due to this 50 year period of uneven production, maintenance for the vehicle became difficult. By this time the corporation was in grave trouble, and was ultimately taken over by [[Leopard Armor]] in [[2755]].<ref name=TRO3050U/><ref name=TRO2750>''Technical Readout: 2750'', pp. 112–113: "Burke Vehicle Profile"</ref><ref name=TRO3050R>''Technical Readout: 3050 Revised'', pp. 216–217: "Burke Vehicle Profile"</ref> The tank is noteworthy for its devastating long-range firepower. Due to its ponderous speed and lack of short ranged weaponry, SLDF frontline forces disliked the vehicle, though garrison forces highly prized it. Member states of the Star League also employed the tank in their private armies.<ref name=TRO3050U/><ref name=TRO2750/><ref name=TRO3050R/> Leopard Armor was destroyed in [[2778]] during the [[Star League Civil War]]. This cut off parts and support for the Burkes with the militaries of the Great Houses. Without support for the surviving tanks, the model disappeared from the armies of the Successor States by the end of the multiple century conflict.<ref name=TRO3050U/><ref name=TRO2750/><ref name=TRO3050R/> Only in secret did [[ComStar]]'s [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] units maintain a number of these vehicles in operational condition within the Inner Sphere. The Clans, who themselves are descendants of SLDF also maintained a number of them as well, particularly [[Clan Hell's Horses]].<ref name=TRO3050U/><ref name=TRO2750/><ref name=TRO3050R/> The Com Guards put the tanks to good use at the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]] in [[3052]]. Additionally, [[Word of Blake]] defectors took many of these tanks with them after the [[ComStar Schism]].<ref name=TRO3050U/><ref name=TRO2750/><ref name=TRO3050R/> It is thought that the tank's extinction may be at hand with the [[Jihad]]'s fury of destruction cutting through the Inner Sphere. ==Weapons and Equipment== The vehicle's main armament consists of three turret-mounted Chalker Model 25 [[Particle Projection Cannon]]s. The cannons can be used to engage three separate targets or fire in unison against one. The cannons are backed up by a fixed forward Holly-10 [[LRM-10]] launcher with one ton of ammunition. The launcher utilizes a Scope 30 RNDST tracking system, which is able to account for electronic jamming, atmospheric conditions and evasive maneuvers to provide accurate targeting.<ref name=TRO3050U/><ref name=TRO2750/><ref name=TRO3050R/> The vehicle is powered by a GM 150-rated [[fusion engine]], pushing the vehicle at a slow maximum speed of 32 km/h. The Burke's slow speed is partially compensated for with its six tons of [[ferro-fibrous]] armor.<ref name=TRO3050U/><ref name=TRO2750/><ref name=TRO3050R/> ==Variants== *;Heavy PPC : Word of Blake and ComStar forces upgraded their existing Burkes at the beginning of the Jihad. They replaced the three PPCs with two [[Heavy PPC|Supernova Heavy PPCs]] in the turret, while the LRM10 was replaced by a [[Streak SRM 4|Four-Tube Streak Short Range Launcher]] in the front of the tank. This variant was given an additional two tons of armor and an [[Improved C3|Improved C3 Network Computer System]] was installed to give the tank crew unprecedented targeting ability. BV (2.0)= 875<ref>''Record Sheets: 3050 Upgrades Unabridged (Clan & Star League)'', p. 205</ref> *; Royal : Fielded by the [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions]], this variant of the Burke uses an [[XL fusion engine]] to increase the maximum speed to 54kp/h. The LRM-10 is replaced with a pair of [[Streak SRM-2]] launchers that have one ton of ammunition. BV (2.0) = 1,105<ref>''Record Sheets: Operation Klondike'', p. 15</ref> The armor protection was increased from 5.5 tons <ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 177</ref> ferro-fibrous to 8.5 tons <ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 159</ref> *;[[Burke II]] : Superheavy version of the Burke tank created for the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] army during their occupation of Terra in 2776-2777. Only pair of Prototypes were produced before the vehicle's production line was destroyed by SLDF forces.<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Gunslingers'', p. 12: Burke II Superheavy Tank - Basic info on Burke II.</ref> ==Related Vehicles== * [[Kokou]] - The '''Kokou Defense Tank''' is an early [[Clan]] combat vehicle first developed by [[Clan Star Adder]] from the [[SLDF]]'s Royal Burke.<ref name=trogc8>''Technical Readout: Golden Century'', p. 8: "Notable Units"</ref> ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Burke TRO2750.jpg|Original Burke from ''[[Technical Readout 2750|TRO:2750]]'' File:Burke.JPG|Upgraded Burke from ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade|TRO:3050 Upgrade]]'' Image:Burke (CCG).jpg|A Burke in motion from ''[[BattleTech Trading Card Game|CCG]]'' </gallery> ==Notes== * Author [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]] stated in a [https://web.archive.org/web/20221102192457/https://blainepardoe.wordpress.com/2018/08/16/out-of-the-archives-the-battlemechs-i-wrote-about-or-designed/ blog entry] that, according to his memory which he admitted could be wrong, the Burke was among the vehicles for which he wrote the original background as initially published in TRO:2750; for some of these he also designed the stats. ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Combat Operations]]'' * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Gunslingers]]'' * ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]'' * ''[[Record Sheets: 3050 Upgrades Unabridged (Clan & Star League)]]'' * ''[[Record Sheets: Operation Klondike]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Revised]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]'' [[Category:Combat Vehicles]] [[Category:75 ton Combat Vehicles]] [[Category:Tracked Combat Vehicles]] [[Category:Heavy Combat Vehicles]] [[Category:ComStar Combat Vehicles]] [[Category:Word of Blake Combat Vehicles]] [[Category:SLDF Combat Vehicles]] [[Category:SLDF Royal Combat Vehicles]]

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