Vehicles and armored support of the Scarlet Host

"It was once said long ago, from a general time forgot : The deadliest weapon on earth is a marine and his rifle. Yet without the vehicle that transported his squad, without the tanks and artillery that cleared the way. He is noting." -attributed to marshal Leon, the so-called "well medealed"
Although infantry is the most important component of any army, even boosted with TEC suits, they cannot win wars themselves.Tanks and Planes are just as needed to pave the way for infantry to accomplish their mission. Following the era-changing innovation of the powercell technology, the main means of propulsion for 24th century vehicles shifted from fossil fuels to electric. Their main weapons went from traditional gunpowder weapons to hybrid or rail.
Support Vehicles of the Brotherhood land forces
Armoured support -YTZ-05 "Yangtze" Main battle tank: developed in 2305, this battle tank features a twin core propulsion system. Each core providing power to a set of electric motors propelling one set of tracks. An unmanned turret with a 100 mm accelerator rail cannon makes up the main weapon of the system, complementing it is an remote weapon platform mounting a belt fed rapid fire hybrid TEC rifle. The tank posses recon capability by launching small recon UAV's. Defence wise, it is home to an Qb-1 hard and soft kill active protection system, providing it protection against guided munitions and armour piercing rounds from other tanks. On top of its impressive array of active armours and layered composites, making this one a most formidable machine to face. The YTZ-05 is crewed by 3 man, a commander, gunner and driver located in a armoured capsule inside the tank to increase crew survivability. The vehicle completed sealed to CBRN threats and posses an internal oxygen supply allowing it to continue combat even in the worst battlefield condition. Such a tank also includes a recon drone launcher mounted at the rear for launching TY-04 recon drones. These drones can perform low altitude high precision reconnaissance with their built-in thermals and imagine enhancers. This tank is the most numerous tank design produced
Many variants of such a vehicle exist, upgraded over the years to suit more and more modern circumstances. Variants such as the UYTZ-05, released 7 years after the YTZ-05, featuring improved drones and an improved main gun. The UGYTZ-05. Featuring an improved armour array, Qb-2 APS, ungraded engine to increase mobility and an ungraded remote weapon station to better counter the more advanced power armour of the era. The UAYTZ-05-40. Most recent variant of the YTZ-05. This version improved the enemy detection, night version and thermal systems along with a more efficient drone launcher and better drones. The gun was increased to a 125mm railgun along with an extra layer of active armour to defend against some newer anti tank guided missiles.
-YTZ-30 Main Battle Tank : Developed in 2329, first produced in 2330. This model features a tri-core system to accommodate the more powerful engines and heavier weight. The YTZ-30 is a radical design chance over the past models and probably any tank in history. Replacing the 3 gunner/commander/loader with 2 crew members which where connected to the tank via neural interface. A similar system than that used in TEC suits. These 2 crew members are a weapon operator(called gunner) and a manoeuvrability operator(commander). These 2 crews are located in a reinforced pod near the rear of the fighting machine. The pod features similar life support system, than the TEC's in order to keep the pilot alive. The pod itself is reinforced with armour arrays, giving the total protection of the YTZ 30 to over 2 meters of Rolled Homogenous Armour. The pod itself features escape hatches and other means. To crew such a tank is very similar to wearing a TEC thus it requires the crew to undergo surgical enhancement to pilot it. The tank itself is a uparmoured, upgunned and overall upgraded UGYTZ with a 150mm accelerator cannon. The drone launcher was altered to be able to control 2 drones at once and even launch self-guided seeking suicide munitions to search and destroy targets independently of the main tank. The YTZ-30 was the most recent tank developed in the brotherhood of the crimson dawn. Its production process is complex and expensive compared to the simpler YTZ-05 hence it was unable to fully replace the YTZ-05 models. leading to the modernization UAYTZ-05 into the UAYTZ-05-40 variant
-GLV "Glavier" IFV: Developped in 2025 ,the glavier tracked Infantry Fighting Vehicles was designed for the purposed of transporting TEC infantry in combined arms operations, the troop transport compartment is lightly armoured as its purpose when it was hit was to deplete the projectile velocity to the point where it would still penetrate but not harm the infantry inside.The driver cabin is heavily armoured, as the Glavier was crewed by unarmoured infantry. A base pattern glavier can transport 8 TEC infantry. The base pattern GLV is armed with a 40mm railgun remote weapon system mounted on the top of the IFV, rendering it capable of penetrating light armour. The IFV is equipped with a Sd-IFV hard/soft kill APS along with a layer of active armour combined with slat armour to defend against projectiles. Propelling the whole thing is a single core power system with a single engine propulsion instead of the 2 engine propulsion. The Glavier is the most versatile weapon platform present within the Scarlet Host, thus it has been converted to fit countless purposes. Giving birth to countess variants. Here are the ones deployed in the Vallonis special region : -GLV-AG: the anti-air variant of the glavier, replacing the 40mm anti armour railgun with anti-air radar defence system. It removes the troop transport capacity of the base IFV. -DGLV "defender": the defender variant of the Glavier IFV. Replacing the 40mm railgun system with a set of 8 missile tubes, it still retains full transport capacity -CGLV: the command vehicle variant of the IFV, removing weapon system and transport capacity to install electronic systems, signal amplifiers and other technologies to allow the occupants within maximal awareness of real time combat operations. -RGLV: the scout variant of the IFV, rather rare and used as forward artillery observer, equipped with a variety of scouting drones and communication equipement.
-RDV "Reaver" APC:Developped in 2315 and upgraded since, the Reaver is a singe core, 8 wheeled armoured personnel carriers meant to transport armoured or unarmoured infantry. The vehicle is lightly armoured and armed, meant to rapidly transport large quantities of troops to the front lines following the main armoured thrust. Thus it was built prioritizing speed and manoeuvrability in mind. It has a light array of active armour over the main defense meant to defend against small hybrid rifles and shrapnel along with small calibre railguns. Offense wise, the Reaver is equipped with a remote 25mm rapid firing hybrid TEC weapon platform allowing to engage infantry and TEC units.
-HMRV "Rayder" multipurpose vehicle: a 4 wheeled light tactical vehicle,capable of filling a vast array of missions with its highly modifiable loadout. This vehicle was commissioned after the Brotherhood's defeat in the western war against the Ixian independent state to be mobile and flexible, with modifications suited for many purposes. The base variant of the Rayder can transport a unit of 5 TEC trooper. It is propelled by a single power core system and only has minimla protection. being only able to defend against light hybrid rifles and shrapenel. The base variant mounts a 20mm hybrid machine gun that can be exchange for a automatic grenade laucher or even a missile launcher.
-LTWV "limit" : light tactical wheeled vehicle. A vehicle only used for when speed and manoeuvrability is your only concern, the vehicle is unarmoured with an minimal frame and powerful engine powered by 3 powercells to cut down weight. The limit can transport a squad of 10 unarmoured infantry but cannot tranport TEC troops as the suit will encumber the vehicle down too much. This is only used in rapid offensive assaults on critical positions or rapid strikes on a vulnerable enemy. The LTWV is not meant for direct confrontation against enemy forces, but instead used for flanking and infiltration manoeuvres. The base transport is unarmed, with troops relying on their own weapon to engage enemies but can be modified to include TEC rifles and such.
Long Range Precision Fire(100 km+) -SJ-103L"divine wrath" : Long Range Strategic Cannon: the heaviest and longest range cannon fielded in the Crimson Host and of the 24th century period, mounted on a tracked heavy carrier with 4 sets of tracks measuring a total of 15 meters. 20 meters including barrel lenght. The Gun platform is powered by 6 power core in a hexagonal mounting. This amount of cores is needed to provide power to its 350mm rail cannon, launching massive projectiles at ranges of over 600 kilometres and maximum range of 1000 km. The weapon platform is transported piece by piece via rail and assembled on the spot, taking just under a day. A full battalion is required to maintain and operate two of such guns. SJ-103L also needs an anti air battalion to protect it against enemy aircrafts or projectiles.
-SJ-99R "divine wrath,missile": Long range precision missile launcher, an eight wheel mobile platform carrying a cruise missile launching system as due to the fall of satellites, humanity lost the capacity of precision missile strikes on long range targets as those required satellite guidance. Thus, self targeted cruise missiles became the norm in the 24th century as they can perform autonomous target searching and striking. They can also be guided by UAV to a specific target.These missiles have a range of between 1200-1400km.
Frontline Fire support(40-100km) -TJ "Heavenly sword" series of mobile artillery platform are a series of mobile gun carriers whose purpose is to stike at ennemie positions nearer to the frontlines unlike the SJ series which are meant for long range precision barrages. The guns themselves are mounted on a 6 wheeled platforms powered by 2 core to provide energy to the main weapon. The TJ series can fire a variety of shells from their hybrid howitzers ranging from High explosif, cluster munition, bunker busting, etc. The howitzers themselves come in the 100mm, 150mm,175mm and 200mm calibers and have ranges of 60,80,90,100 km using regular shells.
-TJR "heavenvly sword, rocket" series is composed of unguided high precision rocket launchers capable of engaging targets around the 50-100 km mark with its array of rocket tubes ranging from the 85-150mm calibres. The carrier chassis iteself can either be a tracked or wheeled depending on what it carries. These platforms can fire either reglar high explosive or thermobaric rockets.
-TJD "heavenly sword, drone" series has a multi drone launcher capable of launching great numbers of autonomous suicide munitions at ranges up to 100km . These munitions can be coordinated by foward artillery observers/recon drones to strike at a desginated target or be set to autonomous search and destroy. Which will cause the munitions to seek out and attack its preset targets such as bridges/armor convoys/electrical plants/etc.
Frontline close support (0-40km) -LN "lighting" series self propelled mortar. Mounted on a glavier chassis, the LN series sacrifices troop transport capacity for a twin 120mm heavy hybrid mortar system with a maximal range of 30-40km with regular or enhanced shells.
-HL "fire drake" MLRS (multiple lauch rocket system). mounted on the Yangtze-05 tank chassis, these system carry rocket launcher units lauching a coordinated saturation barrage over an area. Artillery observers are needed to coordinate fire as the veicle itself has no way of determining its own accuracy.
Logistical vehicles -LARV-omnipurpose recovervey veihcle: prime logistical engine of the brotherhood of the crimson dawn, its 2 core and 2 independent egnine system grants it uparalleled power among support veihcles, capable of recovering any armoured assets of the scarlet host.It also exist a bridge layer variant and a variant used in the crimson air force.
-LMAV- ambulance veihcle -LWTV- wheeled transport truck, main transport of the scarlet host, these trucks haul munitions/food/fuel and such ressources behind the main advance -LAEV-Energy recharge vehicle, logistical veihcle meant to recharge depleted powercells and powercores of frontline combat units. These trucks carry behind them a microfusion reactor and its fuel along with replacement powercell and charging stations. It is usually accompanied by a bataillon to defend it from opportunistic strikes. When the LAEV reaches its destination, its accompanying troops will deploy the fusion core and beign recharge and replacement of powercells/powercore.
Brotherhood Air force airframes manned and unmanned The airframes of the Age of Superstates are far remote from the old desgins during the golden days , the advent of powercore technoloy and the subsequent null-inertia engines brought foward a revolution in aviation engeineering. The advanced nanocomposite materials decreased weight and allowed proper protection mesures to be installed on planes. Upgrades in stealth technologoes also rendered new planes night invisible to ennemies radars even at close range hence greatly reducing the range of air combat.The thick stealth plating/ stealthscreens and heatless null inertia engines mullifies almost all tracking methods used by conventional air to air missiles. Air combat between peer nations aircrafts is once again the domain of the air mounted cannon and air to air homing missiles. But the 24th century puts its own twists on things, fighters now duel each other in blazing skies with railguns and auto seeker missiles while covered by layers of composite plating, stealth screeens and energy supressors.  A key part of the crimson air force is its drone force, for after the fall of the satellites and the resulting orbital debris cloud completely restricting making's access to space. Drones took over the role satellites once occupied, acting as recon aircrafts and such. Various drones fill this role, from the high altitude surveillance drones to the low altitude scouts and EW drones. They completely replace satelliets now in all aspects altough they cannot restablish the once flourishing global internet, but are restricted into maitaining close networks of local nets. whose area spread over a country at most. Attack drones on the other hand completment all branches of the scarlet host, from the suicide drone swarms lauched by TJD series or the CAS drones used to strike at armor and critical targets,they are a vital part of the Broterhood's military. Air superiority fighters -XK "night sky" series air superiority fighters. First prototyped in early 2300's and fully entering service in 2312, the series was meant to replace the aging ZC series with a new century airframe, propelled by twin null inertia drives, this 2 cored aircraft series can have a range of over 3000 km at base load and 2500 at maximal takeoff weight. Armed with a powerful 30mm nose mounted railgun array and with plenty of internal hardpoints for mounting a variety of weapon pods, the Xk series can take out any threat it faces on the battlefield.
Multirole fighters -XKM, the multipurpose variant of the night sky lines, the XKM posseses a larger frame and heavier take weight than the XK series in order to accomodate more weaponry and also includes a set of detachable external hardpoints to even further enhance combat capacity at the cost of operational range and mobility. For the XKM only has 3/4 the range of night sky model.
Close Air Support -XKC, this dedicated ground attacker variant features a devastating nose mounted 40mm rapid fire railgun on an up-armoured frame to better protect it against ground defenses. A dozen hardpoint are mounted below the wings, allowing the XKC to carry huge amounts of anti ground munitions and even allowing the XKC air to air combat capabilities. Expanded internal bays and additional load is compensated for by enhanced engines and an additional power core. This aircraft has the shortest range but heaviest weight and offenvive capabilty out of all XK series if exculding the strategic bombers.
Strategic Bombers -XKB "tallyman" series of bombers are an acient developpement of the 23rd century, equipped with flare launchers/ heavy plating and hidden behind sealth shields, a bomber wing flying at over 180000m can be incrediibly difficult to target and destroy. Powered by 4 null inertia engines, the enormous flying wing mounts an impressive array of munitions, from long range precision missiles, to unguided bombs passing by everyting in between.In spite of that, the tallyman still has the second longest opertational range in the Scarlet Host's air force.
Attack drones -AAV also known as reapers, are the prime model of attack drones in the brotherhood. Due to their light nature as unammed arieal vehicle, they are powered by a single power core and light inertialess drive, giving them a large opertaional range. The AAV series are lightly armored with only stealth plating covering the plane. These drones have many variants, from the larger AAV-04 models, acting as a autonomous ground attacker with its array of guided air to ground missiles. To the AAVE-01, a light drone equipped Electronic warfare capabilities. All of the attack drones models of the brotherhood are covered with stealth technology to render them less vunerable to ground based anti air defenses.
Recon Drones -ARV, the "celestial eye" this drone series is the true backbone of the brotherhood armies, in war, information is key, the celestial eyes model ARV are the eyes of the scarlet host, flying high overhead to scout enemies and terrain,acting as spies and foward artillery observers. Allowing supporting fire from the rear to hit home. To fufill such a purpose, most recon drones are covered in stealth coating, built small and light to make them hard to take down by air or ground based weaponry. Often powered by a single core system.