Sargoss Land Systems NK-330 'Conveyor'
I don't know what's going on, but seeing so many of these trucks in one place is never a good sign.
The NK-330 'Conveyor' is a series of six-wheel drive, fuel cell powered, 8-ton tactical trucks designed and manufactured by Sargoss Land Systems. The Conveyor first entered service in 364 and, along with the NK-340 Strider, currently serves as the workhorse of the Vestan Defense Forces for most of their logistic needs. It remains in production to this day, with more than 120 000 units built and overhauled over time.
The Conveyor, while somewhat old, remains an excellent platform for ferrying cargo and has been found highly adaptable to new technologies thanks to its powerful fuel cell array and electric engines. Through its twenty years of service, the Conveyor has undergone a handful of upgrades, a testimony of how flexible the original design was. The current 5th generation vehicles have all the latest technologies in terms of mobility and quality of life improvements.
History
Development
The Conveyor first left the design boards as the NK-330 in 362, in conjunction with the NK-340, as an answer to the military's needs of modernized logistic vehicles. With a significantly revamped and updated fuel cell array and battery bank, the NK-330 initially had plenty of power to spare while maintaining an adequate mobility and carrying capacity compared to its predecessors. Due to the joint proposal of both the NK-330 and NK-340, which share nearly 90% of their components, Sargoss Land Systems was awarded the contract to renew the military's fleets of logistic vehicles for both medium and heavy utility roles.
Recent History
During the Asterian Insurrection, many NK-330s were stolen from military depots or salvaged from the battlefield by the Dominion. Some of these were eventually modified to carry heavy armaments such as high-velocity coil guns in an attempt to produce makeshift tank destroyers or artillery pieces. These makeshift self-propelled guns became a dangerous threat to Vestan armored columns and quickly became a priority target for airstrikes. While most of these modified vehicles have been destroyed, the idea continued to grow in the minds of many military engineers who wanted mobile firepower with lower maintenance costs than the Warden's chassis. As a result, several prototypes have been proposed to the military's higher ups for mass production, though none have been adopted to this day.
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