HAVw A5 Juggernaut

The HAVw A5 Juggernaut was a massive, ten-wheeled combat vehicle produced by Kuat Drive Yards. It was used by the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars

Description
Designed and built by Kuat Drive Yards, the HAVw A5 Juggernaut was a 21.8 meter long wheeled assault vehicle. The main body of the A5 stood ten meters tall, with the separate sentry tower increasing the overall height of the Juggernaut to nearly fifteen meters. Equipped with thick, nearly impenetrable armor, the A5 incorporated dual control cabins, one located at either end of the vehicle. As a result, the A5 was steerable from either end, and the wheels were independently steerable from either control cabin. The dual steering control system was required due to the amount of time required to turn the vehicle completely around; in situations requiring the vehicle to reverse course, it could simply be driven from the other end of the vehicle.

The A5 Juggernaut was driven by five sets of massive wheels, with large bump flexors providing shock support along with a flexible system of shocks and servos. However, the wheels lacked traction, and the use of independent drive units meant that the A5 lacked the maneuverability or the momentum to overcome certain rough or uneven terrains. The drive system was also awkward to operate, requiring precise coordination between the two pilots to keep the wheels in line during maneuvers to prevent locking the wheels up and immobilizing the vehicle. Juggernauts with damaged drive systems awaiting replacement parts could spend weeks waiting for repairs. A5 Juggernauts could reach a respectable speed of two hundred kilometers an hour in a straight line, but was slow to turn, dropping to a paltry twenty-five kilometers an hour.

The A5 mounted multiple weapons systems including three Mk 1e/W heavy laser cannons one of which was turret mounted on the roof of the forward command cabin, and one each on either side of the vehicle covering the port and starboard fire arcs mounted on the rear quarter of the A5. The range of the laser cannons were two-thirds that of comparable weapons on a walker. A turret-mounted Mk 3/W medium blaster cannon or double medium blaster cannon was situated on the roof of the A5 on the centerline. Its range and stopping power were better than a walker's chin-mounted weapons. Two Mk 2/W concussion grenade launchers were equipped on the same turret as the medium blaster cannon, located under retractable covers. Each launcher had a magazine of either ten concussion grenades or six Mk 4/W concussion grenades. The firepower mounted on the A5 was comparable to that of an AT-AT walker.