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AM1 - Mongoose

Mongoose AM1 is a compact heavy assault hover vehicle suitable for ground and underground assaults. It features maximum compliment of weapons, shield, complete equipment, generous storage and is capable of tunnelling.

Update: designed to be carried and deployed by Eagle SX2 heavy lift drop ship. See https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2011435256

Details
- Tier 4 CPU compliant (as of Alpha 12)
- Unlocks at Level 20
- 1 x Artillery Turret
- 4 x Rocket Turret
- 4 x Plasma Turret
- 6 x Mini-gun Turret
- 6 x Gatling Guns
- 2 x Large Mining Drills
- 4 x Generator, 10 x Fuel Tank, 8 x O2 Tank
- Shield and Pentaxid Tank
- Constructor, O2 Station, Armor Locker, Clone Chamber
- Combat Steel Shell
- 12 x L2 Thrusters on Rear
- 10 x L2 Thrusters on each side for decent strafing and turning for a vehicle of this size
- 7 x L2 Thruster on Front
- 6 x RCS to improve turning sightly
- 10k Cargo storage, 5k ammo storage and 2.5 harvest storage (you can easily swap the controllers around to suit your needs)
- Can easily fit through a 9 x 5 hangar door and fits on a 7 x 7 pad.
- Docks to back of Eagle SX2 heavy lift drop ship - See https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2011435256

I suggest the use of drilling mode for tunnelling (Shift + O) as large drills can skip at speed. Also I suggest hover height around 1m or below, once entry hole is made. So long as you pitch up/down and turn gently while tunnelling, you will not get struck.

This is primarily designed for PVE use.


See also Meerkat AM2 - a version of this without the drills compatible with default device limits.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1995050028


Enjoy :)