![]() ![]() " Frontline express let's go." - A Mastodon pilot on Installation 00 Passengers can fire their weapons through the APC's firing ports. Rather than relying on the single turret as the main source of firepower, the Mastodon's primary offensive utility instead comes from the troops it can carry. This means that the Mastodon only carries a single relatively light armament, when compared to its contemporaries such as the M35 Cougar. However, they are compatible with all standard weapons of that mounting style shared with the Warthog platform, thus enabling them to employ other Vulcan models such as the M46 or M49, Gauss cannons such as the M68 Gauss cannon or rocket/missile turrets akin to the M39 and M79. Armaments īy default, Mastodons are equipped with a single M41 Vulcan in a remotely operated weapon station. As such, they are not as common sights on the battlefield as as the far-less protected M831 Troop Transport Warthog or M15 Razorback. They are considered extremely fast and manoeuvrable vehicles for their size, though their overall lack of agility combined with their sheer size makes them difficult to deploy. The Mastodon is served with six extremely large wheels, resulting in the vehicle being easily able to navigate cluttered battlefields. The aft of the vehicle contains the remotely-operated mount for the turret, alongside three exterior hatches that allow for a rapid disembarking of the infantry inside - with one on the back, and one on the port/starboard sides. Inside the main bay of the Mastodon are a total of twelve seats, six in the vehicle's rear and four in the middle, with a further two fold-down chairs, and space for a further eight standing personnel.The chairs are evenly dispersed on the vehicle's port and starboard sides, and are situated next to the Mastodon's firing ports to allow the infantry inside to shoot out of the vehicle and assist in its defence. The commander-gunner can operate the vehicle's sole turret via a remote weapon link. Behind the driver is the vehicle's joint commander-gunner, who is seated facing toward the vehicle's rear with their back to the driver. The vehicle's driver is situated in the front, facing forward, with storage lockers mounted on either side of them. The interior compartments see the crew cockpit in the fore of the vehicle, nestled above the drive containing the forward two pairs of wheels. ![]() The vehicle is comprised of a heavily-armoured and bulky main chassis with a large interior compartment capable of holding up to twenty infantry, including even heavy infantry such as Spartans in MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor. The Mastodon is heavily-armoured and considered the cutting edge of expeditionary and troop transportation, though is lightly-armed. ![]()
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