Landing tank

Landing Tank

general term for a large family of armored and armed vehicles used by the Union Armed Forces (And several non union societies)

A landing tank is basically a vehicle that facilitates transport from orbit to planet surface during hostile and combat situations. A Union landing tank generally features strong armor, heavy shielding, a main weapon and several auxillary weapon systems.

The United Stars Army and Marines differentiate six types of Landing tanks

1) Main Battle Tanks - Small Crew, large direct line of sight weapon, heavy armor

2) OAI- Support Tank - Orbital Assault Infantry Support

3) FLSAL - Front Line Supply and Logistics

4) MEDEVAC - Medic

5) SART - Self Propelled Artillery

6) Planetary Siege Engines

The United Stars Army and Marine Orbital Assault Doctrine is somewhat different from each other. The USMC maintains Armor Units that are dropped in Armored Companies (Known as Marine Steel)but also assigns Landing Tanks to First Wave Drops

Only the Union Army deploys Planetary Siege Engines.