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| The IAF035 Adder Wheeled variants! |
One
of the innovations that the very beginning of the Prydian Army made
in the year before the battle of Fenway Prime was to bring back
ancient military designs that had been brought to the Precinct by
those first long forgotten Humans fleeing the anarchy of the species
home world. While the powered armour and energised weapons were
inventions from the Ban of Prejudice a thousand years earlier the
patterns for what would become the Havelock and Duxis battlesuits
were taken from this ancient knowledge. The Prydian Army had no
ground transport for its Muster. Ground transport that could bring
the soldiers to the battle but also support them while they were in
combat. The answer came from this same source and became the Adder
Combat Car series.
In
the Resource Wars of the 21st Century before the time of
the Ark Ships and mankind taking to the stars a similar style of
warfare combined with a lack of raw material existed. The solution
of the time for the bulk of infantry was the Combat Car. Easy to
produce, easy to maintain and made from simple parts and well tested
technology they were cheaper than any other vehicle of the time
overall. They could carry a four man fire-team or they could act in
a support role with mounted weapons in the same range as those used
by crewed weapons or battlesuits. A modular hull meant that often
only the turret and some internal systems had to be changed over to
create a new model in the series. Fitting new power systems and
drives and moving away from the fossil fuels of the twenty first
century meant that Reckart Nevall and the weakened Aeddan Council on
the New Glastonbury Tor now had the Adder.
Adder
Combat Cars come in many types within the series including newer
different drive systems but the bulk of them are four wheeled. With
an average weight of just over five and a half tons and roughly
sixteen feet in length that Adder is not a combat heavy weight like
the Taranis. A colour coding system is in use to make Adders easy to
assign to Regiments (and indeed the Marcher Barons use the same
system) and to allow Muster who can sometimes not be as used to war
as a Retained Knight a simple recognition method. The Red Adder is
the standard Combat Car with space for four and mounting a turret
with a Moth 88 Rotary Cannon. The Yellow Adder is the fire support
car and has two crew along with a turret with an Anda 60mm Missile
Pod. The Black Adder acts as an armoured punch giving the Muster the
ability to knock out battlesuits and other smaller tough targets with
two crew and a turret mounted Fretan Rail Gun. Less common is the
Orange Adder which is infantry support mounting a specialised turret
with a Moth 30 automatic 50mm Grenade Launcher which is a recent
introduction to the series. Dedicated Adders include the Green Adder
which is a command and control car at the battalion level and the
White Adder for medical teams and battlefield triage. The 'Battle
Taxi' type Grey Adder is heavily modified and can carry two
fire-teams or a squad at a real squeeze. There are also some very
specialised Adders too for purposes such as Blue Adder, the Brown
Adder and the Purple Adder. Every Muster Regiment is in possession
of hundreds of Adders across the spectrum for all its roles and since
they are so easy to fabricate and to maintain they are making a real
impact in the ongoing Civil War and in the Camarthen Star System too.
IAF035A
Red Adder Combat Car (1 Wheeled Vehicle Kit)
This
pack contains one white metal and resin vehicle. A four wheeled
light vehicle in the 'Red Adder' combat car variant armed with a
rotary cannon in a turret mount. This is the standard Adder for
varied uses. An Adder kit once assembled is approx 45mm long, 35mm
wide and about 25mm tall. All Adders are supplied with a one piece
hull including wheels and with a separate turret with integrated
weapon all in resin or a separate white metal weapon to add to the
turret. Typically only two or three pieces which are very easy to
assemble. This code can be bought as a pack or three packs saving
10%. Price 4.00GBP per pack.
IAF035B
Yellow Adder Combat Car (1 Wheeled Vehicle Kit)
This
pack contains one resin vehicle. A four wheeled light vehicle in the
'Yellow Adder' combat car variant armed with a twin Anda 60mm Missile
Pod in a turret. This is the Fire Support variant. An Adder kit
once assembled is approx 45mm long, 35mm wide and about 25mm tall.
All Adders are supplied with a one piece hull including wheels and
with a separate turret with integrated weapon all in resin or a
separate white metal weapon to add to the turret. Typically only two
or three pieces which are very easy to assemble. This code can be
bought as a pack or three packs saving 10%. Price 4.00GBP per pack.
IAF035C
Black Adder Combat Car (1 Wheeled Vehicle Kit)
This
pack contains one white metal and resin vehicle. A four wheeled
light vehicle in the 'Black Adder' combat car variant armed with
Fretan type Railgun in a turret mount. This is the armour punch
variant for anti-vehicle use. An Adder kit once assembled is approx
45mm long, 35mm wide and about 25mm tall. All Adders are supplied
with a one piece hull including wheels and with a separate turret
with integrated weapon all in resin or a separate white metal weapon
to add to the turret. Typically only two or three pieces which are
very easy to assemble. This code can be bought as a pack or three
packs saving 10%. Price 4.00GBP per pack.
IAF035D
Orange Adder Combat Car (1 Wheeled Vehicle Kit)
This
pack contains one resin vehicle. A four wheeled light vehicle in the
'Orange Adder' combat car variant armed with a 50mm Grenade Launcher
in a turret mount. This is the infantry support variant. An Adder
kit once assembled is approx 45mm long, 35mm wide and about 25mm
tall. All Adders are supplied with a one piece hull including wheels
and with a separate turret with integrated weapon all in resin or a
separate white metal weapon to add to the turret. Typically only two
or three pieces which are very easy to assemble. This code can be
bought as a pack or three packs saving 10%. Price 4.00GBP per pack.
IAF037
Smashed Adder (1 Destroyed Wheel Vehicle)
This
pack contains one resin terrain piece for your games. Laid on its
side, axles broken and turret ring smashed this Red Adder Combat Car
has seen better days. The Smashed Adder is approx 60mm wide and 35mm
tall in one piece of resin. It can be used in your games as a
terrain marker, a scenario objective or a casualty of an Adder in
play. This code can be bought as a pack or three packs saving 10%.
Price 4.00GBP per pack.
Go
HERE for all the Prydian Army Vehicle codes on our website.
Information
Burst
The
latest Early Supporter Offer (ESO) is now over and all the wheeled
variant Adders are on general release. I would like to thank the
dozens of you who took up the offer and your package are on their way
to you as of today; enjoy! We would love to see your pictures of
your Adders all painted up. It was also a record breaking period for
the 'cashing in' of points gained with purchases for Ion Age account
holders with a few people getting their Adder Bundles at a really
reduced price. Following up on last week's brand new IAF051 15mm Nox
trooper release we are happy to be able to tell you that July will
see not only another ESO but another Khanate release too. We are now
three weeks into the free period for IMP10 Malig Tank Ace and he is
proving popular and funny at the same time. Lastly remember that by
placing an order with us you will sign up for an account with the
website and that means you get Reward Points in all purchases (plus a
free miniature). These points can be used any time to get free
products and discounts on orders.
Thanks
for Reading.
GBS
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