User:Impurest Cheese/Type 62 Light Armored Vehicle


 * While the Brutes are almost incapable of building beautiful vehicles like the Covenant they are resourceful and have a scavenger mentality that allows them to construct deadly vehicles for their cause.

Overview

 * The Type 61 Light Armored Vehicle or as Hobgoblin as it would be called by UNSC personnel is an ugly hybrid of Brute, Covenant and even Human technology. It is unknown which warped mind created this vehicle although evidence points to the Engineer Most Volatile of All. While speculation remains about the creator by the year 2550 the Jiralhanae Weapons Guild was mass producing the Hobgoblin without having to cobble parts of vehicles together on the battlefield.


 * The vehicles that were ‘donors’ for the Hobgoblin were all originally scavenged from the battlefield and while the majority of the Covenant would not use this ugly craft due to the inclusion of human technology the Brutes adopted it and mass produced it ready for future battles. It would see action against the Elites during the Great Schism and later humanity.

Construction

 * The first Hobgoblin was constructed on the former Isolationist Colony of Cortez VIII in the year 2548 which saw a bloody conflict between the local military and a Brute led army with the Elites providing a military blockade. The reason for the invasion is unknown but due to internal hierarchy disputes no orbital support was offered. Finally due to the actions of the young Brute Captain Lazerus the humans were defeated. Some time during the conflict a Covenant Engineer took several vehicles and created the Hobgoblin. Most believe it was the infamous engineer Most Volatile of All who created the Hobgoblin as he was stationed on Cortex VIII, before he assassinated the Brute Commander and became a wanted felon.


 * The new monstrosity had huge blades from a Pre Covenant Brute Vehicle mounted on the chassis of a Ghost. Slung under the wings of the ghost were a pair of Guass Cannons most likely acquired from a Warthog. At the rear of the seat of the Ghost was the chassis of a Mongoose ATV with the anti gravity sled of a Brute Prowler connected to a stolen UNSC Hydrogen Fuel Cell. Later versions of the Hobgoblin had the chassis of an Ibex Panzercycle as it allowed for more passenger room on the back of the Hobgoblin.

Armor and Armament

 * The only active weapon that the Hobgoblin carried were a pair of Gauss Canons, back engineered from those stolen from the UNSC. The canons could be fired individually or together although the later had a longer recharge time. Either way the Hobgoblin was a danger to the majority of vehicles although aircraft were safe as the canons could not be angled upwards. In addition two passengers could provide additional support against infantry and aircraft. The final weapon of the Hobgoblin was the huge maw like blades on the front that could penetrate light armor and skewer infantry.


 * In terms of armor the Hobgoblin was clad in 19cms of steel carbide alloy that provided some durability even if it had a detrimental effect to the vehicle’s speed. The weak spot of the Hobgoblin was the engine that was mounted between the passenger compartment and the anti grav sled. Due to a poor fit the engine was exposed to the elements and could be destroyed by accurate small arms fire. By the year 2552 the Brutes had augmented the design with a smaller engine and armor plating along the sides reducing the vehicle’s vulnerability. Despite this prolonged fire could cause the plating to fall off exposing the engine core once again.

Engine

 * Like the majority of the parts that make up the Hobgoblin the engine was once part of another vehicle. In this case the engine comes from a M33 Supply Truck and connected to the anti gravity generator in the prowler sled. Due to the Hobgoblin weighing less then the Prowler it hovers higher off the ground but is also more unstable as it lacks the second sled that assists the Prowler in gliding. After the first model was released the Brute’s began to experiment with a smaller engine which increased the durability of the Hobgoblin and would be included in later vehicles such as the Sea Prowler.

Appearance in Halo Hostilities

 * For an unknown reason the Hobgoblin has not made it into the Campaign mode of Halo: Hostilities as a playable vehicle although a damaged Hobgoblin can be found in the ONI Warehouse. The Hobgoblin is scheduled to make an appearance in the Multiplayer Map Dry Dock as a playable vehicle and is likely to be used mostly in CTF and Assault games. More information on strategy will be released at a later date.

Compatibility

 * Brutes
 * Spartans
 * Elites

UNSC Comments

 * “They stole our weapons the dirty foxtrots”


 * “That is one ugly crate”


 * “The Hobgoblin looks like it was built by a madman”