Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Rhino Transport

"Rhino Transport deployed!"

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The Rhino Transport is the primary APC of the Astarte Legion, replacing the FV432 for that sub-faction. This APC is planned to be voiced by *TBA*

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History
"What did you expect? That those big bastards could magically fit into those tiny Andoran FV432 APCs?"

-An Engineers response to a report at how a Tactical squad broke an FV432 they were supposed to board prior to making the Rhino

The Rhino APC has been in the Coalition service long enough for the Longbeards to remember, but its true origins stretch back further still, into the depths of the Coaltion past. With records show that the Rhino originally began life as the RH1-N-0 Tracked Exploration and Multi-Purpose Defence Vehicle, for use by Farmers and explorers as the Coalition began exploring what would be their home. The Rhino was a Standard Template Construction (STC) design.

The human colonists a robust, tracked all-terrain vehicle, sealed against hostile environments and provided some measure of protection against potential hostiles. The first Rhino was field-tested around Karaz-A-Karak and proved to be a great success.

As it was capable of being constructed from any locally available materials, and powered by nearly any fuel source, the popularity of the Rhino spread rapidly. Soon, Rhinos became common sights on Frontier Worlds all over human-settled land.

Today, only the Blood Ravens, and other Astarte branches, have access to the Rhino APC. The technology of their creation is too valuable to be risked with any but the most trusted of Coalition troops. The Adeptus Astartes being the only Coalition force allowed to use Rhinos as their main transport vehicle.

The earliest known use of the Rhino in combat is recorded in the ancient Liber Armorum. According to this document, it was first used in combat by the human colonists of Torben's World against unknown indigenous xenos creatures who possessed only a primitive technological level.

The Rhinos formed the spearhead of the Coalition expansion, against which the enemy's primitive black powder firearms proved of little use. The xenos were purged from Torben's World, leaving the colonists' settlement unimpeded.

Over the following 100 standard years, the use of the Rhino spread to many Coalition military forces. Early commanders adopted the basic chassis design as an armored fighting vehicle, fitting various new weapon systems to it and augmenting the vehicle's engine power.

In time, the vehicle became the standard fighting vehicle of Coalition armed forces. With STC databases providing Coalition armies with Rhino variants still in use today, such as the Predator, Immolator, and Whirlwind.

Guardians of the Tacitus

 * Stryker ICV (Aquila)
 * M113A3 (Task Force Eagle)
 * ACCE (Task Force Eve)
 * Archon ARV (Alliance)
 * Goliath APC (ADI)
 * Type 73 Armored Personnel Carrier (Protectorate)
 * Sudden Transport
 * Lynx (Andora)
 * M113 Ultra (Community)
 * Troop Crawler (Empire)

Destroyers of Balthazar

 * BTR-90 (Voshkod)
 * Scarab APC (Brotherhood)
 * Ratel (Black Hand)
 * M3 Halftrakk (Horde)
 * BTR-50P (MLA)
 * BTR-60 (Encantadia)
 * Dump Truck
 * Kamaz Armored Truck (Collective)
 * ... (Scrin)

Neutrals

 * FV432 APC (Coalition)
 * Rhino Transport (Astarte Legion)
 * Heretical Ural Transport Truck (Heralds)
 * Charger Assault Transport (Order)
 * M112A2 "Jackson" (Survivors)
 * Testudo (Syndicate)
 * Devilfish (Syndicate)
 * ... (Conglomerate)
 * Taurox (Legion)

Bonus Factions

 * IFV-6c Panther (ASA)
 * M113A1 "Safari" (Bastion)
 * APC Creep (Rangers)
 * Sdkfz 251 (Pirates)
 * Civet Mobile Gun (Elona)
 * Fahd (Haqqislam Battlegroup)
 * SKOT (Ascalia)
 * ... (Dominion)
 * Ratel (Security)
 * ... (Ascendancy)

DLC

 * Federation APC (Federation)
 * ... (Corona)
 * ... (Party)
 * ... (Skynet)
 * Preservence APW (Elemental)
 * ... (Autocracy)
 * BTR-70 (League)
 * ... (Swarm)
 * Guarani (Confederation)
 * Patgb 360 (Kingdom)
 * ... (Goo)
 * Sdfkz. 250 (Imperium)
 * ... (Dynasty)
 * Land Rover (Warlords)
 * ... (Cult)
 * BTR-80 (Raiders)
 * Transport Lorry (Theocracy)
 * Underhive Transport Truck (Insurgents)
 * ... (Guardians)
 * ... (Hierarchy)
 * ... (Sundered)
 * Cheetah Transport (Ecumene)
 * Universal Carrier (Concordat)
 * Piranha IV (Contingent)
 * XM1283 APC (Eden)
 * Eco-Skirmisher Transport (InGen)
 * ... (Hallows)
 * M3 Half-Track (Commnune)
 * Patria (Clique)
 * Ho-Ki (Guild)
 * Millipede AIC (Threat)
 * HH-A Javelin (Traders)
 * Baltdjur (Entente)
 * Chariot Carrier (Oblivion)
 * ... (Corporation)
 * ... (Covenant)
 * ... (Institute)
 * Zhuk (Eremite)
 * ... (Nimbus)
 * ... (Carnival)
 * ... (Wraiths)
 * ... (Chronophage)
 * ... (Privateers)
 * ... (Foundation)
 * Angriffwagen (Spartacus)
 * Tiger Assault Carrier (Regency)