Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Rosen Bridging Tank

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The Rosen Bridging Tank is one of the Alliance of Hawke's experimental vehicles. This experimental vehicle is planned to be voiced by John Dimaggio

History
"Science isn't about 'why,' it's about 'why not?' 'Why is this teleportation technology so bloody dangerous?' you ask. Why don't you marry safe technology if you love it so much? In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you on the way out, because you're fired!"

-James J. Johnson, head of AseliaTech's Branch of Supertheoretical Science

The GAN 216-XT Rosen Bridging Mobile Space Folding Generator or Rosen Bridging Tank is the Alliance' answer to an abundance of chronotechnology research done after the failure of the Chrono-Grizzly. While the Chronospheres were still used to transport forces rapidly, they were not fast enough. The new battlefield conditions were very different from the last World War, with hardened enemy fortifications which the Alliance could not penetrate with their air force or spies. To overcome the inland defenses of the Voshkod and their allies, Alliance High Command began a top-secret project.

A small salvage team was sent to recover parts of the Chrono-Grizzly from the Laurentian Abyss. Upon their return, a group of Eorzea top scientists, fifty hand-picked physicists were all called to (insert Gaiaterran equivalent of Romania), where they began working on a project. Known only by the highest-ranking officials, it was dubbed the Rosen Project.

This "dream team" of scientists tried to fix the flaw in the miniature Chronosphere device, but they ultimately failed. One morning, a scientist named Dr. Richard Von Pyre came up with an idea, that if implemented correctly could fold space itself and move matter through a parallel universe. After months of extensive research and careful engineering, the new device was ready to test.

The Rosen Bridge Generator was so successful that it was ordered to be mounted on Panzer 68 chassis immediately after it finished prototypical testing. The generator, however, had a flaw: weighing in at around 12 tonnes, it actually bent the original tank chassis. This issue was solved by mounting the machine on an even larger hovercraft chassis, which maximized the space inside the cabin to better suit a transport role while spreading the weight on a cushion of air.

The disadvantage was that it was impossible to outfit the vehicle with substantial armor without blocking the heat radiators, turning the inside of the Rosen into a giant barbecue. The designers opted instead for a light, "breathable" aluminum plating. By the end of the design process, the tank was actually more like a massive passenger hovercraft, but for safety reasons, the passengers can't exit until the Rosen teleports. In 1999 V.C., the first Rosen Bridging Tank entered the service.

In one particular battle with the Minutemen, a Rosen was ordered to teleport a squad of Archon APCs near a squadron of Minutemen. Once the vehicles arrived at the destination site, they were frozen in time for a short while, the same flaw that plagues the Chrono Legionnaire - which was enough for the Minutemen to pull their bazookas and prove just how ineffective aluminum plating really was. After this accident, the Alliance High Command advised commanders to teleport into safe places.