Kalran: Tales of the four nations/Sumpter

"APC on the field!"

-An Sumpter leaving the Motor Pool

Tactical analysis

 * Bulwark of the infantry: Cheaper than the Alexandras, the Sumpter is a superb if old-fashioned armoured personnel carrier despite most in the UCA are replaced by the new Torrie variants of the Alexandra, with room for six squads and the rather gruesome ability to crush enemy infantry. While a powerful electrical winch can attach to the battalions howitzers and AT guns and tow them around the battlefield quickly to give artillery or anti-tank support wherever it may be needed


 * Ole Reliable: The Bronson heavy machine gun has been the Umber's armament since it first rolled off the Tuatha empire assembly lines, and allows it to take down hostile infantry and light aircrafts while its dismounting infantry find good positions to dig in and repel enemy advances. And the gunner, if commanded, can load tracer rounds to mark a target for attack


 * Beware of Tanks: Given the design of the Sumpter, it has little means of defending itself from enemy armor or heavy infantry, though its gun can target aircraft. It depends entirely on its transported infantry to cover the gaps in its ability to fight back against such threats


 * Supressing fire: A recent update to the Sumpter have remotely detonated claymore mines mounted onto the fronts of their vehicles, which they can detonate to clear the way for their disembarking passengers or ward off infantry closing in. While replacing their HMG with the faster fire M5 Garland gatling gun, loaded with solid rounds to pierce through infantry and light vehicle

Ace upgrade
Unit now fires close explosive in the front when enemies get near or when unit evacuates squads in while in combat and weapon is upgraded to fire and supress faster and pierce through infantry

Trivia

 * It is based on the WWII M2 Halftrack.
 * It replaces the basic Alexandra "Torrie" APC for the Fortress Battallion, as William Kain didn't like the new Alexandras that the UCA are replacing it.