===== Osprey =====

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== Introduced by TTC on the Web 2020-08-05 (Show Exclusive) ==

One of the greatest early victories in the Battle for Earth was capturing the pre-war military research and training academy at West Point, North of New York City. The Scourge had repurposed much beyond recognition, but the old Technological Centre had been left to rot. Inside, Colonial forces discovered a complete data and schematics archive - complete designs for most pre-war service units and several research projects, ripe for analysis. Most were of more use to the UCM’s Resistance allies, but some provided an intriguing counterpoint to UCM military R&D thinking. One thing often observed was that pre-war technology was rarely inferior in performance, but only in cost. Often, pre-war loose budgets and generous timeframes led to developments beyond compare.

One such gem was the Osprey Light Gunship - on the cusp of entering frontline service when the Scourge invaded, it represented the pinnacle of pre-war technology. The schematics shared many systems and notions which its designers would take with them to the colonies when they fled, seeding the modern Colonial military machine. As a ready-made design, the decision was taken to rapidly manufacture and bring a small number of units into active service to ascertain whether more designs in the archive should be taken seriously as possibilities for the future.

In early combat deployments the Osprey has served with distinction. Larger and tougher than the common [[dzc:ucm:falcon-a|Falcon]], it sports a weapons suite that allows it to engage armoured air and ground targets, as well as massed infantry. Also, Colonial engineers upgraded its primary armament to a pair of servo-mounted UM-101 ‘Victory’ Light Railguns, the very latest iteration of the stalwart Avenger model found on Sabre main battle tanks.

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