Technology & Combat Characteristics

A ground combat variant of the VMS-15 Union Realdo (aka Realdo), the MA-115HT Union Realdo Hover Tank has undergone a major change in parts. Its lower body is replaced by hover units, while its armaments, consisting of a fixed linear rifle and arm-mounted 60mm autocannon and rocket launcher, are primarily for rear fire support purposes. Developed by Bell Factory, retrofitting the Realdo into the Realdo Hover Tank is relatively easy as the various parts of the Realdo are compartmentalized into blocks. There is a variant unit capable of operating in space that serves a different purpose.

History

Multiple Union Realdo Hover Tanks participated in the operation in the Taklamakan Desert to capture the Celestial Being's Gundams. Years later, at least two Realdo Hover Tank Double Barrels were among the numerous mobile suits deployed by the Earth Sphere Federation Forces in the conflict with the ELS. One unit, equipped with 60mm autocannon pods, was attached to the hull of a Baikal-class space cruiser. The other unit, equipped with 100mm gatling guns, was mounted on the surface of an Orbital Elevator.