OGRE MARK I
Updated March 30, 2005
OGRE MARK I
Points: 25
The first and smallest of the Ogres, dating from 2060,
it has 1 main battery, 4 anti-personnel batteries,
and starts the game with 18 tread units.
The first cybernetic tank, the Mark I, was a direct
line development of the Combine's advanced battle
tanks.
Half again the size of a Heavy Tank, it was turreted,
with a "conning tower" mounted behind the main gun.
This gave the Mark I's sensor suite an excellent
vantage point high above the battlefield. The tower
became
a trademark of Ogre design.
The Mark I was intended as a battle-line unit, but
proved not to be cost-effective in that role.
Although it was hard to kill, it was too easy -
relative to the huge cost of the cybernetic brain - to
put
it out of action. However, the Mark I remained in
regular production as long as the Combine lasted,
simply
because it was the only Ogre small enough to be
transported by conventional means.
It proved to be effective as a light raider unit in
terrain where human troops did not perform well, such
as
remote jungles and tundra. Perhaps a larger Ogre would
have been even better... but often they couldn't get
there.
1 Main Battery (Attack 4, Range 6", Defense 4)
0
4 Antipersonnel (Attack 1, Range 2", Defense 1)
0000
18 Tread Units: Movement starts at 6"
000 (Movement drops to 5")
000 (Movement drops to 4")
000 (Movement drops to 3")
000 (Movement drops to 2")
000 (Movement drops to 1")
000 (Movement drops to 0)
