HH-d "Peltast"

"This "Javelin" variant is fitted with a 360 degree mortar platform, designed to support infantry in frontline operations."

- In-game description

The Peltast is a Colonial Half-track equipped with a Mortar tube on a 360 rotating platform instead of the Machine Gun. It has a fire range of 45 to 80 meters. It can load and use various mortar shells; it can switch between those using. It has an inventory of 20 slots, but they can only hold mortar shells.

The Peltast has a crew of 3: a driver, a gunner, and a spotter. The spotter has a hatch from (toggled with ) which allows them to use their secondary equipment, like Binoculars. Unlike other half-track models, there is no rear seat behind the gunner.

The mortar fires nearly twice as fast as the infantry mortar. With the protection the vehicle gives, it allows the Peltast's mortar to be used close to the front and to quickly shell enemy infantry and defenses deeper into the enemy line than an infantry mortar could.

The Peltast possess the same resistance and armor as the colonial Javelin Half-Track.

Trivia

 * According to the game's animation files, the minimum angle for the Peltast's mortar when firing is 35 degrees, and the maximum angle is 85 degrees.