Axtlan's Design Sheet - Formation (Vehicles)
Big wheels, thick hulls, stacked bodies, extra clearance, dishes, turrets, and modular tops. The point now is to make them less like isolated rides and more like vehicle types with a clear job.
This phase is less about one final hero vehicle and more about what kind of pressure the whole vehicle layer applies. Transport, support, policing, harvest, artillery, assault, logistics, airlift, and coastal reach. Different sizes, same Formation logic.
Formation vehicles should be self-sufficient and able to slot into a larger system without needing too much around them. If they deploy somewhere, they should already bring enough structure with them to keep moving, keep supplying, and keep control.
It could keep going for a long time once it is moving. The dish makes it read more like a signal-distortion or comms vehicle than just transport.
Larger squad carrier. A mobile post and a simple transport. Built to keep people alive, sheltered, and connected while moving.
Fast scout vehicle. Off-road, rock-climbing type. Made to get somewhere first, scan wide areas, and hold long range through the signal scan dish.
Repair or construction vehicle. Could harvest a little if needed. One of those base designs that Formation would repeat across many levels of society.
Police or cadet vehicle. Battlefield support, for internal order use. Something young people would learn early.
Tank base platform. Can probably take different turret types. A bit bulky for a main battle tank, but good as a flexible chassis.
Resource drilling platform. Different sizes, maybe, same core technology. The main collector vehicle for Formation.
Main artillery system. Deployable, dependable, easy to position. Long-range, but not absurdly long once the environment starts interfering.
Super-heavy artillery variation. Faster firing cycle, more barrels, more flak role. Built to saturate rather than just hit once.
Colossal hover airship. Heavy assault presence. Versatile, resistant, and able to withstand hard consequences.
Vertical take-off air transport. Gravity-powered. A workhorse for moving people, equipment, energy, or cargo without needing a runway.
Drone carrier aircraft. A flying support platform rather than a direct fighter. The antenna makes it feel built around distortion, re-arm, and control.
Gunboat type. Formation probably does not need a huge navy. This is sufficient where coast or river use still matters.
Colossal hovercraft battleship. Final coast-war answer. Something built to cross bad ground and bring most of the system with it.