The Great Desert Tortise was designed from the ground up to be a front line Assault Mech. Rather then pitch sales only to the Solaris VII Stables as was the Great Turtle, this new mech is competing for the Great House militaries' attention.
Fielding a Clan Ultra20 class autocannon as its primary weapon this quad is destined to become a classic infighter. A drop-in option of a 2nd mechwarrior with full electronics suite can convert this mech into a full Battlefield Management Command and Control Mobile HQ unit.
Field Trials are now complete and a full production run is expected to commence within the 3rd quarter of this year.