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The Q410 "Wasp" light tank is one of the flagship vehicles built by the Company. Designed in the mid-90s by TacGen systems, the design and license of the tank were acquired by the Company in 2008 with the purchase of TacGen. The tank is intended for asymmetric warfare against more heavily armored vehicles as well as demolition of fortifications. It is operated by one driver, one gunner, one loader, and one commander. Its light armor provides less protection than other armored vehicles, but also affords the tank exceptional speed and off-road capability from the low weight. The main gun is a 154 mm rifled K19T cannon designed to fire traditional HEAT and APDS ammunition as well as the K22G Anti-tank guided missile. This is supplimented by a coaxial 12.7mm machine gun in the turret. The Wasp was designed for rapid deployment and environmental adaptability. It can be dropped from a plane at a sufficiently low altitude withusing crewa aboardparachute sled and deploy directly into combat usingwith acrew parachute sledaboard. It is also equipped with a deployablefold-out water hull for amphibious operations.

The current Wasp iteration is designated the 410-J20, and comes with overhauled ergonomic controls, up-to-date electronic systems including GPS, infared, nightlaser visiondesignators, and noise dampeners, a space to install encrypted radio equipment, and a redesigned transmission, engine, and main gun. An additional 12.7mm machine gun is mounted on the top of the turret for use by the commander. The tanks can carry 25 shells and 6 ATGMs. Thanks to minaturized auto-loaders, the loader crew position can be replaced with a radio operator for coordinating fire support. The 410-J20 model can achieve road speeds of 7480 km/h and cross-country speeds of 4757 km/h. Quill manufactures the cannon ammunition in-house due to the unique caliber of the weapon. A single Wasp costs around $550,000 SHD for a modern variant; older ones can cost between $250,000 and $330,000. The Wasp is used in-house by Company contractors for armor training courses and armed deployments into highly-contested combat zones.