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=== Hubworlder Land Trains ===

Not all planets are so lucky as to have a breathable atmosphere, tolerable levels of radiation, and stable tectonic activity. The people of the Hubworld League near the galactic core know that better than most, as many of their worlds exist near the galactic core and therefore are under constant upheaval from tidal flexing in the gravitational pull of a gas giant, pulsar, or the core of the Milky Way itself. On many worlds it is not even possible to build the traditional bunker-like fortresses favored by Hubworld architects. Instead, the primary form of squat habitation is in the form of Land Trains.

Land Trains were originally developed on less hostile worlds, designed as caravans to bring raw ore and other goods between major settlements. On less stable worlds, however, land trains have been refitted to become settlements in and of themselves, ballooning in size to encompass the populations of entire cities. These trains are typically found on the less tectonically stable worlds and often contain large amounts of mining equipment, allowing Hubworlders to mine the ores that drive their civilization while still being able to move out of the way of newly formed fissures and tectonic rifts

Many who see Hubworlder Land Trains draw parallels with trains from other worlds. The comparison is better in some ways than others; a better comparison might be an armored trade caravan, albeit one with treads and an ability to mine its own raw materials. Hubworlder Land Trains are formed by linked cars much as more familiar trains do, but they do not follow tracks. After all, on these worlds sedentary or semi-permanent structures are a death sentence. Instead, land trains have treads, allowing them to climb over even highly angled surfaces.

As with almost every piece of technology they developed, the Hubworlders soon found that it was easy to repurpose their caravans for war. Armored sides designed to shrug off micrometeorite impacts and stellar radiation are equally well suited to deflecting enemy fire. Furthermore, the large size of the trains makes them ideal not only for housing troops and transport materiel but also supporting truly massive weaponry, potentially making them armored juggernauts when used correctly.

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