Ballard is a company in Just Cause X: Global Exchange, Fiction by GMRE (as part of the New Medici Military), and Just Cause 4: Sakaku.
Description[]
It's an American company that produces 8 x 8 military armored vehicles. The M5 and M6 are heavily armored main combat vehicles where as the M7, M8 and M9 favor mobility over armor.
Each generation of the vehicle (M-number) normally improves over the previous in armor and mobility technologies. Occasionally as military doctrine changes, the next generation may have different emphasis in armor vs. firepower vs. mobility. This means that every possible M5 version is equally well armored and every M7 version is lightly armored, but with great mobility.
List of products[]
| Name | Game | Description | Image | Notes |
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| Ballard M5B1 Scout | Just Cause | The heaviest tank-like armored vehicle in the game. Developed before 1998. | See the main article at JC wiki. | In the canon JC universe |
| Ballard Sentry STRL - 14 | Just Cause | M5 series hull with a multiple rocket launcher turret. | See the main article at JC wiki. | In the canon JC universe |
| Ballard Centronel AAWV - 21 | Just Cause | M5 series hull with a 4-barreled autocannon in a turret. Designed for use against aircraft. | See the main article at JC wiki. | In the canon JC universe |
| Ballard M5C2 CSV | New and Improved Medici | Close Support Vehicle (San Esperitian term for IFV). Developed in 2007. |  |
Converted from old M5B1s and Ballard AA vehicles. |
| Ballard M6B1 | New and Improved Medici | Newer version of the M5B1 with improved combat effectiveness in the "main battle tank" role. Developed in 1998. |  |
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| Ballard M7B1 Supressor | Just Cause X: Global Exchange | IFV. Great mobility, poor armor. 30mm autocannon in a low turret. Produced since 2001. |  |
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| Ballard M8B2 Imperator | Just Cause 4: Sakaku | APC with an MG turret. Armor level unknown. Apparently it's from 2019. |  |
Time warped |
| Ballard M9B3 Hunter | Just Cause X: Global Exchange | Relatively lightly armored, but well armed tank destroyer. Developed in the 2020s. |  |