This is a weekly posting with GURPS vehicles (and the like) to the GURPSnet mailing list. I grant the permission for all non-commercial redistribution of my work, but I would like to know if you put it on a website or the like. My site is down for rebuilding, but sooner or later the old stuff should reappear at omeyer.gmxhome.de Onno Meyer, 2007-07-15
Anachronistic ATGM Carrier v1.0 (TL6) Copyright 2007 by Onno Meyer In some alternate history stories, one side finds efficient uses for historical technologies. In other novels, genuine time travelers bring modern concepts with them. This anti-tank guided missile carrier looks like a TOW HMMWV - a rugged 4x4 with a diesel engine, large wheels, a self-recovery winch, and a wire-guided missile system on the roof. Compared to anti-tank guns of the period, an ATGM has a low launcher weight and a high ammunition cost. The road speed is superior to towed or tracked guns. The ATGM Carrier might be used by parachute or glider units where weight is at a premium, or by elite quick reaction forces. The diesel engine burns 4.5 gallons per hour at routine travel speed. A tank of fuel is $6 and eight missiles are $96,000. Subassemblies: Body +3, four Off-Road Wheels +1, full-rotation Open Mount +0. Powertrain: 100-kW all-wheel drivetrain; 100-kW HP diesel engine; 3,200-kWs lead-acid batteries. Fuel: 25 gallons diesel (fire 10). Occ: 4 RCS. Cargo: 12.5 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 3/8 3/8 3/8 3/8 3/8 Wheels: 3/8 3/8 3/8 3/8 3/8 Weaponry 170mm ATGM Launcher [OM:F] (8 missiles) +0. Equipment Body: Two medium range radios; four smoke dischargers with one reload each; ST 60 winch; tire inflation system; 4-man environmental controls. External: Hitch; convertible hardtop. Statistics Size: 14'x7'x7' Payload: 1 ton Lwt.: 4 tons Volume: 367.2 cf Maint.: 152 hrs. Price: $17,390.5 HT: 11. HPs: 225 Body, 38 each Wheel, 46 Open Mount gSpeed: 80 gAccel: 4 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.75 gSR: 4 Ground Pressure Moderate. 1/3 Off-Road Speed. Design Notes Body is 300 cf. Wheels are 60 cf. Open Mount is 7.2 cf. Structure is light and standard. Armor is standard metal. Mechanical controls. 46.6 cf of empty space. Seven missiles are stowed in the body and one ready missile is carried in the open mount. Empty weight is 6,000 lbs. Weapon Weight Volume Cost Power WPS VPS CPS TL 170mm ATGM Launcher 200 4 $2,000 - 100 2 $12,000 6 Weapon Guid Malf. Type Damage SS Spd End Min Max RoF 170mm ATGM Launcher WG 15 exp. 6d*9(10) 20 300 12 200 3,600 1/6 The vehicle uses the design rules from GURPS Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, Dec 2004 errata], VXi, VXii (including the armor volume rule) and the text format from Vehicles Lite. Next Week: Another missile vehicle, unless there is something urgent. _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
