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, 2008-07-07
Standard-class 7-ton Gunned ATV v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL5) Copyright 2008 by Onno Meyer During the Long Night, the planet Sonthert lost most technology. Some historical knowledge was retained, along with a fair amount of paranoia about invaders from outer space. The Gunned ATV is the armed and armored variant of a heavy truck. The body is armored with 14mm steel plates, sloped in front to resist gauss rifles or ACRs. The armament consists of four 36mm QF Guns, supposed to penetrate powered battledress, in casemates with a combined 360° field of fire. A large cargo compartment holds either an infantry section or fuel, spares and toolkits for long patrols. The internal combustion engine and the suspension stretch the limits of the industrial base, which leads to frequent breakdowns. The Gunned All-Terrain Vehicle performs well in an internal security role, but it is no effective combat vehicle. At travel speed, the engine burns 24 gallons of gasoline per hour. A full load of fuel and ammunition is $300. Subassemblies: Body +5, eight Heavy Wheels +3. Powertrain: 400-kW wheeled drivetrain; 400-kW gasoline engine; 6,000-kWs lead-acid battery. Fuel: 600 gallons gasoline (fire on 12). Occ: 9 NCS. Cargo: 700 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 6/60 4/30 4/30 4/30 3/6 Wheels: 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 Weaponry Two 36mm Quick-Firing Guns [Bod:F] (50 rounds) +0. Two 36mm Quick-Firing Guns [Bod:B] (50 rounds) +0. Equipment Body: Casemate mounts for 36mm Guns; two 1-mile searchlights; 9-man environmental control; 16 firing ports. Statistics Size: 40'x10'x10' Payload: 10 tons Lwt.: 35 tons Volume: 3,500 cf Maint.: 35 hours Price: $79,448.75 HT: 8. HPs: 1,500 Body, 300 each Wheel gSpeed: 40 gAccel: 3 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.25 gSR: 5 Ground Pressure High. Off-Road Speed 1/6. Design Notes Cheaply made. Body is 2,000 cf with 60° F slope. Wheels are 1,500 cf (increased volume). Structure is medium and expensive. Armor is expensive metal. Mechanical controls. 72.85 cf of empty space. 200 rounds of 36mm solid are stored in the body. Empty weight is 50,000 lbs. Weapon Weight Volume Cost Power WPS VPS CPS TL 36mm Quick-Firing Gun 220 4.4 $1,100 - 3 0.02 $0.6(1) 5 Ammo type: (1) Solid. Weapon Ammo Malf. Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max RoF 36mm Quick-Firing Gun solid 16 cr. 20d 20 13 840 4,300 1/5 The vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [second edition, third printing, Dec 2004 errata], VXi and VXii (armor volume) with the text format from Vehicles Lite. The Traveller background affects the design decisions, not the technology. Next Week: A smaller open car. _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
