Purifier class Grav APC

Purifier class Grav APC
Unpublished, non-canon vehicle design.
Tech Level	TL–12
Mass	10 dton
Cost	{{{cost}}}
Mode	Grav
Type
Speed	300kph
Cargo	1m³ 1,000kg
Crew	7 a driver/commander and 6 gunners
Passengers	16
Armament	(6) TAC missile tube launchers, VRF Gauss gun
Manufacturer	Holy Forges and Foundries of Righteous Resolve and Fortitude
Also see	TBD
These are deployed by the forces of the Tenjada Moralitate.

The Purifier class Grav APC is a TL-12 Armored Fighting Vehicle.

• It is a military vehicle and a Grav APC.

Description (Specifications)

The Purifier class Grav APC, TL-12: The vehicle's 556 tons of superdense armor, strains the gav modules and available hull volume. The front of the chassis is radically sloped and the chassis sides have moderate slopes to increase the armor's effectiveness. As a result this vehicle is actually slower than some of its contemporaries. This is intended to ensure all aspect, uniform protection superior to starship hull metal. This design is sealed with life support for the crew and passengers in vacuum and protected forces roles. A larger fusion power plant is installed to ensure some modest mobility. There are six remote weapon stations located around the vehicle. Each weapon station has a variety of weapons. Six gunners coordinate fire in several different directions simultaneously. A dorsal point defense turret provides over-watch. There is a section of close assault infantry and the crew which all enjoy the protection of a sealed environment and full life support (proof against CBR/NBC threats) and can exit via an airlock in the front of the vehicle.

Basic Vehicle Characteristics

Following the Imperial Army and IISS Universal Vehicle Profile and data, additional information is presented in the format shown here. The small craft factor indicates the number of squadrons (of ten craft) carried on the vehicle when applicable. Tonnage on the universal vehicle profile is shown in kilotons (thousands of tons) where necessary.

Basic Vehicle Characteristics

#.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage	Total mass loaded: 673.52651 metric tons. Vehicle Dimensions: 5.2m wide, 3m tall, 13m long, +6 low hits Total usable volume: 121.68m³
2.	Crew	x7 crew: driver/commander, and 6 gunners
3.	Performance	Movement: 0.25 maneuver Gs 300kph/250cm; cruise 225kph/187m; NOP 75kph/62cm.
4.	Electronics	Equipment: 5,000 power radio, 1,000km maser, extensive ECM, thermal image, image enhancement, 100 power target acquisition RADAR, TL–12 flight avionics, map box, battle computer, full weapon stabilization, sealed environment with life support for 23.
5.	Hardpoints	a fully rotating turret mounted on the chassis deck, 4m wide, 4.58m long and 1m tall, with a volume of 18.32m³, there are six remote weapon stations around the periphery of the vehicle two are in the forward corners, on the port and starboard sides, two are lateral firing to the right and left, and two are in the rear corners. All weapons are fully stabilized to fire on the move.
6.	Armament	Weapons: Laser Rifles There are (6) Laser Rifles mounted in the six remote weapon stations. Each has a 100 shot battery. Their direct fire characteristics are: Direct Fire Characteristics: Laser Rifles TL 9 Effective Range: 180m (9) Long Range: 360m (4) Extreme Range: 1.8 km (1) PGMP-12s There are (6) plasma guns, man portable mounted in the six remote weapon stations. Each has a 40 shot battery. Their direct fire characteristics are: Direct Fire Characteristics: PGMP-12 Effective Range: 250m (20) Long Range: 450m (8) Extreme Range: 750 km (1) VRF Gauss Gun: is turret mounted, stabilized, with TL–12 point defense fire control (rolls 10 dice versus indirect fire missions). It can engage 16 targets with a +4 signature. The weapon has 30,000 rounds of ammunition, enough for 23 fire phases. Direct Fire Characteristics: VRF Gauss gun Effective Range: 1.5 km (21) +8 Long Range: 3 km (19) +6 Extreme Range: 4.5 km (17) +3
7.	Defenses	laser sensor 4+, 100 bottle of prismatic aerosols Hull Material: Superdense Armor: Chassis and Turret front 66, Chassis and Turret sides 58, all remaining faces 50. Target Size DMs: +6 low, +1 high hits
8.	Craft	None.
9.	Fuel	Fuel capacity 1,804.2 liters, the 84 MW fusion power plant consumes 126 liters/hour, it carries enough for 14.3 hours.
10.	Cost	Production Cost: Cr. 7,150,602
11.	Construction Time	4 weeks.
12.	Comments	It is equipped with guidance packages for operator guided missiles.
13.	Maintenance	Vehicle 5 Electronics 81 Weapons 30

TAC Missiles

There are six 50kg capacity tube launchers built into the six weapon stations. There are a variety of guidance packages available. The vehicle comes with six target designated missiles to take advantage of the laser rifles mounted with them to paint targets independently. Different guidance packages come with different sizes of warheads. From 25cm HEAP 58, 22cm HEAP 55 to 21cm HEAP 54 warheads. Each gunner can reload their launcher The is a single 278.85kg capacity launch rail on the chassis deck. The missile uses a massive 24kg 30cm HEAP 59 warhead and it takes six crew members to manually reload these missiles if additional rounds are available, or carried in the cargo space. The homing missiles struggle to achieve intercepts against vehicles protected with advanced ECM abilities. A single homing missile is included with the purchase price.

Characteristics: HEAP Warhead Missiles

Type	Range	Price
Homing HEAP 58,	85.54km or 75.54km +10 speed DM	Cr697.85
Target Designated HEAP 52, twenty carried	24km or 14km +10 speed DM	Cr671
IR Follow Up HEAP +8, ten carried	24km or 14km +10 speed DM	Cr471

History & Background (Dossier)

The Purifier class Grav APC was designed and manufactured at TL–11, these vehicles are manufactured for the Sorority of Hygiea in Mavuzog and Theta Borealis Sectors. They have TL–11 direct fire control systems for the heavy energy weapon. The name is a misnomer, because this is a Grav Tank and not a simple civilian Air Raft. The fusion gun is very powerful, but the massive recoil necessitated a hull mounted weapons carriage. A single massive TAC missile rail is the only other weapon. These large missiles carry the best warhead available but are limited by the guidance package. Plans for more varieties of missiles are being researched. The missiles out range the on board RADAR. The crew can't manually reload the missiles, as they are too large. Support vehicles with extra missiles and cranes are co-located with HQ command units. So relays must be established to fully exploit the weapons extreme range potential. This platform has no other weapon systems. It carries a very powerful fusion power plant with almost half of the power going to the fusion gun. The grav module array is limited which curtails speed. Their favorite tactic is to execute long range pop-ups, therefore the designers felt that avionics for fast NOP flight were unnecessary. The electronic suite is very simple and rudimentary, spartan in fact. This lowers the maintenance requirements but limits their capabilities in the field. There was a cost savings associated with this design. The layout is similar to a tank hunter/self propelled gun. They like to ambush enemy vehicles from extreme range. The impact radius and penetration of the massive fusion weapon is unmatched by local designs. The original civilian air raft that inspired this design had four seats, was open topped and carried 4 metric tons of cargo. The cargo capacity is generous. The dismount usually employs remote sensors and additional mines and other disposable weapon systems to augment the tank platoon's fire power. Tank companies are composed of twelve vehicles with 48 crew. Additional support vehicles are attached from battalion HQ. The company consists of two platoons of 24 crew and six tanks.

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