Rysos class Assault Sled
Built on Rysos for the Bright Conclave. These fly in and out of hot spots laying down covering fire and providing close air support. The door gunners pounding away while the passengers hop on or off through the sliding side doors. The passengers are usually medics looking to evac wounded, specialist sniper/scouts or small TAC missile teams.
"Rysos" Close Assault Sled TL–B
The vehicle has a crew of five (driver, 3 gunners and commander) and can carry three passengers. It mounts a VRF Gauss gun, and a magazine-fed tactical missile system in a fully stabilized rotating turret on the chassis deck.
Chassis:
- Height: 2 m (+1 m turret); Width: 5 m; Length: 5.6 m.
- Total usable volume: 56 m³
- Total mass loaded: 144.2016 metric tons
- Armor: Chassis front: 48; Chassis sides, rear, belly and deck: 40.
- Armor: Turret all faces, 40;
- Target Size DMs: +2 low, +1 high
- Production Cost: Cr2,438,741.70
Movement:
Onboard gravitic generators produce 1.45 Gs thrust.
- Speed:
- Maximum: 540kph/450cm; Cruise: 405kph/337.5 cm; NOE: 135kph/112.5cm.
- Movement effect on fire: None
The vehicle is equipped with a full avionics suite.
Power / Equipment
- Power: 21 megawatt fusion power plant
- consumes 31.5 liters of fuel/ hour; fuel capacity 9,812.85 liters, enough for 311.5 hours. (12.9 standard days).
Sealed environment with extended life support for 8 for CBR/NBC threats, Laser sensor to detect enemy target designators (5+) linked to a prismatic anti-laser smoke discharger launcher with a 100 can supply of aerosols, Image enhancement and thermal image for vision blocks and night operations, a 5000km range radio, and 1m³ / 1 ton of cargo space, 5 power target acquisition LADAR, 5km range Laser communication system.
Weapons:
Full weapons stabilization.
Dorsal Turret
Primary Weapon
The dorsal turret mounts a VRF Gauss Gun.
| Effective Range | Long Range | Extreme Range |
| 1500 m (21)+8 | 3000 m (19)+6 | 4500 m (17)+3 |
The main VRF Gauss Gun has storage for 30,000 rounds, enough to allow 23 fire phases of sustained fire. It can engage 16 targets in 15 seconds.
Coaxial Mount
The APC has a tactical missile launcher coaxially mounted in the turret.
- The 50kg missiles are armed with a HEAP (High Explosive Armor Piercing) warhead capable of penetration 57 on hard steel armor.
| Homing | Target Designated | Laser Command Link |
| 11 km range | 11 km range | 7 km range (+3 DM) |
| Cr410.75 | Cr510.75 | Cr260.75 |
The launch system is magazine-fed with a storage capacity of 20x missiles.
Chin Mount
The APC has a chin-mounted laser rifle TL–9 with a 100 shot battery.
| Effective Range | Long Range | Extreme Range |
| 180 m (9) | 360 m (4) | 1,800 m (1) |
Starboard Door Mount
A 7mm Gatling Gun is mounted in the starboard-side door.
| Effective Range | Long Range | Extreme Range |
| 400 m (3)+8 | 750 m (2)+6 | 1200 m (2)+3 |
The Gatling Gun is equipped with 30,000 rounds, adequate for 23 fire phases, and can engage 16 targets.
Port Door Mount
A 4cm RAM Auto Grenade Launcher is mounted in the port-side door.
| Effective Range | Long Range | Extreme Range |
| 370 m (36)+4 | 750 m (36)+3 | 1500 m (36)+2 |
The 4cm RAM auto grenade launcher with 1600 HEAP grenades for 20 fire phases against 2 targets in the port door mount.
Maintenance
Vehicle: 5
Weapons: 3
Electronics: 3
References & Contributors / Sources
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS