Advanced Recon Commandos

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The planet Tstata (world) is home to an elite unit of Advanced Recon Commandos under the command of a Solomani officer named General Noah Papadopoulos. It is a member of Karhyri Worlds in the Syzlin Subsector of Crucis Margin Sector.

Noah's ARC (Light Armored Recon Commandos) (TECH LEVEL 10)[edit]

This 6x6 wheeled vehicle has a crew of 4 (commander, 2 gunners, and driver). It mounts a pair of MMGs in cupolas, and a pintel mounted LMG with a gun-shield for the commander on the chassis deck.
Vehicle Dimensions: Height: 2m. Width: 2.5m. Length: 4m.
Total usable volume: 20 m3
Total mass: 15.538175 tons.
Production Cost: Cr. 43,226.556
Movement: Road 153.6kph(128cm), Cross Country 46kph(38cm)
Movement effect on fire: no effect
Armor: Chassis front 13, all other faces 6.
Target Size DMs: +2 low and +0 high.
Equipment: headlights, a ram/dozer blade (15), full weapons stabilization and a 1,000 power radio.
Power: 0.6 MW MHD turbine power plant consumes 180 liters of fuel per hour, fuel capacity 2,788.725 liters, enough for 15 hours. Ground pressure is 3.88 tons/m2. Power to weight ratio is 38.6.
Weapons: The pintel mounted LMG can engage two targets and has +2 signature. There is storage for 1,600 rounds, enough for 20 fire phases. It has the following direct fire characteristics:
Effective: Long: Extreme:
35(3) +4 70(2)+3 100(2)+2
The two cupolas mounted MMGs can each engage eight targets and have a +2 signature. There is storage for 3,200rounds enough for 20 fire phases. It has the following direct fire characteristics:
Effective: Long: Extreme:
40 (3) +4 300 (2) +3 450 (2) +1
Maintenance:
Vehicle: 5
Weapons: 0
Suspension: 0
Electronics: 1

Noah's ARC Wheeled Troop Carrier (TECH LEVEL 10)[edit]

This 6x6 wheeled vehicle has a crew of one driver and can carry eight passengers.
Vehicle Dimensions: Height: 2m. Width: 3m. Length: 5m.
Total usable volume: 30 m3
Total mass: 16.82505 tons.
Production Cost: Cr. 26,406.25
Movement: Road 150.6kph(125.5cm), Cross Country 45kph(38cm)
Movement effect on fire: no effect
Armor: Chassis front and sides 7, all other faces 5.
Target Size DMs: +2 low and +0 high.
Equipment: headlights and a 1,000 power radio.
Power: 0.6 MW MHD turbine power plant consumes 180 liters of fuel per hour, fuel capacity 1,571.35 liters, enough for 8.7 hours. Ground pressure is 3.365 tons/m2. Power to weight ratio is 35.6.
Weapons: None
Maintenance:
Vehicle: 5
Weapons: 0
Suspension: 0
Electronics: 1

ARC Spy Plane/Spotter (TECH LEVEL 10)[edit]

This aircraft has two crew in complex cockpits with armor and simple controls in a fast subsonic STOL airframe.
Vehicle volume: loaded combat ready 180m3, with wings removed for transport loaded 60m3.
Total mass: loaded : 3 tons
Production Cost: Cr. 330,113.82
Movement: Loaded Maximum 800kph(667cm), Cruise 600kph(500cm), Minimum speed 80kph(66.7cm).
Movement effect on fire: no effect
Damage Points: loaded: 30.
Agility: 9
Turns: Loaded/Empty 54o
Equipment: full weapons stabilization, 5 power terrain following LADAR, GPS/map box, image enhancement, 1,000 power radio, guidance packages for teleguided and operator guided TAC missile with a radio command link, 10% maneuver enhancement.
Power: The fast subsonic STOL airframe mounts 0.09MW basic turbojet engines producing 2.25 tons of thrust and consuming 175.5 liters of fuel per hour, internal fuel capacity 535.3 liters, enough for 3 hours. Thrust to weight produce 0.675G's loaded. Range: loaded 1,800km with internal fuel.
Weapons: There is a stabilized remote turret with four LMGs mounted. The turret can engage eight targets and has +2 signature. There is storage for 6,400 rounds, enough for 20 fire phases.
Effective: Long: Extreme:
35(3) +4 70(2)+3 100(2)+2
There is a 25kg capacity center line tactical missile rail.
Missiles Available: 24cm Warheads: Guidance: Range: Cost:
(1) Rock-eye HE 34/6/5 Tele-guided 1km 1,750.5

Operated Guided (+3 DM Radio Link) 250.5 ::HEAP 56 Tele-guided 1,769.5 Operated Guided 269.5 ::CBM 21/9 +3 DM Tele-guided 1,826.5 Operated Guided 326.5

Maintenance:
Vehicle: 12
Electronics: 17
Weapons: 3

ARC Towed 25cm Mortar (TECH LEVEL 10)[edit]

This weapon has a crew of 24.
Volume: 9.2625m3
Total mass: 9.2625 tons
Production Cost: Cr. 160,200
Weapons: The carriage mounted weapon has an ROF of 1, it has a +5 signature, it has a 12km maximum range (18km RAP) and its accuracy is +1 up to half range and -3 over 1/2 range. It takes 17 turns to set up for indirect fire. It is equipped with TL 10 indirect fire control and a TL 5 fire direction center. Rounds mass 120kg (240kg RAP) and there is storage for 20 rounds (10 RAP), a full load of HE is included in the purchase price. Rounds available include:
Rounds available include: Cost:
HE 35/6/5 360
HEAP 57 540
CBM 21/9 +11 1,080
Illum 125cm 720
Chaff 125cm 720
Smoke 2cmx2cm 360
Chemical 2cmx2cm 6 turns 720
RAP +360
Laser Guided +600
Variable Ballistics +60
Maintenance:
Electronics: 12
Weapons: 2

Noah's ARC Battalion TOE[edit]

Air Support Section
  • (2) Planes 4 crew +660,227.64
Artillery Battery
  • (4) Towed 25cm Mortars +640,800
  • (12) Trucks, 108 men +316,875
Armored Company
  • (12) Ram Trucks, 48 men +518,718.67
Infantry Company
  • (12) Trucks, 108 men +316,875
268 men =2,453,496.2
Equipment/man
CES (6) 1,000
(2)9mm auto-pistols 1(1) 4(0) 9(0) 2kg 420 (15)(15) 2 clips
dagger 0.25kg 10
7mm rifle 30(3) 60 (2) 90 (2) 4.5kg 220 (20) 1 clip
sword 1kg 150
(4) extra rifle clips 2kg 80
9.75kg 1,880

=503,840

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