Gladius class Combat Walker

Gladius class Combat Walker
Unpublished, non-canon vehicle design.
Tech Level	TL–8
Mass	1.0 dton
Cost	Cr324,097.9
Mode	Ground (Legged)
Type	Light Tank
Speed	85.0 kph
Cargo	0
Crew	1 Operator
Passengers	0
Armament	Laser Carbine, 7mm Gatling gun, TAC missiles, 4cm RAM AGL
Manufacturer	Cannis Weapons Labs
Also see	Distant Fringe
Available for export

The Gladius class Combat Walker is a Walker.

• It is a used by the military as a Combat Vehicle.

Description (Specifications)

Gladius Combat Walker (TECH LEVEL 8): The Legions of Vey (world) use these two legged walkers for close infantry support down to the squad level. These landmate/mecha scout ahead clearing the way for infantry and calling in artillery strikes. They are designed on Vey (world) to be small and easy to transport. The single driver/gunner has an arsenal of weapons available, and can typically only operate one system at one time. The laser carbine is used for target designation and artillery spotting. Most crew members assigned to these vehicles are trained forward observers. The weapons are stabilized but do not require elaborate fire control systems. One oversight, the vehicle is not sealed and lacks life support or over pressure to deal with NBC/CBR threats. Operators must typically wear a vacuum suit. The design has only 2 hours of fuel. The anti-laser aerosols have been known to blow back into the crew space. Because of the lighter armor, they are equipped with a rocket escape ejection seat. It mounts a stabilized weapon package, with a chin mounted coaxial 7mm Gatling Gun, a laser carbine for target designation, and a remote turret on the left side of the chassis firing forward and to the left flank with a 4cm RAM automatic grenade launcher. Finally, on the right, side are four TAC missile rails which requires one crew to externally reload the 49kg missiles manually. Designed to resist artillery fragments and man portable small arms, light crew served anti-armor weapons are required to defeat its armor. They are considered an inexpensive vehicle and are popular with lower tech worlds along The Last Line. They can go anywhere infantry can go, but due to the high ground pressure they can get stuck in mud on a roll of 6 on a d6. They can not cross water barriers unaided and require an atmosphere to function and are hampered by their short endurance and operational range. It relies on its missiles for anti-aircraft and anti-armor work.

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: TBD metric tons. Vehicle Dimensions: TBD Total usable volume: TBD
2.	Crew	TBD
3.	Performance	Movement: TBD
4.	Electronics	Equipment: TBD
5.	Hardpoints	TBD TBDhardpoints.
6.	Armament	Weapons: TBD
7.	Defenses	TBD
8.	Craft	None.
9.	Fuel	Fuel capacity TBD liters, enough for TBD hours (...almost TBD standard days).
10.	Cost	Production Cost: Cr. TBD
11.	Construction Time	TBD weeks.
12.	Comments	TBD

Vehicle Dimensions:

• Height: 4m. Width: 2 m. Length: 1.75 m.
• Total usable volume: 14 m³
• Total mass loaded: 19.9078 metric tons.
• Production Cost: Cr. 324,097.9
• Movement: Road Maximum 85kph/70cm; Cross country 51kph/42.5cm.
  Movement effect on fire: if move more than 1/2 -4 EFP

Armor:

• Chassis front 26, chassis sides and rear, 18, chassis belly and deck 12.
• Target Size DMs: +2 low and no high hits.

Equipment:

• Thermal and Image Enhanced vision
• 5,000 Power Radio
• 5 Power Maser Communicator
• 10 anti-laser aerosols
• Basic ECM
• 10 Power Target Acquisition RADAR
• Full weapons stabilization.

Power:

• 0.6 megawatt MHD turbine power plant consumes 180 liters of fuel/ hour
• Fuel capacity 360 liters, enough for 2 hours.
• Power to weight ratio is 30 and the ground pressure is 10 tons/m³.

Weapons:

A 4cm RAM Automatic Grenade Launcher is mounted in a remote mount on the left side of chassis. The grenade launcher has some ability versus heavier targets, but at relatively short range.

It can engage two targets and has a +2 signature.

Direct Fire Characteristics: 4cm RAM AGL

Effective Range	Long Range	Extreme Range
250m (24)+4	500m (24)+3	1,000m (24)+2

There is storage for 1,600 HEAP 24 grenades, enough for twenty fire phases.

There is a TL–8 laser carbine with a 50 shot battery. It can engage 1 target and has +0 signature. It can function as a target designator in low power mode.

Direct Fire Characteristics: Laser Carbine

Effective Range	Long Range	Extreme Range
150 m (7)	300 m (3)	1,500 m (1)

The chin mounted 7mm Gatling gun for anti-personnel work. It has the following direct fire characteristics:

Direct Fire Characteristics: 7mm Gatling Gun

Effective Range	Long Range	Extreme Range
400 m (3)+8	750 m (2)+6	1,200 m (2)+3

There is storage for 25,600 rounds, enough to allow 20 fire phases of sustained fire. It can engage 16 targets in 15 seconds and has a +5 signature. A full load of ammo is included in the price.

• There are four 49kg capacity TAC missile launch rails on the right side of the turret. There is no internal storage for additional missiles.
• Depending on the size of the guidance packages missiles carry different size warheads. A 20cm warhead, is available for the homing and IR follow-up missiles. An 18cm warhead is available for the target designated and operator guided missiles which utilize a radio command linkage. A 12cm warhead is used for the bigger teleguided missile guidance package. The missiles are available in long range and +10DM hyper velocity interceptor variants. Four hyper velocity HEAP 50 homers are included in the purchase price, no reloads are provided.

Type:	Guidance	Ranges	Cost
HE 28/4/5 or HEAP 50	Homing	34km/24km +10DM	Cr. 366 or 378
HEAP +8	IR Follow Up	34km/24km +10DM	Cr. 1,078
HE 26/4/4 or HEAP 48	Target Designated	39km/29km +10DM	Cr. 1,060.5 or 1,069.5
HE 26/4/4 or HEAP 48	Operator Guided +3 DM	39km/29km +10DM	Cr. 210.5 or 219.5
HE 20/3/3 or HEAP 44	Teleguided	34km/24km +10DM	Cr. 1,200 or 1,204

Maintenance:

• Vehicle: 12
• Electronics: 9
• Weapons: 12
• Suspension: 6

History & Background (Dossier)

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy