Owen's Onslaught

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While Colonel Owen is widely regarded as a military genius, he is actually a genius on a great variety of topics and fields of study. He commands a unique unit of Condotterie. When asked to design a dream ticket unit with a MCr.30 budget, and access to TL-10 equipment, for use on lower technology planets where mercenaries are often contracted, he replied with the following:

A small Naval Unit, which consists of (5) low cost diesel electric submarines with four torpedo tubes and just enough crew and cargo to operate. Maritime interdiction was an aspect none of the other contractors had contemplated.
An aerial Scout Recon Squadron, with (10) light helicopters, each equipped for a pilot, a 10 power target acquisition radar and a 100 power radio.
An Artillery Platoon, with (3) ACV, self propelled, 17cm, medium velocity guns, the auto-loader means there are just two crew members in each vehicle.
An Armored Company, with (8) tracked laser tanks. Each tank has a crew of three (driver, gunner and commander), a single lens pulse laser with a penetration of 10 and a (level 20) armored turret and chassis. They are rated for at least 20kph speed cross country.
A Combat Engineering Platoon, with (50) combat engineers and sappers, they are equipped with vehicles, and heavy construction materials, they are capable of building bases and fortresses under adverse conditions rapidly, and have (5) HMGs often deployed in towers or improved fighting positions, they always design their bases with two entrances, and bring (5) prefabricated prison cells for dealing with POWs. Artillery positions may also be incorporated into these bases as needed.
The final unit is in many ways the most unusual, a Hussar Light Cavalry Troop, (89) fanatical lunatics, equipped with light fast grav cycles (equipped with 100 power radios), flak jackets for personal protection, and short hafted laser bayonets, which in the hands of the specially gifted and trained members of this unit can reportedly be used to deflect weapons fire (-DM to be hit equal with skill level). They gleefully rush enemy units and melee, in hand to hand combat, as a matter of course.
Owen's Onslaught LUNATIC model Grav Cycle (TECH LEVEL 10)

The anti-gravity vehicle has a crew of 1 (driver).

Vehicle Dimensions: Height: 1m. Width: 1m. Length: 2m.
Total usable volume: 2 m3
Total mass: 2.3495 tons.
Production Cost: Cr. 34,719.75
Movement: Maximum 1,680kph(1,400cm), Cruise 1,260kph(1,050cm), NOE 140kph(117cm)
Movement effect on fire: no stabilization gear
Armor: Chassis all faces 4, open topped.
Target Size DMs: +0 low and no high hits.
Equipment: 100 power radio, TL 10 avionics
Power: 0.6 megawatt MHD turbine power plant consumes 180 liters of fuel per hour, fuel capacity 559 liters, enough for 3.1 hours. Grav generators produce 2.5537348 G's.
Weapons: none
Maintenance:
Vehicle: 5
Weapons: 0
Electronics: 1
Owen's Onslaught Light Laser Tank (TECH LEVEL 10)

This tracked vehicle has a crew of 3 (commander, gunner, and a driver). It mounts a 1MW input/0.25MW output beam laser with TL 10 point defense fire control in a stabilized turret on the chassis deck.

Vehicle Dimensions: Height: 1m (+1m turret). Width: 2m. Length: 5m.
Total usable volume: 14 m3
Total mass: 15.51875 tons
Production Cost: Cr. 507,444.56
Movement: Weapon ON: Road 100kph(83.3cm), Cross Country 50kph(41.6cm); Weapon OFF: Road 182kph(151.9cm), Cross Country 109kph(91cm)
Movement effect on fire: no effect
Armor: Tungsten/ceramic, turret and chassis all faces 20
Target Size DMs: +1 low and +0 high.
Equipment: thermal and image enhancement, map box, laser sensor (6+), 100 bottles of prismatic aerosol, basic ECM, full weapons stabilization, TL 10 point defense fire control (rolls 6 dice vs. indirect fire), 10 power target acquisition LADAR and a 100 power radio.
Power: 1.2 MW MHD turbine power plant consumes 360 liters of fuel per hour, fuel capacity 1,567.25 liters, enough for 4.3534722 hours. Ground pressure is 3.8796875 tons/m2. Power to weight ratio is 12.8876 w/weapon ON and 77.3258 w/weapon OFF.
Weapons: The stabilized, turret mounted, point defense beam laser has a 1MW input and a 0.25MW output. It can engage two targets per fire phase and the following direct fire characteristics:
Effective: Long: Extreme:
500m(10) +2 1,000m(5) +2 5,000(2) +2
Maintenance:
Vehicle: 8
Weapons: 17
Electronics: 30
Owen's Onslaught Self-Propelled 17cm Medium Velocity Gun (TECH LEVEL 10)

The ACV vehicle has a crew of 2, a gunner/commander and a driver. It mounts a 17cm medium velocity gun with TL 8 direct and TL 10 indirect fire control in a stabilized turret on the chassis deck.

Vehicle Dimensions: Height: 1m (+1m turret). Width: 3m. Length: 6m.
Total usable volume: 27 m3
Total mass: 26.8824 tons.
Production Cost: Cr. 479,371.45
Movement: Maximum 94.6kph(78.8cm)
Movement effect on fire: no effect for direct fire, can't move and conduct indirect fire missions
Armor: Turret and Chassis all faces 4.
Target Size DMs: +1 low and +1 high.
Equipment: map box, TL 5 fire direction center, LI/IR vision, 10 power counter battery RADAR (+8 accuracy), TL 10 indirect fire control, TL 8 direct fire control, full weapons stabilization, and a 100 power radio.
Power: 1.2 megawatt MHD turbine power plant consumes 360 liters of fuel per hour, fuel capacity 10,145.8 liters, enough for 28 hours. Power to weight is 44.6.
Weapons: There is a 17cm medium velocity gun in the stabilized turret mount fitted with an auto-loader and TL 10 indirect and TL 8 direct fire control. It takes 13 turns to set-up for indirect fire missions. Rounds mass 80kg (160kg RAP) and there is storage for 40 rounds (20 RAP) and a full load of HE is included in the price, enough for 20 fire phases (10 RAP). It has +5 signature, has a ROF of 2, and a maximum indirect fire range of 40km (60km RAP), with a +3 accuracy bonus to hit up to 1/2 maximum range and +1 accuracy over 1/2 maximum range.
Direct fire characteristics:
Effective Long Extreme
1,500m 2,500m 4,000m
2,000m 3,000m 4,500m w/KEAP or KEAPER
Ammo available: Penetration: Cost:
HE 27/4/4 240
KEAP 40/35/30 240
KEAPER 38/33/28 264
HEAP 47 360
CBM 21/9 +3 DM 720
Illumination 105cm 480
Chaff 105cm 480
Smoke 2cmx2cm 240
Chemical 2cmx2cm 6turns 480
RAP +240
Laser Guidance +600
Variable Ballistics +60
Maintenance:
Vehicle: 6
Weapons: 2
Electronics: 29
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