Radson class Medium Tank

Radson class Medium Tank
Unpublished, non-canon vehicle design.
Tech Level	TL–6
Mass	46.9399 tonnes
Cost	Cr. 145,386.94
Mode	Ground (Tracked)
Type	Light Tank
Speed	65kph
Cargo	Personal Equipment
Crew	4
Passengers	0
Armament	9cm CPR, HMG, LMG
Manufacturer	Various
Also see	TBD
TBD

The Radson class Medium Tank is a Armored Fighting Vehicle.

• It is a military vehicle and a Medium Tank.

Description (Specifications)

Radson Medium Tank (TECH LEVEL-6) used by Kingdom of Peladon is an AFV. The vehicle has a crew of 4, a driver, commander, loader and a gunner. It is armed with a stabilized 9cm hyper velocity CPR gun with TL 6 direct fire control in a turret on the chassis deck.

Vehicle Dimensions: Height: 2m (+1m turret). Width: 3m. Length: 6m.

Total usable volume: 23.4m3

Total mass: 46.9399 tons.

Production Cost: Cr. 145,386.94

Movement: Road 65kph/54cm; Cross-Country 32.5kph/27cm.

Movement effect on fire: move < 1/2 -4 EFP, > 1/2 -4 FFP, no fire EFP

Armor: Chassis and turret front 34, chassis and turret sides 18, chassis and turret rear, belly and deck 10.

Target Size DMs: +2 low and +1 high hits.

Equipment: passive IR, head lights, 200 power radio, weapons stabilization, and 8 smoke dischargers.

Power: 1 megawatt improved internal combustion engine (ICE) consumes 500 liters of fuel per hour, fuel capacity 3,065.775 liters, enough for 6 hours. Ground Pressure 7.8233166 tons/m2, Power to weight 21.

Weapons:

The 9cm hyper velocity gun has storage for 50 rounds, enough for 50 fire phases. Rounds mass 22kg each. It has +2 signature, can engage 1 target/phase and its direct fire characteristics are:

Effective: Long: Extreme:

100m 200m 350m

Rounds available: Cost/round:

HE 15/2/2 110

HEAP 24 165

KEAP 34/31/28 165

KEAPER 32/29/26 181.5

There is a pintel mounted HMG with a gun-shield for the commander. There is storage for 2,000 rounds, enough for 20 fire phases. It can engage 2 targets and has +2 signature. Its direct fire characteristics are:

Effective: Long: Extreme:

50(6)+3 100(5)+2 150(3)+1

There is a coaxially mounted LMG with storage for 4,000 rounds, enough for 20 fire phases. It can engage 4 targets and has a +2 signature. Its direct fire characteristics are:

Effective: Long: Extreme:

35(3)+4 70(2)+2 100(2)+2

Maintenance:

Vehicle: 8

Weapons: 2

Electronics: 8

Suspension: 3

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

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science, Emeritus