Urban Suppression Fighting Tower

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Open Topped Tracked Vehicle
Tech Level TL–6
Mass 111.739 tons
Cost Cr146,700
Mode Ground (Tracked)
Type Armored Fighting Vehicle
Speed 87kph road/43kph cross country
Cargo 2 tons
Crew 11
Passengers 0
Armament see below
This tracked vehicle has a driver, commander and nine weapon crew. This vehicle is intended for counter insurgency work in urban pacification campaigns on Suza (world). Armored to resist small arms and light assault weapons. Built cheaply and massed produced they present an overwhelming force to the unarmed and beleaguered citizens.
Height: 4m
Width: 4m
Length: 5m
Total Volume: 80m3
Weight: 111.739tons
Price: Cr. 146,700
Movement: Road 87kph(72cm); Cross Country 43kph(36cm)
Movement Effect on Fire: -4 EFP, move more than ½ -4 FFP, no fire EFP
Armor: Chassis front, rear and sides 26, chassis belly 12, open topped.
Target Size DMs: +4 low, no high hits
Equipment: 10 smoke dischargers, bull dozer blade (15), line charge, magnetic mine detector, passive IR, active IR scope, 5,000 power radio, 5,000 power radio jammer, and 2 m3 2 tons of cargo.
Power: 4.125 megawatt improved internal combustion power plant consumes 2,062.5 liters of fuel/hour; fuel capacity is 13,550 liters, enough for 6.5 hours. Ground Pressure is 11.1739 tons/m2. Power to weight is 36.9163.
Weapon(s): There is a 10 cm recoiless rifle in a stabilized open mount on the chassis deck. There are also six stabilized pintel mounted LMGs with gun shields. The three man recoiless rifle crew also has a gun shield. There is storage for 10 rounds of HEAP (40) and 10 rounds of HE 16/2/3 included in the price. It requires 3 turns for set up, and its direct fire characteristics are:
Effective: Long: Extreme:
1,250m 2,500m 8,000m
The LMGs can engage 2 targets and has +2 signature. There is storage for 9,600 rounds, enough for 20 fire phases for each gun. The direct fire characteristics are:
Effective Range Long Range Extreme Range
350m(3)+4 700m (2)+3 1,000m(2) +2
A full load of ammo is included in the price.
Maintenance:

Vehicle: 8 Electronics: 8 Weapons: 0 Suspension: 7

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