Chimera class ATV

Chimera class ATV
Unpublished, non-canon vehicle design.
Tech Level	TL–12
Mass	10.0 dton
Cost	Cr5,132,741.56
Mode	Ground (Tracked)
Type	All Terrain Vehicle
Speed	maximum 241.5 kph
Cargo	1 cubic meter, 1 metric ton
Crew	3 Driver, Commander, Gunner
Passengers	0
Armament	VRF Gauss gun, (10) TAC missiles and a 12cm rail gun
Manufacturer	Citizen Fabrique
Also see	Jelmiri Marches
Available for export

The Chimera class ATV is a fully tracked ATV.

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

Description (Specifications)

Chimera class Armored Fighting Vehicle (TECH LEVEL 12): (Variant A) The elite rebel marine commandos use these behemoth ground vehicles as mobile fire support bases. They can each carry a full marine commando section of 3 crew and 12 dismounts in a sealed environment with life support. This allows them to ignore most NBC/CBR threats. They are delivered to the surface by various fleet support craft like the Jembyra class Recovery Boat or the Talon class Drop Ship. This design serves as the basis for a whole family of variant to fulfill a wide variety of combat and support roles. Chimera feature a moderately sloped frontal chassis armor and the remainder of the surfaces are armored with thick and heavy layers of superdense plating equivalent or superior to starship hull metal. The great mass of this armor resulted in several design trade offs. The proposed suspension was wildly inadequate for the final design's mass and as a result the ground pressure soared. The A variant must be very careful cross country because it will become stuck fast in mud, deep snow and on a d6 3+ roll soft earth or sand will immobilize it. Bridging is impossible and the hull size precludes close quarters combat within cities without severe demolition. The huge fusion power plant results in high road speed but it is cut to half speed cross country. An even larger powerplant was under initial consideration but the required transmission would not fit in the chassis. The remote turret on the chassis deck can carry a variety of weapon systems. Variants for single lens pulse lasers and fusion guns are in the works. Military acquisition and logistics being what they are in the post invasion Percavid Marches the mass driver only has high explosive rounds available. A suite of warhead types were promised and never delivered. The on board fire direction center allows the vehicle to coordinate its own indirect fire missions without higher echelon command and support. The point defense fire control is very expensive but extremely effective.

Vehicle Dimensions:

• Height: 2.5m. Width: 5m. Length: 12m.
• Total usable volume: 140 m³
• Total mass loaded: 364.9581873 metric tons.
• Production Cost: Cr. 5,132,741.56
• Movement: Weapons ON: Road Maximum 125kph/104cm; Cross country 62.5kph/52cm. Weapons OFF: Road Maximum 241.5kph/201cm; Cross country 120.75kph/100cm.
  Movement effect on fire: none

Armor:

• Chassis and turret front 60, chassis and turret sides 48, all other faces 40.
• Target Size DMs: +4 low and +0 high hits.

Equipment:

• Thermal and Image Enhanced vision
• 5,000 Power Radio
• 1000km Maser Communicator with satellite uplink
• Basic ECM
• 20 Power Target Acquisition RADAR
• Map Box with GPS
• Chemical mine detection sniffer
• Battle Computer
• TL–5 Fire Direction Center
• Full weapons stabilization.

Power:

• 48 megawatt fusion power plant consumes 72 liters of fuel/hour
• Fuel capacity 4,943.39 liters, enough for 68.6 hours or 2.86 days.
• Power to weight ratio is 131.5 weapons OFF and 21.37 weapons ON. The ground pressure is 15.2 tons/m³.

Weapons:

There is a 5 cubic meter remote turret on the chassis deck. It mounts an extremely accurate and fully stabilized VRF Gauss gun with ammo hoppers of 30,000 rounds of 4mm tungsten carbide needles, enough for 23 fire phases, it has a +4 signature, can engage 16 targets and the following direct fire characteristics:

Direct Fire Characteristics: 4mm VRF Gauss Gun

Effective Range	Long Range	Extreme Range
150m (21) +8	300m (19) +6	450m (17) +3

There is a 12cm hyper-velocity, mass driver mounted in the same remote turret. Both are slaved to the gunner's station. It has an adjusted ROF of 20/phase and can engage two targets in a direct fire mode. This weapon has two complimentary TL–12 fire control systems working in tandem. It rolls 10 dice versus indirect fire missions in its role as a point defense weapon. It is also equipped with indirect fire control. It requires a 40.2MW input. It has no weapon signature and is difficult to spot.

Direct Fire Characteristics: 12 cm hyper-velocity mass driver

Effective Range	Long Range	Extreme Range
4.5 km m +2	9 km +1	18 km +0

{{| class="wikitable" style="width: 30%;" |+ Indirect Fire Characteristics:
9 12cm hyper-velocity mass driver|- |Range |Accuracy |- |3km |(-3) |- |6km |(-7) |} The weapon requires 410.5 05 turns to set up for indirect fire missions.

Ammunition: The Ammunition available includes:

Ammunition Types

Type	Characteristics	Price
HE	(15/2/2)	Cr33
HEAP	(32)	Cr49.5
Illum	(60cm)	Cr66
Smoke	(2cm x 2cm)	Cr33
Chemical	(2cm x 2cm; burns 4 turns)	Cr66

• There is a single use disposable, vertical launch TAC missile package mounted on the back of the vehicle. There is no internal storage for additional missiles.
• There is no on board guidance packages for these missiles. A massive 30cm HEAP 59 warhead, is available for the homing and target designated

missile options. The missiles are available in long range and +10DM hyper velocity interceptor variants. A single hyper velocity HEAP 59 homing missile is included in the purchase price, no reloads are provided.

Type:	Guidance	Ranges	Cost
HEAP 59	Homing	56km/46km +10DM	Cr. 1,813.79
HEAP 59	Target Designated	56km/46km +10DM	Cr. 1,713.79

Maintenance:

• Vehicle: 12
• Electronics: 19
• Weapons: 3
• Suspension: 4

History & Background (Dossier)

Deployed in groups of eight walkers, these marine vehicles are typically tasked with fire support for elite marine commando operations with special forces operators. They do not excel in sustained, long endurance deployments without extensive technical and logistical support.

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