Unity of Sed 6T G-Carrier

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Designed and manufactured at TL–12, for the Unity of Sed. These Grav APCs originate on Jaradin (world), and are used to support army and marine operations. The vehicle has a crew of three: driver, gunner and commander and can carry a section of 12 troopers. These vehicles are deployed from a variety of naval vessels and fight in coordinated units with the Unity of Sed 3T Grav Tanks. Those vehicles locate targets for their counter battery fire missions. These vehicles are twice the volume of the grav tanks and are forced to fulfill the dual roles of self propelled guns and troop transports. They carry the same levels of armor protection as the smaller Grav Tanks, and as a result mass ~86 tons more, therefore are slower and more expensive as well. Rumors persist that this is a re-manufactured design dating back to the looted arsenals of the Corolian Jurisdicture.

Grav APC
Tech Level TL–12
Mass 6 dton
Cost {{{cost}}}
Mode Grav
Type
Speed maximum 720kph
cruise 540kph
NOE 150kph
Cargo 1m³ 1,000kg
Crew 3 Driver, Gunner and Commander
Passengers 12
Armament 18cm Hyper Velocity Mass Driver

Unity of Sed 6T Grav APC, TL 12

The vehicle's superdense armor sheaths the chassis to levels of protection equivalent or superior to starship hull metal. This design is armed with an 18cm Hyper Velocity Mass Driver in a fully stabilized turret on the chassis deck. The vehicle is sealed with life support for 15 when used in vacuum and protected forces roles. It features a good balance between armor, weapons load and has good speed. Standard tactical employment involves deploying troops, often equipped with grav belts, which are slower than the APC. They immediately look for a secure location to set up for immediate indirect fire missions. The size of the ammunition precludes a high rate of fire. A decision was made to use the same fusion power plant as the Grav Tank, to lower costs and simplify field maintenance, which limited available power for the rates of fire mass drivers are capable of. They trust the Grav Tanks to provide over-watch point defense while they batter distant targets with artillery missions. The complexity of the weapon systems and the electronics suite require at least three trained and equipped technical personnel be assigned to each vehicle if proper maintenance is to be performed.

Chassis:

Height: 1.75m (+1m Turret); Width: 4m; Length: 10m.
Total usable volume: 84m³
Total mass loaded: 243.40564 metric tons
Hull Material: Superdense
Armor: Chassis and turret front 56, chassis and turret sides 48, chassis and turret rear, belly and deck 40.
Target Size DMs: +3 low, +1 high hits
Production Cost: Cr5,138,577.2

Movement:

The Grav Tank has two different modes: Weapons Powered and Weapons Off. The Grav Tank has 0.6 maneuver Gs when the mass driver is powered down and 0.45 maneuver Gs when the weapon is ready to fire. NOE flight is limited by available TL–11 avionics and not available thrust.

Speed:
Weapons Powered mode: Maximum, 540kph / 450cm; Cruise, 405kph / 337.5cm, NOE 135kph / 112.5cm.
Weapons Off mode: Maximum, 720kph / 600cm; Cruise, 540kph/ 450cm, NOE 150kph/125cm.
Movement effect on fire: None

Weapons:

Full weapons stabilization. The vehicle can not conduct indirect fire missions while moving.

Turret Mounted 18cm Hyper Velocity Mass Driver

This weapon has a 4.5225 MW input, and is a dual role design and is fitted with TL–11 indirect fire control AND TL–10 direct fire control. It can engage a single target per firing phase and has +0 signature. The ROF is 2 and the weapon requires 13.5 turns to set up for indirect fire missions. The weapon has +2 accuracy up to 32.5km and -2 up to 65km. There is storage for 100 rounds. Rounds mass 45kg, 80 HE and/or smoke rounds and 20 HEAP rounds are included in the price.

Ammunition Available: 18cm Hyper Velocity Mass Driver
Type Effect Cost
HE 29/4/5 135 HEAP 51 202.5 KEAP 48/43/38 270 KEAPER 46/41/36 297 Flechette 20cm +6 3 675 Chemical 2cmx2cm 6 turns 270 Smoke 2cmx2cm 135 Illumination 111cm 270 Chaff 111cm 270 CBM 24/10 +4 405 Variable Ballistics +40 Laser Guidance +400
Direct Fire Characteristics: 18cm Hyper Velocity Mass Driver
Effective Range Long Range Extreme Range
2,500m/3,000m with KEAP or KEAPER rounds 3,500m/4,000m 5,000m/5,500m

Pintel Mounted Laser Rifle adjacent to the Commander's Turret Hatch

This weapon is pintel mounted to allow for target designation and has a limited anti-personnel role. There is a storage battery for 100 shots. It has a +2 signature when it fires and can engage 1 target/phase.

Direct Fire Characteristics: TL 9 Laser Rifle
Effective Range Long Range Extreme Range
180m (9) 360m (4) 1,800m (1)

Power / Equipment:

Power: a stock 40 megawatt fusion power plant
consumes 60 liters of fuel/ hour; fuel capacity 3,788.55 liters, enough for 63.1425 hours or 2.6 days.
  • Sealed environment with extended life support for 15 crew and passengers (proof against CBR/NBC threats);
  • extensive ECM
  • battle computer
  • map box
  • thermal and image enhancement
  • 1,000 power maser communicator
  • 5,000 power radio
  • 20 power target acquisition LADAR
  • TL 7 Fire Direction Center capable of addressing 2 targets in simultaneous fire missions

Maintenance

Vehicle 5

Electronics 135

Weapons 3

References & Contributors / Sources

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