Talokan class Grav APC

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Talokan class Grav APC
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Unpublished, non-canon vehicle design.
Tech Level TL–13
Mass 3 dton
Cost 11,398,243
Mode Flight (Grav)
Type Armored Personnel Carrier
Speed 1,200kph
Cargo 0
Crew 0 Drone vehicle
Passengers 8
Armament x10 Drone Missiles, RP-B Plasma Gun
Manufacturer Bindus Loopin Armories Division, Weshaugin Colonies Inc, LLC
Also see TBD
Reference TBD
These are deployed by the forces of the Talokan Armed Forces.

The Talokan class Grav APC is a TL-13 Armored Fighting Vehicle.

Description (Specifications)

The Talokan class Grav APC, TL-13: The vehicle's 67 tons of superdense armor, strains the gav modules and available hull volume. The front of the chassis is radically sloped to increase the armor's effectiveness. This is intended to ensure all aspect, uniform protection equal to or superior to starship hull metal. This design is unsealed and has NO life support for the 8 passengers. They are expected to be wearing their own Battle Dress while serving in a vacuum and protected forces role. A larger fusion power plant is installed to ensure some modest mobility. There is a fully rotating, stabilized turret on the chassis deck for the weapon systems. A dorsal Rapid Pulse Plasma Gun (model RP-B) is equipped with advanced point defense turret and provides over-watch. The embarked squad of infantry exit via a rear loading ramp/hatch.

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: 157.62548 metric tons.
  • Vehicle Dimensions: 3.5m wide, 2m tall, 6m long, +2 low hits
  • Total usable volume: 33.6m³
2. Crew Drone Vehicle -2 to hit DM, operates the vehicle and fires the weapons, subject to command over-ride from higher echelon leaders in the chain of command.
3. Performance Movement:
  • 1 maneuver Gs 1,200kph/1,000cm; cruise 900kph/750m; NOP 170kph/142cm.
4. Electronics Equipment: TL–13 drone brain, 5,000 power radio, 1,000km maser, extensive ECM, thermal image, image enhancement, 100 power target acquisition RADAR, TL–13 flight avionics, map box, battle computer, full weapon stabilization.
5. Hardpoints A fully rotating turret mounted on the chassis deck, 2.8m wide, 3m long and 1m tall, with a volume of 8.4m³, +1 high hits. All weapons are fully stabilized to fire on the move.
6. Armament Weapons:
  • Rapid Pulse Plasma Gun: is turret mounted, stabilized, with TL–13 point defense fire control (rolls 12 dice versus indirect fire missions). It has a 26.9 MW input. The weapon is automatically spotted once it fires. It can engage 2 targets.
Direct Fire Characteristics: RP-B Plasma gun
Effective Range: 1.94 km (54)/3(38) +2
Long Range: 3.88 km (42)/2(26) +2
Extreme Range: 7.76 km (15)/1(1) +2
7. Defenses laser sensor 3+, 100 bottle of prismatic aerosols
  • Hull Material: Superdense
  • Armor: Chassis front 50, Turret front 42, Chassis and Turret sides, Chassis belly and deck, 40.
  • Target Size DMs: +2 low, +1 high hits
8. Craft None.
9. Fuel Fuel capacity 1,359.79 liters, the 60 MW fusion power plant consumes 90 liters/hour, it carries enough for 15 hours.
10. Cost Production Cost: Cr. 11,398,243
11. Construction Time 4 weeks.
12. Comments It is not equipped with guidance packages for operator guided missiles.
13. Maintenance
  • Vehicle 5
  • Electronics 81
  • Weapons 20

DRONE Missiles

There is a 100.85kg capacity, magazine fed, tube launcher built into the turret on the chassis deck. Ten very expensive and very powerful DRONE missiles are included in the purchase price. These drones carry 25cm HEAP 59 warheads. They feature two command link communication systems, a 5,000 power radio and 1,000km range MASER. The drones have a +3 DM to hit and 53 turns (~26 minutes) of cruise endurance. They cruise at 200kph/167cm, until the command to attack is given. The 8kg of batteries have storage for 80 megawatt-seconds. The grav modules generate 500kg of thrust, and almost 4Gs of acceleration, which yields and attack speed of 3,364kph/2,803cm. There is no on board storage for additional rounds beyond the ten drones loaded. Some feel the missile's communication suite is overkill.

Characteristics:
Type Attack Range Price
DRONE HEAP 59, 28.03km Cr193,072

History & Background (Dossier)

The Talokan class Grav APC was designed and manufactured at TL–13, these vehicles are manufactured for the Talokan Armed Forces in Mavuzog and Theta Borealis Sectors. They have TL–13 point defense fire control systems for the dorsal Rapid Pulse Plasma gun and a drone missile launcher. The drone vehicles are less accurate, but on such small vehicles the drone brains free up room for 8 fully equipped marines. If suit integrity can not be maintained, the vehicle has no dedicated life support. They usually fight side-by-side with a drone Nu Vese class Grav Tank.

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