Fighting Vehicles

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Note that weapons on all fighting vehicles have one major difference: those issued to Militia/Army units usually do not include laser cannon or other advanced weapons.  They are not issued SP-2XX or SP-3XX self-propelled artillery at all unless a planetary governor dictates.  Their vehicles are armed with equivalent armor-piercing and high-explosive rounds as appropriate.

Light Scout Car

LSC-101 Corgi

Based on the U.S. Army's Chenoweth dune buggy scouting vehicle, this is a lightweight, unarmored, two-man vehicle capable of travelling at a high rate of speed across difficult terrain.

Light Armored Fighting Vehicles

Light Armored Fighting Vehicles can be divided into Wheeled (LAVW), which are used by Militia/Army units defending colonies and by Marines during initial training, and Tracked (LAVT), which are used by Marines for advanced training and in attack.  The two basic hull designs have been heavily modified into a number of variants, with field modifications in addition to make them even more versatile.  LAV's can be transported (two at a time or one plus half the normal complement of infantry) aboard a V-35 Panther, have both hull armor and shielding, have chameleon camouflage that adapts to the terrain on the fly, and a fusion reaction engine mounted in the front.

LAVT-101/LAVW-101 Scout Car

Crew of 3: Commander, driver and gunner/radioman.  Armed with LA-2 laser cannon, two laser machine guns (coaxial and commander's cupola)

LAVT-102/LAVW-102 Armored Personnel Carrier

Crew of 2: Driver and Commander.  Can carry two squads of infantry.  Turret (LA-1 laser cannon) operated by commander.

LAVT-103/LAVW-103 Field Ambulance

No turret.  Crew of three: driver and two corpsmen

LAVT-104/LAVW-104 Command Post Vehicle

No turret.  Equipped with gun slits which can be used for small arms fire, or closed in the event of NBC warfare or in use on a planet with no or hostile atmosphere.

LAVT-105/LAVW-105 SP Anti-Aircraft Artillery

Quad-mount LA-1 laser cannon in an open barbette.  Combines a rapid rate of fire with extremely fast tracking.  Crew of four: commander/spotter, gunner, driver, loader.

Main Battle Tank

MBT-101 Rommel Main Battle Tank

   The Rommel main battle tank is a fairly typical tank design, with the fusion engine in the rear, wide treads, a large LA-4 main cannon in a central turret and a crew of four - Commander, Gunner, Driver and Radio Operator.  There are three laser machine guns mounted in-hull, coaxially and on the commander's cupola - the latter remotely controllable.
   The Rommel is too heavy to be transported by a Panther and must therefore be transported by the V-39 Bengal if the destination is a contested area.  If the destination is in a secure area, though, then a standard Confederacy cargo 'pod-tender' can deliver it. (Does anyone know how much a Rommel masses? -ZM)

LBT-201 Charles de Gaulle Light Tank

Similar in concept to the Saladin armored car, the Charles de Gaulle light tank mounts a turret with a LA-3 laser cannon with a laser machine gun coaxial.  It carries a crew of three: commander, gunner/radioman and driver.  It can be carried up to two at a time in a V-35 Panther.

Heavy Armored Fighting Vehicles

Most Heavy Armored Fighting Vehicle (HAV) variants are self-propelled artillery carriers, designated "SP".  Both the HAV and the engineering vehicles (EAV) are based on the same pair of hulls - a wheeled 8x8 design and an identical length tracked design.  They can be carried singly by a V-35 Panther, but are too large and heavy for much ancillary cargo.

The SP-1XX series carry cannon, the SP-2XX laser-based weapons, and the SP-3XX carries missiles.  The SP-4XX carry unmanned drones.

  • SP-101 Light SP Howitzer
  • SP-102 Medium SP Howitzer
  • SP-103 Heavy SP Howitzer
  • SP-201 Light SP Laser Cannon
  • SP-202 Medium SP Laser Cannon
  • SP-203 Heavy SP Laser Cannon
  • SP-301 Medium Missile Launcher
  • SP-302 Heavy Missile Launcher
  • SP-401 Scout Drone Launcher
  • SP-402 Mine Deploying Drone Launcher


Engineering Vehicles

Utilizing the same basic hull design as the Heavy Armored Fighting Vehicles, the Engineering Vehicles (EAV) come in a number of variants for a number of roles. 

  • EAV-101 Armored Recovery Vehicle
  • EAV-102 Bridge-building Vehicle
  • EAV-103 Tunnelling Vehicle
  • EAV-104 Combat Engineer Tractor carries a turret mounted demolition gun and 'A' frame hoist, the hull is fitted with a dozer blade.

Training Vehicles

   Training vehicles or "TV"s are mobile targets used to train both Marines and Militia/Army in both gunnery and tactics.  They are generally self-propelled and remotely-operated craft designed to function identically to their Sa'arm equivalents.

  • The most common militia/Marine TV design is the Pinto, designated with FP followed by a hull number.  The Pinto has removable "armor" plates which are provided with pyrotechnic charges to provide a flash, concussion, and smoke when hit by a low-power training round.  They are named for a Detroit product of the previous century which was infamous for spontaneous combustion without regard for what it was doing or how many passengers it carried.

See Also



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