Fighting Vehicles

Note that the Confederacy has no desire to create problems for itself. The Confederacy wants colonial militias and/or planetary armies to be able to resist Sa'arm incursions, but at the same time the militias are by definition mostly composed of personnel not eligible for Sponsor status and the possibility of a "slave revolt", however unlikely, must be considered.
Militia/Army fighting vehicles may be otherwise equivalent to Marine equipment, but they usually do not include line-of-sight 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 ballistic armor-piercing and high-explosive rounds as appropriate.

Scout Vehicles

(So far, all we have is the "LSC" light scout car line. There are no "HSC" heavy scout cars yet,)

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 Tanks

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?  I've put in the Pod Tender article that they can deliver a Rommel from orbit, but not lift one back up to orbit. -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. A V-35 Panther can carry one SP-series vehicle, but they 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.

Fighting Vehicles

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