These are four hovercraft built with mostly WWII technology (construction rules). Their high speed and ability to cross deep (though not rough) water makes them very useful as scouts.
Except for the one-man hover, all of these vehicles have the crew fully enclosed in the vehicle and have their weapons in fully rotating turrets.
One-Man Scout Hovercraft
Subassemblies: Very Small Hovercraft chassis +3, skirts
+2.
Powertrain: 585-kW aerial turbo HP gasoline engine with
4x70-kW lift fans and 305-kW thrust fan and 48-gallon standard fuel tank
[Body], 8,000-kW batteries. Fuel Consumption: 29.3 gph
Occupancy: 1 XCS Body Cargo: None
Armor
Body: FRLB 4/30, TU 4/20
Skirts: 4/30
Weaponry
Ground LMG [Body:F] (1000)
Equipment
Body: Small radio receiver and transmitter.
Statistics
| Size: 10'x6'x3' | Payload: 0.26 tons | Lwt: 2.78 tons |
| Volume: 32 | Maint.: 46 hours | Price: $18,800 |
HT: 9
HP: 100 [body], 68 [skirts]
| hSpeed: 199 | hAccel: 4.4 | hDecel: 6 | hMR: 1.5 | hSR: 2 |
Design Notes
Weight, cost and HP of the body (and skirts) were divided by two.
Light Scout Hovercraft
Subassemblies: Small Hovercraft chassis +3, Large Weapon
full rotation turret +2, skirts +2.
Powertrain: 830-kW aerial turbo HP gasoline engine with
4x162.5-kW lift fans and 180-kW thrust fan and 51-gallon standard fuel
tank [Body], 12,000-kW batteries. Fuel Consumption: 41.5 gph
Occupancy: 1 CS Body, 2 CS Turret Cargo:
0.5 Turret
Armor
Body: FRLB 4/40, TU 4/20
Turret: FRL 4/40, BT 4/20
Skirts: 4/35
Weaponry
20mm Long Ground AC [Tur:F] (180).
Ground LMG [Tur:F] (1000).
Equipment
Body: Small radio receiver and transmitter.
Statistics
| Size: 10'x6'x4' | Payload: 0.54 tons | Lwt: 6.49 tons |
| Volume: 58 | Maint.: 37 hours | Price: $29,100 |
HT: 9
HP: 250 [body], 120 [turret], 200 [skirts]
| hSpeed: 121 | hAccel: 1.1 | hDecel: 4 | hMR: 1 | hSR: 3 |
Design Notes
All crew stations are cramped.
Medium Scout Hovercraft
Subassemblies: Medium Hovercraft chassis +3, Medium AFV
full rotation turret +3, skirts +3.
Powertrain: 1745-kW aerial turbo HP gasoline engine with
4x345-kW lift fans and 365-kW thrust fan and 78-gallon standard fuel tank
[Body], 16,000-kW batteries. Fuel Consumption: 87.3 gph
Occupancy: 1 CS Body, 3 CS Turret Cargo:
0.5 Superstructure
Armor
Body: FRL 4/80, B 4/50, TU 4/40
Turret: FRL 4/80, B 4/50, T 4/25
Skirts: 4/40
Weaponry
50mm Medium TG [Turret:F] (90),
Ground LMG [Turret:F] (2000).
Equipment
Body: Small radio receiver and transmitter, 1-kW turret traverse
(10 deg/sec)
Statistics
| Size: 18'x8'x6' | Payload: 1.08 tons | Lwt: 13.76 tons |
| Volume: 108 | Maint.: 26 hours | Price: $61,300 |
HT: 8
HP: 375 [body], 200 [turret], 270 [skirts]
| hSpeed: 140 | hAccel: 1.1 | hDecel: 6 | hMR: 1.5 | hSR: 2 |
Design Notes
All crew stations are cramped.
Large Scout Hovercraft
Subassemblies: Large Hovercraft chassis +4, Medium AFV
fully rotating turret with medium slope+3, skirts +3.
Powertrain: 2150-kW aerial HP turbo gasoline engine with
4x420-kW lift fans and 470-kW thrust fan and 135-gallon standard fuel tank
[Body], 20,000-kW batteries. Fuel Consumption: 107.5 gph
Occupancy: 1 CS Body, 3 CS Turret Cargo:
1 Turret
Armor
Body: F 4/100, RL 4/80, B 4/40, T 4/40, U 4/30
Turret: F 4/100, RL 4/80, B 4/40, T 4/40, U 0/0
Skirts: 4/50
Weaponry
75mm Short TG [Tur:F] (80).
Ground LMG [Tur:F] (2000)
Equipment
Body: Small radio receiver and transmitter, 1-kW turret traversing
gear (8 deg/sec).
Statistics
| Size: 21'x9'x8' | Payload: 1.49 tons | Lwt: 16.75 tons |
| Volume: 137 | Maint.: 23 hours | Price: $68,400 |
HT: 8
HP: 450 [body], 225 [superstructure], 300 [skirts]
| hSpeed: 146 | hAccel: 1.1 | hDecel: 4 | hMR: 1 | hSR: 2 |