The RDG Mod 1 (Rotella della Guerra, model 2) is a wheelform vehicle created by eccentric Italian tinkerer Enrique Baldelli. Only eleven exist, having been constructed as proof-of-concept vehicles. They are indended for use as scout vehicles by one man, with light armor and armament. The fairly low weight of the RDG Mod 1 allows it to be amphibious. Unfortunately, the high-performance engine has a bad tendancy to overheat. Also, while the vehicle is amphibious, it rides very high in the water.
The RDG Mod 1 has a crew of one. It burns 4.5 gallons of aviation fuel per hour at routine usage.
Subassemblies: Light Wheelform chassis with mild slope option
+3
P&P: 90-kW HP gasoline engine with 90-kW wheelform
drivetrain,
4,000 kWs lead-acid battery and 15 gallon self-sealing fuel tank
Occ: 1 CS Cargo: None
| Armor | F | R/L | B | T | U |
| Body | 4/25 | 5/38 | 4/25 | 4/25 | 4/25 |
Armament
Ground LMG/8mm Breda-SAFAT Mod 38 [Body:F] (1,000).
Equipment
Body: Medium range radio receiver and transmitter.
Statistics
| Size: 12'x4'x12' | Payload: 0.17 tons | Lwt: 2.2 tons |
| Volume: 15 | Maint.: 111 hours | Price: $3,200 |
HT: 12.
HP: 640 [body], 128 [wheel]
| gSpeed: 102 | gAccel: 5 | gDecel: 20 | gMR: 0.5 | gSR: 1 |
| wSpeed: 5 | wAccel: 0.8 | wDecel: 25 | wMR: 0.25 | wSR: 1 |
Variants
The Mod 1A replaces the high performance engine with a 67-kW standard
one. This drops the cost ($2,900), speed (gSpeed 88) and acceleration
(gAccel
4).
DR 25 Light Wheel chassis
Extra-heavy, expensive frame; expensive armor
| VSPs | Weight | Cost | HPs | Armor | SA | Size |
| 15 | 2,900 | $2,100 | 640 | 9.2 lbs/$5.5 | 110 | +3 |