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Kuogane Type 1 "Shanrisha" 3x2 motor-tricycle

This was essentially a military version of commercial trikes used in the 1930's. It combined the front of a motorcycle with an open-topped bin atop a two-wheeled axle. The bin had a tailgate at the rear for easier loading and unloading.

The Type I had a crew of one and used 0.7 gallons of fuel per hour at routine usage.

Subassemblies: Motorcycle chassis +0, Small Weapon superstructure +0, three wheels -1.
Powertrain: 16-kW gas engine with 16-kW wheeled transmission and 3-gallon standard fuel tank; 400-kWs batteries
Occupancy: 1 MCS Body.  Cargo: 2 Superstructure (open, 400 lbs).

Armor
All: 2/3
Wheels: 3/5

Statistics

Size: 6'x3'x3' Payload : 0.31 tons Lwt: 0.59 tons
Volume: 4.4
 Maint.:  613 hours Price: $110

HT: 8
HP: 20 [body], 23 [superstructure], 5 [each wheel]

 
gSpeed: 42
 aAccel: 4
 aDecel: 10 aMR: 0.25 aSR: 4
High Ground Pressure. 1/6 Off-Road Speed.

Design Notes
Design speed was 83 mph. Superstructure weight (and cost and HP) were divided by two. Design weight was reduced 7%.

Variants
The Type 1 was built with serveral engine sizes; the stats above represents one of the more powerful models.

Some had seats for two men behind the driver, in place of the cargo bin.