Lancer IV Main Battle Tank (TL 8)
This vehicle was written for a tank design contest in the spring of 2000 on the GURPS mailing list. There were no winners, really, but this was my entry.
This is a very down-graded lancer III. The stats below do not reflect the "cheap" option (this changes Cost to M$ 2.69 and HT to 9). A full load of ammo and fuel costs $143,200 ($124,400 of this is from the APFSDSDU ammo), so loaded (cheap) cost is M$ 2.833.
Unless noted otherwise, all componets that are "facing specific" are mounted Front.
Subassemblies: two tracks, full rotation turret
Body Features: Slope on body and turret: 60 degress front, 30
degrees left and right
Propulsion: 1200 kW tracked drivetrain
Weaponry (Turret): 120mm mass driver, 15mmC chaingun, 80x120mm
APFSDSDU rounds, 40x120mm HEDP rounds, 1000x15mmC API rounds
Weapon Accessories: full stabilization and universal mounting
for all turret guns, anti-blast magazine for all ammo
Instruments and electronics (turret): one PESA (5 mile, Scan
15), AESA (10 mile, Scan 17), laser rangefinder (10 miles), HUDWAC, IFF
x2, medium range scrambled radios x2
Instruments and electronics (body): PESA (5 mile, Scan 15), three
PESA [one each L,R,B] (1 mile, Scan 11), one medium range scrambled radio,
military GPS x2, two hardened micro computers with Targeting +3 program,
2 gig database and Datalink, three terminals, 2x advanced laser/radar detector
Miscellaneous: 12 Dischargers w/8 Blackout Gas (turret), full
fire supression (body)
Controls: Computer
Occupancy: Short
Passengers: None
Crew: Commander, Gunner and Driver in normal crew stations (body),
three crashwebs
Environmental Systems: 3 NBC kits
Power: 1275 kW turbo ceramic, 38.25 gph, 7.776 mWs rechargable
energy bank (good for 120 shots for 120mm railgun)
Fuel: light self-sealing 200 gallon tank, 200 gallons diesel
Access, Cargo and Empty Space: Turret - 3.84 cf empty space,
Body - 9.085 cf empty, 0 cf cargo and 127.4 cf access space
Volumes: Body 725 cf, Turret 255 cf, Tracks 435 cf; Surface Area:
Body 484 sf, turret 241 sf, tracks 344 sf, Total Area 1069 sf
Structure: extremely heavy frame
Structural Options: sealed, improved suspension, basic emission
cloaking, basic chameleon, basic sound baffling, basic stealth
Hit Points: Body 2904, Turret 1446, Track (each) 1032
Armor (Turret): exp laminate, PD 6 DR 3200 F, PD 5 DR 900 L,R,
PD 4 DR 400 B, PD 4 DR 250 T
Armor (Body): as turret, but also PD 4 DR 250 U
Armor (Tracks): advanced metal, PD 4 DR 200
Statistics: Empty Weight 95,070, Loaded Weight 110,358 lbs (55.58
tons), Volume 1415 cf, Size Modifier +7, Loaded Price $5,379,241, HT 10
Ground Performance: Speed 62 mph, gAccel 4 mph/s, gDecel 20 mph/s,
gMR 0.75, gSR 7, moderate pressure, 1/2 off-road speed
New Weapons
120mm railgun: one very short barrel, fast autoloader
APFSDSDU ammo: Dam 6dx72(3), Malf Crit, Type Cr, SS 30, Acc 18, 1/2
Dam 6700 yds, Max 18700 yds, ROF 1/3; $1,555 and 43 lbs each, 64,800 kW
per shot
HEDP ammo: Dam 6dx20(5), Malf Crit, Type Cr, SS 30, Acc 17, 1/2 Dam
4400
yds, Max 12400 yds, ROF 1/3, $389 and 43 lbs each, 64,800 kW per shot
The APFSDSDU round, on average, can penetrate DR 4500. The HEDP is intended for use against infantry and light vehicles. Ammo is kept in three magazines.
15mmC chaingun
see p.VE43, TL8 15mm chaingun