Dragoon (TL 8 wheeled armored personnel carrier)
The Dragoon is a heavy wheeled APC primarily used by paramilitary forces, including the Cavaliers and some megacorp security unit. It is, generally, an unremarkable vehicle, designed for simplicity and low cost (relative to other APCs). It is based on a military heavy cargo truck; many users buy both, since large numbers of componenets are common to both vehicles.
The Dragoon's turret has space for a rather large modular socket. There are several packages available; the most common are listed below. However, it is fairly common for Dragoon's to be operated with "empty" modules.
Subassemblies: six off-road wheels, full rotation turret
Body Features: body sloping front, left and right 30 degrees,
turret sloping front, left and right 30 degrees
Propulsion: 200 kW wheeled all-wheel-drive drivetrain
Weaponry: both in turret, both fully stabilized and linked; 25mmC
chaingun (400 APDS rounds, 400 SAPHE rounds), 7mmC minigun (2500 solid
rounds)
Instruments and Electronics (turret): thermograph (5 miles, Scan
15), laser range finder (5 miles), searchlight (1 mile), short-range laser
comm (F)
Instruments and Electronics (body): two medium range radio w/scrambler,
three short-range laser comms (L, R, B), four LLTV (one 5x LLTV F (+2/+4),
one 2x LLTV each L/R/B (+1/+2)), military GPS, two hardened small computer
with three terminals, HUDWAC
Miscellaneous: full fire suppression, ST 155 winch, portable
tool kits [see below]
Controls: Computerized, Crew Stations: Driver, Gunner, Commander
Occupancy: Short, Passengers: nine, Crew: Driver, Gunner, Commander,
Accomodations: three cramped seats, Environmental systems: twelve man NBC
kit, Safety Systems: crashwebs x12
Power Systems: 225 kW ceramic, uses 6.75 gph
Fuel: self-sealing 50 gallon tank, 50 gallons diesel, 7.4 hours
fuel for engine, Fire chance 6
Access, Cargo and Empty Space: Body: 9.3 cf access space, 30
cf cargo space, 2.78 cf empty space, Turret: 8 cf modular socket, 0.065
cf empty space
Volumes: Body 500 cf, Wheels 44 cf, Turret 100 cf, Surface Areas:
Body 378 sf, Wheels 129 sf, Turret 44 sf, Total area 551
Structure: Heavy, standard material
Surface Features: Improved suspension, heavy duty brakes, all-wheel
steering, sealed, trailer hitch (56,700 lb load)
Hit Points: Body 1134, Turret 132, each Wheel 97
Armor: expensive metal, Hull: F/L/R PD 5 DR 225, other hull PD
5 DR 150, Turret: F/L/R PD 5 DR 225, other turret PD 5 DR 150, Wheels:
PD 4 DR 25
Defensive Features: basic IR cloaking, 4 dischargers (2 hot smoke,
2 prism)
Statistics: Unloaded Weight 23,998 lbs, Normal Payload 3,228
lbs, Loaded Weight 26,226 lbs (13.11 tons), Volume 620 cf, Size Modifier
+4, Price $388,196, HT 12
Ground Performance: Top Speed 70 mph, Ground Pressure High, gAccel
4, gDecel 20, gMR 1, gSR 6, Off-Road 1/6
Water Performance: Flotation rating 31,250 lbs, Top Speed 5 mph,
wAccel 0.3, wDecel 10, wMR 0.5, wSR 5
Portable Tool Kits
These are somewhere between the basic and mini tool kits in usefulness.
There is a -1 to any routine repair, -3 to major repairs. The portable
mechanic and engineering kits are $600, 20 lbs and 1 cf. The portable armoury
and electronic kits are $900, 10 lbs and 0.65 cf each.
Sample Turret Modular Sockets Packages (all costs without
ammo, weights loaded)
Air Defense: 15mmC rotary machine gun with 1,000 AP rounds and
seven 70mm SAMs in semi-disposable launchers (all weapons in high-angle
mounts); $24,600, 477 lbs
Riot Suppression: 60mm gun/mortar with 40 HE shells and 10-gauge
autoshotgun with 1,230 shotshells; $6,800, 782 lbs
Anti-Tank (gun): 75mm autoloading recoilless rifle with 51 HEAT
shells; $8,600, 700 lbs
Anti-Tank (missile): 114mm autolauncher with 8 HEAT missiles;
$7,700, 400 lbs
Infantry Support: 81mm gun/mortar with 35 HE shells; $10,100,
570 lbs
Surveillance: 25x LLTV (+4/+8), surveillance sound detector
(level 20), Thermograph (20 miles, Scan 19); $66,250, 37 lbs (uses only
1 cf)
New Weapons
7mmC minigun: six long barrels, electric gatling, caseless ammo
Dam 6d+1, Malf Ver(Crit), Type Cr, SS 17, Acc 12, 1/2 Dam 750 yds,
Max 4000 yds, ROF 60
15mmC minigun: six long barrels, electric gatling, caseless ammo
Dam 13d+1, Malf Ver(Crit), Type Cr, SS 20, Acc 14, 1/2 Dam 1100 yds,
Max 5050 yds, ROF 60
10-gauge (19.2mm) autoshotgun: one medium smoothbore barrel,
heavy automatic, low-powered
Dam 5d+1 (shot), Malf Crit, Type Cr, SS 12, Acc 7, 1/2 Dam 40 yds,
Max 280 yds, ROF 8, $830, 13.8 lbs
25mmC chaingun: one medium barrel, electric heavy automatic,
caseless ammo
Dam 11dx2, Malf Ver, Type Cr, SS 20, Acc 14, 1/2 Dam 1400 yds, Max
5900 yds, ROF 12, $23,000, 105lbs
APDS ammo is 6dx5(2), 1/2Dam 2100 yds, Max 7950 yds
60mm gun/mortar: short smoothbore barrel, fast autoloader, low-powered
Dam 6dx7 [6d] HE or 6dx10(10) HEAT, Malf Crit, Type Spcl, SS 20, Acc
10, 1/2 Dam 500 yds, Max 3100 yds, ROF 1
75mm autoloading recoilless rifle: one very short barrel, slow
autoloader, low powered
Dam 5dx15(10), Malf Ver, Type Cr, SS 20, Acc 12, 1/2 Dam 440 yds, Max
2950 yds, ROF 1/3, $7,100, 95 lbs
4.5" missile: 114.3mm normal warhead, 6dx30(10) HEAT, 1/2 Dam 2000, Max 4400, Acc n/a, SS 20, PRH homing (skill 14); missiles are $6000 (HEAT) and 40 lbs each
Stinger 3.0: 70mm SAM, 6dx21 HEPF, Max 4750 yds, IIR homing, skill 15, SS 20, Speed 700 yds/sec; a complete missile and semi-disposable launcher is $5530 and 30 lbs