TL8 Lion 114mm MRL and 203mm MRL
The eighth in the Cat series, the Lion is amphibious and air-transportable, capable of high off-road speed and with a fair amount of defensive systems. It is intended to provide light/medium artillery support to mechanized and motorized units. There are two basic models -- the Lion 114mm LARS (Light Artillery Rocket System) and Lion 203mm MARS (Medium Artillery Rocket System). The MARS is covered below.
The LARS mounts twelve 114mm autoloading launchers, each with a six rocket magazine. Most users load HE unguided rockets, but other warheads (and guided missiles) are frequently used. The magazine load listed in the description is just one possible load-out. See New Weapons for various rocket and missile types.
The stats below represent the 'standard' Lion, but most users customize the AFV to some degree.
Subassemblies: two tracks, limited rotation turret, full rotation
turret, one pod
Body Features: Slope on body: 60 degress front, 30 degrees left
and right; slope on primary turret: 30 degrees front
Propulsion: 340 kW tracked drivetrain
Weaponry (Main Turret): 12x114mm launchers (48 HE rockets, 6
PRH HEAT missiles, 6 FASCAM rockets, 12 ICM rockets)
Weaponry (Secondary Turret): universal 10mmC minigun (1000 rounds)
Weaponry (Pod): 6xStinger 3.0
Weapon Accessories: full stabilization for 10mmC minigun, universal
mounts for both minigun and launchers, antiblast magazine for rockets and
missiles
Instruments and electronics (main turret): searchlight (1 mile),
two short range lasercomms, laser rangefinder (5 mile), Air-Search Radar
(0.5 miles), Thermograph (5 miles), hardened small computer
Instruments and electronics (body): 2x medium range scrambled
radios, short range laser comm, 4xLLTV (1x10 mile F, 3x5 mile L/R/B), military
GPS, HUDWAC, two hardened small computers, three terminals, 2xIFF, advanced
laser/radar detector
Miscellaneous: full fire supression (body)
Controls: Computer, duplicate controls (commander)
Occupancy: Short
Passengers: None
Crew: Commander, Gunner and Driver in 3 normal crew stations
(body)
Environmental Systems: 3 man NBC kit
Power: 350 kW turbo ceramic, 10.5 gph, rechargable E-cell
Fuel: self-sealing 100 gallon tank, 100 gallons diesel fuel,
405 mile range @ 43 mph (road)
Access, Cargo and Empty Space: Main Turret - 3.66 cf empty space,
Secondary Turret - 0.9 cf empty space, Body - 3.61 cf empty, 30 cf cargo
(usually empty) and 35.8 cf access space, Pod - 0.1 cf empty space
Volumes: Body 400 cf, Main Turret 100 cf, Secondary Turret 1.6
cf, Pod 1.5, Tracks 240 cf; Surface Area: Body 325.7 sf, main turret 129.3
sf, secondary turret 8.2 sf, tracks 231.7 sf, pod 7.9 sf; Total Area 702.8
Structure: heavy with standard materials
Structural Options: total compartmentalization (hull)
Surface Features: sealed, improved suspension
Hit Points: Body 977, Main Turret 387, Secondary Turret 24, Track
(each) 347
Armor (Main Turret): advanced laminate, PD 5 DR 150 F, PD 4 DR
100 other sides
Armor (Secondary Turret): advanced laminate, PD 4 DR 100 all
sides
Armor (Body): advanced laminate, PD 6 DR 200 F, PD 5 DR 150 L,R,
PD 4 DR 100 all other locations
Armor (Tracks): advanced metal, PD 4 DR 50
Defensive Features: 8 Dischargers w/8 blackout gas loads (body),
basic EM cloaking, basic chameleon
Statistics: Loaded Weight 22,180 lbs (11.09 tons), Volume 743.1
cf, Size Modifier +4, Price $1,043,243, HT 12
Ground Performance: Speed 72 mph, gAccel 4 mph/s, gDecel 20 mph/s,
gMR 0.75, gSR 7, Very Low ground pressure, 4/5 off-road speed
Water performance: can float, flotation rating 25,000 lbs (+2820
lbs), drag 804, Speed 6 mph, wAccel 0.6, wDecel 10, wMR 0.5, wSR 5
Lion 203mm MARS
The MARS mounts four 203mm autoloading launchers, each with a three rocket magazine. Unlike the LARS, a small number of spare missiles are normally carried. Most users load HE unguided rockets, but other warheads (and guided missiles) are frequently used. The magazine load listed in the description is just one possible load-out. See New Weapons for various rocket and missile types.
[only changes from Lion 114mm LARS are listed]
Body Features: Slope on body: 60 degress front, 30 degrees left
and right
Weaponry (Main Turret): 4x203mm launchers (6 HE rockets, 3 FASCAM
rockets, 3 ICM rockets, plus 6 spare rockets carried in body)
Access, Cargo and Empty Space: Main Turret - 3.15 cf empty space,
Secondary Turret - 0.9 cf empty space, Body - 3.61 cf empty, 6 cf cargo
(usually empty) and 35.8 cf access space, Pod - 0.1 cf empty space
Armor (Main Turret): advanced laminate, PD 4 DR 100 all sides
Statistics: Loaded Weight 22,420 lbs (11.21 tons), Volume 743.1
cf, Size Modifier +4, Price $1,029,481, HT 12
New Weapons
4.5" rocket: 114.3mm normal warhead, 6dx93[10d] HE or 6dx30(10)
HEAT or 98 yrd radius CHEM, 1/2 Dam 2000, Max 4400, Acc 13, SS 20, unguided;
rockets are $800 (HE) and 40 lbs
4.5" missile: 114.3mm normal warhead, 6dx93[10d] HE or 6dx30(10) HEAT or 98 yrd radius CHEM, 1/2 Dam n/a, Max 4100, Acc n/a, SS 20, PRH homing (skill 14); missiles are $4900 (HE) and 40 lbs
203mm rockets and missiles
There is also a family of 203mm rockets and missiles in my campaign
(each 200 lbs). The artillery rocket has 1/2 Dam of 600 yds and Acc 12.
| Type | Guidance | Warhead | Skill | Max Range | IDF | Speed | Damage | Cost |
| tac missile | IG | HE | 10 | 56,700 | 283,500 | 300 | 6dx261[12d] | 49,600 |
| anti-ship | BALH | HEC | 15 | 64,800 | 324,000 | 300 | 6dx174 | 138,100 |
| SAM/AAM | IIRH | HEPF/ABF | 21 | 30,600 | 153,000 | 1500 | 6dx131[12d] | 41,900 |
| ATGM | PRH | HEAT | 20 | 15,600 | 78,000 | 1500 | 6dx54(10) | 38,500 |
| artillery | (none) | HE | n/a | 7,000 | 35,000 | 375 | 6dx1046[12d] | 4,000 |
10mmC minigun: six long barrels, electric gatling, caseless
Dam 9d, Malf Ver., Type Cr, SS 20, Acc 13, 1/2 Dam 900, Max 4500, ROF
60, 0.38 kW
Ammo is 0.063 lbs and $0.125 each.
Stinger 3.0: 70mm SAM, 6dx21 [12d] HEPF-ABF, 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. A SAPHE warhead is available: 6dx8 (0.5)
cr plus 6dx21 [6d] exp.