Editing Crow (Combat Vehicle)

{{InfoBoxCombatVehicle
| image = Crow_3075.jpg
| name = Crow Scout VTOL
| model = Standard
| manufacturer = [[Yan Manufacturing]]
| production year=3068
| year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/747/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| Mission = Reconnaissance/Spotting
| Type = [[VTOL]]
| cost = 1,008,750 C-bills
| mass = 15
| armor = Starslab/3
| engine = [[DAV 100]] [[Fusion Engine|Fusion]]
| comsys = [[Communications System#Scuti Dualcom|Scuti Dualcom]] with [[Apple-Churchill]] [[Guardian ECM Suite]]
| T&T = [[Skyhunter IV]] with [[Forward-1]] [[Target Acquisition Gear|TAG]] and [[Wunderland]] [[Beagle Active Probe]]
| speed = 216
| Crew = 1
| armament = 2x [[ER Small Laser]]s<br>1x [[Target Acquisition Gear|TAG]]
| BV (1.0) = ??
| BV (2.0) = 288<ref name=TRO43>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 43</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge'', p. 82</ref>
}}

==Description==
The '''Crow Scout VTOL''' is a military-grade, scout [[combat vehicle]] that is based upon the civilian [[Soar]]. [[Yan Manufacturing]] designed the Crow to replace the many scout [[BattleMech]]s the [[Draconis Combine]] lost during the [[Combine-Ghost Bear War]]. The Yan team kept many of the strengths of the search-and-rescue vehicle the Crow is descended from, though they improved it using military-grade technologies. Yan initially had trouble selling the Crow to the [[DCMS]]. Finally, Yan agreed to give the unit to them as long as the Combine supplied the electronics. In exchange, Yan is free to sell the unit to [[mercenary unit]]s.<ref name=TRO42>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 42</ref>

The most obvious advantage of the Crow is its 216 km/h top speed. The incredibly fast vehicle can often get in and out of trouble spots before its enemies can effectively bring their weapons to bear. In order to fulfill its duties as a scout, the Crow carries a suite of advanced electronics, though the cost of those pushed the vehicle's price tag far above what Procurement officials expect out of a fifteen-ton [[VTOL]]. For scout duties, it has a Wunderland [[Beagle Active Probe]], while a Forward-1 [[Target Acquisition Gear|TAG]] allows the Crow to spot for indirect bombardments. An Apple-Churchill [[Guardian ECM Suite]] protects it from enemy spotting devices. The Crow's speed is its best armor. It mounts a meager one and a half tons of standard armor.<ref name=TRO>''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 42-43</ref>

==Weapons and Equipment==
As a scout and spotter, the TAG is the Crow's strongest offense, though it requires coordinating with other units. The only weaponry the Crow mounts is a pair of Exostar [[ER Small Laser]]s in its front.<ref name=TRO />

==Variants==
*;C3 : Due to shortage of TAGs, some Crows come equipped with a [[C3 Slave Unit]] instead<ref name=TRO42 />. BV (2.0) = 288<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 7</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge'', p. 83</ref>

*;Export : Targeted at the mercenary market, this variant transforms the Crow into a harasser. It removes the electronics and replaces them with armor and weapons. The added guns include two [[Machine Gun]]s for anti-[[infantry]] work and [[Rocket Launcher]]s.<ref name=TRO42 /> It retains the ER Small Lasers. BV (2.0) = 415<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 8</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge'', p. 84</ref>

*;"Dragonfly" : The Dragonfly variant carries no weapons. It is equipped with a Beagle Probe, Guardian ECM suite, C3 Slave, and a TAG unit to designate targets. BV (2.0) = 186<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge'', p. 309</ref>

==VTOL Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Crow.jpg|''Crow'' Scout VTOL
</gallery>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*[http://cf.sarna.net/docs/mwda_dossiers/death_from_above_17.pdf Dossier of Larsen Habbick]
*''[[Master Unit List]]''
*''[[Record Sheets: 3075]]''
*''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged]]''
*''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge]]''
*''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''

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