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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | A '''MASH Truck''' is a generic term for any ground based vehicle that carries [[MASH]] equipment. Several companies produce MASH trucks, but one of the best known is the [[MIT 23]] produced for ComStar. The model described here is built by Talon Vehicles and is a representative sample of the broad category of MASH Trucks | + | A '''MASH Truck''' is a generic term for any ground based vehicle that carries [[MASH]] equipment. The concept of a MASH Truck was pioneered on [[Terra]], but the first modern MASH units were introduced during the [[Age of War]]. They were an immediate success, with a wounded soldier's chance for recovery improved by 300 percent. Several companies produce MASH trucks, but one of the best known is the [[MIT 23]] produced for [[ComStar]]. The model described here is built by Talon Vehicles and is a representative sample of the broad category of MASH Trucks.<ref name=TRO3025>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 196</ref> |
| − | The | + | The MASH Truck carries seven and a half tons of advanced medical equipment, including five operating theaters for each of the five team doctors, which are folded out from the main vehicle to create a temporary structure. Each theater includes an automated surgery table, which can prep the patient and assist the surgeon during medical operations through multiple robotic hands. Each table can also be quickly converted to an airtight tube allowing for an emergency freezing procedure, with the temperature inside lowered and the tube filled with a clear, oxygen-rich liquid, while allowing the surgeon to continue operating through attached sleeves. Prior to an operation an on-board medical computer can suggest a plan of action using the results of medical tests, provide updated reports on the patient's condition during surgery including X-ray scans, and store data on post-op care for later access. <ref name=TRO3025R>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 130-131</ref> |
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| + | A fully-deployed MASH Truck can be ready to move again in less than four hours, with room to carry essential medical supplies, six patients and one operating theater, and even when moving at high speeds some surgery can be performed. Four tons of armor protect the highly-sensitive medical equipment in the MASH Truck, however they are rarely attacked since they provide services to the wounded of both sides in a conflict.<ref name=TRO3025R/> | ||
==Armament== | ==Armament== | ||
| − | The armament on a MASH Truck isn't intended to fight off an attacking 'Mech | + | The armament on a MASH Truck isn't intended to fight off an attacking 'Mech but rather discourage theft. However many doctors feel that arming a MASH Truck violates their Hippocratic Oath, and have the weapons removed.<ref name=TRO3025/> |
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
*''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]'' | *''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]'' | ||
[[Category:Combat Vehicles]] | [[Category:Combat Vehicles]] | ||
Revision as of 16:50, 16 March 2012
| MASH Truck | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Talon Vehicles |
| Mission | Medical Support |
| Type | Wheeled |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 20 |
| Armor | Star Slab/Sheet |
| Engine | Hermes 100 Fusion |
| Speed | 86.4 kph km/h |
| Crew | ??? |
| Armament | |
| BV (1.0) | ??? |
| BV (2.0) | ??? |
Description
A MASH Truck is a generic term for any ground based vehicle that carries MASH equipment. The concept of a MASH Truck was pioneered on Terra, but the first modern MASH units were introduced during the Age of War. They were an immediate success, with a wounded soldier's chance for recovery improved by 300 percent. Several companies produce MASH trucks, but one of the best known is the MIT 23 produced for ComStar. The model described here is built by Talon Vehicles and is a representative sample of the broad category of MASH Trucks.[1]
The MASH Truck carries seven and a half tons of advanced medical equipment, including five operating theaters for each of the five team doctors, which are folded out from the main vehicle to create a temporary structure. Each theater includes an automated surgery table, which can prep the patient and assist the surgeon during medical operations through multiple robotic hands. Each table can also be quickly converted to an airtight tube allowing for an emergency freezing procedure, with the temperature inside lowered and the tube filled with a clear, oxygen-rich liquid, while allowing the surgeon to continue operating through attached sleeves. Prior to an operation an on-board medical computer can suggest a plan of action using the results of medical tests, provide updated reports on the patient's condition during surgery including X-ray scans, and store data on post-op care for later access. [2]
A fully-deployed MASH Truck can be ready to move again in less than four hours, with room to carry essential medical supplies, six patients and one operating theater, and even when moving at high speeds some surgery can be performed. Four tons of armor protect the highly-sensitive medical equipment in the MASH Truck, however they are rarely attacked since they provide services to the wounded of both sides in a conflict.[2]
Armament
The armament on a MASH Truck isn't intended to fight off an attacking 'Mech but rather discourage theft. However many doctors feel that arming a MASH Truck violates their Hippocratic Oath, and have the weapons removed.[1]
Variants
During the Succession Wars, the fusion engine used by the MASH truck was often removed and replaced with an ICE. This was an unpopular refit with most soldiers however, as the MASH truck's top speed was typically reduced and the amount of medical equipment the truck could carry was dramatically reduced.