MASH Truck

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	2 Small Lasers
BV (1.0)	???
BV (2.0)	???

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. Carrying 6.5 tons of medical equipment, including surgical suites, a MASH truck is a mobile hospital staffed by civilian surgeons and medical personnel. As the MASH truck is intended to support soldiers, they are often assigned to support units located near the battle line. This allows the medical staff they contain to operate on the wounded very quickly.

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.

Armament

The armament on a MASH Truck isn't intended to fight off an attacking 'Mech. Rather the weapons are used to discourage theft. Many doctors feel that arming a MASH Truck violates the Hippocratic Oath, and have the weapons removed.

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.