Packrat

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Packrat Long Range Patrol Vehicle (PKR-T5)
Production information
Manufacturer Robertson Technologies
Production Year 2650[1]
Mission Reconnaissance/Spotting
Type Wheeled
Cost 408,650 C-bills
Technical specifications
Mass 20 Tons
Armor 1/Star Slab
Engine Doorman 140 Fusion Reactor
Speed 129 km/h
Crew 2
Communications System O/P COMTES
Targeting Tracking System O/P 2000JSA
Heat Sinks 10
Armament
BV (1.0) 206
BV (2.0) 344


Description

The Packrat is a speedy eight-wheeled vehicle that is designed for deep infiltration and sabotage. It is capable of carrying a squad of infantrymen and their gear, and, in a pinch, the interior can be modified into a sleeping area.

Weapons and Equipment

The Packrat is armed with a Harvester SRM-6 and a pair of Flamers for anti-infantry work. Despite this firepower it normally uses its high speed to evade combat, as its role is not to fight head-on.

Variants

  • ICE 
    The ravages of the Successor Wars let to the removal of the Packrat's advanced fusion engine. With the heavier ICE engine, the flamer and a ton of armor had to be dropped. BV (2.0) = 294[2]
  • ML 
    This variant a simple weapon swap. The flamers are exchanged for two forward firing medium lasers. BV (2.0) = 501[3]
  • SRM2 
    This variant expands the infantry bay to a three ton space. The missile launcher had to be reduced to a SRM-2 with two tons of ammunition. BV (2.0) = 263[4]

Design Quirks

The Pack Rat Gespenst variant is subject to the following Design Quirks:[5]

References

  1. MUL online date for the Packrat
  2. Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged, p. 36
  3. Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged, p. 37
  4. Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged, p. 38
  5. 5.0 5.1 Experimental Technical Readout: Phantoms, p. 8
  • Combat Operations, p. 120

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