Difference between revisions of "Saturnus V"

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==Description==
 
==Description==
Saturnus racer models have been the ride of the winners of the past eight Grande
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As of [[3067]] the '''Saturnus V''' racing car had won the last eight Grande Circuit Challenge Series held on [[New Earth]]. This event was the most popular racing circuit in the [[Inner Sphere]], and possibly the Invasion Corridors of [[Clan Wolf]] and [[Clan Ghost Bear]] as well. The Saturnus V is powered by a Sprauge & Charles 950 gas turbine engine,<ref name=TROVA12-13>''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex'', pp. 12-13, "Vehicle Profile"</ref>
Circuits, including Rhiannon Powers’ record breaking win in 3064 where she set a
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benchmark of sixteen hours, twenty minutes on the three-thousand-kilometer course.
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To protect the driver, the car has a driver ejection seat. For better handling and control, the Saturnus V uses the same biomonitoring and sensor systems used in some 'Mech cockpits.<ref name=trovar10/>
Powered by a Sprague & Charles 950 gas turbine engine, the current model of this
 
durable design can achieve speeds close to 230kph on the Skyway leg of the Circuit.
 
Because of the tremendous speeds and some of the treacherous terrain that the
 
Circuit covers, each vehicle involved in the Grande Circuit is required to have an ejector
 
system as an added safety precaution, along with a reinforced body and crash panels.
 
The Saturnus V series uses the same sensor circuitry and bio-monitoring suites in its
 
ejection seats that are used in Earthwerks Ltd.’s ‘Mech cockpits.
 
<ref name=TROVA12-13>''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex'', pp. 12-13, "Vehicle Profile"</ref>
 
  
 
==Capacities==
 
==Capacities==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
*''[[Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex]]''
 
*''[[Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex]]''
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Revision as of 13:55, 20 May 2013

SaturnusV.png
Saturnus V Grande Circuit Racer
Production information
Manufacturer ???
Use Civilian Transport
Tech Base Inner Sphere
Chassis Type (Size) Wheeled (Small)
Equipment Rating
Cost ???
Introduced ???
Technical specifications
Mass 1500 kg
Speed 130 Kph
Top Speed 200 Kph
Power Plant ICE
Fuel (Type/Range) Alcohol/887 km[1]
Armament none
Heat Sinks none
Armor BAR 6
Crew 1
BV (1.0) ???
BV (2.0) ???

Description

As of 3067 the Saturnus V racing car had won the last eight Grande Circuit Challenge Series held on New Earth. This event was the most popular racing circuit in the Inner Sphere, and possibly the Invasion Corridors of Clan Wolf and Clan Ghost Bear as well. The Saturnus V is powered by a Sprauge & Charles 950 gas turbine engine,[2]

To protect the driver, the car has a driver ejection seat. For better handling and control, the Saturnus V uses the same biomonitoring and sensor systems used in some 'Mech cockpits.[1]

Capacities

This vehicle's storage capacity is limited to 59 kg of cargo. (1 Door (Rear))[2]

Notes

Features Ultra-light Chassis and Controls Modification, driver ejection seat (100 kg)[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised, p. 10
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex, pp. 12-13, "Vehicle Profile"

Bibliography