Büffel VII
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| Büffel VII Engineering Support Vehicle | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Arcturus Arms MacEnroe Motors |
| Mission | Salvage Vehicle Minefield Sweeper Obstacle Removal |
| Type | Tracked |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 70 tons |
| Armor | BAR 7 |
| Engine | ICE |
| Speed | 54 k/ph km/h |
| Crew | 6 - 1 Officer 2 enlisted/non-rates 3 gunners |
| Armament |
3 x Machine Guns |
| BV (1.0) | ??? |
| BV (2.0) | 351 |
Contents
Description
The Büffel VII is a House Steiner combat engineering vehicle that was first produced in 2407.[1] The vehicle was created to help Combat Engineers removed battlefield obstacles, such as debris, salvage, and minefields.
Deployment
The vehicle produced by the Arcturus Arms of Arcturus, during Age of War. The vehicle saw service for centuries in Lyran Commonwealth's mainline units, and then later pametary militia units. The vehicle in one form or another remained in service despite its manfacture take over by MacEnroe Motors and it then going out business. Büffel VII's specification became the basis for many combat engineering vehicle to come after it.
The Jihad and discovery of the Hegemony Memory Core allowed vehicle to be brought back into production on both its old factory site on Arcturus and Halfway.
Armaments & Capacities
Araments
Not intended for direct combat, however it is meant to operate in the rear areas of friendly forces. Weaponry of the Büffel VII includes pair turret machine guns and single mounted in the front. Provide for some defend against light armored vehicles, and infantry it has been given pair of Vehicle Grenade Launchers mounted in the rear. A ton ammunition is alloted to the machine guns.
Capacities
The vehicle has fitted with a Bulldozer front to allow it plow through debris. To help haul disable vehicles, it mounts two Lift Hoists on the turret to allow maximum flexiablity. Its Internal Combustion Engine manages to get vehicle up to proximately 50 kp/h, while it fuel capacity allows it to go 208km. The vehicle is protected by 5.5 tons worth of reinforced hull plating armor allows it to survive enemy fire long enough to complish its mission objectives.
The vehicle is also fitted with a rear facing Minesweeper gear, however due to its placing, the operators must drive Buffel backwards in order to do it. The vehicle's rear armor has been configure so handle this task with some safety.
Variants
- Reverse Büffel -It only Age of War era production variant produced by MacEnroe Motors in 2540s, the this variant swaps the Minesweeper & bulldozer arranges so the vehicle can drive forwards with minesweeper gear in its front. This allowed a swifter sweeping of mines from the battlefield.[2]
- Büffel (Cargo) - This is a field-upgrade which includes the removal of the rear mounted Grenade launchers in favor of additional cargo capacity.
- Büffel VIII - This Jihad era Variant is produced by re-started factories in Lyran in Alliance mid-3070s. This removed the single Machine Gun mounted in the front, for a Cargo Bay to allow 20 Combat Engineers be transported onto the field.
Notes
- As of this writing, there a no published record sheets for the Büffel or its variants.
References