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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | The '''Ground Car''' was presented in ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game]]'' (first edition) as a generic piece of equipment, a wheeled road vehicle similar to a regular | + | The '''Ground Car''' was presented in ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game]]'' (first edition) as a generic piece of equipment, a wheeled road vehicle similar to a regular twentieth-century automobile in function.<ref name=MW>''MechWarrior RPG'', p. 58</ref> A record sheet for the baseline model was published in '''''[[Record Sheets Volume Five: Vehicles]]''. |
At 3 tons, the Ground Car was built under [[Fractional Accounting]] construction rules. | At 3 tons, the Ground Car was built under [[Fractional Accounting]] construction rules. | ||
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==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
| − | It has been mentioned that some ground cars feature a [[storage battery]] instead of a fusion engine.<ref name=MW/> | + | It has been mentioned that some ground cars feature a [[storage battery]] instead of a [[fusion engine]].<ref name=MW/> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | *Sources disagree on the ground speed of the Ground Car. While ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game]]'' states a speed profile under boardgame rules of 9/14 (equivalent to 151.2 km/h max speed),<ref name=MW/> while the record sheet found in ''[[Record Sheets Volume Five: Vehicles]]'' states a 10/15 movement profile (equivalent to 162 km/h max speed). Combat vehicle construction rules would suggest the latter to be correct for a 3-ton vehicle with a class 10 fusion engine, | + | *Sources disagree on the ground speed of the Ground Car. While ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game]]'' states a speed profile under boardgame rules of 9/14 (equivalent to 151.2 km/h max speed),<ref name=MW/> while the record sheet found in ''[[Record Sheets Volume Five: Vehicles]]'' states a 10/15 movement profile (equivalent to 162 km/h max speed). Combat vehicle construction rules would suggest the latter to be correct for a 3-ton vehicle with a class 10 fusion engine. Due to the later publication date, it can be assumed that the second source is correct. Though it seems strange for a civilian utility vehicle to be built to combat vehicle specs, bear in mind that support vehicle construction rules did not exist at the time. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | *''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game]]'' | + | * ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game]]'' |
| − | *''[[Record Sheets Volume Five: Vehicles]]'' | + | * ''[[Record Sheets Volume Five: Vehicles]]'' |
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[[Category:Combat Vehicles]] | [[Category:Combat Vehicles]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:39, 3 February 2024
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| Type | Wheeled |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 3 |
| Armor | |
| Engine | Class 10 fusion engine |
| Speed | (see notes) km/h |
| Armament |
None |
| BV (2.0) | 55[1] |
Description[edit]
The Ground Car was presented in MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game (first edition) as a generic piece of equipment, a wheeled road vehicle similar to a regular twentieth-century automobile in function.[2] A record sheet for the baseline model was published in Record Sheets Volume Five: Vehicles.
At 3 tons, the Ground Car was built under Fractional Accounting construction rules.
Weapons and Equipment[edit]
The Ground Car as presented is unarmed, and armored with 1 ton of armor.[2]
Variants[edit]
It has been mentioned that some ground cars feature a storage battery instead of a fusion engine.[2]
Notes[edit]
- Sources disagree on the ground speed of the Ground Car. While MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game states a speed profile under boardgame rules of 9/14 (equivalent to 151.2 km/h max speed),[2] while the record sheet found in Record Sheets Volume Five: Vehicles states a 10/15 movement profile (equivalent to 162 km/h max speed). Combat vehicle construction rules would suggest the latter to be correct for a 3-ton vehicle with a class 10 fusion engine. Due to the later publication date, it can be assumed that the second source is correct. Though it seems strange for a civilian utility vehicle to be built to combat vehicle specs, bear in mind that support vehicle construction rules did not exist at the time.