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Line 3: | name = Hiryo Armored Infantry Transport | name = Hiryo Armored Infantry Transport | manufacturer = [[Pesht Motors]] | manufacturer = [[Pesht Motors]] − | production year=3069 − | year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/1528/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | Mission = Infantry Transport | Mission = Infantry Transport | Type = [[WiGE]] | Type = [[WiGE]] | Cost = 2,520,000 | Cost = 2,520,000 | mass = 40 tons | mass = 40 tons − | armor = [[New Samarkand Heavy Ferro-Fibrous]] + | armor = New Samarkand [[Heavy Ferro-Fibrous]] − | engine = [[GM 205 Light|GM 205]] [[Light Fusion Engine|Light]] + | engine = [[GM]] 205 [[Light Fusion Engine|Light]] − | comsys = [[Neil 400]]+ | speed = 129.6 − | T&T = [[Chichester ASR 26]] − | heat sinks = 10 − | speed = 129.6 | Crew = 3 | Crew = 3 − | armament = 1x [[Snub-Nose PPC]] + | armament = 1 x [[Snub-Nose PPC]] | BV (1.0) = ??? | BV (1.0) = ??? − | BV (2.0) = 665<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 18</ref><br>687<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge'', p. 95</ref> + | BV (2.0) = 665<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 18</ref> }} }} ==Description== ==Description== − Japanese for ''Flying Dragon'', the '''Hiryo''' armored infantry transport is a [[Wing in Ground Effect]] vehicle designed to carry [[battle armor]] [[infantry]] into the field while providing protection and firepower to ensure it gets to the unit's destination. + Japanese for Flying Dragon, the '''Hiryo Armored Infantry Transport''' is a [[Wing in Ground Effect]] vehicle designed to carry [[Battle Armor]] infantry into the field while providing protection and firepower ensure it gets to the infantry's destination. − [[Pesht Motors]], the [[Draconis Combine]]'s primary manufacturer of civilian transports, developed the Hiryo as a means of getting back at [[Wakazashi Enterprises]], a nominally military manufacturer whose civilian [[Koi|Koi WiGE Transport]] intruded on what Pesht considered its personal domain. The design was already well advanced when the [[DCMS]] called on the Combine's vehicle manufacturers to develop suitable battle armor transports to redress the critical lack of such vehicles revealed by the [[Combine-Ghost Bear War]]. Capturing the attention of the Procurement Department, despite aggressive lobbying by Wakazashi, the Hiryo has become the Combine's battle armor transport of choice during the [[Jihad]].+ Better known as the [[Draconis Combine]]'s primary manufacturer of civilian transports, [[Pesht Motors]] developed the Hiryo as a means of getting back at [[Wakazashi Enterprises]], a nominally military manufacturer whose civilian [[Koi|Koi WIGE Transport]] intruded on what Pesht considered its personal domain. The design was already well advanced when the [[DCMS]] called on the Combine's vehicle manufacturers to develop suitable Battle Armor transports to redress the critical lack of such vehicles revealed by the [[Combine-Ghost Bear War]]. Capturing the attention of the Procurement Department, despite aggressive lobbying by Wakazashi, the Hiryo has become the Combine's Battle Armor transport of choice during the [[Jihad]]. − Powered by a 205-rated [[GM]] [[Light Fusion Engine]], the Hiryo is capable of speeds up to 129 km/h while carrying eight soldiers in full battle armor, its range and endurance limited only by its crew. Its troops are able to disembark either via a large rear ramp or eight extra hatches on the craft's underside for rapid airborne deployment, the Hiryo able to get its crew into and out of the heaviest combat zones thanks to its six tons of New Samarkand [[Heavy Ferro-Fibrous]] armor. + Powered by a 205 rated [[GM]] [[Light Fusion Engine]], the Hiryo is capable of speeds up to 129 kph while carrying eight soldiers in full Battle Armor, its range and endurance limited only by its crew. Its troops are able to disembark either via a large rear ramp or eight extra hatches on the crafts underside for rapid airborne deployment, the Hiryo able to get its crew into and out of the heaviest combat zones thanks to its six tons of New Samarkand [[Heavy Ferro-Fibrous]] armor. − ==Weapons and Equipment== + ==Armament== − Like many troop transports, the Hiryo is focused on the delivery of its cargo and mounts a single defensive weapon, a nose-mounted [[Lord's Light 2b]] [[Snub-Nose PPC]]. Able to unleash devastating firepower, the Hiryo's high speed allows it to close to the weapon's best range in short order. + Like many troop transports, the Hiryo is focused on the delivery of its cargo and mounts a single defensive weapon, a nose mounted Lord's Light 2b [[Snub-Nose PPC]]. Able to unleashed devastating firepower, the Hiryo's high speed allows it to close to the weapons best ranges in short order. ==Variants== ==Variants== − *;Hiryo (Light PPC) : A test variant developed by Pesht Motors which replaces the vehicle's Snub-Nose PPC for two [[LPPC|Light PPCs]] to give the vehicle a longer range. (BV 2.0) = 686,<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 19</ref> 708<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge'', p. 96</ref> + * '''Hiryo (Light PPC) -''' A test variant developed by Pesht Motors which replaces the vehicle's Snub-Nose PPC for two [[LPPC|Light PPCs]] to give the vehicle a longer range. (BV 2.0) = 686<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 19 - "Hiryo (Light PPC) variant BV".</ref> − *; Hiryo (MRM) : A much more radical weaponry change, the vehicle Snub-Nose PPC is replaced by a [[MRM 20|Twenty-Tube Medium Range Missile Launcher]]. Mounted on the nose, the vehicle has been given three tons of ammunition at the cost of four tons of its battle armor/infantry bay. Leaving it with only a four ton capacity. The vehicle is noted as being more effective against soft targets, but the dubbed "Gunship" has proved less popular with DCMS forces. BV (2.0) = 644.<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 20</ref> 666<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge'', p. 97</ref> + * '''Hiryo (MRM) -''' A much more radical weaponry change, the vehicle Snub-Nose PPC is replaced by a [[MRM 20|Twenty-Tube Medium Range Missile Launcher]]. Mounted on the nose, vehicle has been given three tons of ammunition at the cost of 4 tons of its Battle Armor/Infantry Bay. Leaving it with only with 4 ton capacity. Vehicle been noted for ability be more effected against soft targets, but the dubbed "Gunship" has proved less popular with DCMS forces. BV (2.0) = 644<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', PDF p. 20 - "Hiryo (MRM) variant".</ref> − − *;Hiryo "Hound" :[[Experimental Technology|Experimental]] prototype of the Hiryo which was produced by Pesht Motors on [[Unity]] in the late 3070s under supervision of [[Montague Waltrip]]. This version recasts the infantry transport as a scout as well as a transport. The variant's name comes from the experimental [[Bloodhound Active Probe]] found in the nose. The Hiryo's engine is exchanged for an [[extralight fusion engine]], and its Snub-Nose PPC is exchanged for an experimental [[Medium X-Pulse Laser]]. The vehicle's cargo capacity is reduced to only 4 tons, to make room for a [[C3 Remote Sensor Launcher]] with four C3 Sensors in its "ammo" bay. Also to help Hiryo deal with the hazardous environments the [[Jihad]] has created for soldiers, it has been fitted with [[Environmental Sealing]]. BV (2.0) = 628<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Kurita'', pp. 9, 21 Hiryo "Hound" Infantry Transport - Fluff and stats for experimental variant of Hiryo.</ref> − − *;Hiryo (Bloodhound) : This version of the Hiryo is based on the experimental "Hound" variant. A standard [[GM 205]] fusion engine powers it, and New Samarkand [[Heavy Ferro-Fibrous]] armor protects it. The [[Diverse Optics Type 25PX]] Medium X-Pulse Laser and Environmental Sealing of the Hound remain, but the C3 Remote Sensor Launcher has been removed to make room for the heavier engine. BV (2.0) = 504<ref name=TRO:Proto>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 41</ref> − − ==Design Quirks== − The Hiryo (Bloodhound) variant is subject of the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref name=TRO:Proto/> − * [[Easy to Pilot]] − * [[Difficult to Maintain]] − * [[Non-Standard Parts]] ==Vehicle Notes== ==Vehicle Notes== − The Hiryo original premiered in Jihad Sourcebook ''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072''. The original image of the vehicle was drawn by Brent Dill. In later TRO: 3075, the image of the Hiryo was changed, drawn by artist [[Doug Chaffee]]. Noticeably the original vehicle's "grill" & single pair of "runners" or ''vector thrusters'' are missing from the newer TRO 3075 image. Also there was a change in the variant names. Originally, these were depicted in ''[[Record Sheets: 3072|3072 Record Sheets]]'' as Hiryo B and Hiryo C. Being replaced by weapon name that vehicle carries. + The Hiryo original premiered in Jihad Source book ''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072''. The original image of the vehicle was drawn by Brent Dill.In later TRO: 3075, the image of the Hiryo was changed, drawn by artist [[Doug Chaffee]]. Noticeably the original vehicle's "grill" & single pair of "runners" or ''vector thrusters'' are missing from newer image of 3075 image. Also there was a change in the variant names. Originally, these were depicted in Record sheets of JHS:72 as Hiryo B and Hiryo C. Being replaced by weapon name that vehicle carries. − ==Gallery==+ [[File:Hiryo (JHS 3072).jpg|thumb|right|Original Hiryo from Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]] − <gallery> − Hiryo (JHS 3072).jpg|Original Hiryo from ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072|JHS:3072]]'' − Hiryo.jpg|Hiryo from ''[[Technical Readout: 3075|TRO:3075]]'' − Hiryo (Bloodhound) TROPrototypes.jpg|Hiryo (Bloodhound) from ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes|TRO:Prototypes]]'' − </gallery> ==References== ==References== <references /> <references /> + *''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 50-51 ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − *''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Kurita]]''+ *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]'' − *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]'' + *''[[Record Sheets: 3075]]'' − *''[[Record Sheets: 3072]]'' − *''[[Record Sheets: 3075]]'' *''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged]]'' *''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged]]'' − *''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge]]'' *''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' *''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' − *''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]'' − [[Category:Combat Vehicles]] [[Category:Combat Vehicles]] − [[Category:Medium Combat Vehicles]] [[Category:WiGE Combat Vehicles]] [[Category:WiGE Combat Vehicles]] [[Category:40 ton Combat Vehicles]] [[Category:40 ton Combat Vehicles]] [[Category:Draconis Combine Combat Vehicles]] [[Category:Draconis Combine Combat Vehicles]]
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| name = Hiryo Armored Infantry Transport | | name = Hiryo Armored Infantry Transport | ||
| manufacturer = [[Pesht Motors]] | | manufacturer = [[Pesht Motors]] | ||
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| Mission = Infantry Transport | | Mission = Infantry Transport | ||
| Type = [[WiGE]] | | Type = [[WiGE]] | ||
| Cost = 2,520,000 | | Cost = 2,520,000 | ||
| mass = 40 tons | | mass = 40 tons | ||
| − | | armor = [[ | + | | armor = New Samarkand [[Heavy Ferro-Fibrous]] |
| − | | engine = [[GM | + | | engine = [[GM]] 205 [[Light Fusion Engine|Light]] |
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| Crew = 3 | | Crew = 3 | ||
| − | | armament = | + | | armament = 1 x [[Snub-Nose PPC]] |
| BV (1.0) = ??? | | BV (1.0) = ??? | ||
| − | | BV (2.0) = 665<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 18 | + | | BV (2.0) = 665<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 18</ref> |
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Japanese for | + | Japanese for Flying Dragon, the '''Hiryo Armored Infantry Transport''' is a [[Wing in Ground Effect]] vehicle designed to carry [[Battle Armor]] infantry into the field while providing protection and firepower ensure it gets to the infantry's destination. |
| − | + | Better known as the [[Draconis Combine]]'s primary manufacturer of civilian transports, [[Pesht Motors]] developed the Hiryo as a means of getting back at [[Wakazashi Enterprises]], a nominally military manufacturer whose civilian [[Koi|Koi WIGE Transport]] intruded on what Pesht considered its personal domain. The design was already well advanced when the [[DCMS]] called on the Combine's vehicle manufacturers to develop suitable Battle Armor transports to redress the critical lack of such vehicles revealed by the [[Combine-Ghost Bear War]]. Capturing the attention of the Procurement Department, despite aggressive lobbying by Wakazashi, the Hiryo has become the Combine's Battle Armor transport of choice during the [[Jihad]]. | |
| − | Powered by a 205 | + | Powered by a 205 rated [[GM]] [[Light Fusion Engine]], the Hiryo is capable of speeds up to 129 kph while carrying eight soldiers in full Battle Armor, its range and endurance limited only by its crew. Its troops are able to disembark either via a large rear ramp or eight extra hatches on the crafts underside for rapid airborne deployment, the Hiryo able to get its crew into and out of the heaviest combat zones thanks to its six tons of New Samarkand [[Heavy Ferro-Fibrous]] armor. |
| − | == | + | ==Armament== |
| − | Like many troop transports, the Hiryo is focused on the delivery of its cargo and mounts a single defensive weapon, a nose | + | Like many troop transports, the Hiryo is focused on the delivery of its cargo and mounts a single defensive weapon, a nose mounted Lord's Light 2b [[Snub-Nose PPC]]. Able to unleashed devastating firepower, the Hiryo's high speed allows it to close to the weapons best ranges in short order. |
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
| − | * | + | * '''Hiryo (Light PPC) -''' A test variant developed by Pesht Motors which replaces the vehicle's Snub-Nose PPC for two [[LPPC|Light PPCs]] to give the vehicle a longer range. (BV 2.0) = 686<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 19 - "Hiryo (Light PPC) variant BV".</ref> |
| − | * | + | * '''Hiryo (MRM) -''' A much more radical weaponry change, the vehicle Snub-Nose PPC is replaced by a [[MRM 20|Twenty-Tube Medium Range Missile Launcher]]. Mounted on the nose, vehicle has been given three tons of ammunition at the cost of 4 tons of its Battle Armor/Infantry Bay. Leaving it with only with 4 ton capacity. Vehicle been noted for ability be more effected against soft targets, but the dubbed "Gunship" has proved less popular with DCMS forces. BV (2.0) = 644<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', PDF p. 20 - "Hiryo (MRM) variant".</ref> |
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==Vehicle Notes== | ==Vehicle Notes== | ||
| − | The Hiryo original premiered in Jihad | + | The Hiryo original premiered in Jihad Source book ''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072''. The original image of the vehicle was drawn by Brent Dill.In later TRO: 3075, the image of the Hiryo was changed, drawn by artist [[Doug Chaffee]]. Noticeably the original vehicle's "grill" & single pair of "runners" or ''vector thrusters'' are missing from newer image of 3075 image. Also there was a change in the variant names. Originally, these were depicted in Record sheets of JHS:72 as Hiryo B and Hiryo C. Being replaced by weapon name that vehicle carries. |
| − | + | [[File:Hiryo (JHS 3072).jpg|thumb|right|Original Hiryo from Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]] | |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | *''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 50-51 | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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*''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged]]'' | *''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged]]'' | ||
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' | *''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' | ||
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[[Category:WiGE Combat Vehicles]] | [[Category:WiGE Combat Vehicles]] | ||
[[Category:40 ton Combat Vehicles]] | [[Category:40 ton Combat Vehicles]] | ||
[[Category:Draconis Combine Combat Vehicles]] | [[Category:Draconis Combine Combat Vehicles]] | ||