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| Cost = 2,520,000
 
| Cost = 2,520,000
 
| mass = 40 tons
 
| mass = 40 tons
| armor = [[Heavy Ferro-Fibrous|Heavy Ferro-Fibrous Armor]]
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| armor = New Samarkand [[Heavy Ferro-Fibrous]]
| engine = GM 205 [[Light Fusion Engine|Light]]
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| engine = [[GM]] 205 [[Light Fusion Engine|Light]]
 
| speed = 129.6  
 
| speed = 129.6  
 
| Crew = 3
 
| Crew = 3
| armament = [[Snub-Nose PPC]]
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| armament = 1 x [[Snub-Nose PPC]]
 
| BV (1.0) = ???
 
| BV (1.0) = ???
 
| BV (2.0) = 665
 
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==Description==
 
==Description==
The Hiryo (Flying Dragon) was Wing in Ground Effect Armor Transport produced by Pesht Motors of [[Unity]] & [[Pesht]]. The Vehicle is designed to carry [[Battle Armor]] infantry into the field while providing protection and firepower getting to the infantry's destination.
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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.  
 
 
Development first began just after [[DCMS]] determined that there was a need for more infantry transports after the [[Combine-Ghost Bear War]]. The low flying transport was in competition with the ''Kio'' WiGE Transport produced by [[Wakazashi Enterprises]] for [[Draconis Combine|Draconis Combine's]] Procurement Department's contract. The Pesht won the competition to the dismay of Wakizashi, with intital Hiryo were ordered for evaluation.
 
 
 
The vehicle first saw action on [[Pesht]], defending Pesht Motor's factory against the [[Word of Blake]]. A Squadron of the prototypes operating with the [[4th Pesht Regulars]] in [[3069]].  The Squadron took heavy damaged while attached the Regulars, but successfully defended the facilities.  Vehicle saw action yet again on Pesht in [[3071]], this time against the Word's [[29th Division (Word of Blake)|29th]] and [[42nd Shadow Division|42nd Shadow Divisions]].  The Divisions dispatched large number of ''[[Defiance (Aerospace Fighter)|Defiance]]'' and ''[[Shiva]]'' [[OmniFighters]] against the Pesht defenders.  Several these fighters damaged by ''Hiryo'' when they flew too low. The ''Hiryos'' squadrons dropped off their Battle Armor compliments and they managed to stall the 29th Division's advance to the district capital.  However, the Blakist used a tactical nuclear weapon, wiped out Combine forces and their ''Hiryos''.  The production line on Pesht was lost to Blakist forces, however product continued on Unity.
 
 
 
The vehicle usage was expanded include many forces garrisoning key worlds.
 
  
==Armaments and Capacities==
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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 [[Kio|Kio 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]].
  
The Hiryo's only weapon is its Lords Light 2b Snub-Nose PPC, which mounted on its nose.
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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.
  
The vehicle has been given six tons of New Samarkand Heavy Ferro Fibrous armor to protect the vehicle from weapons fire.
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==Armament==
 
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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.
The vehicle designed with Battle Armor Bay, which can carry up to 8 tons worth of the armored infantry.
 
  
 
==Variants==
 
==Variants==
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* '''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'' page 19 - Hiryo (Light PPC) variant BV.</ref>
  
* '''Hiryo (Light PPC) -''' This is a Pesht Motors test variant 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'' page 19 - Hiryo (Light PPC) variant BV.</ref>
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* '''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 made less popular with DCMS forces. BV (2.0) = 644<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'' PDF page 20 - Hiryo (MRM) variant.</ref>
 
 
* '''Hiryo (MRM) -''' This is 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 ablity be more effected against soft targets, but the dubbed "Gunship" has made less popular with DCMS forces. BV (2.0) = 644<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'' PDF page 20 - Hiryo (MRM) variant.</ref>
 
  
 
==Vehicle Notes==
 
==Vehicle Notes==
The Hiryo original premiered in Jihad Source book ''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072''. The original imagine of the vehicle was drawn by Brent Dill.In later TRO: 3075, the imagine of the Hiryo was changed, drawn by artist [[Doug Chaffee]].  Noticibly the original vehicle's "grill" & single pair of "runners" or ''vector thrusters'' are missing from newer imagine of 3075 imagine.  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.
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The Hiryo original premiered in Jihad Source book ''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072''. The original imagine of the vehicle was drawn by Brent Dill.In later TRO: 3075, the imagine 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 imagine of 3075 imagine.  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]]
 
[[File:Hiryo (JHS 3072).jpg|thumb|right|Original Hiryo from Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]

Revision as of 07:36, 4 February 2010

Hiryo.jpg
Hiryo Armored Infantry Transport
Production information
Manufacturer Pesht Motors
Mission Infantry Transport
Type WiGE
Technical specifications
Mass 40 tons
Armor New Samarkand Heavy Ferro-Fibrous
Engine GM 205 Light
Speed 129.6 km/h
Crew 3
Armament

1 x Snub-Nose PPC

BV (1.0) ???
BV (2.0) 665


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 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 Kio 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 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 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

  • Hiryo (Light PPC) - A test variant developed by Pesht Motors which replaces the vehicle's Snub-Nose PPC for two Light PPCs to give the vehicle a longer range. (BV 2.0) = 686[1]
  • Hiryo (MRM) - A much more radical weaponry change, the vehicle Snub-Nose PPC is replaced by a 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 made less popular with DCMS forces. BV (2.0) = 644[2]

Vehicle Notes

The Hiryo original premiered in Jihad Source book Jihad Hot Spots: 3072. The original imagine of the vehicle was drawn by Brent Dill.In later TRO: 3075, the imagine 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 imagine of 3075 imagine. 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.

Original Hiryo from Jihad Hot Spots: 3072

References

  1. Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged page 19 - Hiryo (Light PPC) variant BV.
  2. Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged PDF page 20 - Hiryo (MRM) variant.