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| Pressurized Train (Tractor) | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Buda Imperial Vehicles[1][2] |
| Production Year | 2964[3] |
| Use | Mass Transit Cargo Transport |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere (Advanced)[1][2] |
| Chassis Type (Size) | Rail (Medium)[1][2] |
| Equipment Rating | D/X-D-C[2] |
| Cost | ??? |
| Introduced | 2964 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 50 Tons[1][2] |
| Cruise Speed | 120 km/h[1][2] |
| Flank Speed | 180 km/h[1][2] |
| Power Plant | Electric (External)[1][2] |
| Fuel (Type/Range) | Unlimited[1][2] |
| Communications System | Unspecified |
| Targeting Tracking System | Unspecified |
| Armament | None[1][2] |
| Heat Sinks | None[1][2] |
| Fitted Equipment | Environmental Sealing[1][2] Mounted Searchlights[1][2] |
| Armor | Commercial Armor[1][2] |
| Barrier Armor Rating (BAR) | 7[1][2] |
| Crew | 2 enlisted/non-rated[2] |
| BV (2.0) | ??? |
| Pressurized Train (Trailer) | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Buda Imperial Vehicles[1][2] |
| Production Year | 2964[4] |
| Use | Mass Transit Cargo Transport |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere (Advanced)[1][2] |
| Chassis Type (Size) | Rail (Medium)[1][2] |
| Equipment Rating | D/X-D-C[1][2] |
| Cost | ??? |
| Introduced | 2964 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 50 Tons[1][2] |
| Cruise Speed | N/A[1][2] |
| Flank Speed | N/A[1][2] |
| Power Plant | Electric (External)[1][2] |
| Fuel (Type/Range) | Unlimited[1][2] |
| Armament | None[1][2] |
| Heat Sinks | none[1][2] |
| Fitted Equipment | Environmental Sealing[1][2] |
| Armor | Commercial Armor[1][2] |
| Barrier Armor Rating (BAR) | BAR 7[1][2] |
| Crew | None[1][2] |
| BV (2.0) | ??? |
Contents
Description[edit]
The Pressurized Train is a locomotive type of Rail Support Vehicle which is used in conveying people and cargo on worlds/planetoids which have hazardous environments. There are variations of this style of vehicle, which is commonly known as a train throughout the Inner Sphere. Featured here in this article is a tractor & trailer which were produced by Buda Imperial Vehicles in the Draconis Combine. Produced during the thirtieth century, the Buda's Pressurized Train design would be recognized as being a logical template for other companies trying to design similar systems for dangerous places to imitate. Buda's trains were designed be economic and easy to maintain during the terrible years of the Succession Wars, which provided many a Combine world with a most needed mass-transit system to move cargo and people when other resources were scarce. Uniquely, Buda Imperial Vehicles designed their trains similarly to suspended monorails.[1][2]
Equipment and Capabilities[edit]
A Pressurized Train's tractors (the engine) and its trailers are both designed with Environmental Sealing, giving the vehicles their unique ability to continue operating in most environments. Each of the vehicle's tractor and trailer hulls were built with 1.5 tons of BAR 7 commercial armor. The Tractor is electrically powered through external rails, which effectively gives the train unlimited fuel range and allows it to move upwards of 180 km/h.[1][2]
The Tractor features a single Mounted Searchlight to allow the engineer to better pilot vehicle at night.[1][2]
Cargo[edit]
While the tractor is not designed carry cargo, it can hold 4.5 tons of cargo while the trailer can hold nearly 30 tons. Trailers come in a variety of types, from typical cargo hauler, liquid tanker, and passenger car among other capacities.[1][2]
- Tractor - 4.5 Tons
- Trailer - 29 Tons
Design Notes[edit]
The Pressurized train's tractor has an External Power Pickup and Tractor Chassis Modifications, while the trailers have Tractor and Trailer Chassis Modifications.[1][2]
Notes[edit]
The Pressurized Train featured in both Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex and the revised editions was not given a name. The original article from the book mentions that Buda Imperial Vehicle's version was essentially a generic template for other versions of the vehicle.
As of this writing, there is no listed Battle Value for either the Pressurized Train's tractor or trailer components.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex, p. 148, "Pressurized Train"
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised, p. 142, "Pressurized Train"
- ↑ MUL Profile for the Pressurized Train (Tractor) - Introduction Date Only
- ↑ MUL Profile for the Pressurized Train (Trailer) - Introduction Date Only