Ripper (Combat Vehicle)

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Ripper
Production information
Manufacturer	Aldis Industries
Mission	Troop Transport
Type	VTOL
Technical specifications
Mass	10
Armor	Aldis Heavy Ferro-Fibrous
Engine	Omni 70 Fusion Engine
Speed	194.4 km/h
Crew	2
Armament	2 x Medium Lasers
BV (1.0)	???
BV (2.0)	???

Description

Developed to fulfill the Star League's requirement for a quick response VTOL aircraft that could carry a squad of infantry and their equipment, the Ripper normally carries elite infantry or Jump Infantry that need quick deployment or retrieval.

The Ripper, built from proven components for maximum reliability, usees a Fusion Engine to give the vehicle a significant range, as well as a high speed, so much that the infantry compartment is equipped with special acceleration couches to handle the strain of a high speed combat insertion. While the Ripper is heavily armored for a transport VTOL, carrying one and a half tons Aldis Heavy Ferro-Fibrous plating to survive the high G maneuvers that are the hallmark of the craft, a Small Laser or even a well-equipped infantry squad can down the vehicle in short order.

Armament

The Ripper is armed with two nose mounted Omicron 950 Medium Lasers. The weapons are used more to induce flinch rather than strike an enemy, the pilot firing the twin lasers around the fringes of the vehicle's intended landing zone and then as they fly off to try and convince an unprepared foe to steer clear.

References

• Technical Readout: 2750 - pg 86-87
• Technical Readout: 3050 Revised
• Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade - pg 150-151
• Technical Readout: 3075 - pg. 169