Wheeled APC

Wheeled APC
Production information
Manufacturer	Various
Mission	Infantry Carrier
Type	Wheeled
Cost	68,425 C-bills
Technical specifications
Mass	10
Armor	Various
Engine	Type 40 I.C.E.
Speed	97.2 km/h
Crew	1
Communications System	Various
Targeting Tracking System	Various
Heat Sinks	0
Armament	2x Machine Gun
BV (1.0)	62
BV (2.0)	???

Description

The backbone of any vehicular military unit, APCs have been carrying infantry since the days of pre-spaceflight Terra and even in the era of battle armor, continue in their most mundane of roles. Armored Personnel Carriers are among the least complex and sturdiest vehicles available, produced in the thousands across human inhabited space. Since a communicator is the most advanced piece of equipment they carry, they do not require any special gear to repair.

Each of the three basic types of APCs has its own individual function on the battlefield. Wheeled APCs tend to be cheaper to build, and they carry more armor than their Tracked or Hover counterparts. The wheeled APC is used mostly in city fighting, because wheels are best-suited for roads and light cross-country movement.

Weapons and Equipment

APCs are not fighting vehicles, for their main function is to transport infantry squads from one battle to another. The "standard" wheeled APC carries two Machine Guns, but these are carried usually only for defense against other infantry units.

Variants

There are many popular variants of Armored Personnel Carriers. The most popular mount more weapons, such as machine guns, at the expense of carried troops. Quite often these vehicles no longer carry troops, and are used purely for infantry support.

• Primitive Versions 

  Early (circa 2390) versions of the Wheeled APC used a ton of Commercial Armor to provide protection. Though effective against small arms fire, the BAR 6 armor would quickly be overwhelmed by modern weapons. This is all the more deadly considering the low top speed (64 km/h) of the primitive APC. BV (2.0) = 57

• LRM Carrier 

  This version of the Wheeled APC LRM replaces the infantry bay and machine guns with a single LRM-5. BV (2.0) = 194

• MG Carrier 

  This variant trades the infantry bay for a turret with four machine guns, a full ton of ammunition, and additional armor. BV (2.0) = 172

• SRM Carrier 

  This version keeps the infantry bay and replaces the standard Machine Guns and ammunition with a single SRM-2 and a ton of ammo. BV (2.0) = 176

Gallery

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  Original Wheeled APC from TRO:3026

Bibliography

• Combat Operations
• Technical Readout: 3026
• Technical Readout: 3026 Revised
• Technical Readout: 3039
• Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1