Craft: Modified Granta Industries "Ram3000" Civilian
Repulsorlift Van.
Type: Covert Operations transport/Mobile Operations
Center
Scale: Speeder
Length: 6 meters
Skill: Repulsorlift Operations; Civilian Van
Cost: Not available for sale
Crew: Pilot, Sensors, Comm, 3 Gunners, with only the
pilot required.
Passengers: 4
Cover: Full
Cargo Capacity: 1 metric ton
Move: 420; 1200 kph
Maneuverability: 3D
Body Strength: 3D
Altitude Range: 250 meters
Weapons:
2 Retractable Gatling "Stream" Blaster Cannons
Scale: Character
Fire Arc: Front
Crew: 1
Skill: Blaster; Repeating Blasters
Fire Control: 3D (1/2 penalties for additional
attacks)
Range: 10-100/300/500
Damage: 9D+2
1 Concealed F-90 Field Artillery Piece
Scale: Speeder
Fire Arc: Rear
Crew: 2
Skill: Blaster Artillery
Fire Control: 2D
Range: 10-500/2.2km/4.5km
Damage: 8D+1
3 Retractable light blaster Cannons
Scale: Speeder
Fire Arc: Front
Crew: Pilot
Skill: Vehicle Blaster
Fire Control: 2D+2
Range: 10-200/500/800
Damage: 5D+1
Designed to meet the needs of the newly formed New Republic Urban Special Unit, the modifications made to
the very popular Ram3000 have turned it into a remarkably effective
fighting vehicle, and much more. When it's weapons are retracted,
and the window tinting is engaged, the van appears to be a
perfectly ordinary Ram3000, painted in either the standard USU navy
blue, or in any other colors that they feel are needed as
camouflage. However, these vans have been turned into much more
than that.
The Gatling blasters are a new weapon, produced by RPD Ltd.
Actually eight heavy repeating blasters, the weapon produces a
constant stream of blaster bolts that can cut opposing formations
to shreds in seconds. In game terms, these guns can take two
attacks for the same price as one, so that they take two shots at
no penalty, four at -1D, etc. The Field Artillery piece is a very
powerful weapon, used when the van is faced with walkers or other
heavy vehicles.
In addition to it's weapon systems, the van is more than the
standard Ram3000 in several other ways. They are fitted with a
starship level sensor array (Passive 1.0km/0D Scan 2.0km/1D+1
Search 3.0km/2D+2 Focus 400m/5D), and several other sensors that
allow the craft to detect power output, heat levels, and scanning
from any other sources. In addition, it has infrared and image
intensification vidcams on all arcs, which allow it to pick up and
record just about anything that happens near the van. All these
systems can be operated from the sensor station, located toward the
front of the van on the right side. The van also has an equally
sophisticated communications station, located opposite the sensor
station. From here, the communications operator can monitor all
local comlink and subspace radio frequencies, broadcast a clear and
powerful secure tight beam for up to two hundred parsecs, and jam
local frequencies with that broadcaster.