Craft: TertiusBane Ind. Carabin-90 Mobile Missile
Platform
Type: Mobile Air Defense Platform
Scale: Speeder
Length: 10 meters
Skill: Repulsorlift operations; Carabin
Cost: 58,000 credits
Crew: 4
Passengers: 0
Cover: Full
Cargo Capacity: 20 kg.
Move: 70; 200 kph
Maneuverability: 0D+2
Body Strength: 3D
Altitude Range: - 15 meters
Weapons:
1 Kite 090 Charge Missile Launcher
Scale: Starfighter
Missile Loadout: 5
Fire Arc: Front
Crew: Co-Pilot
Skill: Missile Weapons; Kite 090
Fire Control: 3D+2
Range: 100-400m/700m/1.20km
Damage: 4D+2
1 Dual Blaster Turret (1/2 cover)
Scale: Speeder
Fire Arc: Turret
Crew: 1
Skill: Vehicle Blasters
Fire Control: 2D
Range: 1
Damage: 5D
A dedicated craft of the Yaeger Marine,
the Carabin is designed to provide some anti-fighter support for ground
units. The Carabin trades power for mobility, and is supposed to be
used only until more permanent air defenses can be installed. Carabin
units often come down with the first wave of Marines, and are
armed and armored accordingly; in addition to their missile
launcher, Carabins are equipped with a rather powerful dual
blaster turret, capable of dealing with both hovertanks and
airspeeders.
In addition to being used for initial air defense, Carabin
are used to provide some measure of anti-fighter cover for low
priority or temporary targets, to support convoys of men or
material against fighter runs, and to provide additional support
to particularly beleaguered base, whose more permanent defenses
are unable to cope with the levels of opposition.
Because of the number of uses the Carabin has beyond landing
support, the Army has recently acquired a large number of these
craft from the Marine vehicle pool, and, in addition to taking
over the various other support missions, have begun integrating
them with field units, to provide forward support for mass
infantry operations.