USU Van


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.
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