[gurps] [VEHICLE] of the week 622 – Sharushid Cheetah XII Safari Buggy

[Onno Meyer]

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  Onno Meyer, 2006-09-25

Sharushid Cheetah XII Safari Buggy v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL12)
  Copyright 2006 by Onno Meyer

  Most habitable worlds have grasslands and deserts where stalking prey 
on foot is not an option. The Cheetah XII is Sharushid's answer to this 
problem, small enough to fit into any safari ship and capable of nearly 
200 kph on Earth standard plains.
  The buggy has one seat for a driver, completely within the protective 
carbon-composite cage, and one seat for a hunter, elevated to provide a 
clear field of fire. The electronics are kept to a minimum, just commo 
and nav gear. It is powered by quiet electric motors and fitted with 
adaptive camouflage paint. This chameleon system is not up to Imperial 
Army standards, but it saves the time to re-paint the Cheetah on every 
new world.

Subassemblies: Body +2, four Off-Road Wheels +1. 
Powertrain: 50-kW all-wheel drivetrain; 50-kW NPU.
Occ: RCS, XRCS.   Cargo: 5 cf.

Armor      F      RL     B      T      U
Body:     4/48   4/48   4/48   4/48   4/48
Wheels:   4/48   4/48   4/48   4/48   4/48
  Armor is open frame.

Equipment:
  Body: Two short-range radios; transponder; global positioning system; 
C6 small computer with terminal; tire inflation system; two crashwebs. 
External: Modest sound baffling; basic chameleon; electrified surface; 
puncture-resistant tires.

Statistics
Size: 8'x6'x6'   Payload: 500 lbs.   Lwt.: 1,000 lbs.
Volume: 125 cf   Maint.: 82 hours    Price: $58,907.5

HT: 12.   HPs: 94 Body, 19 each Wheel

gSpeed: 180   gAccel: 10   gDecel: 20   gMR: 1.25   gSR: 5
Ground Pressure Very Low. 2/3 Off-Road Speed.

Design Notes
  Body is 75 cf. Wheels are 50 cf (increased volume). Structure is 
light, standard. Improved suspension and brakes. Smartwheels. Armor is 
expensive composite, open frame. Mechanical controls. 3.49 cf of empty 
space. Empty weight is 500 lbs.
  The TL12 vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [2nd edition, 
third printing, Dec 2004 errata], VXi and VXii (including the armor 
volume rule) with the text format from Vehicles Lite. The Traveller 
rules affect the background but not the technology of this design.


Next Week: An one-man Safari Monocycle.