[gurps] [VEHICLE] of the week 649 – Adventurers' Truck (1970s Version)

[Onno Meyer]

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  Onno Meyer, 2007-04-02

Adventurers' Truck (1970s Version) v0.1 (TL7)

  By 1970, groups of adventurers could easily cross deserts and jungles 
to meet their real challenge - from evil masterminds and mad scientists 
to giant lizards and forgotten temples.
  This truck is based on a standard 4x4 chassis. The cab seats a driver 
and one or two passengers. The rear compartment holds six passengers or 
a similar amount of cargo. Upgrades include a radio, an early carphone, 
a front-mounted winch and a small kitchen with food and water for a few 
days.
  At routine travel speeds, the engine uses 2 gallons of gasoline per 
hour. A full load of fuel and provisions is $165.

Subassemblies: Body +3, four Off-Road Wheels +1, full-rotation Open 
  Mount -3. 
Powertrain: 50-kW ruggedized all-wheel drivetrain; 50-kW standard gas
  engine; 3,200-kWs lead-acid batteries.
Fuel: 30 gallons gasoline (fire 11).
Occ: NCS, NS, CS, 6 folding CS.   Cargo: 9 cf.

Armor      F    RL     B     T     U
Body:     3/5   3/5   3/5   3/5   3/5
Wheels:   3/5   3/5   3/5   3/5   3/5

Equipment
  Body: Medium-range radio; medium-range cellular phone; ST 80 winch; 
small galley; 9-man environmental controls; 20 man-days of provisions. 
Open Mount: 1-mile searchlight. External: Hitch.

Statistics
Size: 15'x5'x8'     Payload: 1.2 tons   Lwt.: 3.2 tons
Volume: 360.24 cf   Maint.: 82 hrs.     Price: $58,975

HT: 12.   HPs: 450 Body, 75 each Wheel, 5 Open Mount

gSpeed: 65   gAccel: 3   gDecel: 10   gMR: 0.75   gSR: 4
Ground Pressure Moderate. 1/3 Off-Road Speed.

Design Notes
  Body is 300 cf. Wheels are 60 cf. Open Mount is 0.24 cf. Structure is 
medium, expensive. Armor is expensive metal. Mechanical controls. 1.46 
cf of empty space. Empty weight is 4,000 lbs.
  The vehicle uses the design rules from GURPS Vehicles [2nd edition, 
3rd printing, Dec 2004 errata], VXi, VXii (the armor volume rule) and 
the text format from Vehicles Lite. 


Next Week: A TL10 starfighter.