[gurps] [VEHICLE] of the week 721 – Compact Bulldozer

[Onno Meyer]

  This is a weekly posting with GURPS vehicles (and the like) to the 
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redistribution of my work, but I would like to know if you put it on 
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  Onno Meyer, 2008-08-18

Compact Bulldozer v1.0 (TL11)
  Copyright 2008 by Onno Meyer

  The Compact Bulldozer is used for the initial starport construction on
habitable planets. The vehicle can be carried by small shuttlecraft, and 
the isotope battery lasts more than a decade. The driver is protected by 
steel bars, and assisted by basic electronics - communications, GPS, and
a pair of low-light cameras, all tied into a small computer. 

Subassemblies: Body +1, two Tracks +0. 
Powertrain: 25-kW tracked drivetrain; 25-kW RTG.
Occ: CCS.

Armor       F      RL       B       T       U
Body:     4/100   4/100   4/100   4/100   4/100
Tracks:   4/100   4/100   4/100   4/100   4/100

Equipment:
  Body: Long-range radio; two 2x LLTVs; 1-mile radscanner; global 
positioning system; C4 small computer; terminal; emergency lights 
& siren. External: Bulldozer blade; tow hitch.

Statistics
Size: 6'x4'x4'   Payload: 200 lbs.   Lwt.: 2,000 lbs.
Volume: 50 cf    Maint.: 132 hours   Price: $22,881

HT: 12.   HPs: 360 Body, 150 each Track

gSpeed: 60   gAccel: 4   gDecel: 20   gMR: 0.75   gSR: 3
Ground Pressure Very Low. 4/5 Off-Road Speed.

Design Notes
  Body is 30 cf. Tracks are 20 cf (increased volume). Structure is 
extra-heavy and cheap. Armor is cheap metal (open frame for body). 
Computerized controls. 2.57 cf of empty space. Empty weight is 1,800 
lbs. 
  The vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [second edition, third 
printing, Dec 2004 errata], VXi and VXii (the armor volume rule) with 
the text format from Vehicles Lite. 


Next Week: A construction mecha (originally planned for this week).