[gurps] [VEHICLE] of the week 724 – Compact Front Loader

[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 
a website or the like. My site is down for rebuilding, but sooner or 
later the old stuff should reappear at   omeyer.gmxhome.de
  Onno Meyer, 2008-09-08

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

  The Compact Front Loader is used for the initial starport construction 
on habitable planets. It fits into small shuttlecraft, and it is powered 
by an isotope battery which lasts for years. Sensors and communications 
are easily interchangeable modules, and easy to do without if there are 
no spares available. Under standard gravity, the bucket can scoop 360 kg 
of earth or rocks.

Subassemblies: Articulated Body +2, four Off-Road Wheels -1. 
Powertrain: 25-kW all-wheel drivetrain; 25-kW RTG.
Occ: CCS.

Armor       F     RL      B      T      U
Body:     4/75   4/75   4/75   4/75   4/75
Wheels:   4/25   4/25   4/25   4/25   4/25

Equipment:
  Body: Two short-range radios; 0.6-mile searchlight, 1x LLTV; 1-mile 
radscanner; transponder; global positioning system; C4 small computer 
dedicated to C1 datalink; tire inflation system; ST 40 power shovel; 
emergency lights and siren. External: Puncture-resistant tires; tow 
hitch.

Statistics
Size: 6'x4'x4'   Payload: 200 lbs.   Lwt.: 2,000 lbs.
Volume: 50 cf    Maint.: 130 hours   Price: $23,620

HT: 12.   HPs: 225 Body, 45 each Wheel

gSpeed: 80   gAccel: 4   gDecel: 10   gMR: 0.75   gSR: 4
Ground Pressure Moderate. 1/3 Off-Road Speed.

Design Notes
  Body is 40 cf. Wheels are 10 cf (increased volume). Structure is 
heavy and standard. Armor is standard metal (open frame for body). 
Mechanical controls. 9.66 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: An 8x8 for expeditions on airless worlds.