[gurps] [VEHICLE] of the week 760 - Anachronistic 1¼ ton Truck

[Onno Meyer]

  This is a weekly posting with GURPS vehicles (and the like) to the 
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  Onno Meyer, 2009-05-18

Anachronistic 1¼ ton Truck v1.0 (TL5)
  Copyright 2009 by Onno Meyer

  In some alternate history stories, one side finds efficient uses for 
historical technologies. In other novels, genuine time travelers bring 
modern concepts with them. This truck looks a bit like a HMMWV, but it 
uses much earlier technology - possibly from 1890 or 1900.
  The basic 1¼ ton truck is configured as a pickup. It has an enclosed 
cab with two seats, and the sideboards can fold down to create benches 
for eight passengers in the rear. The front-mounted engine powers only 
the rear axle, but large wheels allow some off-road performance. Both 
the canvas top of the flatbed and the metal top of the cab can be 
removed to enhance visibility or simplify transport of the truck.
  At normal cruise speed, the engine uses 3.6 gallons of gasoline per 
hour. A full tank is $15.

Subassemblies: Body +3, four Heavy Wheels +1. 
Powertrain: 60-kW wheeled drivetrain; 60-kW gasoline engine; 250-kWs
  lead-acid battery.
Fuel: 50 gallons gasoline (fire 12).
Occ: 2 RCS, 8 folding XCS.   Cargo: 25 cf open.

Armor      F    RL     B     T     U
Body:     2/4   2/4   2/4   2/4   2/4
Wheels:   2/4   2/4   2/4   2/4   2/4

Equipment
  Body: 2-man environmental controls. External: Convertible hardtop; 
convertible ragtop; hitch. 

Statistics
Size: 14'x7'x6'   Payload: 1.4 tons   Lwt.: 4 tons
Volume: 400 cf    Maint.: 321 hours   Price: $62,257.5

HT: 12.   HPs: 225 Body, 56 each Wheel

gSpeed: 45   gAccel: 3   gDecel: 10   gMR: 0.75   gSR: 4
Ground Pressure High. 1/6 Off-Road Speed.

Design Notes
  Finely made. Body is 300 cf. Wheels are 100 cf (increased volume). 
Structure is light and expensive. Armor is expensive metal. Mechanical 
controls. 52.5625 cf of empty space. Empty weight is 5,200 lbs. 
  The vehicle uses the design rules from GURPS Vehicles [second edition, 
third printing, Dec 2004 errata], VXi, VXii (including the armor volume 
rule) and the text format from Vehicles Lite. 


Next Week: A MRL on this chassis.