Buttin Agricultural Tractor
Works Armored Car, Class 10-BA (Tech Level 5)
Essentially a converted farm truck, the armored car can be locally
produced on Heya (a low tech agricultural planet in the Spinward Marches
sector). It has a crew of 4 (commander, gunner, driver, assistant driver/machine
gunner). The commander and gunner positions are in the turret, others
are in the chassis. It mounts a TL 5 4 cm auto cannon in the turret
and a medium machine gun in the chassis front. Length: 5.0m Width: 2.1m
Height: 1.5m (+0.8m turret). Total volume: 18.08 m3. Weight:
13.56 tons. Price: Cr. 14,708 plus fuel and ammunition.
Movement: Road: 40 kph / 33 cm; Cross Country: 4 kph / 3
cm.
Ground Pressure: 12 tons/m2.
Movement Effects on Fire: move 1/2 or less: -4 FFP, no fire
EFP; move >1/2: no fire.
Armor: Chassis front and sides, 8; chassis rear and top,
2; bottom, 0; turret front and sides, 8; turret rear, 2.
Target Size DMs: +1 low, +1 high.
Equipment: 50 power radio; and, 1m3 cargo space.
Power: 0.15 MW internal combustion power plant consumes
135 liter per hour; fuel capacity is 270 liters, enough for 2 hours.
Weapons:
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TL 5 4 cm gas operated, one barrel auto cannon: The weapon has
the following direct fire characteristics: ROF 80; 8 targets per phase;
its other direct fire characteristics are dependent on ammunition type.
The cannon has TL 5 direct fire control. Rounds weigh 2 kg each. Their
characteristics are listed below.
| Type |
Price |
Direct Fire |
Characteristics |
| HE |
8 |
40(+4)/80(+3)/200(+1) |
Contact pen./burst size/fragmentation pen.: 5/-/- |
| KEAP |
8 |
60(+4)/100(+3)/250(+1) |
Contact penetration, effective/long/extreme: 14/12/10 |
| KEAPER |
9 |
60(+4)/100(+3)/250(+1) |
Contact penetration, effective/long/extreme: 12/10/8 |
The vehicle has storage space for 1600 rounds, enough for 20 fire phases.
The gun's signature DM is +1.
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Assistant driver's medium machine gun: ammunition storage is
16 belts, enough for 20 fire phases.
| Effective |
Long |
Extreme |
Targets |
Signature |
| 40(3)+4 |
75(2)+3 |
120(2)+1 |
8 |
+2 |
The vehicle has 0.045m3 of waste space.