Tracked Armored Fighting Vehicle, Mk 1 (Tech Level 8)

M1 Abrams MBTThe tank has a crew of 4 (commander, driver, gunner, loader).  The commander, gunner and loader positions are in the turret, the driver is in the chassis.  It mounts a 11 cm hypervelocity cannon, coaxial light machine gun, pintel mount loader's light machine gun and a commander's cupola mount heavy machine gun. Height: 1.6m (+1.2m turret).  Width: 3.0m Length: 9.0m.  Total volume: 48.24 m3. Weight: 87.648 tons. Price: Cr 617,928 plus fuel and ammunition.

Movement: Road: 124 kph / 103 cm; Cross Country: 62 kph / 52 cm.
Ground Pressure: 16 tons / m2.
Movement Effects on Fire:
  • main gun and coaxial LMG: move 1/2 or less: no effect; move >1/2: -4 EFP.
  • commander's HMG and loader's LMG: move 1/2 or less: -4 FFP, no fire EFP; move >1/2: no fire.
    • Armor: Chassis front, 50; chassis sides, 26; chassis rear, 26; chassis bottom, 12; top, 20; turret front, 50; turret sides, 50; turret rear, 34.
    Target Size DMs: +2 low, +1 high.
    Equipment: 10 prismatic aerosol dispensers; laser sensor (roll 8+); over pressure environment; 300 power radio; 5 km laser communicator; thermal image; image enhancement; battle computer; and, 8m3 cargo space.
    Power: 4.8 MW MHD turbine power plant consumes 1440 liter per hour; fuel capacity is 7,200 liters, enough for 5 hours.
    Weapons:
    1. 11 cm hyper velocity CPR cannon: The weapon has the following direct fire characteristics: ROF 4; 1 target per phase; its other direct fire characteristics are dependent on ammunition type. The cannon has TL 8 direct fire control. Rounds weigh 35 kg each. Their characteristics are listed below.
      2. Type Price Direct Fire Characteristics
      HE 175 150/250/400 Contact pen. / burst size/fragmentation pen.: 19/3/3
      KEAP 350 200/300/450 Contact penetration, effective/long/extreme: 38/34/30
      HEAP 263 150/250/400 Contact penetration: 41
      The vehicle has storage space for 80 rounds, enough for 40 fire phases.  The gun's signature DM is +2.
    2. Coaxial light machine gun: stabilized; ammunition storage is 4 belts, enough for 20 fire phases.
      3. Effective Long Extreme Targets Signature
      35(3)+4 70((2)+3 100(2)+2 2 +2
    3. Loader's pintel mount light machine gun: Statistics are for the LMG; ammunition storage is 4 belts, enough for 20 fire phases.
    4. Commander's cupola mount heavy machine gun: ammunition storage is 8 belts, enough for 20 fire phases.
      5. Effective Long Extreme Targets Signature
      50(6)+3 100(5)+2 150(3)+1 4 +2
    The vehicle has 0.066m3 of waste space.
    Maintenance Points: Vehicle=8; Weapons=2; Electronics=9