TL5-Dune-Buggy

Used to cruise Savannah Beach in the spring of 1865

John Eircsson was the driver, Abe Lincoln was the stoker, Ulysses S. Grant was the loader and William Tecumseh Sherman was the gunner.

Note that this design does use all TL5 parts, but a lot of them were not available in 1865.

Crew: 4 Total, Vehicle Operator (Driver), Stoker, Gunner and Loader.

Subassemblies: Vehicle +3, Body +3, Open Mount (T) -1, Wheels +2. 

P&P: 20-kW quadruple expansion steam engine (short term access), 20-kW wheeled drivetrain (short term access). 

Fuel: 4 cf solid fuel bunker, 4 cf coal. 

Occ: four normal crew stations	Cargo: 6-cf open cargo hold

Armor  F   RL  B   T   U
Body   3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5
Wheels 2/5 2/5 2/5 2/5 2/5

Weaponry                      Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D yds Max yds RoF TL
20mm rifled mech. gatling gun 16   Cr   9d     20 11  420      2,900   11  5
20mm solid ammo               -    Cr   9d     -  11  420      2,900   -   5

Equipment
Body: 500 rounds 20mm solid ammo.  Open Mount (T): 20mm rifled mech. gatling gun (short barrel).  

Statistics
Size: [LxWxH] 12’x6’x3’	Payload: 1,345 lbs.	Lwt.: 3,641 lbs.

Volume: 247 cf	Maint.: 305 hours (0.315 mh/day)	Price: $4,309 

HT: 12	HP: 150 [Body], 16 [Open Mount (T)], 10 each [4xWheels]. 
Ground Performance: Motive Power 20-kW, Top Speed 40 mph, gAcc 3 mph/s, gDec 10 mph/s, gMR 0.75, gSR 4, Ground Pressure 1,747 lbs./sf, Off Road Speed 15 mph.

Design Notes: 
TL5 light frame expensive materials [Body].
TL5 super light frame very expensive materials [Wheels].

TL5 DR 5 open frame expensive metal [Body].
TL5 DR 5  TL6- non-rigid [Wheels].
Operating Duration:  10 H.
Payload Cost: $49
Vehicle Features: mechanical controls, no streamlining.
Wheels: quantity 4, non-standard sizex2.5, heavy.
Open Mount: limited rotation.
Volume: 164 cf [Body], 1.5 cf [Open Mount (T)], 81.8 cf [Wheels].
Area: 200 sf [Body], 8 sf [Open Mount (T)], 125 sf [Wheels].
Book Options: Vehicles Lite ground speed.