Copyright (c) 1996 by Onno Meyer <Onno.Meyer@informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE>
"Big-Ticket"-IFV v0.1 (TL 08)

        An Infantry Fighting Vehicle transports a squad of soldiers (six, in
    this case) and supports them on the battlefield.
        The IFV has an electrothermal cannon (crit|*|*|no|*|*|*|1|10|0.1 KWh)
    with APFSDSDU (+3 to hit, cr|6d*15(3)|15|1.5 mi.|4.5 mi.), HESH (uses IR
    signature, exp|6d*4|13|n/a|2 mi.) and HE (exp|6d*4[6d]|n/a|2 mi.). Against
    infantry it has a heavy MG (crit|cr|15d|18|16|1,500|5,000|8|1,000), point
    defense is handled by a minigun (ver|cr|6d|10|15|1,000|4,500|100|3,200).
    Sensors are a thermograph (nominal range 9 miles), a ladar (15 miles) and
    cameras. The IFV is stealthed and carries sensor countermeasures.
        The IFV is a TL08 vehicle [July 96 errata sheet].
    
    Structure:  800 cf standard XH body (HT 1,800), max. load 36 tons, 60 deg.
        front slope, seal, two tracks (DR 50, HT 900) with improved suspension,
        100 cf expensive full-traverse turret (HT 150) with 60 degree front
        slope and 12 cf full-traverse miniturret (DR 125) on top.
    Propulsion:  880 KW tracked drivetrain.
    Power:  900 KW supercharged ceramic engine (DR 5, HT 100) with 162 gallons
        diesel (self-sealing, DR 5, HT 50, fire on 6) for 12 hours and ten KWh
        advanced batteries (DR 5, HT 8).
    Accomodations:  Three normal seats, two half in the turret, and six cramped
        seats. Only vision slits.
    Crew Requirements:  Driver, commander, gunner.
    Armor:  1,600 points expensive laminate armor, F6/700L (sloped), B6/250L,
        R6/250L, L6/250L, T6/250L, U6/250L. 1,250 points expensive lam. turret
        armor, TF6/500L (sloped), TB6/250L, TR6/250L, TL6/250L, TT6/250L. Two
        expensive laminate DR 250 tread skirts.
    Cargo:  None, but 34.3 + 5.2 cf access space could hold personal gear.
    Accessories:  In the body - crashwebs, compact fire extinguisher, improved
        IR cloaking, laser sensors, 9 man-days limited lifesystem, NBC kit,
        basic sound baffling, partial stealth, two ALLTVs (+5, DR 3, HT 4,
        electronics), three HUDWAC with pupil scanner and virtual panorama,
        cargo ramp, two midgetcomps (C2, DR 3, HT 2, electronics), optical
        minicomp (C3, DR 3, HT 4, electronics), winch (DR 5, HT 15, equipment),
        tow hook. In the turret - eight dischargers, radar locator, long-range
        thermograph (scan 20, DR 3, HT 10, electronics), medium ladar with
        rangefinder (scan 20, DR 3, HT 10, miniturret), optical microframe TC
        (C4, DR 3, HT 10, electronics), two GPS, two secure tactical radios,
        two IFF, lasercom. Software: Database (110.61 GB maps), datalink,
        sensor operation (C3, skill 14 or +3), CIWS (C4, skill 11), routine
        vehicle operation (skill 12), 3*targeting (C3, +4).
    Weaponry: 5.5mm minigun (DR 5, HT 15) with 3,200 rounds in an universal
        miniturret mount, 15mm HMG (DR 5, HT 20) with 1,000 rounds coaxial to a
        50mm ETCannon (DR 5, HT 10) with 20 Oh APFSDSDU, 20 IRh HESH and 60 HE
        in autostabilized universal turret mounts.
    
    Statistics:  Cost $2,000,000, design mass 29 tons, maximum payload 7 tons,
        current payload 1 ton, loaded mass 30 tons, size modifier +4 (turret
        +2), radar signature 0, IR signature 0, acoustic signature +4.
    
    Ground Performance:  Speed factor 20, top speed 60 mph, acceleration 4.5
        mph/s, deceleration 20 mph/s, MR 0.25, SR 8, gets 4.44 mpg.
    Water and Air Performance:  None.