Ambulance v1.0 (TL 9) Copyright (c) 1996 by Onno Meyer This urban ambulance van incorporates an automed, a medical robot. Once a patient is placed inside, survival becomes quite likely. The ambulance uses quiet and clean electric motors with an endurance of four hours (range approximately 240 miles). The electronics suite can drive the vehicle or help to locate injured persons. The van has an old-fashioned stretcher as a backup and seats for the driver and two medics. The ambulance is a TL09 vehicle [Dec. 93 errata sheet]. Structure: 300 cf standard medium body (HT 450), max. load 6 tons, sealed body, four powered smartwheels (DR 2, HT 29/57) with improved brakes. Propulsion: 150 KW wheeled drivetrain. Power: 600 KWh rechargeable power cell (DR 5, HT 6) for 4 hours. Accomodations: Three seats (plus automed and stretcher), few windows. Crew Requirements: Driver or computer control. Armor: 30 points cheap armor, F3/5 B3/5 R3/5 L3/5 T3/5 U3/5. Cargo: None, but 23 cf access space. Accessories: Crashwebs, environmental controls, cheap short-range sound detector (scan 19, DR 3, HT 4, electronics), LLTV (+4), automed (DR 5, HT 75, equipment), two dumb minicomps (C3, DR 3, HT 4, electronics), emergency lights and siren, secure multiband radio, cellular phone, two transponders, spotlight (DR 5, HT 2, exposed equipment), stretcher pallet. Programs: Computer nav, datalink, sensor operation (skill 14 or +3), routine vehicle operation (skill 13). Statistics: Cost $90,000, design mass 1.5 tons, max. payload 4.5 tons, current load 0.5 tons, loaded mass 2 tons, size modifier +3, radar signature +3, IR signature +3, acoustic signature +2. Ground Performance: Speed factor 30, top speed 120 mph, acceleration 6 mph/s, deceleration 15 mph/s, MR 1.25, SR 5. Water and Air Performance: None.