Mobile Crane v1.0 (TL 10)
    Copyright 1996 by Onno Meyer
        
        This six-wheeled vehicle is a medium-sized mobile crane, with the gear
    for semi-autonomous operation.
        The exact performance depends on the surface the crane is placed on,
    but usually it can lift 50 tons to a height of 20 yards, with a boom of 14
    yards. The fine control is managed by a pair of computers with no less than
    four lasers, but human operators contribute their common sense (the thought
    of this monster operating on poor instructions is scary). The vehicle has a
    small fusion plant for prolonged operation, with excess power to recharge
    construction robots. The ground performance is poor, but the crane is not
    expected to move about a lot.
        The crane is a TL10 vehicle [July 96 errata sheet].
    
    Structure:  1,600 cf cheap XH body (HT 3,000), maximum load 72 tons, seal,
        four retractable skids (DR 4, HT 250), six powered puncture-resistant
        smartwheels (DR 6, HT 125/250). 300 cf full-traverse turret (HT 300).
    Propulsion:  300 KW all-wheel drivetrain.
    Power:  300 KW small fusion plant (DR 5, HT 15), 167.5 KW excess power when
        using the crane.
    Accomodations:  Five roomy seats, two of them in the turret, few windows.
    Crew Requirements:  Driver and/or crane operator.
    Armor:  120 points cheap armor, F4/20, B4/20, R4/20, L4/20, T4/20, U4/20,
        75 points cheap turret armor, TF4/15, TB4/15, TR4/15, TL4/15, TT4/15.
    Cargo:  900 cf waste space, 100 cf cargo hold, 128 + 17.3 cf access space.
    Accessories:  Crashwebs, burglar alarm (skill 15), environmental controls,
        compact fire extinguisher, cheap short-range ladar with rangefinder
        (scan 21, DR 3, HT 4, electronics/turret), two ALLTVs (+6), three laser
        rangefinders, two dumb minicomps (C4, DR 3, HT 4, electronics), crane
        (50 tons, DR 10, HT 250, exposed equipment), emergency light and siren,
        galley, two GPS, two neural interface jacks, CB radio and transponder,
        two winches (DR 5, HT 15, equipment). Programs: Database (3 GB maps),
        datalink, sensor operation (C4, skill 17 or +6), routine vehicle
        operation (C5, skill 16).
    
    Statistics:  Cost $200,000, design mass 31 tons, max. payload 41 tons, max.
        cargo load 4.5 tons, current payload 1 ton, loaded mass 32 tons, size
        modifier +5 (turret +3), radar signature +5, IR signature +7, acoustic
        signature +4.
    
    Ground Performance:  Speed factor 30, top speed 60 mph, acceleration 3
        mph/s, deceleration 10 mph/s, MR 1.25, SR 6.
    Water and Air Performance:  None.