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Line 19: ==Description== ==Description== − The '''Ground Car''' was presented in ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game]]'' (first edition) as a generic piece of equipment, a wheeled road vehicle similar to a regular twentieth-century automobile in function.<ref name=MW>''MechWarrior RPG'', p. 58</ref> A record sheet for the baseline model was published in '''''[[Record Sheets Volume Five: Vehicles]]''. + The '''Ground Car''' was presented in ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game]]'' (first edition) as a generic piece of equipment, a wheeled road vehicle similar to a regular 20th century automobile in function.<ref name=MW>''MechWarrior RPG'', p. 58</ref> A record sheet for the baseline model was published in '''''[[Record Sheets Volume Five: Vehicles]]''. At 3 tons, the Ground Car was built under [[Fractional Accounting]] construction rules. At 3 tons, the Ground Car was built under [[Fractional Accounting]] construction rules. Line 27:
Line 27: ==Variants== ==Variants== − It has been mentioned that some ground cars feature a [[storage battery]] instead of a [[fusion engine]].<ref name=MW/> + It has been mentioned that some ground cars feature a storage battery instead of a fusion engine.<ref name=MW/> ==Notes== ==Notes== − *Sources disagree on the ground speed of the Ground Car. While ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game]]'' states a speed profile under boardgame rules of 9/14 (equivalent to 151.2 km/h max speed),<ref name=MW/> while the record sheet found in ''[[Record Sheets Volume Five: Vehicles]]'' states a 10/15 movement profile (equivalent to 162 km/h max speed). Combat vehicle construction rules would suggest the latter to be correct for a 3-ton vehicle with a class 10 fusion engine. Due to the later publication date, it can be assumed that the second source is correct. Though it seems strange for a civilian utility vehicle to be built to combat vehicle specs, bear in mind that support vehicle construction rules did not exist at the time. + *Sources disagree on the ground speed of the Ground Car. While ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game]]'' states a speed profile under boardgame rules of 9/14 (equivalent to 151.2 km/h max speed),<ref name=MW/> while the record sheet found in ''[[Record Sheets Volume Five: Vehicles]]'' states a 10/15 movement profile (equivalent to 162 km/h max speed). Combat vehicle construction rules would suggest the latter to be correct for a 3-ton vehicle with a class 10 fusion engine, though it seems strange for a civilian utility vehicle to be built to combat vehicle specs. ==References== ==References== Line 36:
Line 36: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game]]'' + *''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game]]'' − * ''[[Record Sheets Volume Five: Vehicles]]'' + *''[[Record Sheets Volume Five: Vehicles]]'' − [[Category:Combat Vehicles]] [[Category:Combat Vehicles]]
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| mass = 3 | | mass = 3 | ||
| armor = | | armor = | ||
| − | | engine = Class 10 [[ | + | | engine = Class 10 [[Fusion Engine]] |
| comsys = | | comsys = | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | The '''Ground Car''' was presented in ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game]]'' (first edition) as a generic piece of equipment, a wheeled road vehicle similar to a regular | + | The '''Ground Car''' was presented in ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game]]'' (first edition) as a generic piece of equipment, a wheeled road vehicle similar to a regular 20th century automobile in function.<ref name=MW>''MechWarrior RPG'', p. 58</ref> A record sheet for the baseline model was published in '''''[[Record Sheets Volume Five: Vehicles]]''. |
At 3 tons, the Ground Car was built under [[Fractional Accounting]] construction rules. | At 3 tons, the Ground Car was built under [[Fractional Accounting]] construction rules. | ||
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==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
| − | It has been mentioned that some ground cars feature a | + | It has been mentioned that some ground cars feature a storage battery instead of a fusion engine.<ref name=MW/> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | *Sources disagree on the ground speed of the Ground Car. While ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game]]'' states a speed profile under boardgame rules of 9/14 (equivalent to 151.2 km/h max speed),<ref name=MW/> while the record sheet found in ''[[Record Sheets Volume Five: Vehicles]]'' states a 10/15 movement profile (equivalent to 162 km/h max speed). Combat vehicle construction rules would suggest the latter to be correct for a 3-ton vehicle with a class 10 fusion engine | + | *Sources disagree on the ground speed of the Ground Car. While ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game]]'' states a speed profile under boardgame rules of 9/14 (equivalent to 151.2 km/h max speed),<ref name=MW/> while the record sheet found in ''[[Record Sheets Volume Five: Vehicles]]'' states a 10/15 movement profile (equivalent to 162 km/h max speed). Combat vehicle construction rules would suggest the latter to be correct for a 3-ton vehicle with a class 10 fusion engine, though it seems strange for a civilian utility vehicle to be built to combat vehicle specs. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game]]'' | + | *''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Record Sheets Volume Five: Vehicles]]'' | + | *''[[Record Sheets Volume Five: Vehicles]]'' |
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[[Category:Combat Vehicles]] | [[Category:Combat Vehicles]] | ||