Growler (truck)

Growler Service Utility Truck
Production information
Manufacturer Škoda
Production Year 2388[1]
Use
  • Civilian Transport
  • Off-road Recreational Vehicle
Tech Base Inner Sphere[2][3]
Chassis Type (Size) Wheeled (Small)[2][3]
Equipment Rating D/C-E-D/D[3]
Cost ???
Introduced 2388
Technical specifications
Mass 1,000 kg[2][3]
Speed 64 km/h[2][3]
Top Speed 97 km/h[2][3]
Power Plant ICE[2][3]
Fuel (Type/Range) 1,000 km (Petrochemical)[2][3]
Communications System Unspecified
Targeting Tracking System Unspecified
Armament None[2][3]
Heat Sinks None[2][3]
Armor Unspecified
Barrier Armor Rating (BAR) 2[2][3]
Crew 4[3]
BV (1.0) ???
BV (2.0) ???

Description

The Škoda Service Utility Truck is a small civilian vehicle, also known as the "Growler". The vehicle utilized for recreational and commercial businesses.[2][3]

Equipment and Capabilities

The Škoda has an ICE motor, with respectable range of a 1000 km, with a maximum speed is 90 k/mph. The vehicle is equipped with a manipulator arm which allows the vehicle to handle small cargo or help with light salvage. The vehicle's built on an ultralight chassis capable of transferring off-road and is amphibious. The truck also has 64 kg of BAR 2 grade commercial armor, which offers light protection from collisions or other hazards civilian vehicles face.[2][3]

The vehicle features the following design features, it is Armored has Amphibious, Off-Road and Ultra-light chassis modifications, control modifications, three crew seats, four handheld searchlights, a single Manipulator Arm mounted in the front, and a 20 m ladder on the right side.[3]

Cargo

The Vehicle has a cargo capacity of 128 kg with an access door on the right side of the vehicle.[3]

Notes

  • As of this writing, there is no published Battle Value nor record sheet for this vehicle.
  • It is unclear what the Škoda/Growler looks like. In the associated image for the "Growler/Burro Trucks" (in Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised), two identical trucks (from different angles) are depicted, though unidentified as any of the three profiled support vehicles. However, since Škoda/Growler and another vehicle both weigh in at 1 ton and a large vehicle is 2.5 tons, the Burro II (massing 50 tons) is the most likely one depicted.
  • The Škoda/Growler was originally published simply known as the Growler. The Revised edition of the TRO:VA changed its name to Škoda "Growler" Service Utility Truck. It's not specified if the Škoda is the vehicle actual name or a company brand, since there no text relating to the vehicle directly in name.

References

  1. MUL online date for the Growler (truck)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex, p. 22: "Škoda"
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised, p. 24: "Growler"

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