Heavy Wheeled APC
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| Heavy Wheeled APC | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Various |
| Mission | Infantry Transport |
| Type | Wheeled |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 20 |
| Armor | Generic Standard Armor |
| Engine | Generic 100 ICE |
| Speed | 97.2 km/h |
| Crew | ??? |
| Armament |
2 x Machine Guns |
| BV (1.0) | 70 |
| BV (2.0) | ??? |
Contents
Description
Armies have used armored personnel carriers (APCs) for centuries to transport troops to the front lines, which continues even in the era of Battle Armor. The Heavy Wheeled APC is a larger version of its standard counterpart able to carry two full platoons of Infantry.
With both versions boasting the same top speed, the Heavy version is less common due to reasons of cost, but while the more common 10-ton Wheeled APC is cheaper, it can carry only a single squad of infantry. In order for an entire platoon to be deployed at a target location, a single platoon must be spread across a lance of four APCs, forcing the APCs to stay in tight formation for the insertion. The heavy model is twice as large as standard APCs and is designed to carry two full platoons of foot troopers along with their gear. This improved capacity, in addition to two tons more armor protection, makes heavy APCs the preference of commanders who can obtain them with the majority used by the Federated Commonwealth Regimental Combat Teams.
Armament
No more fighting vehicles than its "standard" counterpart, the Heavy Wheeled APC carries two front mounted Machine Guns supplied by half a ton of ammunition, carried only for defense against other infantry units. The lack of turrent makes the APC particularly vulnerable to flanking attacks from the rear, but most can successfully unload their troops before an enemy is in poisition to launch such an attack.
Variants
The most common variants of these vehicles replace the infantry bay with additional weaponry, usually an SRM-4 or even a single LRM-5 launcher. When deployed in urban areas against heavy infantry opposition, these vehicles mount additional machine guns.
References
- Technical Readout: 3060 - pg 12-13