NationStates Jolt Archive

Background: Over the course of several live combat exercises and computer modeling, Sarzonia's Incorporated Naval Infantry realised they had a problem with a lack of amphibious vehicles with protective armouring and weaponry capable of shielding their soldiers in landings and in dealing punishment to shore defences. That problem led the INI to develop the Z-37 'Raptor' fully-tracked amphibious vehicle in concert with the Incorporated Sarzonian Navy and the Incorporated Sarzonian Army.

Mission: The Raptor is designed to deliver roughly two sections of naval infantry or army troops from amphibious landing ships to shores in one pass. Armaments including a 30 mm autocannon are designed to provide cover fire while the 23 troops disembark from their vehicles while in the transition between sea-borne transports and amphibious landing points.

Z-37 'Raptor' fully tracked amphibious vehicle
Length: 8.2 m; Width: 3.7 m; Height: 3.2 m
Ground Clearance: 44 cm; Draught: 1.9 m
Weight: 25,930 kg loaded
Propulsion: W & G turbo super-charged diesel; 675 bhp; drives tracks on land, waterjets in water.
Performance: Ground Maximum speed 75 km/hr.; Range: 525 km at 50 km/hr.
Water Maximum speed 18 km/hr.; Range 100 km at 15 km/hr.
Protection: RHA 1,200 mm front; 430 mm sides; 320 mm roof; 125 mm rear. Track/wheel guards included to protect against attacks. Mine detection, avoidance and diffusement software included in electronics package. NBC protection included.
Armament: 1 x 30 mm autocannon; 1 x 12.7 mm machine gun; 1 x 40 mm grenade launcher.
Complement: 3 crew/23 Naval Infantry
Price: $3.25 million

[OOC: As usual, constructive feedback is welcome.]

OOC: The weight should read "kg" rather than "tonnes," otherwise very well done, although the main gun is a tad on the enormous size and might hinder the vehicle's progress through water.

*changed*

Nice work, generally speaking.

~ Romandeos.

*tag for future purchase*

[OOC: Sorry 'bout the intrusion, but the price is in billions rather than millions.]

OoC: As Isselmere pointed out, I could buy a carrier for that amount of money.

And, does it include NBC protection? I mean, for a troop carrier, I find that very important. Might also want to include trackguards and an anti mine feature, for both naval and surface mines.

OOC:Very nice, but the top armor is usualy thinner than the rear, if I recall correctly, and you left out the front armor RHA value.