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Proht HT-101 AFV

Hurtful Thoughts
09-01-2006, 03:39
HT-101 AFV
Size
Height:8'
Width: 8'
Length: 15'
Ground clearance: 1'

Capacity:
10 clinging to hull

10 Passengers sitting inside (normal)
Or
20 Passengers sitting (overload into fighting compartment and ammo storage)
Or
40 passengers (standing room only)

Wieght:
7 tons empty
14 tons with inserts
15 tons with bolt on
21 tons full load

Armarment:
(from left to right in turret type Mark 1B)
Flamethrower
CC-35A cannon
.50 cal 'Silent' Chaingun, (DREAD knockoff, 1960s tech)
Pump action RPG-7 (2 5 round dual feeds)

15 5" mortar tubes in rear turet overhang)

Special info:
Hull shape similar to marder APC
Kevlar base armour 3 inch with 1.5 inch gap
May carry bolt on armor
1' gap for additional armour or floatation or storage doable layered
Geometry
side: from top down: 2' with 45 degrees deflection 2' flat vertical double armour with 1' gap, hinged panels to open into this gap for armor application or storage.
turret: dome, 4' wide 1' high 1' rear turret overhang
front: 4' down and 3' out, 2' down 3' in.
Rear: 6' down and 2' in.
Top has 4'x3' sliding hatch behind turret to facilitate loading\unloading at sea
Bottom has 3' diameter escape hatch in main passenger compartment

Performance:
Max Landspeed (limited): 55 MPH
Max waterspeed: 15 Knots

Notes:
Front sprocket drive Gas turbine (based from gas turbine designs bought earlier to up engine the submarine fleet [scaled down]), engine on right, driver on left.
Amphibious, has waterjet propulsion; and PTO for chaingun.
Double door instead of rear hydrolic ramp to facilitate dismount while moving on land.
Has dozer blade on lower front of hull

Production Cost: $500,000 (same as retail for M-113)
Retail: $600,000