Lynx HoverJeep

By: Linwood Foster

In the aftermath of its failed attack on Columbia, the Prometheorg military realized that it had a distinct need for a small agile vehicle that could double as both a light cargo carrier and as a light troop transport. Out of the Design Bureau came the Lynx Hoverjeep. While it is superficially based on the frame of the old U.S. military’s HumVee ground vehicle, the Lynx is a fully hover capable vehicle, with hover heights as much as 50 feet above ground level. It achieves this by using ARMOR’s exclusive anti-gravity pods, powered by a miniature fusion reactor and pushed by two engine thrusters in the rear of the vehicle. The virtually silent A-G pods make the Lynx incredibly silent, actually giving it a chance of Prowling in appropriate environments. Besides the difference in power plant and means of motion, the Lynx is a fully MDC vehicle, which can withstand a huge amount of abuse before being destroyed. The open-bed version of the Lynx is standard, while an optional enclosure can be added to the vehicle, making it fully environmentally sealed. With the enclosure, the vehicle can then have a missile launcher and/or a Command & Control Sensor/Communications upgrade installed. If the proper tools and equipment are available, a trained crew can add the enclosure and missile launcher in about ten minutes. An additional 5 minutes would be needed to install the C&C package. Double these times if the tools or trained personnel are not available.

A single driver, who can also control the side-mounted laser cannon, drives the vehicle. If the missile launcher is mounted, or if the vehicle is going into combat, a gunner must control the weapons systems. The Lynx can also either seat six passengers, or carry almost two tons of material in the rear compartment. For the comfort of the driver and passengers, the vehicle has independent venting and air conditioning.

While the Prometheorg Military hasn’t made any variations of the Lynx, such a practical design would have several knock-offs. The most popular of these knock-offs is the one fielded by the Baltimore Defense Force. The BDF version is forced to use standard hoverjets, since the anti-gravity pods are beyond their capability for manufacturing. Besides giving up the ability to Prowl, the BDF version is only able to hover at half the maximum hover height and travel at ľ the speed of the original Lynx; roughly 25 feet and 135 mph. The BDF version can only carry about 1.5 tons, while its passenger size is the same. Overall, the Lynx is a very capable design that is popping up all over the East Coast, that has proven itself time and time again in battle.

Model Type: MHJ-05A
Vehicle Type: Military Hoverjeep
Crew: One or Two (Can carry six passengers in the passenger/cargo compartment).

M.D.C. by Location:

Short-range Missile Launcher	50
Rapid-fire Laser Cannon	25
[1] Headlights (2)	5 each
Reinforced Crew Compartment	100
Engine Thrusters (2)	50 each
[1] Anti-gravity Pods (4)	50 each
[2] Main Body (Open-bed version)	160
[2] Main Body (Enclosed version)	210

Notes:
[1] These are small and difficult targets to strike, requiring the attacker to make a "called shot" but even then the attacker is -4 to strike.
[2] Depleting the M.D.C. of the main body will shut the unit down completely, making it useless. Standard armor is 160 MDC but can be upgraded in increments of 20 MDC up to an addition 100 MDC.

Speed:
Ground Speed: Cruising speed on land is 190 mph (193.1 kph) on or off-road.
Hover: Can hover at ground level (2 feet of hover), or as high as 50 feet.

Statistical Data:
Height: Open-bed Version: 7.2 feet (2.2 meters). Enclosed Version: 8.9 feet (2.7 meters).
Width: 10.5 feet (3.2 meters)
Length: 17.1 feet (5.2 meters).
Weight: Open-bed Version: 9,500 lbs (4,762.7 kg). Enclosed Version: 11,000 lbs (4,990 kg).
Power Source: Nuclear, with 15-year fusion reactor.
Cargo Capacity: 6,000 lbs (2,720 kg); or six, seated passengers in the passenger/cargo compartment.
Black Market Cost: Basic open-bed version costs 450,000. The enclosed version, with fully contained life support system costs an additional 100,000 credits. Sensory / Communication upgrade (equal to that on robot armor) costs 42,000 credits. Missile launcher costs 30,000 credits. Additional armor costs 10,000 credits per 20 MDC.
Bonuses: +10% to all piloting rolls due to handling. Prowl 35%.

Weapon Systems
1. Short-Range Missile Launcher: The enclosed version of the Lynx can mount a missile launcher above the rear section of the crew compartment. A gunner who sits beside the driver controls the launcher. The launcher carries a total of ten short-range missiles and is mainly used as an anti-personnel and anti-power armor weapon.
Maximum Effective Range: Varies with missile types, short-range missiles only.
Damage: Varies with missile types, short-range missiles only.
Rate of fire: One at a time or in volleys of 2, 5, or 10.
Payload: Has 10 short-range missiles ready to fire. Normally carries 10 short-range missiles as reloads inside vehicle but they must be hand reloaded (Requires about 1 minute for 2 missiles).

2. Rapid Fire Laser Cannon: All versions of the Lynx mount a pulse laser designed for anti-infantry use, on the driver’s side body. It allows for all the bursts available to a machine gun except full melee bursts. The weapon is also useful against missiles and small vehicles.
Maximum Effective Range: 3,000 feet (914 meters)
Mega-Damage:

2D6 for single shot (Costs 1 attack)
1D6x10 for ten round burst at one target (Costs 1 attack)
2D6 for ten round burst at 1D4 targets (Costs 1 attack)
3D6x10 for thirty round burst at one target (Costs 2 attacks)
2D6x3 for thirty round burst at 1D6 targets (Costs 2 attacks)

Rate of Fire: Equal to combined hand-to-hand attacks of the gunner
Payload: Effectively unlimited.

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