Badger, Rabid

Overview and History

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Vehicle Specifications			General Stats
Name:	Badger, Rabid		Threat Value:	592
Vehicle Type:	APC		Offensive Value:	1,543
Production Type:	Mass Produced		Defensive Value:	67
Cost:	296,000.00 marks		Miscellaneous Value:	165
Manufacturer:	Shaian Mechanics		Size:	8
Use:	Troop Transport		Original Default Size:	8
Height:	2.77 meters		Indv. Lemon Dice:	3
Length:	7.82 meters		Crew:	2
Width:	2.61 meters		Bonus Actions:	1
Avg. Armor Thickness:	39mm
Armor Material:	Ceramic		Armor
Standard Op. Weight:	12,748 kg		Light Damage:	12
Primary Move Mode:	Ground (114 kph)		Heavy Damage:	24
Secondary Move Mode:	( kph)		Overkill:	36
Deployment Range:	550 km
Sensor Range:	2 km		Vehicle Availability
Communication Range:	10 km		Availability Threshhold:	4
Powerplant:	Gas Turbine / Electric (x4)		Max Number on Field:	3
Engine Output:	150hp / 300hp (x4)
			Movement
Electronics			Primary Move Mode:	Ground
Sensors:	0		Combat Speed:	10
Communications:	0		Top Speed:	19
Fire Control:	0		Secondary Move Mode:
			Combat Speed:
			Top Speed:
			Maneuver:	-3

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Weapons

Quantity	Name	Code	Arc	ACC	Damage	Range	ROF	Ammo	Special
1	Anti-Ground Vehicle Missile	AGM	T	+1	x15	3/6/12/24		12	Guid, IF

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Perks

Name	Rating	Game Effects	AUX
HEP: Desert		-
Passenger Seating	20	Seats for 20 passengers
Reinforced Crew Compartment		Absorbs first "Crew" hit

Flaws

Name	Rating	Game Effects
Exposed Fire Control Systems		"Fire Control" hits are one step worse

Defects

Name	Rating	Game Effects

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Variants

There are no variants.

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Designer Notes

In the early TN 1880s, growing tensions between North and South prompted the Northern Guard high command to commission some formal improvements to the BAdger line, although those were arguably needed. The Badger's polymeric suspension, while still perfectly efficient, was further improved and incorporated into the new Rabid Badger production lines that were opening in Valeria. Because of its high price, the variant did not replace all other Badgers already in production, but gained a status and a reputation all on its own. In TN 1914, with the War of the Alliance in full swing, an APC with more bite became essential to fight off the GRELs, leading to the Rabid Badger we know today. The first Rabid Badger rolled off the production lines in Autumn 1889, but the roller coaster of politics between the polar superpowers -- going from critical tension to detente and back to tension -- greatly slowed down its incorporation into the Northern Guard regiments. It was only with the War of the Alliance in TN 1914 that the Rabid Badger was put to effective use. It was sent into critical areas to help boost the morale of troops that had been severely injured in combat against GREL infantry and Terran hovertanks.

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