| Overview and History |
| Vehicle Specifications | General Stats | |||
| Name: | Murdock | Threat Value: | 314 | |
| Vehicle Type: | ATV | Offensive Value: | 61 | |
| Production Type: | Mass Produced | Defensive Value: | 35 | |
| Cost: | 274,750.00 marks | Miscellaneous Value: | 846 | |
| Manufacturer: | Hansens Electronics | Size: | 4 | |
| Use: | Command and Control | Original Default Size: | 7 | |
| Height: | 4.81 meters | Indv. Lemon Dice: | 3 | |
| Length: | 5.15 meters | Crew: | 3 | |
| Width: | 3.92 meters | Bonus Actions: | 1 | |
| Avg. Armor Thickness: | 14mm | |||
| Armor Material: | Durasheet | Armor | ||
| Standard Op. Weight: | 1670 kg | Light Damage: | 8 | |
| Primary Move Mode: | Ground (72 kph) | Heavy Damage: | 16 | |
| Secondary Move Mode: | ( kph) | Overkill: | 24 | |
| Deployment Range: | 500 km | |||
| Sensor Range: | 2 km | Vehicle Availability | ||
| Communication Range: | 30 km | Availability Threshhold: | 8 | |
| Powerplant: | Gas Turbine | Max Number on Field: | 1 | |
| Engine Output: | 180hp | |||
| Movement | ||||
| Electronics | Primary Move Mode: | Ground | ||
| Sensors: | 0 | Combat Speed: | 6 | |
| Communications: | +2 | Top Speed: | 12 | |
| Fire Control: | 0 | Secondary Move Mode: | ||
| Combat Speed: | ||||
| Top Speed: | ||||
| Maneuver: | -2 | |||
| Quantity | Name | Code | Arc | ACC | Damage | Range | ROF | Ammo | Special |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Personnel Grenade Launcher | AE0, AI, IF |
| Name | Rating | Game Effects | AUX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backup Communications | Absorbs first "Communications" hit | ||
| ECCM | Defensive Electronic Warfare equipment | ||
| Laboratories | Rating adds to skill | ||
| Passenger Seating | Seats for 4 passengers | ||
| Satellite Uplink | Allows orbital communications |
| Name | Rating | Game Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Exposed Auxiliary Systems | "Aux" hits are one step worse | |
| Exposed Fire Control Systems | "Fire Control" hits are one step worse | |
| Vulnerable to Haywire Effects | Haywire gets 3 rolls on damage tables. |
| Name | Rating | Game Effects |
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| Variants |
| There are no variants. |
| Designer Notes |
| Maintaining the chain of command is one of the prime concerns of the modern military commander. This requires extensive communication equipment as well as several advisors (both human and electronic) to spearate the useful information from the rest and quickly send it to the commander. The Murdock is designed to operate as a mobile field HQ and C3 (Command, Control, and Communications) vehicle, capable of coordinating the attack and movement of several different combat groups at once over a large and extremely mobile battlefield. It was commissioned in TN 1898 by General Jenke Murdock, who had become a famous figure during the Sandstorm Strikes (TN 1896-1905) and designated by Hansens Electronics at her request. Because of the drafting of tens of thousands of civilians into the military, she had seen a greater need for a high performance communications vehicle to better compensate for the new recruits who had only received minimal training before being sent on the battlefield. The Murdock (which was initially to be named Manchester as a tribute to one of Murdock's favorite historical heroies) competed on paper against severl other designes before a decision was reached, but Murdock's political savvy triumphed in the end, although her supporters insisted the vehicle be named after her. |