Desert Viper, Pit Viper
Overview and History
Vehicle Specifications   General Stats
Name: Desert Viper, Pit Viper   Threat Value: 561
Vehicle Type: Walker   Offensive Value: 1,104
Production Type: Mass Produced   Defensive Value: 258
Cost: 374,000.00 dinars   Miscellaneous Value: 319
Manufacturer: Mandeers Heavy Industries   Size: 6
Use: Broken Terrain Gear   Original Default Size: 8
Height: 4.7 meters   Indv. Lemon Dice: 3
Length: 3.4 meters   Crew: 1
Width: 3.5 meters   Bonus Actions: 0
Avg. Armor Thickness: 51 mm
Armor Material: Steel Alloys   Armor
Standard Op. Weight: 7250 kg   Light Damage: 16
Primary Move Mode: Walker (43 kph)   Heavy Damage: 32
Secondary Move Mode: ( kph)   Overkill: 48
Deployment Range: 475 km
Sensor Range: 2 km   Vehicle Availability
Communication Range: 10 km   Availability Threshhold: 5
Powerplant: V-Engine   Max Number on Field: 2
Engine Output: 590 hp  
    Movement
Electronics   Primary Move Mode: Walker
Sensors: 0   Combat Speed: 4
Communications: 0   Top Speed: 7
Fire Control: 0   Secondary Move Mode:
    Combat Speed:
    Top Speed:
    Maneuver: 0
Weapons
Quantity Name Code Arc ACC Damage Range ROF Ammo Special
 1
  Snub Cannon
 SC
 F
 -1
 x28
 1/2/4/8
 
 3
  
 1
  Medium Rocket Pack/18
 MRP/18
 F
 -1
 x18
 2/4/8/16
 +3
 18
  IF
 1
  Anti-Personnel Grenade Launcher
 APGL
 F
 -1
 x3
 1/2/4/8
 
 6
  AE0, AI, IF
 1
  Hand Grenade
 HG
 F
 -1
 x15
 0/0/0/0
 
 3
  AI, Dis
Perks
Name Rating Game Effects AUX
 Ammo Storage
 
  Armored ammo compartment (3 shots)
 
 HEAT Resistant Armor
 1
  Add to base armor vs HEAT weapons
 
 HEP: Desert
 
  -
 
 Improved Off-Road
 
  - 1 MP cost, minimum 1 MP
 
 Manipulator Arm x2
 6
  Can punch
 
 Reinforced Armor
 2
  F Arc; add to base armor
 
 Rugged Movement System
 
  Absorbs first "Movement" hit
 
Flaws
Name Rating Game Effects
 Large Sensor Profile
 1
  Subtract rating from Concealment
 Overheating
 
  Damage occurs if weapons or jump jets are overused
Defects
Name Rating Game Effects
Variants
There are no variants.
Designer Notes
One of the few standard vairants of the Desert Viper, the Pit Viper serves as an anti-armor close assault vehicle for rugged terrain. Like the Desert Viper, the Pit has no secondary movement system, but excellent mobility over broken ground thanks to reinforced leg structure. The Pit began its career as a field variation created by MILICIAmen serving in the Pacifica Range region of the Badlands. Using many Desert Vipers for mountain patrols and operations, they began to experiment with a variety of alternate weapon systems to give the Gear some additional variety. An option that became popular with the units in the region was the use of a Paxton Arms 106mm LGPC "Little Joe" snub cannon, a short range weapon with unparalleled hitting power. Although the Viper's standard HGL-70 grenade launcher is itself a powerful weapon, nothing is quite as effective as the "Little Joe" for tank-hunting. One regiment in the region, the Mountain Snakes, became especially well known for their use of this weapon configuration which they dubbed the Pit Viper.