Editing Caravan Heavy Transport


{{InfoBoxSupportVehicle
| image                  = [[Image:Caravan.jpg|191px]]
| Name                   = Caravan Heavy Transport
| Manufacturer           = [[Morrison-O'Connor-Marquand Corporation]]<ref name=XTRO:PV3p13>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives Vol. 3'', p. 13, "Caravan Heavy Transport"</ref>
| Production Year        = 
| Year Reference         = 
| Use                    = Cargo Air Transport
| Tech Base              = Inner Sphere (Primitive)
| Chassis Type (Size)    = Fixed Wing (Large)
| Equipment Rating       = D/C-X-X/C
| Cost                   = <!-- Optional field -->
| Introduced             = [[2346]]<ref>[http://masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5624/caravan-heavy-transport-standard MUL Profile for Caravan Heavy Transport. Includes Year of Introduction.]</ref>
| Mass                   = 200 tons
| Structural Integrity   = 4
| Speed                  = 4
| Top Speed              = 6
| Cruise                 = <!-- Optional field, km/h -->
| Flank                  = <!-- Optional field, km/h -->
| Safe Thrust            = <!-- Optional field, in g -->
| Max Thrust             = <!-- Optional field, in g -->
| Station Keeping Thrust = <!-- Optional field -->
| Power Plant            = [[ICE]]
| Power Plant Type       = <!-- Optional field -->
| Fuel (Type/Range)      = 464
| comsys                 = <!-- Communications System Optional field -->
| T&T                    = <!-- Targetting and Tracking system Optional field -->
| Fire Control System    = <!-- Optional field -->
| Turret                 = <!-- Optional field -->
| Armament               = None
| Heat Sinks             = None
| Fitted Equipment       = <!-- Optional field -->
| Armor                  = [[BAR|BAR 6]]
| BAR                    = <!-- Optional field -->
| Crew                   = 3 (enlisted/non rated)
| BV (1.0)               = <!-- Optional field -->
| BV (2.0)               = <!-- Optional field -->
}}

== Description ==
The '''Caravan Heavy Transport''' was a popular [[twenty-fourth century]] large support aircraft used by various planetary civilian and government agencies.  Designed by Phillip Farnsworth of Morrison-O'Connor-Marquand Corporation, the Caravan filled what was an inexpensive link in a world's transportation network which could not utilize the then-more expensive [[DropShips]] or work space shuttles.  The Caravan was a phenomenal success during its heyday, which gave its manufacturing company capital to expand its production facilities to six worlds.<ref name=XTRO:PV3p13/>

The aircraft would continue to be a great success during the [[Age of War]], until the costs of operating spacecraft finally came down. Competition from inexpensive space vehicles reduced the need for large atmospheric aircraft and by the last years of the [[twenty-fifth century]], the Caravan would fade into the history books.<ref name=XTRO:PV3p13/>

== Equipment and Capabilities ==
The Caravan is equipped with a 60 ton carrying capacity, with access to the bay through four doors. The aircraft's fragile fuel tanks are able to hold 13 tons of fuel. This would normally give it reasonably good range if it were not for the inefficiency of its primitive engines using more fuel then necessary.<ref name=XTRO:PV3p13/>

Protecting the Caravan's hull is 7 tons of BAR Grade 6 Armor.<ref name=XTRO:PV3p13/>

== Cargo ==
* Cargo (60 tons) - 4 Doors (2 front & 2 rear)<ref name=XTRO:PV3p13/>

== Design Quirks ==
The Caravan Heavy Transport is subjected to the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref name=XTRO:PV3p13/>
* [[Atmospheric Flyer]]
* [[Easy to Maintain]]
* [[Fragile Fuel Tank]]
* [[Gas Hog]]
* [[No Ejection Mechanism|No Ejection System]]
* [[Obsolete|Obsolete/2490]]

== Notes ==
* As of this writing, there is no published record sheet of the Caravan Heavy Transport which has a Battle Value assigned to it.

* The Caravan's image originates from the [[Stork]] Refueling craft which appeared in ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''. The image of the Caravan was slightly modified for ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 3]]'' by erasing the refueling rig and [[aerospace fighter]]s refueling from the Stork itself.

* The Supervising Engineer and Producer are both tongue-in-cheek nods to the American animated science fiction sitcom, ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama Futurama].''

== References ==
<references />

== Bibliography ==
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 3]]''
* ''[[Master Unit List]]''

[[Category:Air Support Vehicles]]
[[Category:Primitive Support Vehicles]]
[[Category:Support Vehicles]]