Editing Darter

{{otheruses|the scout car|the individual ''Union''-class DropShip|Darter (Individual Union-class DropShip)}}
{{InfoBoxCombatVehicle
| image = Darter.jpg
| name = Darter Scout Car
| manufacturer =[[General Motors]]<ref>''Handbook House Davion'' p.187</ref>
| production year=2822
| year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/836/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| Mission = Reconnaissance
| Type = Wheeled
| cost = 68,568 C-bills
| mass = 13 tons
| armor = [[ProtecTech Light]]
| engine = GM 75 [[internal combustion engine]]
| speed = 151
| Crew = 1
| comsys = [[Overlook J9]]<ref name="TRO:3075p220">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 220, "Darter Scout Car"</ref>
| T&T = [[Brightstar 17 Mk. I]]<ref name="TRO:3075p220"/>
| heat sinks = 0
| armament = 1x [[machine gun]]
| BV (2.0) = 125<ref name=TRO3075>''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 220-221, "Darter Vehicle Profile"</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 208</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 113</ref>
}}

==History==
The '''Darter''' Scout Car owed its existence to the destructive nature of the [[First Succession War]]. Following the end of that war, the [[Federated Suns]] needed to rebuild, with a preference to their [[BattleMech]] forces; they asked for manufacturing concerns to submit designs that would allow them to produce an effective [[combat vehicle]] filling a supporting role and not tie up materials needed to rebuild the more dedicated combat units. The Darter won that contract for [[General Motors]] in [[2822]].<ref name=TRO3075/>

==Description==
The Darter had respectable speed for a vehicle, topping out at 151 km/h. This speed came courtesy of an [[internal combustion engine]], which allowed the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] to save [[fusion engine]]s for its 'Mech force. A paltry two tons of armor protected the Darter, precluding it from all but the lightest combat. Rather than mounting dedicated electronics, the vehicle had three tons of cargo space that could easily be reconfigured. Despite their fragility, Darters were easily repaired.<ref name=TRO3075/>

==Weapons and Equipment==
The only weapon on the Darter was a Johnston Minigun [[machine gun]] with a full ton of ammunition.<ref name=TRO3075/>

==Variants==
*; BAP : This version of the Darter replaced half its cargo space with a single [[Beagle active probe]]. The cargo capacity was reduced to 1.5 tons, but armament and armor remained the same as the standard Darter. BV (2.0) = 136<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 114</ref>

*; C3 : This version replaced one ton of cargo space with a [[C3 slave]] unit, to send targeting data to friendly forces. It was otherwise identical to the standard Darter. BV (2.0) = 125<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 115</ref>

*; ECM : The only difference between this variant and the Beagle variant was the fact that the Beagle probe has been replaced by a [[Guardian ECM suite]]. BV (2.0)=193<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 116</ref>

*; SRM : Some crews had eschewed cargo in favor of an [[SRM-4]] and a ton of ammunition. BV 2.0= 192<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 212</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 118</ref>

*; SRM2 : This version took a standard Darter and reduced the cargo space to one ton. It added a single [[SRM-2]] and ton of ammunition. Otherwise, it operated and was equipped as a standard Darter. BV (2.0) = 167<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 117</ref>

==Notes==

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3075]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''


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