Difference between revisions of "Giggins"
Sarna News
m (Added info from Technical Readout: 3085) |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | |||
{{InfoBoxCombatVehicle | {{InfoBoxCombatVehicle | ||
| image = Giggins APC.jpg | | image = Giggins APC.jpg | ||
| Line 11: | Line 10: | ||
| speed = 96 | | speed = 96 | ||
| Crew = 3 | | Crew = 3 | ||
| − | | armament = 2 [[Machine Guns]] | + | | armament = 2 [[Heavy Machine Guns]] |
| − | | BV (1.0) = | + | | BV (1.0) = |
| − | | BV (2.0) = | + | | BV (2.0) = 476<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 23</ref> |
}} | }} | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | A standard transport of the [[Republic of the Sphere]] military, the '''Giggins APC''' was one of the first vehicles designed for the sole use of Republic forces. A transport, the Giggins was built to | + | A standard transport of the [[Republic of the Sphere]] military, the '''Giggins APC''' was one of the first vehicles designed for the sole use of Republic forces. A transport, the Giggins was built to emphasize armor protection. Unlike many wheeled vehicles, the Giggins was designed so that its drive systems were little affected by wooded and other difficult terrain. The Giggins is similar in form and function to the lighter [[Saxon]] APC. |
| − | + | Unlike the lighter Saxon, the Giggins has an eight ton [[Infantry Bay]], allowing it to carry two squads of [[Battle Armor]] onto a battlefield. In addition to the [[Heavy Ferro-Fibrous]] armor protection (enough to resist an [[Autocannon/20]] hit), the Giggins carries a [[Guardian ECM Suite]] to interfere with enemy electronics and targeting systems.<ref name="tro85">''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 22</ref> | |
==Armament== | ==Armament== | ||
| − | + | As an infantry and battle armor transport, the Giggins is armed only with a pair of SuperFire Minigun Heavy Machine Guns. Though relatively ineffective against armored targets, these machine guns can quickly destroy enemy infantry formations.<ref name="tro85"/> | |
| − | |||
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
| − | + | * Fire Support - Approximately every fourth Giggins is a fire support variant. By removing the Machine Guns, Guardian, and half the infantry bay, engineers created enough room to install a pair of [[ER Medium Laser]]s and a single [[MML-5]] with a two ton ammunition bay. This weapon, combined with [[:Category:Alternate Ammunition|special missile ammunition types]] allows the Giggins to be even more effective.<ref name="tro85"/> BV (2.0) = [[????]] | |
| Line 36: | Line 34: | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
*[http://cf.sarna.net/docs/mwda_dossiers/fire_for_effect_16.pdf MWDA: Dragon's Fury's dossier of Horisho Kato] | *[http://cf.sarna.net/docs/mwda_dossiers/fire_for_effect_16.pdf MWDA: Dragon's Fury's dossier of Horisho Kato] | ||
| − | + | *''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]'' | |
[[Category:Combat Vehicles]][[Category:Medium Combat Vehicles]][[Category:Wheeled Combat Vehicles]][[Category:Dark Age Vehicles]][[Category:Republic of the Sphere Combat Vehicles]][[Category:Transport Combat Vehicles]] | [[Category:Combat Vehicles]][[Category:Medium Combat Vehicles]][[Category:Wheeled Combat Vehicles]][[Category:Dark Age Vehicles]][[Category:Republic of the Sphere Combat Vehicles]][[Category:Transport Combat Vehicles]] | ||
Revision as of 16:47, 27 December 2010
| |
| Giggins APC | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Duncan Enterprises |
| Mission | Troop Transport |
| Type | Wheeled |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 40 Tons |
| Armor | Clydesdale Standard/8 |
| Engine | Nissan 220 Fusion |
| Speed | 96 km/h |
| Crew | 3 |
| Armament | |
| BV (2.0) | 476[1] |
Description
A standard transport of the Republic of the Sphere military, the Giggins APC was one of the first vehicles designed for the sole use of Republic forces. A transport, the Giggins was built to emphasize armor protection. Unlike many wheeled vehicles, the Giggins was designed so that its drive systems were little affected by wooded and other difficult terrain. The Giggins is similar in form and function to the lighter Saxon APC.
Unlike the lighter Saxon, the Giggins has an eight ton Infantry Bay, allowing it to carry two squads of Battle Armor onto a battlefield. In addition to the Heavy Ferro-Fibrous armor protection (enough to resist an Autocannon/20 hit), the Giggins carries a Guardian ECM Suite to interfere with enemy electronics and targeting systems.[2]
Armament
As an infantry and battle armor transport, the Giggins is armed only with a pair of SuperFire Minigun Heavy Machine Guns. Though relatively ineffective against armored targets, these machine guns can quickly destroy enemy infantry formations.[2]
Variants
- Fire Support - Approximately every fourth Giggins is a fire support variant. By removing the Machine Guns, Guardian, and half the infantry bay, engineers created enough room to install a pair of ER Medium Lasers and a single MML-5 with a two ton ammunition bay. This weapon, combined with special missile ammunition types allows the Giggins to be even more effective.[2] BV (2.0) = ????
References