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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kronos182" data-source="post: 6796111" data-attributes="member: 6668634">LTB JebLight TankThe Jeb isa light infantry-support tank design, able to perform in varied terrain. TheJeb is straightforward, with a simple, modular design that allows for fast anddirty repairs and modifications with whatever materials/equipment areavailable. A simple,basic, tread-borne chassis with a provision for a light turret, the Jeb couldbe powered by a variety of low-cost power plants, including flex-fuel internalcombustion or electric power cells. Large battery bays hold rechargeablebatteries for the electrical systems and energy weapons. Seating is tight, butnot uncomfortable, and the tank features a basic environmental system forprotection in contaminated environs. Less Than A Buck offers this cheap, lighttank mostly to mercenaries and other groups that need some armoured fire power.A poor man's tank, many in government armies laugh at a group that fields Jebs,until they find themselves out numbered and surrounded. The Jeb has a largehatch on the main body for the driver and commander, and a hatch on the turretfor the gunner. Takes a full round to enter or leave through a hatch. Takes afull round to start the tank moving. The Jeb is 2 squares wide and 3 squareslong.Jeb LightTank (Early PL6 tread tank)Crew: 3(Driver, gunner, commander)Passengers:NoneCargo: 50lbs inside (small locker for weapons and rations, survival gear), can tow up to5.5 tonnes. Init: -2Maneuver:-2Top Speed:65 (6) mphDefense: 9Hardness:10Hit Points:21Size: LargePurchaseDC: 37Restriction:Mil (+3)Notes/Accessories:Can ford ditches 8 feet wide, radio, two headlights, 1 spotlight on a pivotmount that is manually or controlled from within, air filtration system (+4bonus to crew against airborne toxins and poisons), trailer hitch, weaponlocker for two rifles and 3 pistols with 2 reloads for each, 3 days rations, 2survival kits with 1 three man tent.The Repairchecks to fix or modify a Jeb are reduced by 3, and PDC for replacement partsare reduced by 1. An electric powered Jeb will have its speed increased to 70mph (7), but loses the ability to recharge the main weapon.The Jeb isarmed with a light laser cannon which is powered by a dedicated battery thatcan be charged from the main engine over time. A flex-fuel engine can rechargethe battery at a rate of 1 shot every minute of light driving (under 30 mph, orsitting and idling). Has a 50 round battery.Coaxiallymounted to the laser cannon is a .50 cal machinegun used for lightertargets. Mounted onthe hull on a mini ball turret is a laser rifle. The laser rifle can be easilyswapped out for other weapons that are available, such as light machinegun orsimilar weapon. Energy weapons have a battery that is basically 4 power packslinked together. Weapons that require physical ammunition, such as a 7.62mmmachinegun will have enough room for 250 rounds. The hull mounted weapon iscontrolled by the commander or the driver.Box rocketlauncher is mounted on the side of the turret. This launcher can hold 8rockets, usually armed with LAW rockets, or fragmentation rockets, controlledby gunner or commander. Usually holds 4 LAW (same as m72A3 LAW rocket launcher)and 4 fragmentation rockets (8d6 slashing to a 30 ft radius, Reflex save DC 18for half).[TABLE="width: 1"][TR][TD]  Weapon[/TD][TD]  Damage[/TD][TD]  Critical[/TD][TD]  Damage   Type[/TD][TD]  Range  Increment[/TD][TD]  Rate  of   Fire[/TD][TD]  Magazine[/TD][TD]  Size[/TD][TD]  Weight[/TD][TD]  Purchase  DC[/TD][TD]  Restriction[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]  Light  Laser Cannon[/TD][TD]  5d8[/TD][TD]  20[/TD][TD]  Fire[/TD][TD]  200 ft[/TD][TD]  Semi[/TD][TD]  50  battery[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]  Coaxial  50 cal   Machinegun[/TD][TD]  2d12[/TD][TD]  20[/TD][TD]  Ballistic[/TD][TD]  100 ft[/TD][TD]  S, A[/TD][TD]  Linked  (1000)[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]  Hull-Mount  Laser[/TD][TD]  Special[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  70 ft[/TD][TD]  S, A[/TD][TD]  200  (battery)[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]  Box  Rocket   Launcher[/TD][TD]  varies[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  varies[/TD][TD]  150 ft[/TD][TD]  S[/TD][TD]  8 box[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][/TR][/TABLE][HR][/HR]LTB Recon VehicleAs Less Than a Buckexpands their catalog, they keep surprising people with their choices. Theirsecond military vehicle is a slightly remodeled version of the Dodge conceptvehicle the ZEO (Zero Emission Operation) car. Remodeled with a heaviersuspension system, larger tires more commonly found on jeeps and light armourplating, but still using an electric engine, although using a more commondesign instead of the original design's. One of the unique features of the LTB version is on the driver side, runningjust inside of the headlight, is a modular weapons tray. A fully adjustableharness and power connectors and ammunition bay, a person can put in anyinfantry level weapon from a laser or plasma rifle to a twin thundermachinegun, with about 5 minutes of adjusting and connecting proper parts tothe ammunition feeds and to the trigger. The weapon can be controlled by thedriver or the front seat passenger. There is also a mount on the roof above therear seats for another infantry weapon or even a small rocket or grenadelauncher, similar to those mounted on the old Humvees. These mounts areactually designed so that they can be quickly released in the case of thevehicle being disabled, but the crew and passengers are ok.LTB Recon Vehicle (PL6)Crew: 1(two passengers could use either of the weapons if they aremounted)Passengers: 3Cargo: 250lbsInit: -1Maneuver:+1Top Speed:140 (14)Defense: 8Hardness: 8Hit Points:33Size: LargePurchaseDC: 30 (not counting weapons)Restriction: Res(+2)Accessories:Off-road suspension, fixed front weapon harness, roof pintle weapon mount, highpowered multiband radio, electric engine with easy plug-in attachment, GPSNotes: Mainweapon mount requires only 5 minutes of work with a Repair DC 10 to install theweapon, and two rounds to remove it. The roof mount weapon can be removed orattached as a full round action. Only suffers half penalties for rough terrainto Drive checks. Getting in and out of the rear seats takes a full round as thevehicle is a two door coupe design. Weapon harness and ammo bays will hold enough ammunition for 500 rounds ofbullets or four power packs can be placed and wired up similar to the setup inthe Jeb light tank. The roof mount can support 200 rounds unless one of therear seats is devoted to ammunition in which case another 300 rounds in a beltcan be used, or magazines. Battery is good for 8 hours of constant driving before needing tobe recharged, which takes about 3 hours.[HR][/HR]LTB Sherman 2Less Than ABuck's third military vehicle is a medium tank that is a redesign of the old M4Sherman tank of WWII fame. It shares many of the same systems as the Jeb toease in logistics and costs, just on a larger scale. It features heavier armourand armament, but is slower than the smaller Jeb. Shermans are usually armedwith an 80 mm cannon, larger than the original 76 mm, and equipped with anautoloader to aid in speeding up loading between shots. Otherwise the Shermanshares many similar armaments with the Jeb, coaxial .50 cal machinegun, lightweapon mounted on the front hull in a ball turret, and can mount two box rocketlaunchers on the sides of the main turret. However the Sherman is a bit moremodular in the main turret, allowing it to removed easier and replaced withdifferent weapons, including the Jeb's laser cannon, or even some mech weapons,with a few modifications.The Sherman is either electrically powered, or uses the same flex-fuel systemas the Jeb, but with a 25% increase in fuel capacity. The Sherman is 4 squareslong, 3 squares wide, with a hatch above the driver and commander and one inthe turret. Takes a full round to enter or exit through any of the hatches.Takes two rounds to get the tank moving from a cold start.Sherman 2 Medium Tank (Early PL6 tread tank)Crew: 3(Driver, gunner, commander)Passengers:NoneCargo: 50lbs inside (small locker for weapons and rations, survival gear), can tow up to6 tonnes. Init: -2Maneuver:-2Top Speed:50 (5) mphDefense: 9Hardness:13Hit Points:25Size: HugePurchaseDC: 39Restriction:Mil (+3)Notes/Accessories:Can ford ditches 8 feet wide, radio, two headlights, 2 spotlight on a pivotmount that is manually or controlled from within, air filtration system (+4bonus to crew against airborne toxins and poisons), trailer hitch, weaponlocker for two rifles and 3 pistols with 2 reloads for each, 3 days rations, 2survival kits with 1 three man tent.The Repairchecks to fix or modify a Sherman 2 are reduced by 3, and PDC for replacementparts are reduced by 1. An electric powered Sherman will have its speedincreased to 60 mph (6).The Shermanis armed with a 80 mm cannon, has 30 rounds.Coaxiallymounted to the 80 mm cannon is a .50 cal machinegun used for lightertargets. Mounted onthe hull on a mini ball turret is a laser rifle. The laser rifle can be easilyswapped out for other weapons that are available, such as light machinegun orsimilar weapon. Energy weapons have a battery that is basically 4 power packslinked together. Weapons that require physical ammunition, such as a 7.62mmmachinegun will have enough room for 250 rounds. The hull mounted weapon iscontrolled by the commander or the driver.Box rocketlaunchers are mounted on the sides of the turret. These launchers can hold 8rockets, usually armed with LAW rockets, or fragmentation rockets, controlledby gunner or commander. Usually holds 4 LAW (same as m72A3 LAW rocket launcher)and 4 fragmentation rockets (8d6 slashing to a 30 ft radius, Reflex save DC 18for half).[TABLE="width: 1"][TR][TD]  Weapon[/TD][TD]  Damage[/TD][TD]  Critical[/TD][TD]  Damage   Type[/TD][TD]  Range  Increment[/TD][TD]  Rate  of   Fire[/TD][TD]  Magazine[/TD][TD]  Size[/TD][TD]  Weight[/TD][TD]  Purchase  DC[/TD][TD]  Restriction[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]  80 mm  Cannon[/TD][TD]  8d12[/TD][TD]  20[/TD][TD]  Ballistic[/TD][TD]  200 ft[/TD][TD]  Single[/TD][TD]  30 box[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]  Coaxial  50 cal   Machinegun[/TD][TD]  2d12[/TD][TD]  20[/TD][TD]  Ballistic[/TD][TD]  100 ft[/TD][TD]  S, A[/TD][TD]  Linked  (1000)[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]  Hull-Mount  Laser[/TD][TD]  Special[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  70 ft[/TD][TD]  S, A[/TD][TD]  200  (battery)[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]  Box  Rocket   Launcher[/TD][TD]  varies[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  varies[/TD][TD]  150 ft[/TD][TD]  S[/TD][TD]  8 box[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][TD]  -[/TD][/TR][/TABLE]Alternate weapon loads for the main turret include the Jeb light laser cannonwith a 50 round battery, but an electrically powered Sherman loses the abilityto recharge the battery. A laser cannon can be mounted instead. 7d6, 20, fire, 175 feet, semi, 30battery.The coaxial weapon or the hull weapon can be changed to a flamethrower with a50 shot capacity, dealing 3d6 fire. The hull mounted version would have a 50foot long cone, 25 feet wide, with a Reflex save DC 16 for half. The coaxialversion would have a 10 foot wide, 100 foot long line of fire with a Reflexsave DC 17 for half.A 30 mm coil gun can be installed instead, but only on a flex-fuel version, andcan not travel more than 30 mph (3 squares) to charge the capacitor.5d12, 19-20x2, ballistic, 300 feet, single, 60 box. Capacitor is only good for20 shots before needing to recharge, takes 3 rounds to recharge 5 shots. PDC25, PDC 11 for 10 rounds.Options: *A pintle mounted infantry rifle can be mounted on the hatch and controlled bythe gunner in the turret, but not remotely, only manually. It would have about100 rounds of ammunition or two power packs available. PDC 5+ weaponinstalled.*Flamer Defense: This is an anti-infantry defense system, which installs fournozzles around the tank that spit out a fan of fire to keep shaped chargecarrying troops away from the tank. When activated, as a swift action by any ofthe crew, a 15 foot thick circle of fire surrounds the tank, dealing 2d6 pointsof fire damage with a Reflex save DC 19 for half. The system has enough fuelfor 15 bursts. PDC 20New OptionsTo make the Sherman even more attractive to prospective buyers, LTB hasreleased several turret or variant models of the Sherman.Shredder TurretThe shredder turret does away with the box rocket launchers and heavy weaponand mounts two 20 mm rapid fire cannons and two .50 cal machineguns underneath.The turret is longer and thicker than the original to accommodate the largeammo capacity. Shredders are used against large groups of infantry and lightlyarmoured vehicles such as APCs.2 x 20mm cannons fire-linked 6d10, 19-20x2, ballistic, 150 ft, S/A, 100 rds ea,autofire DC 172 fire-linked .50 cal machineguns 3d10, 20x2, ballistic, 100 ft, s/a, 3000 rdsea, autofire DC 17Decrease speed by 5 mph due to extra weightPDC 24InfernoThe inferno variant Sherman is an electric only version, keeps the laser in thehull turret, replaces the main turret with a larger armoured one that containsthe .50 cal machinegun but also a heavy flamethrower and fuel tank. The hullalso contains a secondary fuel tank for the flamethrower. The inferno alsocarries the flamer defense option.Heavy Flamethrower 5d6 fire, 10 ft wide 75 long line, 20 bursts from turrettank, 15 from hull tank.Reduce speed by 10 mphPDC 22WhirlwindThe Whirlwind variant does away with a cannon and instead mounts a box styleturret that contains four box rocket launchers on top that are able to tiltcompletely back to lay flush with the top of the turret. This allows the gunnerto reload the launchers, allowing for several firings before it runs out ofammunition, depending on the types of rockets or missiles used. The standardwhirlwind uses the same box launchers that are used on the sides of the Jeb andSherman. The whirlwind could also instead mount four racks of MILAN or Javelinmissiles in sets of 2. Using the standard box launchers the Whirlwind can carry3 reloads for all four launchers. For the Javelin or MILAN missiles it cancarry two reloads. Other types of missiles can be used, such as those mountedon mechs. For example the M-53 Firestar system can be mounted in a set of threewith one reload available.Reduce speed by 15 mphPDC 26Scout VariantThe scout variant of the Sherman has the armour lightened to improve speed, theturret is replaced with a more streamlined version and mounts only a 20mmcannon, although it keeps the hull mounted laser turret. The turret also mountsa periscope that can rise up to 15 feet, several optic systems andcommunication antennas. The Scout variant is equipped with a long ranged communications, passive nightvision and infrared cameras and enough computer storage to record all datarecorded by the cameras and communications systems for up to 16 hours. Theperiscope contains all the same optic systems as the rest of the optics thatdot the hull and turret. There is an extra space for communications recordingand sensor systems, which is operated by the commander or thegunner.Since the optics view all about the scout sherman, it is actually difficult tosneak up on one, thus it can not be flanked unless the crew is extremelycareless.20mm cannon 4d10, 19-20x2, ballistic, 150 ft, s/a, 50 rdsSpeed is increased by 15 mph for both flex-fuel or electricversions.Reduce HP by 3 and hardness by 2.PDC 38</blockquote>

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