Finale of the VAMP series...
VAMP-STINGER III AMG-ASC-S3
Mass: 10 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: Wheeled
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: All Eras (non-canon)
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E-D
Production Year: 1989
Dry Cost: 296,975 C-Bills
Total Cost: 431,975 C-Bills
Battle Value: 206
Power Plant: MARS GENERAL Fuel Cell 50 Fuel Cell Engine
Cruise Speed: 75.6 km/h
Flanking Speed: 118.8 km/h
Armor: Cobham Standard F-F Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
1 Quik-shot Mk. 3 SRM-4 w/ Artemis IV FCS
1 Reese-Xmax Hitch
Manufacturer: AMG/MARS
Primary Factory: Hasbroh
Communications System: Motorola SPF-89
Targeting and Tracking System: BushMarx 8.1 w/USM Artemis IV
Overview:
VAMP-STINGER III by AMG/MARS Industries
Considered to be the pinnacle development of AMG's VAMP-LSC, the Armored Scout
Car-STINGER III was manufactured in cooperation with MARS DEFENSE Industries.
Final development concluded with an eye to expanding the VAMP's battlefield
longevity. The F-F armor plate was doubled, and the ICE engine was replaced by
a FC powerplant, which increased the maximum speed, and OS missiles were
replaced with an Artemis IV enabled SRM 4 pack, to include a ton of reloads.
The SRM load is enhanced with
MARS Defense Tandem-charge (
Stinger) warheads,
which are now guided by a Universal Standard (MARS) Artemis IV system.
All of these improvements are reflected in the vehicles being slightly over a
ton heavier than previous iterations.
However, with a final cost 4x that of the VAMP-A1 or -A2, sales were
considerably less than the STINGER's progenitors. Thus, following the
Succession Wars, only a few hundred have survived outside of Sol system to
current day and are highly sought after by vehicle collectors. There are
unverified reports of newer vehicles being seen in/around HPG stations,
ComGuard facilities and WoB militia installations.
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Mass: 10 tons (20,160 lbs)
Length 17.5 ft (5.34 m), axle base 11.75 ft (3.6m)
Width 8 ft (2.44 m)
Height 7.5 ft (2.3 m)
Engine: PEM 225KW Fuel Cell powerplant
Suspension Independent 4×4 mk. 4
Fuel capacity 120L
Cruise Speed: 78 km/h
Flank Speed: 117 km/h (standard load)
Manufacturer AM General/MARS Defense Ind.
Unit cost 431,975 Cbills
Produced 1991–present
Number built: Several hundred thousand.
Primary Use: Planetary convoy defense and sensitive installation guard duty.
Secondary Use: Planetary militia Light Scout force.
Variants:
No varients, only observation of field mods incorporating standard SRM warheads
after all Tandem-Charge and/or Artemis-enabled munitions had been expended.
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 5 points 1.00
Engine: Fuel-Cell Engine 50 2.00
Cruise MP: 7
Flank MP: 11
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 1 0.00
Control Equipment: 0.50
Lift Equipment: 0.00
Turret: 0.50
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous AV - 35 2.00
Armor
Factor
Front 9
Left/Right 7/7
Turret 7
Rear 5
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Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
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Hitch RR - 1 0.00
SRM-4 T 3 1 2.00
Artemis IV FCS T - 0 1.00
@SRM-4 (TC) (12) BD - 0 1.00
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 1 Points: 2
7w 1 1 0 0 1 0 Structure: 1
Special Abilities: EE, TUR(1/1/0)
