Argon - Div15 Midsized

Type: Midsized, Chassis: Xtra-Heavy, Suspension: Heavy, Engine: Large Electric (no mods) (Pwr 2000, 10dp), Tires: 4 Solids (12dp), Crew: Driver (no equip), Weaponry Blast Cannon (10/reg) front (4D blast), Weighted Accessories: nil, Unwgt. Acces.: nil, Dischargers: nil  Defenses: nil Wheel Armor:  2x10 pt WG rear, 2x10 pt WH front, 17 pts WH rear (choose where), Component Armor 9 pts LRFP for (a) PP (5 sp), (b) Driver (2 sp), Cargo: 0 sp, 3.4 lbs.; Vehicle Armor: 62 pts Composite (42 Metal/20 Plastic): F(10/2) B(10/2) R(10/2) L(10/2) T(1/6) U(1/6); HC: 3, Acc. 5,  Top Speed 90, DM: 1, Hit Mod: 0, Weight: 5756.6 lbs. Max 5760, Cost: $14,957.50

• Targeting Option - Add SWC, convert Comp-Armor to 10 pts of reg., remove 3 pts of WG for rear wheels, 5746 lbs (14 to spare), $14,990.


• Div10 Option - Replace BC with 2 linked FT (10/reg) Back Left & Back Right; convert Comp-Armor to 10 pts of reg., WG the same but now 19pts WH (choose where), Vehicle Armor, 35 Metal & 13 inner plastic: F (8/1) B (8/1) R (8/2) L (8/2) T (1/3) U (2/4); 5750 lbs (10 to spare), $9980.00.


• Original Concept Option - Replace BC with 4 unlinked HR (choose where), convert Comp-Armor to 10 pts of reg., 2x10 WG rear, 2x10 WH front, 2x7 WH rear, Vehicle Armor: 47 Metal & 20 inner plastic: F (11/2) B (10/2) R (11/3) L (11/3) T (2/5) U (2/5); 5746 lbs (14 lbs to spare), $9990.00

Design Notes - This started as an attempt to make a Div10 with heavy metal armor & solid tires & full wheel protection. When I discovered I couldn't do that without compromising weaponry (as you can see in the 'original concept'; in Div10, 4 heavy rockets won't do much at all). So I expanded it to Div15, and once I did that I was able to cram in a blast-cannon.  The Targeting option is probably better than the default, because not so many lasers in Div15, but getting a +1 in targeting has a big value


Name Notes - The element Argon (which sounds like a scifi name, no matter what). From the Wiki:

Argon is a chemical element with the symbol Ar and atomic number 18. It is in group 18 of the periodic table and is a noble gas. Argon is the third-most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere.... The name "argon" is derived from the Greek word ἀργόν, neuter singular form of ἀργός meaning "lazy" or "inactive", as a reference to the fact that the element undergoes almost no chemical reactions.

I chose this name not because it reflects on the design-concept, but because I like its sound.