Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Technetium - Div25 Sedan (Elemental)


Type:
Sedan, Chassis: Xtra-Heavy, Suspension: Heavy, Engine: Large Electric (PC) (Pwr 2100, 10dp), Tires: 4 Solids (12dp), Crew: Driver (no equip), Weaponry RL (10/incen.) front (2D+2, fire mod: 3/2), TL (front) LGL to 10 rounds, Weighted Accessories: rollcage, IFE, safety seat, HD shocks, spoiler & airdam, Unwgt. Acces.: SWC (to TL), HD-antilock brakes, HTM & Overdrive (linked), [6 total links], Dischargers: 10 total: 4 oil (FBRL) 6 smoke (2T, 2U, 1R 1L), Defenses: Styx Defensive System*; Wheel Armor: 60 total = 2x10 pt WG rear, 4x10 pt WH front, Component Armor 9 pts LRFP for (a) PP (5 sp), (b) Driver (2 sp), & (c) RL (2 sp) Cargo: 0 sp, 7.8 lbs.; Vehicle Armor: 153 pts sloped Composite (7 Metal/146 Plastic): F(1/30) B(1/30) R(1/35) L(1/35) T(1/6) U(2/10); HC: 3 (4 over 60), Acc. 5 (HTM 10/Overdrive 2.5),  Top Speed 90 (67.5/110), DM: 1, Hit Mod: -1, Weight: 6112.2 lbs. Max 6120, Cost: $24,699.80
  • Turret Option - Add turret, put RL & TL in the turret; remove HD-shocks, remove 5 pts metal vehicle armor & 1 pt WH, add 6 pts plastic vehicle armor; $24,461.10, 6117.2 lbs (2.8lbs extra).
Design Notes -  I'm still in my Sedan phase and the design concept is to start with my favorite group of standards: solid tires, IFE, safety seat, roll-cage etc. After a while, I started running out of weight while still having space. And, as many designers know, that means I needed to resort to a RL w/LGL (and not even in a turret!). That's the first option. 

Name Notes - Got to admit, while I'm pretty familiar with the elements, I knew nothing about this element, which is in the middle of the periodic table, yet radioactive & synthetic. That surprised me.

From the Wiki: "It is the lightest element whose isotopes are all radioactive, none of which is stable other than the fully ionized state of 97Tc. Nearly all available technetium is produced as a synthetic element. Naturally occurring technetium is a spontaneous fission product in uranium ore and thorium ore, the most common source, or the product of neutron capture in molybdenum ores. The silvery gray, crystalline transition metal lies between manganese and rhenium in group 7 of the periodic table,... "

Picture is of a 1949 Mercury 6-Passenger Coupe from here.

* Styx Defensive System = 6 Smoke Dischargers linked to 5 laser reactive webs (F, B, R, L, T; covering tires of those sides as well) & 4 bumper triggers (to oil & also linked to that side's weapons) Defenses: Styx Defensive System*;

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