The Killer RV Killer 2037 - RPG RV (combat, obsolete)

40' RV, Xhvy Ch., Hvy. Sus., Reg. Truck PP, 10 Solid Tires, Driver & 3 Gunners (all have IBA); 2 4sp UM turrets, 2 VMG (20/reg) in back turret, VMG (20/reg) FR, VMG (20/reg) FL, AC with mag in front turret, HL front, HL back, MD (10/napalm) back, 2 laser batteries, cyberlink to VMG turret, 4 HRTC, 4 ejection seats, IR sighting system, ramplate, roll-cage, IFE, anti-theft system with 22 AP grenades, 12 smoke dischargers (no weight), radar, LDR, no-paint windshield, 417 pts Plastic Armor: F 50 (ram), B 47 FR/BR/FL/BL/FT/BT/FU/BU 40; HC: 1 Acc. 2.5/5; 25,181 lbs. $145,200.00

Combat Record 

• SHOTS front HL 3, back HL 2, MD 1, VMG right 1, AC 6, turreted VMG 8 each;
• DAMAGE: front 18 hits, back 25, BL 7, FL 5, FR 11, BR 10, FT 5, BT 11, BU 0, FU 0
• TIRE DAMAGE (note, for some reason I had 12 tires, ooops): front left outer & inner, 7 each; front right outer 17, inner 6; back left tires: 4, 8, 10, 6; back right tires: 4, 11, 11, 7 (see picture for details)

Design Notes - What happened here? I don't see a record of the battle or the other cars invovled.  This at least has the best weapons available at the time: (1) vulcans, (2) autocannons, and (3) heavy lasers.   This also reflects my offense over defense philosophy which persists until this day.

Anyway, when it came to buses etc, I didn't have the books to design these fancy creatures, if I recall correctly, so these designs were made only with the help of my friends' resources.  Either that or I had an easy system to make luxury/vans.

Also, it's nice I gave the whole crew ejection seats and body armor, I never do that nowadays.

Name Notes -There must have been a scenario where I went toe-to-toe with another RV (the "Killer RV" I was going to kill).  

Umbriel 2037 - RPG 40' RV (Galaxy)

40' RV, Xhvy Ch., Hvy. Sus., Reg Truck PP, 10 Solid Tires, Driver & 2 Gunners, 8 Luxury passengers (3 spaces each); 4 RR (20/reg) in 2 4sp turrets, 2 linked AC (10/reg) front,  4 VMGs (20/reg): FR, FL, BR, BL, FOJ (25/reg) back, ramplate, 3 HRTC, 60 pts total for Wheelguards/Wheelhubs, 384 pts armor: F50 (ram), FL/FR/BL/BR 40, FT/FB/FU/BU 31; 25192 lbs (25200 max); $?

Design Notes - I think the truck designs came out not so long after the game began, yet the numbers for trucks (and later choppers) were so crazy in favor of huge amounts of weapons and armor, which either shows the later disregard for playtesting was present from the very beginning, or because they knew the car design rules were not effective and wanted to improve later rules without changing the early stuff.

Actually, the former seems way more plausible.  But it galls me how a van will have no armor to speak of (and the low HC) while a simple RV will be able to be virtually unstoppable.  I haven't designed trailers (those came out after my time) but I think it's the same problem.

Name Notes - This was unnamed, so like the others of this period, I'm using the moons of Uranus; Umbriel is from The Rape of the Lock .

Schoolbus 2037 - RPG/Replica 30' Bus

30' bus, Xhvy Ch., Reg. truck PP, 10 SD tires, driver, 26 passengers, 4 linked RR in 2 turrets (rear higher); ID rear, IFE, 6 10 pt WG, 230 FP Armor: F30 30 on all sides B30, 15 all top 10 all underbody; Acc. reg, HC 1, 19200 lbs loaded; $72,950

Design Notes: A little underarmored for a schoolbus. I estimated each passenger was same size/weight as an adult but that's probably inaccurate in game terms (and while kids in 2007 are massive, how fat can you get on 2050 algae?). This should probably only be used in cities.

Name Notes:  The original name was "Skoolbus." 

[Updated Nov 12, 2013]

Deathnaught 2037 - 225K 40' Bus

40' bus, driver, 3 gunners, 12 SD tires, 6 10 pt. wheelguards, Reg truck PP, 2 4sp. UM with 2 linked VMG each, 2 linked HL front, AC R & L, 2 linked VMG back, MD with napalm back, Roll Cage, IFE, Cyberlink to HL, 4 Hi-Res computer, No-Paint/Tinted windshield, anti-theft system with 22 AP grenades, 11 smoke dischargers, IR sighting system, 2 laser batteries, 4 ejector seats, LDR, FP armor: F50 (ram), B44. sides all 35, top all 17, under all 18, HC 1, Acc. reg., 26596 lbs., $225,620

Design Notes: I was like a kid in a candy story. Look at all these idiotic weapons all in one machine. And ejector seats?

[Updated Nov 8, 2013]