Mary-Jane - 128K Reefer Trailer

40' reefer trailer, 8 SD tires, 4 10 pt. WG, std. kingpin, 2 4-space turrets (front higher), 2 linked VMG each, 2 linked HL back, SD back, 2 MD (BR, BL), all defenses linked, 2 laser batteries, 1500 pts. Armor plastic armor: F70, B350, sides all 200, all top and bottom 70, weight: 37,135 lbs empty, 58 cargo spaces, $127,750

Design Notes: Get it, "Mary Jane" for a reefer trailer? I crack me up (20 years ago). Ah well. I guess this is workable. In general, based on personality, I was much more about using offensive than defensive weaponry. I like throwing slugs over forcing control rolls.

This can be especially applied with trucks: so much weight and space can be given to massive guns. Yum. But convention states 'defensive weapons' so I add them out of tradition.

It seems odd, though, that trucks in 2037/57 would use dropped solids or oil. While most have solid tires, making spikes negligible, who wants to hit a patch of old mines or oil on I-40 when you've got the hammer down and a curfew to meet? Smoke, ice, paint, flame-clouds, and flaming oil all disappear in a few minutes; but mines and oil should be discouraged by the Brotherhood as a fraternal gesture of goodwill.

Name Notes:  Mary Jane is still better than the original name: "Marywanna"

[Updated Nov 11, 2013]

Zeno 2037 - RPG Q-Tanker Trailer (Imperial)

40' Tanker trailer, 12 SD tires, 2 disguised turrets (as tanker portholes) each with AC (front higher), 3 linked HDID (B, BL, BR), explosive kingpin, 22 AP grenades, 6 10 pt. WG; 44 cargo spaces; 400 pts. Armor, F20, all R & L 45, all U & T 35, B 60; unloaded weight 16,985; $80,900

Design Notes - Another concept car; this was based on the idea that tankers normally carried only defensive weaponry. So I felt, gee, why not disguise those tanker covers as turrets! They're both round! Brilliant!

Name Notes - This was originally named "Fomar."  When I did the write-ups back in 2037, I tried to weed out the bad names and used different naming conventions.  The Imperial series are named after Roman Emperors.  Zeno, according to the Wiki, was a.k.a. Flavius Zeno Augustus and he "was Byzantine Emperor from 474 to 475 and again from 476 to 491."

[Update, Nov 8, 2013]

Praetorian 2037 - 252K Van Trailer (Imperial)

40' van trailer, 12 SD tires, 6 gunners, 2 UM turrets (F higher) with 2 linked Lasers each, 5 linked HL back; HDID with mag back, SD with mag & MD linked back (see picture), Back Left: HDSS with mag, HDID with mag, SD with mag, MD all linked; Back Right: HDSS with mag, MD, SD with mag, all linked; Front Left & Right: PS each. All defense weapons 'panic link.' 6 laser batteries; all gunners have IBA & hi-res computer. Cargo space: 1 self destruct cargo safe. Quick-release kingpin; FPLR armor: F70, B210, all R&L 130, all U & T 50. Unloaded weight: 48,630 lbs; $251,850

Design Notes: The overkill in this vehicle is cartoonish; I almost expect the Coyote to be driving this with a big "Acme" sign on the side of the truck. Yeesh.

Name Notes: This was not the original name, but I do like it.

[Updated Nov 11, 2013]

Baalzebub - Flatbed Trailer

40' flatbed trailer, 8 SD tires, 4 10 pt. WG, Reg. kingpin; 6 space armored box with 2 linked HL rear; 140 pts. Armor: FU 70 BU 70; Box (150) F20 B40 R35 L35 T20; HC 1; 8630 lbs., $46,800

Design Notes: As I mentioned with choppers, there's just so much weight and weaponry available for trucks that unless there's a severe price limit (and usually there are for scenarios/RPGs) the trucks become rolling death machines. And rightly so, don't get me wrong.

Name Notes:  As you can see from the above pic, the original name was "Balzabul" but I changed it for the original write-up to conform to the more famous version of the name.

[Updated Nov 6, 2013]