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Old 03-29-2017, 04:00 PM   #5
Michael Thayne
 
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Default Re: [High-Tech] Military Equipment: Global War on Terror edition

Okay, here's my first go at stating a current US military vehicle:

A-10 Thunderbolt

ST/HP: 105
Hnd/SR: +1/3
HT: 12f
Move: 3/220
SM: +5
Occ: 1SP
DR: 3
Range: 2,580
Loc.: g3WWi
Stall: 69

ST/HP is a bit less than the "cube root times 4" rule would suggest, I'm using existing aircraft as a guide there. Hnd/SR is a wild guess. SM +5 is debatable, it's 53 ft. 4 in. long and I went with the lower number in part based on it being a 1 seater.

Weapons include the GAU-8/A Avenger, which has a number of advantages over similar caliber autocannons including the use of APDU rounds. Dmg. 6d×6(2) pi++ inc, Acc 6, Range 3,000/10,000, Rof 65, Rcl 2. Credit for these stats goes to HANS. Options for rockets include 70mm Hydra rockets (High-Tech) and 5” Zuni rockets (GURPS SEALs in Vietnam).

Missile options are Sidewinders (again in High-Tech) and AGM-65 Mavericks. The latter is a 30 cm (!) ATGM, whose damage stats should probably be something like Dmg 6dx30(10) cr inc + linked 6dx14 cr ex [15d], Acc 4, Range 350/8800.

Cockpit has DR 75 from the sides/below (thanks to HANS and Varyon for catching this).

Electronic gadgetry is probably similar to the Viper in Pyramid #3/53, "Dogfight Action!". I'll leave bombs alone for now.

Update: This was edited to clarify that the Thunderbolt's ATGM missile is the AGM-65.
Update II: Added HANS's GAU-8 stats.
Update III: Added cockpit armor.

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