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MIB 1473 · 09-07-2007, 08:19 AM

I was thinking about what a terrible design the original Doublecharge was, and decided to see how modern Car Wars technology might be able to improve it. It's still not great, but I think it's much improved, and might be pretty reasonable for a road car.

2056 Doublecharge: Luxury; Streamlining; Extra Heavy chassis; Heavy suspension; Large PP w/SCs, 4 Extra Cells, Overdrive; 4 Solid tires. Driver w/Body Armor. Universal 2s Turret T. Vulcan MG w/40xStandard in Turret, 1 Mag. Single-Weapon Computer. 144 pts. Sloped Plastic (F: 30 R: 24 L: 24 B: 30 T: 24 U: 12); 2x10 pt. Plastic Hubs F; 2x10 pt. Plastic Guards F. Cargo: 4 spaces, 175 lbs. Cost: $20,868, Wgt: 6,425, HC: 3, Top Speed: 97.5 (117.5), Accel: 5 (2.5).

09-07-2007, 08:19 AM	#51
MIB 1473 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	Re: The Unoffial 2056 Vehicle Guide I was thinking about what a terrible design the original Doublecharge was, and decided to see how modern Car Wars technology might be able to improve it. It's still not great, but I think it's much improved, and might be pretty reasonable for a road car. 2056 Doublecharge: Luxury; Streamlining; Extra Heavy chassis; Heavy suspension; Large PP w/SCs, 4 Extra Cells, Overdrive; 4 Solid tires. Driver w/Body Armor. Universal 2s Turret T. Vulcan MG w/40xStandard in Turret, 1 Mag. Single-Weapon Computer. 144 pts. Sloped Plastic (F: 30 R: 24 L: 24 B: 30 T: 24 U: 12); 2x10 pt. Plastic Hubs F; 2x10 pt. Plastic Guards F. Cargo: 4 spaces, 175 lbs. Cost: $20,868, Wgt: 6,425, HC: 3, Top Speed: 97.5 (117.5), Accel: 5 (2.5).