The Unoffial 2056 Vehicle Guide

[swordtart]

Originally Posted by 43Supporter

OK, to be fair, I'll start with a non-smart-alec-y answer: _Metal Magnum_ semi-tractor, with WGs converted to Metal, and 240 lbs. hull armor converted to FPP hubs (not like it's going to hurt handling any); _Hellfire_ trailer, also with WG to Metal, and FPP hubs. Sub-$200K; essentially invulnerable to non-AV weapons; the only drawback is, of course, pre-laid dropped weapons, and that only because there are no rules for clearing the things (a *major* flaw in the rules, BTW).

Would you really take metal WGs by default or are you min maxing this for a pedestrian assault (which whilst a threat isn't the most usual one faced by a convoy).

That not withstanding this is a good choice if it is travelling solo. If all armour facings on the vehicle have a metal skin then I wouldn't choose to attack it directly as I couldn't make a profit by doing so. I might put in a cursory burst as it passed in the hope of stripping a point of metal to inflict an economic loss on you and encourage you to be less stingy, but frankly Brotherhood solo truckers are not my preferred target.

If you had any escorts, I would engage them in the hope of cutting one of them out and wait until you either had to get out to make repairs (and then attack the foot sloggers) or you chose to abandon him.

One of the ADQ&A did provide rules for clearing dropped solids using gunfire, but you wouldn't expect that to help vs flame clouds or flaming oil for example.

EDIT:
To be clear does your vehicle have FPP all over? That seems hellish expensive, no wonder your convoys got over priced quickly. How did they ever make a profit transporting anything? One point of damage and you are paying hundreds for armour repairs. None of my convoy jobs ever earned more than $5 per mile. I think Convoy set the bar a little too high (but it was supposed to be a special mission not a routine run).