EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle

[Susano]

EM-50 URBAN ASSAULT VEHICLE

 

[b]Val	CHA	Cost	Notes[/b]
6	Size	30	Length 4", Width 2", Area 8", Mass 6.4 ton, KB -6
45	STR	5	HTH Damage 9d6
10	DEX	0	OCV 3 DCV -1
20	BODY	4
14	DEF	36
3	SPD	10	Phases:  4, 8, 12
[b]Total Characteristics Cost: 85

Movement:[/b]	Ground:	20"/80"
	Swimming:	0"/0"

[b]Cost	Abilities and Equipment
Propulsion Systems[/b]
11	1)  Motorized Wheeled Vehicle:  Ground Movement +14" (20" total), 
x4 Noncombat, 1 Continuing Fuel Charge lasting 6 Hours (+0); OAF 
(standard tires) Bulky (-1 ½), Only On Appropriate Terrain) (-¼), 
Limited Maneuverability Only 2 turns per Phase at Combat speed; only 
1 turn per Phase at Noncombat speed (-¼)
5	2)  Six Wheels:  +2 Wheels
5	3)  Reinforced Tire:  5 DEF, 5 BODY
-2	4)  Ground Vehicle:  Swimming -2" (0" total)

[b]Tactical Systems[/b]
29	1)  7.62mm Machine Guns (Forward Mounted):  RKA 2d6+1, +1 STUN 
Multiplier (+¼), Autofire (5 shots; +½), 1000 Charges (+1); OIF 
Bulky (-1), Limited Arc Of Fire (One hex row; Only on same horizontal 
level; -1), Real Weapon (-¼), [1000]
5	2)  7.62mm Machine Guns (Forward Mounted):  A second 7.62mm 
Machine Gun (total of two)
33	3)  Flamethrowers (Side-Mounted):  RKA 2d6, 24 Charges (+¼), Area 
Of Effect (26" Line; +1), Continuous (+1); OIF Bulky (-1), Limited Arc 
Of Fire (One hex row; Only on same horizontal level; -1), No 
Range (-½), Real Weapon (-¼) plus RKA 1 point, Uncontrolled (+½), 
Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½), Sticky (+½), Continuous (+1); OIF 
Bulky (-1), Linked (-½), [24]
15	4)  Flamethrowers (Side-Mounted):  Seven more Flamethrowers (total 
of eight)
47	5)  Light Tank Gun (Rear-Mounted):  RKA 7d6+1, +1 STUN 
Multiplier (+¼), Increased Maximum Range (3,425"; +¼); OIF 
Bulky (-1), Limited Arc Of Fire (One hex row; Only on same horizontal 
level; -1), 12 Charges (-¼), Real Weapon (-¼), [12]
20	6)  Rocket Rack (Roof-Mounted):  RKA 2d6, No Range Modifier (+½), 
Armor Piercing x1 (+½), Explosion (+½); OIF Bulky (-1), 6 
Charges (-¾), Extra Time (travels at a rate of 120" a Segment) (Extra 
Segment, -½), Real Weapon (-¼), Can Only Fire At Targets Above The 
EM-50 (i.e. over 9' tall) (-¼), [6]
4	7)  Heavy:  Knockback Resistance -2"

[b]Operations Systems[/b]
5	1)  Communications Suite:  High Range Radio Perception (Radio 
Group); OIF Bulky (-1), Sense Affected As Sight and Hearing Group As 
Well As Radio Group (-½)
1	2)  Compass:  Bump Of Direction; OIF Bulky (-1)
5	3)  GPS Tracker:  Detect Exact Position On Earth (Radio Group) 16- 
(Unusual Group); OIF Bulky (-1)
4	4)  Nightsight Package:  Infrared Perception (Sight Group); OIF 
Bulky (-1) plus Ultraviolet Perception (Sight Group); OIF Bulky (-1)
Notes:  Driver's Periscope Only

[b]Personnel Systems[/b]
7	1)  Advanced First Aid Kit:  +3 with All Medical Skills; OIF Bulky (-1)

[b]Skills[/b]
5	Targeting Computer:  +2 with Ranged Combat; OIF Bulky (-1)
10	Rocket Pack Targeting System:  +4 with Rocket Pack, Requires A 
Systems Operation Roll  (No Active Point penalty to Skill Roll; +0); OIF 
Bulky (-1)

[b]Total Abilities & Equipment Cost:  209
Total Vehicle Cost:  294

Value	Disadvantages[/b]
10	Distinctive Features:  Heavily Armed Recreational Vehicle 
(Concealable; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable By Commonly-
Used Senses)
15	Physical Limitation:  Dropping Rear Access Ramp Eliminates DEF For 
That Area Until It's Raised (Infrequently, Fully Impairing)

[b]Total Disadvantage Points:  25
Total Cost:  269/5 = 54[/b]

 

Description: Found in the Bill Murray/Harold Ramis comedy Stripes, the EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle is apparently meant to travel incognito into a desired area, then let loose with a variety of ordnance. based on a 26’ GMC Motorhome, the EM-50 mounts twin 7.62mm machine guns in the front, a battery of four flamethrowers on either side (set over the rear wheels), an anti-tank cannon in the rear, and a 6-shot missile rack that can extend out of the roof. Inside it has a full communications suite, including shortwave radio and navigation systems, first-aid kit, and a selection of small arms (M-16s, grenades, MAC-10 SMGs, and boxes of 5.56mm ammunition).

 

While the EM-50 normally appears as a simple motorhome, throwing a switch will extend armored panels over the windows, a periscope out of the driver’s side roof, the rocket rack will extend out of the roof, and side panels will drop down over the rear wheels exposing the flamethrower battery. The back of the EM-50 serves as an assault ramp, with the anti-tank cannon extending out of the roof overhead. While it doesn’t look like much, the EM-50 in this state can withstand AK-47 fire, and rolled unscathed through the blast of a 105mm HE shell (although there’s reason to believe it can’t take a direct hit).

 

Designer's Notes: The EM-50 was a snap to build once I watched the scenes with it in Stripes. I started with the Armored Car Hero Designer file from The Ultimate Vehicle, then simple copied over various weapons systems from the vehicle options section. I will admit that some of the Operations Systems are based on guess-work and a bit of logic, but considering that the EM-50 is a touch absurd as is, I figure that’s okay. In truth, the EM-50’s fixed mount weapons systems make it somewhat less than effective in any sort of conflict, so you might want to alter that if you decide to use the vehicle in your game.

[AmadanNaBriona]

Re: EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle

 

Could'a swore the MONDOs out'ta Midville picked up one of these things a few years back...

[Susano]

Re: EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle

 

A variant of this vehicle showed up in Space Gamer. They had to bend the Car Wars rules a bit to build it though.

[Susano]

Re: EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle

 

So... does it look okay? Any suggestions or changes?

[Egyptoid]

I wanna Party with this Guy

 

[lemming]

Re: EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle

 

My first ever Champions game I ran concerned the theft of an EM-50.

[D. Guss Tibus]

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Consider it stoled.

[Susano]

Re: EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle

 

Consider it stoled.

 

Heh, no problem.

[D. Guss Tibus]

Re: EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle

 

I wonder if thats the kind of recreational vehicle Vasily Borodin was thinking about.

[Susano]

Re: EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle

 

Who's Vasily Borodin?

[lemming]

Re: EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle

 

Who's Vasily Borodin?

 

From The Hunt for Red October

I will live in Montana. And I will marry a round American woman and raise rabbits, and she will cook them for me. And I will have a pickup truck... maybe even a "recreational vehicle." And drive from state to state. Do they let you do that?

[Ed Coll]

Re: EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle

 

Is it armored all over? How would that be disguised?

 

I promise you, if it doesn't have added armor, its DEF isn't that high. I saw a motorhome with a hole where a BB ricocheted off a rock and through a side panel.

 

Other than that, it looks good.

[Susano]

Re: EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle

 

Is it armored all over? How would that be disguised?

 

I promise you, if it doesn't have added armor, its DEF isn't that high. I saw a motorhome with a hole where a BB ricocheted off a rock and through a side panel.

 

Other than that, it looks good.

 

Apparently it is. In the movie it shrugs off AK-47 hits and drives through the explosion of a howitzer shell.

[Ed Coll]

Re: EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle

 

Apparently it is. In the movie it shrugs off AK-47 hits and drives through the explosion of a howitzer shell.

 

Interesting.

 

In the real world, that would mean beefing up the suspension a whole lot.

 

Oh, they missed a trick; a caltrop or oil-slick dispenser.

 

After all, it's not like an RV can out-run anybody.

[lemming]

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Interesting.

 

In the real world, that would mean beefing up the suspension a whole lot.

 

Oh, they missed a trick; a caltrop or oil-slick dispenser.

 

After all, it's not like an RV can out-run anybody.

 

Well, remember it was a comedy. Real world was very far away.

 

"Such a truck would be good for picking up girls in Minsk."

[DevilInSatin]

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GIMME!

 

Ooops. Sorry, got carried away.

 

Originally Posted by Capt. Vasili Borodin

I will live in Montana. And I will marry a round American woman and raise rabbits, and she will cook them for me. And I will have a pickup truck... maybe even a "recreational vehicle." And drive from state to state. Do they let you do that?

Yes.

No papers?

No papers.

 

Sorry, Capt. Ramius, but you need a Driver's License. And these days, all your info is on your D.L., and can be read by anyone with the right equipment.

[OrraBuss]

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Ya know, I'm gonna havta watch that movie. I saw 15 minutes and gave up.

[Susano]

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I really just watched the scenes with the EM-50. The rest of the movie is funny... but there's a lot better out there now. If I'm going to watch a Bill Murray comedy, I'm going to watch Groundhog Day.