With most cities becoming so congested with traffic that most cars come with TVs and massage seats as standard, getting something, or someone, from point A to point B is either slow (taxi cab or bus), or expensive (AV taxi or Osprey); Add in the fact that motorcycles and pedi-cabs, while fast and able to slip through the traffic, don't supply the protection needed for trips through gang-territory, or even worse, the Combat Zone.
Fortunately the problem of fast,
small(ish), armoured transport, has been tackled by an
enterprising group of SouthAm techs and PA pilots living in South
Night City. By scavenging lower powered ACPA frames, and armour,
and then adding on retractable skates and a scratch-built
passenger cab just behind the pilot's shoulders, they created the
first ACPA rickshaws. Granted they do look a mess, and can only
carry one passenger in minor discomfort, but pilots have been
known to reach speeds of 55kph/35mph, and to make leaps of up to
6 meters. Anything the pilot can't evade will have trouble
getting through the armour shell, which is usually equivalent to
75mm of steel armour protection.
Suit Name | ACPA Rickshaw | Manufacturer | Custom |
Total Kg | 533 kg | SIB/DFB | -2/+1 |
Chassis | STR 16 | Chassis Kg | 150 kg |
Punch/Kick | 2D10/3D10 | Cap./Carry | 800/240 kg |
Crush | 3D10 | Total Cost | 13,000eb+ |
Leap | max 6m | Trooper Size | 114 x 2 |
SP | 30 | Toughness Mod | -5 |
Head (SDP) | |||
Internal | SDP | External | SP/SDP |
Wideband
aperture: low-lite, anti-dazzle Standard commo |
15 20 |
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R.Arm / L.Arm (SDP) | 4/4 | ||
R.Leg / L.Leg (SDP) | 8/8 | ||
Internal | SDP | External | SP/SDP |
Unpowered skates | 20/20 | ||
Torso (SDP) | 12 | ||
Internal | SDP | External | SP/SDP |
Passenger cabin | 25/40 | ||
Notes | |||
Advanced control system |