Bear Ribs
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Been having a bit of fun making steam-powered vehicles the long way, not really useful in most situations but if you have a really primitive society these could be useful.
A simple steam-powered motorbike designed for recon-in-force, the Blitzen comes with a sidecar that mounts a primitive machine gun. Its rugged design allows it good off-road capability despite the sidecar. The crew is exposed to both weather and enemy fire as the bike provides no protection. While not intended for heavy combat, Blitzens are fairly capable of delivering significant amounts of firepower in a pinch. Because the sidecar requires the machine gun to be mounted on the side, the bike squadrons are notorious for always driving counter-clockwise around enemy positions so as to be able to bring their machine guns to bear.
A simple steam-powered motorbike designed for recon-in-force, the Blitzen comes with a sidecar that mounts a primitive machine gun. Its rugged design allows it good off-road capability despite the sidecar. The crew is exposed to both weather and enemy fire as the bike provides no protection. While not intended for heavy combat, Blitzens are fairly capable of delivering significant amounts of firepower in a pinch. Because the sidecar requires the machine gun to be mounted on the side, the bike squadrons are notorious for always driving counter-clockwise around enemy positions so as to be able to bring their machine guns to bear.
Blitzen Combat Patrol Bike:
Blitzen Combat Patrol Bike
Wheeled Support Vehicle
Weight: 120 KG
Speed: 9/14 (Steam Engine)
Range: 128 Kilometers
Crew: 1 Driver, 1 Gunner
Cost: 1,743 Cbills
BV: 6
SI: 1
Armor Layout
No Armor
Weapon Layout
1 Semi-Portable Machine Gun (Right Pintle Mount)
Weight Breakdown (Kg)
13 Chassis
26 Engine
50 Pillion Seating (x2)
20 Machine Gun (Semi-Portable)
2 Pintle Mount
4 Ammunition
1 Fuel
4 Cargo
Notes:
Chassis Modifications: Ultralight, Off-Road, Bicycle (May enter light woods hexes)
Due to primitive fire control, the Blitzen suffers a +1 penalty to all attack rolls.
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