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to kilograms any desired items with a weight listing in tons. To do
this, multiply the item’s tonnage by 1,000.
Medium and Large Support Vehicles begin at 5 tons and can
weigh any tonnage desired up to the maximum listed for their
motive type (including any relevant chassis modifi cations, such
as a hydrofoil modification for naval vehicles). This choice of
weights must be measured in half-ton increments for the unit’s
total weight. Construction of such vehicles will be handled using
a tonnage standard, so the designer must fi rst convert to tons any
desired items with a weight listing in kilograms. To do this, divide
the item’s kilogram weight by 1,000.
The Master Support Vehicle Weight Table below defi nes the
weight ranges of each Support Vehicle that may be designed
under these rules, by motive type and size class. Regardless of
the Support Vehicle’s size and motive type, the total weight of
its engine, equipment, armor and other components must not
exceed the weight chosen. Any unspent weight left after the
creation process is considered cargo space, if the vehicle still has
equipment slots to spare, or “wasted weight” if it does not.
MASTER SUPPORT VEHICLE WEIGHT TABLE
Space
In addition to determining the maximum total weight of all
equipment and components that comprise the vehicle, the Support
Vehicle’s weight also determines the maximum amount of
items that may be mounted on the unit. For all Support Vehicles
weighing 300 tons or less (which encompasses all of the Support
Vehicle types in this book), this equipment space limit is 5 base
item slots, plus 1 additional slot for every 10 tons (10,000 kilograms)
of Support Vehicle weight (rounded down). For example,
a 22-ton Support VTOL may carry up to 7 slots for items (5 base +
[22 tons ÷ 10] = 7.2, round down to 7 item slots), while a 45-ton
Support hovercraft may carry up to 9 items (5 base + [45 tons ÷
10] = 9.5, round down to 9 item slots).
Though built like Combat Vehicles to an extent, Support Vehicles
mount equipment less effi ciently than their battlefi eld kin. Rather
than occupying one slot per item, equipment mounted in a Support
Vehicle may occupy a variable amount of equipment slots, as
indicated by the Support Vehicle Slots column on the Weapons
and Equipment Tables.
Support Vehicle Motive Type (Size) Weight Range (Tons) Minimum Tech Rating Base Chassis Value Base Engine Value
Airship (Small) 0.100 – 4.999 A 0.20 0.004
Airship (Medium) 5 – 300 B 0.25 0.008
Fixed-Wing (Small) 0.100 – 4.999 B 0.08 0.005
Fixed-Wing (Medium) 5 – 100 B 0.10 0.010
Fixed-Wing (Large) 100.5 – 200 B 0.15 0.015
Hover (Small) 0.100 – 4.999 C 0.20 0.0025
Hover (Medium) 5 – 50 C 0.25 0.004
Hover (Large) 50.5 – 100 C 0.30 0.008
Naval (Small) 0.100 – 4.999 A 0.12 0.004
Naval (Medium) 5 – 300 A 0.15 0.007
Tracked (Small) 0.100 – 4.999 B 0.13 0.006
Tracked (Medium) 5 – 100 B 0.15 0.013
Tracked (Large) 100.5 – 200 B 0.25 0.025
VTOL (Small) 0.100 – 4.999 C 0.20 0.002
VTOL (Medium) 5 – 30 C 0.25 0.0025
VTOL (Large) 30.5 – 60 C 0.30 0.004
Wheeled (Small) 0.100 – 4.999 A 0.12 0.0025
Wheeled (Medium) 5 – 80 A 0.15 0.0075
Wheeled (Large) 80.5 – 160 A 0.18 0.015
WiGE (Small) 0.100 – 4.999 C 0.12 0.003
WiGE (Medium) 5 – 80 C 0.15 0.005
WiGE (Large) 80.5 – 240 C 0.17 0.006
Support Vehicle Item Slots
Number of Item Slots = 5 + (Support Vehicle Tons ÷ 10); Round down to the nearest whole number