the shape of things to come

Christine’s Dixon is a 300-ton Airship
with a Safe Thrust of 2. Because it is an
Airship, and because 2 percent of its
tonnage comes to 6 (2 percent of 300
tons = 0.02 x 300 tons = 6), which is greater than the
Safe Thrust value of 2, the Dixon receives an SI of 6. On
her airship’s record sheet, Christine blacks out all but 6
circles in the gray-shaded Structural Integrity area.
ADD LIFT/DIVE EQUIPMENT OR ROTORS
Support Vehicles incorporate any lift/dive equipment
and rotors into their chassis modification weights, rather
than computing them as a separate component. Support
Vehicle designers thus need not assign weight or space to
this equipment.
DETERMINE JUMP CAPABILITY
As with Combat Vehicles, Support Vehicles built under
these rules may not possess jump capability and so cannot
mount jump jets.
ADD CONTROL/CREW SYSTEMS
Technically speaking, the chassis of a Support Vehicle
contains its basic control systems as well, but some Support
Vehicles must still allocate additional mass to crew accommodations
and fi re-control systems (if installed).
SUPPORT VEHICLE MINIMUM CREW TABLE
Minimum Crew Formula:
Minimum Crew Needs = Base Crew Minimum + Non-Gunner Minimum Crew + Minimum Gunners + Minimum Offi cers
Vehicle Type Base Crew Minimum
All Support Vehicles (Small size) 1
Airship or Naval (Medium size) 4
Other Support Vehicles (Medium size) 2
Other Support Vehicles (Large size) 3
Support Vehicle constructed as a Trailer with no Engine 0*
ADDITIONAL CREW
Non-Gunners Minimum Crew Requirement
Communications Equipment (per ton, see p. 212) 1
Field Kitchen (per item, see p. 217) 3
MASH (per theater, see p. 228) 5
Minimum Gunners (by Fire Control System)*
Gunners None (+2 to-hit) Basic (+1 to-hit) Advanced (+0 to-hit)
Per Light Weapon (see p. 20) 1 1 1
Per Medium Weapon (see p. 20) Half Crew** 1† 1‡
Per Heavy Weapon (see p. 20) Weapon Tons ÷ 3** Weapon Tons ÷ 3** Weapon Tons ÷ 3**
Offi cers Minimum Offi cer Requirement
1 to 4 Non-Offi cer Crew 0§
5 or more Non-Offi cer Crew Total Non-Offi cer Crew ÷ 5 (round up)
*Gunners are required only for items that requires a Gunnery Skill roll to use in combat.
**Round up; Medium (Support) Weapon crew requirements are listed in Conventional Infantry Weapons Table, p. 349
†May not include the vehicle’s driver/pilot
‡May include the vehicle’s driver
§Airships and Naval Support Vehicles 5 tons and up require at least 1 Offi cer, regardless of crew size.
INTRODUCTION
CONSTRUCTION
BASICS
BATTLEMECH
CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRIALMECH
CONSTRUCTION
PROTOMECH
CONSTRUCTION
COMBAT VEHICLE
CONSTRUCTION
SUPPORT VEHICLE
CONSTRUCTION
CONV. INFANTRY
CONSTRUCTION
BATTLE ARMOR
CONSTRUCTION
AEROSPACE UNIT
CONSTRUCTION
WEAPONS AND
HEAVY EQUIPMENT
INFANTRY WEAPONS
AND EQUIPMENT
COSTS AND
AVAILABILITY
BATTLE VALUE
INDEX
RECORD SHEETS
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