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Vechicles

A partial list of the vehicles in the 49ers universe is below. This will, of course, grow.

Name: Grizzly

Type: Armoured Personnel Vehicle

Crew Designations: Commander, Driver, Gunner, Squad of Dismounts

Complement: 3 + 10 Dismounts

Armament: Twin-linked miniguns on turret with 30mm cannon, .50 heavy machine gun, fi2 anti-armour missiles, smoke grenades

Notes: The Grizzly is a rugged personnel carrier designed to get troops quickly and safely into combat before supporting them in their assaults. Mounted on 6 all-drive wheels, it's capable of 70kph off-road and is loved by the troops that use them.

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Name: Honey Badger

Type: Light Scout/Command Vehicle

Crew Designations: Commander, Driver, Gunner

Complement: 3

Armament: Two turret-mounted miniguns, a 6-missile anti-armour launcher

Notes: The Honey Badge is affectionaly known as the 'Bastard'. A light scout or command vehicle, it's armed with two turret-mounted miniguns, a 6-missile anti-armour launcher and a number of comms and electronic warfare systems that make it incredibly hard to hit.

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Name: Ullyses

Type: Armoured Recovery Vehicle

Crew Designations: Commander, Driver, 5 engineers

Complement: 8

Armament: Heavy machine gun

Notes: The Ullyses is the one armoured vehicle that all tankers are please to see. Heavily armoured and equipped with a wide range of lifters and tools, the Ullyses is a moving workshop designed to get damaged or incapacitated tanks up and running as quickly as possible.

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Name: Mule

Type: Logistical Support Tank

Crew Designations: commander, driver, assistant

Complement: 3

Armament: Heavy machine gun

Notes: The name gives it away. The Mule is a beast burded. Dashing across the battlefield as best as it can, the Mule carries all of the supplies that other vehicles and troops so desperately need. Battles are won or lost on how well these vehicles and their crews perform.

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Name: Rapier

Type: Anti-Aircraft Missile System

Crew Designations: Commander, Loaded, Gunner, Co-gunner, Signaller

Complement: 5

Armament: 10 fire and forget missiles

Notes: A portable anti-air system mounted on the back of an armoured truck.

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Name: Cottonmouth

Type: Anti-aircraft and personnel sentry gun

Crew Designations: N/A

Complement: 0

Armament: Tri-barrel pulser

Notes: A portable system that is deployed as part of static defence. The Cottonmouth is loved by ECAF troopers and hated by their enemies. The Cottonmouth is an automated weapons platform that is able to operate without the need for crew. Once in place, the Cottonmouth will continue to fight until it runs out of charge, ammunition or is destroyed

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Name: Viper

Type: Flak Tank

Crew Designations: Commander, Driver, Gunner, Loader, Comms

Complement: 5

Armament: 6 automatic 50mm cannon, 1 hull-mounted 7.62 flechette gun

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Name: Lynx

Type: Airborne Assault Hovership

Crew Designations: Pilot, co-pilot, gunner, gunner

Complement: 4 + 10 dismounts depending on role

Armament: nose-mounted quad-barrel pulser, 2 door-mounted miniguns, 6 air-ground missles

Notes: The Lynx Airborne Assault Hovership is a VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) aircraft that is the workshorse of the ECAF. Used by Airborne Cavalry, as well as units such as Air Offence Regiments, the Lynx fulfils many roles. Its primary role is to get troops onto the ground as quickly as possible whilst providing support. As well as its rapid-insertion role, it is capable of carrying equipment such as the Cottonmouth sentry gun, a Search & Rescue, and even a medical evacuation transport.

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Name: Hellcat

Type: Gunship

Crew Designations: Pilot, co-pilot

Complement: 2

Armament: Twin-linked nose-mounted quad barrel pulser, 2 hull-mounted .50 cal heavy machine guns, 12 hardpoints for mutliple weapons systems

Notes: Part of the Lynx family of hoverships, the Hellcat is a gunship deployed in a support role, hunting down enemy units before they can engage the Hellcat's brothers-in-arms.

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Name: Bobcat

Type: Anti-mech Gunship

Crew Designations: Pilot, co-pilot

Complement: 2

Armament: Ventral mounted 10mm laser, 6 20mm railguns, 6 air-ground missile launchers

Notes: Part of the Lynx family of hoverships, the Bobcat is a dedicated anti-mech gunship.

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Name: Slammer Mech

Type: Artillery mech

Crew Designations: Pilot, gunner, gunner

Complement: 3

Armament: Arm mounted 50mm railguns, two 36-shot fire-and-forget missle launchers, one 150mm howitzer, two 10mm shoulder-mounted lasers, anti-personnel weapons

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Name: Fury

Type: Mech

Crew Designations: Pilot, gunner

Complement: 2

Armament: 50mm tri-barrel to destroy bunkers ,two shoulder-mounted .50 cal mini-guns that were slaved to a left-shoulder mounted 105mm cannon, and a right-shoulder-mounted 60mm laser. On the back was a 100mm railgun capable of sending a projectile through the air at 5000m/s with a muzzle enery of 75mj

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Name: Angel

Type: Mech

Crew Designations: Pilot, gunner, gunner

Complement: 3

Armament: Shoulder mounted 10mm Pulser tribarrels, hand-mounted flamethrower, chest mounted MetalStorm launcher, backmounted sub-munitions launcher, head-mounted twin .50 cal heavy machine guns

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Name: Shinobi

Type: Anti-mech close combat mech

Crew Designations: Pilot

Complement: 1

Armament: Anti-mech sword, electronic countermeasures, light machine gun for anti-personnel

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Name: Bloodletter

Type: Battlesuit

Crew Designations: Infantryman

Complement: 1

Armament: houlder mounted 5mm light machine guns, close combat blades, wrist mounted, drum-fed automatic shotguns, chest mounted 40mm grenade launchers

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Name: Fatima

Type: Light mech

Crew Designations: Pilot

Complement: 1

Armament: Heavy machine guns, fire and forget rocket launchers, jamming and scouting suite of sensors.

Notes: An NAC mech, designed to push ahead of the main element. Lightly armed, it's primary purpose is to scout, not to duke it out with opposing forces. As a result, it's built for speed, with a limited weapons array designed more for anti-personnel and defensive purposes than anything else.

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