"Human MBT - Dirtside Stats" Topic

This is model NSF21 from Irregular's 6mm sci-fi line: link

There's no photo of it in the catalog, so I snapped this shot:

This seems to be a companion model to NSF23, the Attack Vehicle. Both are on "roller" wheels (extra-wide wheels) – this vehicle has four on a side.

This is a hefty vehicle – 33mm in length, 19mm in height. It somewhat resembles a Bradley IFV, but several times the size! There are four "headlights" on what I presume is the front, and a curious triangular structure on the top of the hull on the front (sort of looks like it could fold back into the hull). Some blocks on the side might be an anti-personnel belt.

The turret is loaded with weapons: a thin-barreled main gun, a short coaxial gun, what looks like a mini-turret for a machinegun, two side pods that could be missiles or maybe laser weapons, and a rack on the back for five rockets/missiles.

One approach…

Equipment Item                   VSP : BVP     Spaces   Cost

Vehicle, class 4                  20 :  0          20     20
Armor class 4                     20 : 36          20     36
Fusion Generation Plant           20 : 36          20     58
Hi-mobility wheeled               20 : 36          20     69
2 class 2 HEL's in 
  Full traverse turret            20 : 36          12    117
1 class 3 MDC in 
  Full traverse turret            20 : 36           3    147
   with Basic fire control        20 : 36           3    153
1 GMS/L with Basic guidance       20 : 36           1    173
1 APSW                            20 : 36           1    173
APFC belt                         20 : 36           0    193

Surprisingly, you can get almost the same results by dropping the MDC to class 2, and downgrading from fusion to chemical fueled…

Equipment Item                   VSP : BVP     Spaces   Cost

Vehicle, class 4                  20 :  0          20     20
Armor class 4                     20 : 36          20     36
Chemical Fuelled Engine           20 : 36          20     43
Hi-mobility wheeled               20 : 36          20     54
2 class 2 HEL's in 
  Full traverse turret            20 : 36          12    102
1 class 2 MDC in 
  Full traverse turret            20 : 36           6    122
   with Basic fire control        20 : 36           6    126
1 GMS/L with Basic guidance       20 : 36           4    146
1 APSW                            20 : 36           4    146
APFC belt                         20 : 36           3    166

It is too busy, you end up with a lot of ineffective weapons , of which you can fire one…

I would go with a bigger gun in the turret and a GMS/L . If you call the main gun a class 5 ( 15 capacity + 2 for the GMSL) you could call the bits on the side of the hull smoke dischargers or range finders or something. Or make the gun a class 4 and call the rockets a class 3 SLAM pack (4x3 + 3x2 capacity) .

Phil

Agreed. DS2 really doesn't work for multiple weapons, though multiple *mounts* are useful at times. I've seen homebrew rules for adding in Fire Controls Systems, but they are justifiably expensive.