Unreviewed H11 Virgo APC

[FN-999 (restored)]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To make a ground troop transport/APC.
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Rim Dynamics
• Affiliation: Rim Dynamics & select customers
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: H11 Virgo armored personnel carrier
• Modularity: Yes
  • Medical variant: Seats for troops are replaced with half a dozen stretchers alongside operating rooms and two bacta tanks
  • Recon variant: Equipped with a RSM-4 mounted scanner system
• Production: Mass-Produced
• Material:
  • Hull: Quadranium, tisyium
  • Viewport: Transparisteel
  • Repulsorlift Engines: Agrinium plating, electronic components

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Repulsorcraft
• Role: Armored Personnel Carrier
• Size: Large
• Weight: Average
• Armaments: Low
  • 2x turret-mounted medium laser cannons (1 on each flank)
• Defenses: Average
  • Quadranium-plated tisyium hull
• Maneuverability Rating: Average
• Speed Rating: High [Max speed: 150 km/h]
• Propulsion: Repulsorlift engines [2x]
• Minimum Crew: 1 [1 driver]
• Optimal Crew: 3 [1 driver, 1 gunner, 1 radio operator]
• Passenger Capacity: 20
• Cargo Capacity: High
  • Military Equipment: 2 speeder bikes and 8 squad shields or 8 heavy weapon emplacements
  • Other: Up to 10 metric tons of materiel

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Deployment Ramp: The rear wall of the H11 Virgo can be lowered to make a short deployment ramp, rapidly unloading its troop and equipment complement.

STRENGTHS

• Infantry Transport: A H11 Virgo can carry a platoon of infantry and their support equipment into battle.
• Speedy: The Virgo can move rapidly across the battlefield, allowing for armies to be quickly reinforced.
• Hovercraft: As a repulsorlift vehicle, the H11 Virgo can traverse soft or unstable terrain far easier than wheeled or tracked vehicles.

WEAKNESSES

• Undergunned: Equipped with only a pair of laser cannons, the Virgo struggles to damage armored vehicles.
• Thin Skin: While highly resistant to small-arms fire, the light armor plating of the Virgo offers virtually zero protection against anti-tank weapons and the cannons of walkers, tanks, or starfighters.

DESCRIPTION​

The H11 Virgo is a repulsorlift armored personnel carrier designed to quickly and securely move troops and materiel to key points on a battlefield. Thanks to its friction-reducing repulsors, the Virgo can achieve high speeds for a vehicle of its size and is decently agile, allowing it to rapidly traverse debris-laden battlefields with its cargo in tow.

The Caragachi Commonwealth in particular makes extensive use of the Virgo due to its army doctrine centered around maneuver warfare. The speedy H11 allows even heavy infantry to keep up with the Commonwealth's tank spearheads, ensuring that every breakthrough is properly exploited.