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Introduction
N t h the publication ofthe RegenqCornbat Vehicle CuMc
(hereafter RCVG), GDW has in print mare fully detailed vehicle
designs for the current edition of Traveller than a t any point in
it3 history /I think-l trust that I will be corrected if I have
rniwalcu~atded), and this number wilt candnue to grow in the
months to come, at least until we pass the magic figure "101,"
For obvious reasons, the 89 whieles rated in Strlker ll1sAppen-
dices 0-E (along with all of the mlssiles and Infantry equipment
in Appendices F and C) had to first be fully designed to the
roleplaying lwel of detail using the Fire, Fusion 8 Steel {FFkS)
design sequences. Only then were t h e e designs converted to
the Strlker II format, with the attendant lass of f ne-grained
detail.
Of these, 20 had previously been published as fully detailed
TNE vehicles with all of the details necessary for a roleplaying
campaign. Since the pubtication of Striker Il, a handful of ib
vehicles (the TC9 Ahmination and the Trepida/lntrepid series)
have heen ddalwd In Challenge magazine, leaving 64 Strlker
Imperial Marine Cprnrnarid APC QMCAPC) ......... ..,.. Since the Regency camis& of a n u m the Regency mintaim m e dassoftank, the med~umtanh nmvmlled the
ber of member worlds, its forces reprerent and act in the n a m battle tank Like the f m r lmpenal mdiumtanks,thestaresimply called
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of the worlds that make up the Regency. By the same token, "gravtan b."T k Regencfs muchsmallerindmtrialh e a n d much highs
worldforces, controlled by loyal memberworlds afthe Regency, threatsefratiohar not pwm'rtted it to retainthe ~uxuryolwltipletps d
also (ideally) act in the name of the Regencyas a whole. Forthis fiat-line tanks nor the quantity of asaukshipping tocanysuh speciarued
rearon it is common for people to lump all armed forces in the equipmenthttletanlaare In t k 10-14 d i s p l a c m t t c range, end are
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Regency's territory, Regency-wried and world-owned alike,
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typified by the Norris g m tank on ;pages12-1 3, W n w m t k largev
i hy
tqether under one term, "Regency armed forces." This term d w to the excellent p f o m n c e d the 1@ton Trepfda family of medium
would be particularlyappropriate ifthe Regency were attacked tanla in the Crv~l War. There vehids prawd the mlnsZay of hlgh-bdhr
as a whole by an outside force (i.e., Virus, the Zhdani Consu- level combat (see page 8) during the CM~ rvPl~le mxe m i -
War, the
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late, etc.). Howwer, it obscurestheImportantdirtimtisns of the volurnlnousand expensiveheavytanks(swpge6)werrsirnplyhigh-vaTw
missions an armed force i s equipped to perform (Regmcy targets. Thqwerenwermilableinsufficlent nudxfitomakea difference
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planetary farce5 art able to furiflion i n aFl kinds of planetary on t M r own, and their rareners made their mmmnden ductant to
environments, whTle world planetarj force- are usually only c m i t them when they cwFd hwe W e a d i f l m . Pwt-Cdlw
required ta function in hhe world's own local environment) as Regencyanaw determind thata similar number of 1@tontank w l d
welt as the technologywith which it is odtted (Regencyforce havemade a mwesignikantcontributiontothebattle i n v h ~ h t hheavy e
are equipped at TL 14 or 15, while world forces are usually tanks we available. Heay tanks rewin In service Inthe Regencyonlyin
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equipped a t the Incat tech Ieve!). Furthemore, only Reg~ncy world planetarytcxce. light tanb are m r a t e d as reconnaiwncelscout
farces can be found operating at all poinb in the Regency, while vehicles; and are clawd u d w sppciahst &ik Mwv. Spe pages 6 3. 1
wbrld armed forcer will only be depfayed for purpcpses t h a t are APCr:Thisterminologywasdelibcrately chosen Insteadofvariations
of inkerest or advantaget o the owning gwernment. on the *infantry fighting vehicle" theme to emphasize an euential
Note the serrrilntic distinction: Plt ~~toryreferr planet5 a a
to point of Imperial docthe: the true nature of infant7 i s that they are
physlcalornaturalentity. Worldrefersto planetsasa pollticaland capable of fighting dismounted, and not as glorified AFV gunners.
social entity. Thus Regina has a phnetury atmosphere and a Infantry does not perform it4 mission of tenaciously holdingground In
planetary gravity, but a nvdd gwernment and a w r l d technol- detail, orof rootingout opposing infantiywhen it is In avehicle. Frum
ogy Iwel. Regina has world armed f o r c &e., they are paid for
~ this point ofview" the term *InfantryflghtIng vehicle" i s er~entially an
and controlled by the Regina world gwernment) but these oxymoron, because infantry In a vehtcle are not infantry a t all.
world armed forces can cohsist of space forces [which primarily lmperial/RegencyAPCs arelinkntry cafiem.While theyfulfill thelFV
defend Regina's star system but can be deptoyed t o other performance concepts-such asthe speedto keepup wilhtankforces,
systems) and planetary force (l.e., those which defend the the a m r to stand on the battlefield, and an armament which allws
Regina "planetaf environment, wen though Regha is techni- thevehicletnsuppres~threabtoi~carried infantry-their onlyreason
b r existing is to carry lnfantry to where they are able t o da their job.
Thus, there can 'be Regency space fows (forces owned and Bemuse fire support vehicles a* variants of A P O and are usually
controlled by the Regency gwernment whose ~ B o is the n n
wed I infantry organizations, these vehicfer ere ususfly grwped with
control of the irterpta neta y,or space, environment), Regency A P Q rather than speclalist vehicles. See pages 14-25.
planetary forcer (forces owned and contmlled by the Regency SpKtaliJt VeHcler: SpeciaNstwM~les indude all o t k r m b a t w h k k ,
gwernment whose military rnirrion i s the controt of the plan- induding s c w t a ~ reconnaksame v hc e, afiiiifkry w h k b combat
d e ihr
etary environment), world space forcer (forces owned and enginwrvehiclq alt/paintddmevehides, etc. Manydhevehicbdthis
controlled by tbe gwernment of a single world w h w mission class are variants d tank w APC chassis. See pages 26-4 1.
is the control of the space environment at least in the world's Sup- Vehidec Suppart vehicles encompass the vehicles that
own system, and perhaps farther away), and world planday operatbanar naarthebakl~field butwhlch arerht htenddtoengage
farces (forces owned by thegovernment ufasinglewrldwhose directly in cambat. Thesevehicla include ?iaisonvehicl&, ammunition
miaian ISthe control of the planetary environmen?. usually the supptyvehides and fuelers. maintenanceand recweryrehicles,ambw
world's own,but perhaps other planets' emrfronmnfs as welt). lances, ett, See pages 42-45.
0tfwVehkkTyper:dtth.wgh novehidesafthbchsappearinthiskd, energy of125 mqajoule.
this indudes the m majority of r n l l i b y o m d vehlcks that wpprt the
t Furlon Z C m Any singlechambered flaion gun wkh a pulse
rnllitaqA insthtional infrastmmre: umrmowd IonqhsuF supply whkles energy of T 75 megajeulm.
ahd tankers, unarmored utilrty sleds, sbff mrz and troop-mnying h .
Thereare o t k r w h i d e w that are mlongwmedornevwfoundfavw RAPFfD W E FUSION WEAPDNS
In Irnperial/Rqency service. One such vehide ir the "cornbat vehicle: T h w w e a p n s w e r e designated inthe RPWXX wrkq n mN denoted
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intended to replacethe tankand APC categories. The last attempt to build the standardred @reenergy b d s h ~ a b w e , a n d X X w a s t h e t e d r
lwel
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such avehide was t k T M 5 Lancer combatv~ick, the final yearsof the d manwfabuw-Thw theTLl4 rapid pulse fusion" " v a d a g n a t d
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antebellumperiod,~~withahemry~aserandfllskh~un(a~l Swrsion RW-14.In some ca-, rapid pub?fusion guns d more than om rate offire
d r h e radd-pulse Y pun). the Lahter War a& and armored llke a tank would k manutactured at the s a m tech I d and withln thesame pllse
(twa tank, really), b2alkc;arrlda very laqeirifnntryspctionof24trwpr. enwgyband. Inthi ca~~theweapbnr theaddithalderqnatiun
Bridglngt gap (or obrteming the distinabn, depending upon your
k i to
"high" or " d indicate whetherthey w m t k high-ROF or W - R O F
point of v w , Fbdween tank and APC, the combat vehicle was another variant dtheweapon. In a fwm e s , three ROFs were standardizd, and
misguided anmpt to createan AFV that wwld be all thingsto all people. the middk ROF weapon mew the notation "medium."
By crosrfng an overanmd main battle tank rvith an APC, the m t is a ut Rapld Pulse FuslonVGun:Any rapid pulsemufti-charnbedfaion
vehicle n e d l a l y pverful in the APC rate, and d l e s s l y valuable i.rl the gun with a pulse energy of 3 m~gajoules.
battletankrole.In otherwords, it istooexpenswin mlerforwhlch cheaper The most cornmen example of this weapon was the RW-14
purpedesigned vehicles will do jusi a well, and its vmy evpense would
s mounted on the k t r i n grav APC.
make rts uxrs d m n t to use it where the loss of a single combat vehide Rapid Pulw Fusion W Gun: Any rapld pulse multi-chambed
would equal the Iws in apability of M o tank and two A . m fusion gun with a pulse energy d 18.5 rnegajoula.
Althoughfhe dual-mle combat vehicleconcept ir sure to arise again, This weapan was manufactured in large numbem a t TLl5 a5 the
it is currently banished from Regency rnifitary thought and ductrine. RPW-15 Law (RPW-1Sh) mounted an the lmpwial Marine Grav APC
and t h e R M - 1 5 High ( R W - 1 SM) rnnvntd an Imprial Paint Deferye
T Y P E - S T A N O A l U l D fMPElWAtj and ND Control A P O .
R E G E N W HFGH-ENERW WEAPONS Rapid Pulre Fusion X Cun:wrapld pulsemukl-chambedfialon
Because af the variety of tech lwels and manufacturn that m d e d gun with a pulse energy of 74 megaioules.
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mtenel tothe rnilka~y m m of the Third Irnperium, Rwas crucial for the Thls weapan was manufactured in large numbers a t lL14 as the
military servicer to ertablishequipment standards to murethat ammuni- RPX-14 mounted on early mark of theTrepida grav tank. At TLlS it
tbn p d ~ in onesectwwould theweap~ns
& dthetmps deployd was manufactured ar the smaller RPX-15 and ftted to the Imperial
there, and that gravtanbmanufacturedan diffmnt worldzwuld beable Marine Support A K .
to w thesame stock of spare parts. The t m l scope of t h i s administrative The 1 khambwTLl4weapwar &en refdtamtheRPX-14 Hlgh
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pmgnmwas immew, ar it cwered werything from boobtosmall a m (APX-14H) to further dktinguish it from the lower R F sir-chamberTLl5
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to a m & fightingwhidertosta~hips, in practieitmbroken down
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weapon, which was a 3 called the RPX-15 L v (RPX-1 SL).
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areas, rather than designating all weapons in a single unzed
Into s p e ~ f i c RapldPulse Fudon YGurr: Anyrapld pulse multi-chamberedfurlon
s w i m Onesuch area washn, m i n armament, which was further bmkn gun with a pulse energy of 125 megajovles.
down intofundanalareas:kineticenergydirPb-fiwprojectiles,lndIreEt fire
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Thisweapon wasmanufactu~ln largenumbmatTL14astheRW-
~ f l c m ,rnisdlu, m b , highenesgy (ptmma and fus~on) weapons, etc. 14 and rr~crunted ttre Twpidd Mark II g r a v t a r ~ bA llghlerverrion
on .
The domlnant AFV armament a t the hlgh end of lmprial techno?- of the weapn has also been built a t TL15 d h a loww rate of fire as
agy (n14-15) was the high energy weapon, $peclfically the fusion the RPY-T 5.TofuTtherdl~ingulsh fmmthe higher-ROFlll4 vmion,
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gun, generallyin rapid-fireconfigurations. (For further informationan the 1 0-chamber TL15 version Is atso known as the RW-15 Low [APY-
the design of rapid-fire high energy weapons, see the Reformation 15L) and the 20.chamberTL14 version i s the RPY-14 Hlgh (8W-14H).
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Coalition Equipment Guide, page 156.) Imperial standard fusion Rapid FuslonZ Cm: Any rapid pulsemuktrharnberedfusion
guns were classrfied by the following system. gun with a pulse energy d 1 75 megajoules. Thisweapon was, mnufac-
Fusion V G u n Any slngle-chambered fuslon gun with a pulse tured in the Third fmperium 8 the RPL-15 and m t m the 20-ton
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energy of 3 megajoules. heavygravtanks.P the Regency, thls w e a p b fittedtothe mallcrNonis
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Fusion W Gun: Any singlachambered fusioh gun with a pulse gravtank an upgraded TLlS m i a n of the n 4 Trepida,
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energy of 18.5 megajoules. Mtscellaneous: A TLJ 5 40-chamber 2 W M j rapid pulsefurlon gun
Fusion X Gun: Any singlechambered flslon gun wlth a pulse was tested and manufactured by the Third Irnperium, but was nww
energy o 74 rnegajoules.
f type-standardird. This undoubtedlysaved Imperial bureaucratsfrom
Furion Y Gun: Any ringt+~hembered fusion gun w%h a pulse havinq to fiqure out what letter c a m after "Z."
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14 3 Mj UP Furian Gun RPV-14 5 52 1 -7-5-10 52-52-26-5 3-5 2Mrn
TL15 183 Mj 12-Chamber Rapid Pulse Fusion Gun (RPUI.15 Low]
15 18.5-Mj RP Fusion Gun RW-1 5L 3 129 1-1-2-10 129-12965-13 17-15 65Om
TL15 185 MI 19-Chambet RapM Put* F u h Gun (RW-15 High)
I5 18.5-Mi UP Fuslon Gun RPN-1 SH 5 129 1-1-2-ID I&-129-6513 17-15 650m
TL15 74Mj d C b r n & e r Rapld Pulre Furlon Gun (RPX-15 iow)
15 74-MI RP Fusron Gun RPX-1 SL S A Z 258 1-1-2-10 258-25&125-2667-25 12Wm
TL14 74-MI 1EChamber Rapid Pulse W s b CUn (RPX-14 Hlgh) . .. .
14 74-MjRPFusionGunRPX-14H S N 258 1-1.2-1 0 15B-258129-26 67-25 1290rn
TLT4 125-Mi 2 0 - C k r n k r Rapid Pulw Fu$krr Curl (RPK-I4 High)
14 125-Mj RP Fuslon Gun RW-14H 5A4 335 1-1 -2-10 335-335168-34 112-35 1680m
TLlS 125-Mj 7 0 - C b m k r Rapid Fire Fuslm Gun (RPY-15 Low)
15 125-Mj RP Fulion Gun RW-1SL S A 2 3 35 1-1 -2-10 . 335433516%31 112-35 7680m
TL15 775-M/ 35-Chamber Rapid Pulse Fusion Gun (RPZ-f 5)
15 175-Mj RP Fusion Gun RPZ-14 W 397 1-1-2-10 397-397-19U0 S F 3 5
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medium-long-extreme ranges; C-B Concussion value and Bunt radius in meten; ShoJt Range: Short Range in meters.