GMP HARGUN DEPLOYMENT HOVERCRAFT

Written by CHRIS MEADOWS (robotech@eyrie.org)

During the test period of the Hargun motorcycle/mecha units, a variant of the GMP hover platform was used to deploy Hargun mecha into combat zones. This consisted of a larger hovercraft-type platform which connected to and around a horizontal, Battloid-mode Hargun. This platform was similar to the hovercraft described above, except that it was longer and the seating arrangement was different.

Unlike the GMP patrol platform, in the Hargun deployment vehicle the pilot sits in a semi-enclosed cockpit. When the Hargun deploys to Battloid mode, the pilot is moved from this cockpit into the Battloid-mode Hargun as it drops away.

Deploying the Hargun from the platform takes but one action. The pilot trips a switch, the Hargun extends its legs, and the mecha falls away from the platform (which can be retrieved later). After deployment, the Hargun is the same in every respect as one of the Battloid-mode Harguns described above.

This unit is based on the ones seen in the Megazone 23 movies, to complement the Garland and Hargun mecha. All statistics are made up, any errors are probably my fault; I can't read the original Japanese in the art books.

RPG STATS

Class: Heavy Patrol/Mecha Deployment Vehicle

Crew: One.

M.D.C. BY LOCATION:

(1) Main Body:         150
    23mm Cannon:       30
    Windshield:        20
(2) Hargun Main Body:  250

NOTES:

(1)

If the main body of the hovercraft is destroyed, the explosion in the power plant will usually also destroy the Hargun as well.

(2)

Because of its position on the underside of the hovercraft, covered on most sides by the hovercraft main body, the Hargun main body can be hit only from directly underneath. If it is destroyed, the vehicle is considered shut down.

POWER PLANT:

Pratt & Whitney AT-972 Aviation Turbine Engine supplemented with Hargun power supply and thrust jets

RANGE: Two hours flight time

SPEED:

Hover Stationary: up to 200 feet off the ground

Fly: up to 300 mph, altitude ceiling of 10,000 feet

HEIGHT: 8 ft. 6 in.

WIDTH: 12 ft.

LENGTH: 16 ft.

WEIGHT: 4200 lbs.

WEAPON SYSTEMS:

1. 23mm RAPID-FIRE GATLING CANNON: This gun system, capable of limited side-to-side and up-and-down rotation, is designed for standard patrol tasks involving anti-armor and anti-personnel. While not as heavy a weapon as some carried by mecha, it is more than sufficient for the normal assault and defense functions performed by these hovercraft.
   • Primary Purpose: Anti-Armor/Anti-Personnel
   • Secondary Purpose: Defense
   • Mega-Damage: 8D6 per burst
   • Rate of fire: Equal to the pilot's hand-to-hand attacks
   • Payload: 40 bursts
   • Range: 2000 ft

2. STANDARD HARGUN WEAPONS SYSTEMS, useable only in battloid mode.

STANDARD EQUIPMENT:

• HEADS-UP DISPLAY: Displays flight and targeting data on the hovercraft's windshield.
• OTHER STANDARD HARGUN COMPUTERS AND SENSORY EQUIPMENT.

COMBAT BONUSES:

• Add to pilot's hand-to-hand bonuses DURING HOVERCRAFT MODE ONLY. Do NOT add Hargun combat bonuses during hovercraft mode, and do NOT add hovercraft bonuses during Battloid mode.
• +1 attack per melee
• +3 to strike with cannon
• +2 to dodge (automatic--no attack required)
• +2 to roll
• No parry possible

Introduction	Garland RPG Stats
GMP Patrol Hovercraft	Anime and GM's Notes

CHRIS MEADOWS aka Robotech_Master robotech@eyrie.org chm173s@nic.smsu.edu

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