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AFHV02 Caracal Pickup Lite

- NOTE - The blocks shown at floor level in the doorways have been removed to make getting out of the seats easier. The change in resources has been accounted for, but I didn't feel it a big enough change to justify all new screenshots. ;)

Mod/Scenario - None (Vanilla)


The second in my series of Armoured Fighting Hover Vehicles is the Caracal.
This variant of the Caracal is a stripped, open-top Pickup... a lightened 2-person military vehicle with the primary purpose of fast utility transport.
Since the Caracal is relatively small, its equipment list is rather limited.





Body = Hardened Steel & Steel
Deck Plating = Hardened Steel & Steel
Windows = Armoured glass (Armored Windows S).
Armour = Combat Steel & Hardened Steel
Core Placement = Centreline, in rear (behind ammo container).
Resource Costs = 242 Iron; 220 Carbon; 196 Copper; 175 Silicon; 90 Titanium Rods; 60 Cobalt; 20 Sathium.

Pressurisation = None - open to the elements.
Personal Facilities = None.
Medical Devices = None.
Seats = 1 Driver's (Cockpit) Seat; 1 Passenger Seat.
Primary Power Plant = 1 small Generator.
Secondary/Emergency Power = No redundancy.
Fuel Stores = 8 small Fuel Tanks.
Handling Profile = Fast, manoeuvrable and agile.
Manoeuvrability = 53m/s² Forward; 27m/s² Reverse; 27m/s² Lateral
Agility = 52deg/s Yaw; 6deg/s Pitch; 14deg/s Roll
Main Propulsion = 4 medium T2 Forward Thrusters; 2 medium T2 Braking/Reverse Thrusters; 2 medium T2 Lateral Thrusters (on each side); 4 small Hover Engines.
RCS Gyros = None.
Max Lift = 1 additional small Hover Engine.
High G Functionality = Can operate in 4G (can lift ~25.4t in 4G with Max Lift enabled, vehicle mass = 13.9t)
Shields = None.
Fixed Weapons = None.
Point Defence Turrets = 1 Gatling Turret, targeting: Ground Troops exc. Predators; Drones; Weapons & Turrets of SVs.
None.
Ammunition = 1x 375 SU Ammo Container.
Cargo = 1x 1,875SU Cargo Container; 2 small Cargo Boxes.
Other Storage = 1 mini Fridge; 1 Armour Locker.
Constructors = None.
Detector; Wireless Connection.

- NOTE - the devices have been sorted into custom device groups, upon which some of the custom Device Group Shortcuts depend, so it is strongly recommended to not use the "Auto Group" feature.
1. PropulsionEtc - Turns on & off ALL Thrusters and the "main" Hover Engines.
NB - using the Thrusters "General" shortcut will leave the hover engines off.
2. MaxLift - Turns on & off ALL additional Hover Engines for high-G environments.
3. Headlights - Turns on & off both Spotlight blocks.
1. PowerSave - Turning the 'Power Save' custom signal on turns the following devices off:
WiFis; Holo (LCD) Projector; Light Control Lever; Passenger Seat.
2. Turret - Turns on & off the Gatling Turret.
3. Taillights - Turns on & off ALL red flares on rear.
4. CloseShutters - Closes the fuel resupply shutters if open - so you can close any left open from in the seat.

None - there is no in-built upgrade path (although, as you may have noticed above, there is some CPU left).

As shown in the above screenshots, the colour palette includes 4 primary colours to choose from: Desert Sand (vehicle comes in this colour); Military Green; Arctic White; Dark Grey. To swap the colour, simply click on the "Replace Mode" check box on the Colour And Texture Tool's UI, then (ensuring that no texture is selected) click on the coloured square that you want to change to, then "fire" the Colour & Texture Tool at any part of the vehicle that is painted the colour you want to replace.


- NOTE - any Mini Fridges on board come turned off by default to save power until food is inside needing to be kept cold, and can only be turned off manually (or by turning off all power to the vehicle) from the fridge's own UI to limit instances of food being accidentally spoiled.

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