LAV-LOSAT
Nation of
Origin: Canada
Notes: This is a
LAV-25 with the normal turret replaced with a 12-tube Hypervelocity Missile
launcher turret. This vehicle has not been produced in real life, though
prototypes have been built.
Fictional Notes:
In the Twilight 2000 timeline this was produced for the US Marines, but a very
few were produced, and all of them were deployed to the Middle East.
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
$387,457 |
D, A |
300 kg |
12 tons |
3 |
10 |
Passive IR, Thermal Imaging |
Enclosed |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
191/115 |
40/24/4 |
300 |
93 |
Trtd |
W(6) |
TF6
TS4 TR4 HF6 HS4 HR4 |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
+3 |
Fair |
12-round HVM launcher, C-6 (C) |
24xHVM, 600x7.62mm |
LAV MPLS (Multiple Purpose Launch System)
Nation of
Origin: Canada
Vehicle Type:
Multipurpose Weapons Platform
Notes: This is a
LAV chassis, with the area behind the driver's and commander's positions chopped
down and the armor removed to form a flatbed. On this flatbed is a very large
turret mounting a quadruple Chaparral mount, a 7-round Hydra-70 rocket pod, and
two Hellfire ATGM launchers. Typically, the Chaparrals are for antiaircraft
work, the Hydra-70s are for antihelicopter use, and the Hellfires are for
antivehicle attacks. The Hydra-70s are also used as artillery rockets in some
cases. There is a machinegun mount by the commander's hatch for local defense.
Like the LAV-LOSAT, the LAV MPLS was produced only as prototypes, though they
were developed to the advanced prototype stage.
Fictional Notes:
In the Twilight 2000 timeline, this hybrid system was used only by Saudi Arabia
before the Twilight War (in very small numbers), but was manufactured for US and
Canadian forces during the war. These vehicles, despite their small numbers,
were used to great effect by Saudi and US Marine forces in the Middle East,
where they were called "Damnation Machines" by the Russian, Iranian, and Iraqi
forces that faced them.
In the Merc 2000 timeline, the MPLS very nearly faced a quiet death until the US
Military latched onto them for their new Stryker Brigades. (The US Army also
experimented with the turret on a Stryker/LAV III chassis, but the resulting
vehicle was judged to be too heavy, unwieldy, and expensive.)
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
$555,734 |
D, A |
500 kg |
14 tons |
3 |
14 |
Passive IR |
Enclosed |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
171/102 |
37/22/4 |
300 |
107 |
Trtd |
W(6) |
TF4 TS3 TR3 HF6 HS4 HR4 |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
+3 |
Basic |
4xChaparral SAM launchers, 7-round Hydra-70 launcher, 2xHellfire ATGM
launchers, C-6 (C) |
4xChaparral SAMs, 21xHydra-70 rockets, 8xHellfire ATGM, 1000x7.62mm |
M-41E Cazador
Nation of
Manufacture: Spain
Notes: This
Spanish vehicle is a refurbished M-41 light tank, with the usual gun turret
replaced by a twin TOW launcher of the same type as mounted on the M-901A1 ITV
vehicle. To the rear of this mount on the rear deck is a hatch for reloading the
launcher. There are two hatches on the front deck for the driver and commander,
and there is a weapon mount in front of a center deck hatch in front of the
launcher. On the glacis plate are eight smoke grenade launcher barrels. This was
tried as an experiment in order to get some use out of aging M-41 tanks, but
never put into production.
Twilight 2000
Story: This vehicle was only in Spanish service at the time of the Twilight War.
Fictional Notes:
In the Twilight 2000 timeline, this vehicle was only in Spanish service, and
only in small numbers. They nonetheless acquitted themselves very well.
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
$95,887 |
D, A |
600 kg |
23 tons |
4 |
11 |
Passive IR |
Enclosed |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
134/93 |
30/20 |
850 |
133 |
CiH |
T4 |
TF2 TS2
TR2 HF12
HS8 HR6 |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
+2 |
None |
Twin TOW II launcher, MAG (C) |
12xTOW II ATGM, 2000x7.62mm |
M-920 Hellfire AT Vehicle
Nation of
Manufacture: United States
Notes: This is
the M-2A1 Bradley chassis with the turret removed and a quadruple Hellfire
antiarmor missile launcher fitted into its place.
As far as I
know, this vehicle is the product of the imaginations of the designers at GDW,
and was never actually even considered by the US military in any form.
Fictional Notes:
This vehicle exists only in the Twilight 2000 timeline; it is the M-2 Bradley
chassis with the turret removed and a quadruple Hellfire antiarmor missile
launcher fitted into its place. It was decided later in the war with
helicopters and the fuel to fly them becoming more scarce that vehicles able to
launch Hellfire missiles needed to be developed, and as quickly as possible.
The M-920 was sometimes manufactured as such, but more often, they were built on
intact Bradley hulls which had damaged turrets, and a turret kit for the
Hellfire missile system which could be installed in the field at rear-echelon
vehicle maintenance units.
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
$224,356 |
D, A |
200 kg |
29.6 tons |
4 |
13 |
Thermal Imaging, Image Intensifier |
Shielded |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
153/107 |
35/25/3 |
662 |
217 |
CiH |
T4 |
TF2 TS2
TR2 HF8
HS4Sp HR4 |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
+2 |
Fair |
Quadruple Hellfire launcher, MAG (C) |
12xHellfire ATGM, 600x7.62mm |
M-921 Bradley-LOSAT
Nation of
Manufacture: United States
Notes: LOSAT
stands for Line-Of-Sight Anti-Tank.
The M-921 is an M-2A2 Bradley chassis with a 12-round Hypervelocity Missile
turret replacing the standard turret.
This weapon system is basically in a holding pattern; no further funds
have been allocated to its development, but it has not been officially killed,
either.
Fictional
Notes: In the Twilight 2000 timeline, very few of these vehicles were produced
(perhaps a dozen), and all were deployed to Europe. In the Merc 2000
timeline, budget difficulties killed this program before a single prototype
could be built.
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
$398,268 |
D, A |
300 kg |
29.5 tons |
3 |
13 |
Passive IR, Thermal Imaging |
Shielded |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
153/107 |
35/25/3 |
662 |
217 |
Trtd |
T4 |
TF4 TS4
TR4 HF13
HS8Sp HR16 |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
+3 |
Fair |
12-round LOSAT launcher, MAG (C) |
24xLOSAT ADATS, 600x7.62mm |
M-922 Buford-LOSAT
Nation of
Manufacture: United States
Notes: This is
an M-8 Buford airborne combat vehicle with the standard turret replaced by a
12-tube Hypervelocity Missile turret. It does not have the special ammunition
storage system that the standard Buford has, nor can the new turret be fitted
with add-on turret armor packages (though the hull may still be equipped with
these packages). This system was killed along with the standard M-8 Buford,
though the on-and-off rumors of the Buford’s resurrection could mean that this
program will also be resumed.
Fictional Notes:
In the Twilight 2000 timeline, very few of these vehicles were produced (perhaps
a dozen for each division), and all were deployed to the Middle East with the
82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions. In the Merc 2000 timeline, production
of these vehicle was undertaken at a very slow rate along with the M-8 Buford;
perhaps one M-922 was produced for every ten M-8s.
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
$385,260 |
D, A |
300 kg |
18.5 tons/20.82 tons/23.59 tons |
3 |
9 |
Passive IR, Thermal Imaging |
Shielded |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
186/130 |
40/30 |
568 |
195 |
Trtd |
T4 |
TF6 TS6Sp
TR4Sp HF4/6Sp/20Sp
HS3/6Sp/14Sp
HR4Sp/4Sp/4Sp |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
+3 |
Fair |
12-round LOSAT launcher, MAG (C) |
24xLOSAT ADATS, 1000x7.62mm |
Panther
Nation of
Manufacture: Germany
Notes: This is a
tank destroyer based on the hull of the Leopard 1 chassis. They were converted
by removing the turret and fitting an elevating arm with a 3-round pod firing
Trigat ATGM. The arm can be raised to a height of 5 meters and contains all the
sensors needed to target and guide the missiles. The sight is downlinked to a
gunner's position in the hull, which guides the missiles via a TV monitor. There
is a hatch on the center front deck for the driver, one on the right deck behind
the driver for the commander, and a large hatch behind the elevating arm for
reloading of missiles. This program was cancelled in the early 1990s after only
one prototype was built.
Fictional Notes:
In the Twilight 2000 timeline, a few of these conversions were done before the
war, but the program was actually cancelled for a short time; more were done
after the war commenced. In the Merc 2000 timeline, Germany, Switzerland,
Austria, and Italy use this vehicle.
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
$372,284 |
D, G, A |
700 kg |
38.7
tons |
3 |
15 |
Thermal Imaging, Image Intensification |
Shielded |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
111/78 |
25/15 |
985 |
215 |
CiH |
T6 |
TF4
TS4 TR4 HF26 HS12 HR8 |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
+4 |
None |
3xTrigat Launchers, MG-3 (C) |
20xTrigat ATGM, 4000x7.62mm |
Ratel ZT-3
Nation of
Manufacture: South Africa
Notes: This is a
Ratel-20 APC with the turret replaced with one mounting a triple Swift ATGM
launcher, a coaxial MAG machinegun, and two smoke grenade launchers on either
side of the turret. The Ratel in this configuration retains its rear MAG
machinegun. The gunner is seated on the right side of the turret and the
commander on the left. Unfortunately, the Ratel ZT-3 was cancelled by the
mid-1990s, with only a few examples being built.
Fictional Notes:
In the Twilight 2000 timeline, the Ratel ZT-3 was not cancelled, and went into
full production. In the Merc 2000 timeline, South Africa found itself
faced by hostile African neighbors with ever-more sophisticated and capable
tanks, and South Africa decided to put the Ratel ZT-3 into full production.
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
$113,113 |
D, A |
700 kg |
19.2
tons |
3 |
14 |
Passive IR |
Shielded |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
139/84 |
25/15 |
430 |
103 |
Trtd |
W(6) |
TF6
TS3 TR3 HF11 HS6 HR4 |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
None |
None |
3xSwift launcher, MG-4, MG-4 (Rear) |
12xSwift ATGM, 800x7.62mm |