RDG Mod 1 “Wheel of War”
The RDG Mod 1 (Rotella della Guerra, model 2) is a wheelform vehicle created by eccentric Italian tinkerer Enrique Baldelli. Only eleven exist, having been constructed as proof-of-concept vehicles. They are indended for use as scout vehicles by one man, iwth light armor and armament. Given the fairly low weight of the RDG Mod 1, it is amphibious. Unfortunately, the high-performance engine has a bad tendancy to overheat. Also, while the vehicle is amphibious, it rides very high in the water.
The RDG Mod 1 has a crew of one. It burns 4.5 gallons of aviation fuel per hour at routine usage.
Subassemblies: Light Wheelform chassis with mild slope option
+3
P&P: 90-kW HP gasoline engine with 90-kW wheelform drivetrain,
4,000 kWs lead-acid battery and 15 gallon self-sealing fuel tank
Occ: 1 CS Cargo: None
| Armor | F | R/L | B | T | U |
| Body | 4/25 | 5/38 | 4/25 | 4/25 | 4/25 |
Armament
Ground LMG/8mm Breda-SAFAT Mod 38 [Body:F] (1,000).
Equipment
Body: Medium range radio receiver and transmitter.
Statistics
| Size: 12'x4'x12' | Payload: 0.17 tons | Lwt: 2.2 tons |
| Volume: 15 | Maint.: 111 hours | Price: $3,200 |
HT: 12.
HP: 640 [body], 128 [wheel]
| gSpeed: 102 | gAccel: 5 | gDecel: 20 | gMR: 0.5 | gSR: 1 |
| wSpeed: 5 | wAccel: 0.8 | wDecel: 25 | wMR: 0.25 | wSR: 1 |
Variants
The Mod 1A replaces the high performance engine with a 67-kW standard
one. This drops the cost ($2,900), speed (gSpeed 88) and acceleration (gAccel
4).
DR 25 Light Wheel chassis
Extra-heavy, expensive frame; expensive armor
| VSPs | Weight | Cost | HPs | Armor | SA | Size |
| 15 | 2,900 | $2,100 | 640 | 9.2 lbs/$5.5 | 110 | +3 |