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Jeep, TL8

  This is basically the TL6 jeep upgraded to TL8 standards, adding many of the new gadets available. The vehicle is intended for the civilian market and in some cases certain features (smartwheels, all-wheel steering, etc) are dropped to lower cost. Slightly modified versions may be found in police or paramilitary service; armies typically use larger vehicles.

  Many jeeps carry extra gear on racks on the sides of the body or top of the hood (usually a spare tire, a full fuel can and various tools like a shovel, axe, pick, etc). It is probably easiest to treat such mountings as hardpoints.

 Subassemblies: four off-road wheels
 Body Features: none
 Propulsion: 45 kW wheeled drivetrain, all-wheel drive
 Weaponry: none
 Instruments and electronics: two medium range radios (one recieve only), civilian GPS, small computer with $2000 databases, one terminal, sound system, light amplification
 Miscellaneous: portable fire extinguisher, convertable ragtop, ST 20 winch (400 lb lifting, x10-x20 pulling)
 Controls: electronic
 Occupancy: Short
 Passengers: three in normal exposed seats with crashwebs
 Crew: Driver in normal exposed crewstation with crashweb
 Environmental Systems: Environmental Controls, 4 man
 Power: 50 kW ceramic, 1.5 gph
 Fuel: self-sealing 10 gallon tank, 10 gallons diesel fuel
 Access, Cargo and Empty Space: 4.43 cf empty, 15 cf cargo and 5.25 cf access space
 Volumes: Body 100 cf, Wheels 20 cf; Surface Area: Body 129 sf, Wheels 44 sf; Total Area 173
 Structure: light frame
 Hit Points: Body 97, Wheels (each) 17
 Structural Options: HD brakes, trailer hitch (4,825 lb capacity), smartwheels, all-wheel steering, improved suspension, PR tires, waterproofing
 Armor: PD 3 DR 5 on body and wheels, exp metal
 Statistics: Empty Weight 1162, Normal Cargo Load 300 lbs, Loaded Weight 2332 lbs (1.16 tons), Volume 120 cf, Size Modifier +2, Price $28,124, HT 12
 Ground Performance: Speed 112 mph, gAccel 7 mph/s, gDecel 20 mph/s, gMR 2.25, gSR 3, Low ground pressure, 1/2 off-road speed
 Waterproofing: can float, Hydrodynamic drag 173, Aquatic motive thrust 90 lbs, Top speed 5 mph, wAccel 0.8 mph/s, wDecel 10 mph/s, wMR 0.75, wSR 4, Draft 0.85'