The Cougar is a member of the Tiger family of infantry fighting vehicles, and is the only major variation designed with no provision for carrying infantry. The vehicle is designed to provide indirect fire support in a variety of combat conditions. Because large scale use of grav vehicles generally leads to an amorphous combat situation with no secure rear areas for siting of artillery, the Cougar carries the same weight of armor as the remainder of the vehicles in the family. The turret has been enlarged from 5% to 10% of the base vehicle size to accommodate the large mass driver gun. The Tiger family is particularly popular among mercenary units because of the comparatively low cost. Maintenance compatibility with the range of Tiger vehicles is also a popular feature. The machine gun is manned by the vehicle commander.
| CraftID: | Cougar Fire Support Combat Vehicle, TL10, Cr6,553,000 |
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| Hull: | 6/15, Disp=6, Config=4SL+turret, Armor=50E, Loaded=193.4t Unloaded=178.2 |
| Power: | 1/2, Fusion=84MW, Dur=15/45 |
| Loco: | 1/2, StdGrav, Thrust=400t, TopSpeed=1000kph, Cruise=750kph, NOE=140kph, MaxAccel=1.0G |
| Comm: | Radio=Planetary, LaserComm=Regional(500), MaserComm=Regional(500) |
| Sensors: | EMM EMSActive=Regional(500), EMSPassive=Continental(5000), ActObjScan=Difficult, ActObjPin=Difficult, PassEnScan=Formidable |
| Off: | Hardpoints=1
Pen/ Max Auto Dngr
Rds Ammo Attn Dmg Range Tgts Spc Sig ROF
6cm Mass Driver 400 HE 24 20 VDist(32) 2 40 L 60
- HEAP 50 16 VDist(32) 2 - L 60
- KEAP 38 16 VDist(32) 2 - L 60
-Flechette 24 3 VDist(32) 2 150 L 60
- Illum - - VDist(32) 2 Radius:120 L 60
5.5mm Gatling 15000 - 2/3 3 Dist 7 - H 1280
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| Def: | - |
| Control: | Comp Mod0*2, HeadsUpDisplay*2, DynLink*28 |
| Accom: | Crew=3 (Commander, Gunner, Driver), Seats=Roomy*3, Env=basic env, basic ls, ext ls |
| Other: | Fuel=15.12kl, Cargo=0, ObjSize=Avg, EmLevel=Faint |
Author: R.S.Dean