Heavy Tracked APC

Description
Armies have used armored personnel carriers (APCs) for centuries to transport troops to the front lines, which continues even in the era of battle armor. The Heavy Tracked APC is a larger version of its standard counterpart able to carry two full platoons of Foot Infantry or one platoon of either Motorized or Jump Infantry.

While the more common 10-ton Tracked APC is 10 km/h faster, it can carry only a single squad of infantry. In order for an entire platoon to be deployed at a target location, a single platoon must be spread across a lance of four APCs, forcing the APCs to stay in tight formation for the insertion. The heavy model is twice as large as standard APCs and is designed to carry two full platoons of foot troopers along with their gear. This improved capacity, in addition to a ton more armor protection, makes heavy APCs the preference of commanders who can obtain them with the majority used by the Federated Commonwealth Regimental Combat Teams.

Weapons and Equipment
No more a fighting vehicle than its "standard" counterpart, the Heavy Tracked APC carries only two front mounted Machine Guns supplied by half a ton of ammunition each. The lack of a turret makes the APC particularly vulnerable to flanking or attacks from the rear, but most can successfully unload their troops before an enemy gets in position to launch such an attack.

Variants

 * LRM : The LRM variant of the APC was introduced in the Star League era. An LRM 5 launcher is added and its 24 rounds of ammunition take up three tons of the vehicle's original six ton infantry bay capacities. BV (2.0) = 276


 * MG : This a anti-infantry version of the APC, which was introduced during the Star League era. The infantry bay is reduced to 3 ton capacity, while 4 more Machine Guns are added to the vehicle. A single Machine Gun is added to right and left sides, while rear is given two. The vehicle's ammunition capacity is increased to 300 rounds. BV (2.0) = 228


 * SRM : Similar to the LRM variant, this Star League era version retains its front mounted Machine Guns but loses three tons of its Infantry Bay capacity to equip a front mounted SRM-4 with 25 rounds of ammunition. BV (2.0) = 266

Related Vehicles

 * Heavy Hover APC
 * Heavy Wheeled APC