Shandra Advanced Scout Vehicle

Description
The Shandra Advanced Scout Vehicle is a light Combat Vehicle created in the last decades of the thirty-first century and used well into the next century. The vehicle began to be produced in 3087 by Brigadier Corporation on Oliver and became highly popular with many of the Inner Sphere nations, which began to adopt Combined Arms doctrine for their militaries.

Due to their popularity, they would be among forefront of scout missions, where it’s been known for different factions using these vehicles to clash during this time period. A noted action using the Shandra was noted during the Victoria War, when a House Davion employed vehicle encountered a Spider BattleMech during the conflict on Victoria. The corporal and his gunner managed to survive the encounter with the ancient 'Mech due to speed and a lucky shot that stunned the House Liao Home Guard MechWarrior.

Weapons and Equipment
The modern version of the vehicle was introduced in 3089, in which it was armed with a front mounted Four-Tube Short Range Missile Launcher, which is backed up with an ER Small Laser and a pair of Machine Guns mounted to the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle has one ton of ammo for the SRM launcher and half ton of ammo for its Machine Gun in its main body.

This wheeled vehicle is powered by a GM 180 rated fusion engine and it is protected by four tons of standard armor. As a wheeled vehicle, it can travel quickly on paved roads, while still handling off-road operational areas that need to be scouted.

The Shandra also can serve as a basic electronic warfare vehicle, using its Guardian ECM Suite to shield friendly units from enemy sensors.

Variants

 * Shandra Advanced Scout Vehicle (Original): When it was introduced in Introduction Year::3087, the Shandra was lightly armed and powered by a ICE power plant. In this original incarnation it has the same armor protection and mounts the Guardian ECM Suite.  However, the vehicle only had its rear mounted twin Machine Guns as its weapons. BV2(2.0)=311

Design Quirks
The Shandra Advanced Scout Vehicle has the following Design Quirks:
 * Exposed Weapon Linkage (Machine Guns)
 * Power Reverse
 * Poor Sealing
 * Rumble Seat