Battlecrab UGV
Weight: 750 kilograms Length: 1.6 meters Width: 1.2meters Height: 1.2 meters Armament: Variable, stock version is armed with a 12.7mm machinegun and four Schwerpunkt Orvani launchers. Payload: 300 kilograms (assuming unarmed variant). Crew: None (UGV) Range: 120 km Top speed: 12 kilometers/hour Cost: $150,000 DPR cost: 10 billion
The Battlecrab tracked UGV is a modern, high-technology weapon, designed to support infantry, tankers, and combat engineers in combat operations. It is capable of various forms of movement and fire, and can carry out a range of tasks in combat. While it is not completely autonomous, the Battlecrab has strong partial autonomy systems, enabling it to carry out various actions under the command of a remote operator with only minimal training required.
Firepower: The Battlecrab is equipped with ballistics software, high-definition optronics and IR systems and a laser rangefinder. This allows it to aim any weaponry it’s been fitted with (software packages for common weapon types are available off the Allanean Arms website), essentially reducing the job of the remote operator to selecting a target and aiming the on-screen crosshair at it. A Battlecrab’s fire control system can be set to follow a moving target in a ‘pixel follow’ mode, enabling tracking and engagement of moving targets.
When fitted with a heavy machinegun and Orvani launchers Battlecrab can engage infantry, thin-skinned vehicles IFVs and low-flying aircraft. Anti-tank and MANPAD weapons can also be installed, providing the Battlecrab with an ATGM and even AA capacity as needed. If fire designation is provided from other weapons systems, the Battlecrab can fire to the full range of its weapons, for example shooting the heavy machinegun to 4 kilometers via plunging fire or shooting ATGMs at 10 kilometers.
Propulsion: The Battlecrab utilizes a small diesel engine and a set of heavy industrial rubber tracks to move forward at a speed of 12 kph. It can handle minor obstacles on its own, and is too light to set off most anti-vehicle mines. It is, however, emphathetically not a tank or an AFV, and possesses limited mobility compared to those vehicles. It can, however, carry out auxiliary roles in assisting infantry and other branches of the armed forces in combat, especially in urban warfare.
Armor: The Battlecrab is armored against 7.62mm NATO or lighter ammunition and explosive shrapnel.
Communications: The Battlecrab is controlled via an encrypted, high-bandwidth battlefield communication system, and is designed to be compatible with the common BASTION C3I system. As such, it is highly unlikely that opponents will be capable of seizing control of the Battlecrab.
Cargo: In the cargo configuration, the Battlecrab can carry up to 300 kilograms of ammunition or supplies, entirely replenishing an infantry squad’s supply of ammunition in one go. By this means it can extend the operational range of infantry squads. It can also be used to evacuate casualties, albeit it is not designed to do so and space on the platform is at a premium.
Disclaimer: All the above information was taken directly off of the Allanean Defense Exports page. The author of this page makes no claim on the above writing.
