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[Aseaheru]

 Nice!

 Ah... does anyone have the skill to repair any vehicle, let alone tracked ones?

[Slick]

Nice!

 Ah... does anyone have the skill to repair any vehicle, let alone tracked ones?

Well, most of my characters experience when it comes to vehicles are those of the wheeled variety, an even so he has no skill when it comes to being a Mechanic.
Hey do you think the M-548A1 comes with its own machine gun, like the M2HB? Or would we have to get that separate?
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An by the way with my plan of getting a Stoner 63A LMG (Mk 23) what type of magazine should I use or maybe an ammo belt should I go with:
20, 30, 40, 50, 100 Belt, 150 Belt, 250 Belt

Or should I instead go with the Stoner 63A MMG (M-207):

Notes:  The M-207 was the only version of the Stoner officially type-standardized by the US Army, and was also used by the Navy.  It is basically a larger version of the Stoner 63A series that uses a longer barrel, belt-feed exclusively, and extra rails for vision equipment.  It has a provision for mounting on a tripod.  It is perhaps easier to find these days than other members of the family, but is still a museum or collector’s piece.
     Twilight 2000 Notes: As with other members of the M-63A family, improved versions showed up in the hands of SEALs and Marines during the Twilight War.

http://pmulcahy.100megs3.com/machineguns/us_machineguns.htm

Both can be found on page 95 and 96 of the Infantry Weapons of the World PDF.

[Aseaheru]

 It does not come with a weapon mounted, but has a heavy nato mount.

[Funk]

An by the way with my plan of getting a Stoner 63A LMG (Mk 23) what type of magazine should I use or maybe an ammo belt should I go with:
20, 30, 40, 50, 100 Belt, 150 Belt, 250 Belt

Or should I instead go with the Stoner 63A MMG (M-207):

http://pmulcahy.100megs3.com/machineguns/us_machineguns.htm

Both can be found on page 95 and 96 of the Infantry Weapons of the World PDF.
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The Stoner is a bit of an odd ball gun.
Pick which mode you want carbine (Stoner 63A Assault Rifle  XM-22) rifle or carbine (Stoner 63A Assault Rifle XM-23) with 30 round mags
OR light machine gun (Stoner 63A Mk 23 (Long, Bipod)) With 200 round belts.
OR the full Medium Machine Gun(Stoner 63A MMG (M-207)) With 200 round belts.

Lets say that it was standardized to the 200 round M249 SAW belts to help with book keepinglogistics.
And yes you've lost/ broken the part to change the gun over.
Here the forgotten weaponsStoner 63 System page

Hey do you think the M-548A1 comes with its own machine gun, like the M2HB? Or would we have to get that separate?

NO you have to buy that.
I think Cain12 got some cash left over.

[Cain12]

Yeah I seem to have a pretty penny or two leftover. Can probaly spring for one, so feel free to pick one if you want. Anything else?

Made a few last minute adjustments, mostly some misc stuff that might come in handy but will probaly never see use:

Spoiler: Eveline Vogel (click to show/hide)

Player: Cain12
Character Name: Eveline Vogel
Nationality: German (European)
Gender: Female
Age: 49
Service: Army (Herr)
Rank: Captain (Hauptmann)
Weight: 69kg
Throw Range: 28m
Initative: 6
Load Limit: 42kg
Rads: 41
Hit Capacity
-Head: 14
-Chest: 42
-Other: 28

ATTRIBUTES
STR 7 (5+2)
AGL 6 (8-2)
CON 7 (6+2-1)
INT 9
EDU 8 (7+1)
CHR 3

SKILLS
Survival 4
Tracking 3
Unarmed Martial Arts 4
Small Arms 6 (Rifle)
Swimming 1
Ground Vehicle 2 (Wheeled)
Thrown Weapon 2
Autogun 0
Gernade Launcher 0
Parachute 2
Stealth 3
Leadership 2
Instruction 2
Persuasion 2
Observation 5
Climbing 1
Navigation 1
Biology 3
Chemistry 2
Meterology 1
Computer 4
Medical 8 (Trauma Aid)
Medical 7 (Surgery)

LANGUAGES
German (N)
English (4)
French (2)

Contacts:
3 German Military
1 Forigen Military
1 German Academic
4 German Medical

EQUIPMENT
PGSI sniper rifle                           
-Aimpoint Laser Sight
Fatigues                             
-VP-70                                       
--VP-70 Stock                          
-4 18 rnd 9mm P magz    (0.29x4=1.16kg)
-Camouflage Smock

Pack (10.2/30kg)
-PGSI Cleaning Kit             
-Shelterhalf                
-Gasmask                   
-Mess Kit                        
-Box of Tampons (20)                       
-1 K rations pack (12)         
-Swiss Army Knife (Large Blade)   
-Iodine Tablets (100)             
-Lighter                        
-2L canteen                
-Compass                        
-Pack of Chemlights (12)
-Handcuffs (metal)
-Fishing Line (20m)                     

Combat Webbing
-Personal Medical Kit      
-Signal Mirror         
-Flashlight                
-Concusion gernade      
-.5km radio         
-Binos            
-Grapple              
-3x  20 round 7.62mm NATO mag 
-Chemlight case
-Handcuffs (20 ties)

Medic bag (small) (3.4/4kg)
-Field Medical Assortment #2   
-Field Surgical Kit            
-Tranq Autoinjectors (3)

Weight on person: 34.13 kg

OTHER EQUIPMENT
2x Water, DS cases (24)      24kg
4x K-rations pack (12)              22kg
Fishing Pole                           1.8
Fishing Net                                4


TERM 1
Enlisted Ranger, Promoted, 1 German Military Contact, Jogging.
TERM 2
Enlisted Ranger, Observation 2, Survival 1, Tracking 1, Climbing 1, Promoted (Stealth 1), 1 Forigen Military Contact, Jogging.
TERM 3
Enlisted Ranger, Navigation 1, Small Arms 2, Observation 1, Promoted (Thrown Weapon 1), 1 German Military Contact, Nightschool.
TERM 4
Undergraduate, Biology 3, Chemistry 2, Meterology 1, Instruction 1, Computer 1, German Academic Contact, Weight Lifting, -1 AGI.
TERM 5
Medical School, 1 German Medical Contact, Weight Lifting, -1 AGI.
TERM 6
Medical Doctor, Promoted (Medical 1), 1 German Medical Contact.
TERM 7
Medical Doctor, Computer 1, 1 German Medical Contact, Camping (Survival 1) & Language (French 2), War.
TERM 8 (War Term)
Officer (Doctor), Ground Vehicle 1 (Wheeled) & Bird Watching (Observation 1), 1 German Military & 1 German Medical Contact, -1 Con.

[Aseaheru]

 We could use a still, some spare rounds for a M2, tracked vehicle tools, smallarms tools, excavating tools, other tools, a generator, a vehicular radio...

[Cain12]

Okay.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

(4x5000)x2 = 40000
My present expenses = Roughly $2550
Remaining funds = Roughly 37450.

So, to add to Other Equipment:
M2HB = 51.2kg $1600
4 cases of 105 belts .50 BMG  = 60kg $300
Small Still = 700kg $500
Tracked vehicle tools = 15kg $1000
Excavating tools = 20kg $300
Small arms tools = 5kg $200
Electrical Repair = 3kg $500
Electronic Repair = 3kg $1000
Generator, Compact = 5kg $300
10 kilowatt generator = 150kg $1200
3x Battery Charger = 3kg $900
13km Vehicular radio = 15kg $1500
5x Jerry Cans, 20-liter = 5kg $25
-80 liters of Diesel = 80kg $3200

Additional weight = 1115.2 kg
Additional costs = $13300

This stuff look acceptable? I threw in some fuel.

[Aseaheru]

 I think thats good for the time being.

[3_14159]

Assuming a spot's still free, I'd like to join with my ex-repair-station-managing Marine Armour officer.

Spoiler: Anderson E. Walker (click to show/hide)

Name: Anderson E. Walker
Gender: Male
Rank: Major
Nationality: US
Native Languages: English
Basic Attributes:
    STR 9 + 1
    AGI 6
    CON 6
    INT 6
    EDU 6
    CHA 5

Skills:
    Armed MA (ST)            0/10
    Autogun  (ST)            0/10
    Combat Engineer (CON)    2/8
    Construction (EDU)       2/8
    Grenade Launcher (STR)   0/10
    Mechanic (ST)            7/17
    Observation (INT)        1/7
    Small Arms (ST)          9/19
    Stealth (AGL)            1/7
    Survival (INT)           2/8
    Small Watercraft (CON)   2/8
    Swimming (CON)           1/7
    Tac Missile (AGL)        0/6
    Thrown Wpn (STR)         1/11
    Tracking (INT)           2/8
    Unarmed (STR)            3/13
    Vehicle (Wheeled) (AGL)  2/8        (Actual skill: 1, plus 2/1 = 1 from Tracked)
    Vehicle (Tracked) (AGL)  2/8
   
Initiative:      4
Rads:           13
Age:            33

Hit Capacity
    Head        12
    Chest       48
    Other       32

Weight:         96kg
Load:           48kg
Throw Range:    40m
Unarmed Dmg:    3
Equipment $:    $40000

Equipment Carried:          Total Weight: 31.75 of 48kg
    M21 Sniper Rifle (Personal Equipment)
        5kg, 7.62 NATO, 20 box magazine
        SA, 4 Damage, 2-3-Nil penetration, Bulk 6, Mag 20, SS4, Range 65
        With bipod, range 75 and SS2.
        Scope, plus 15m for aimed shots
   
    4 20x7.62mm N mag       2kg
   
    M1911A1 Pistol (Personal Equipment)
        1kg, .45ACP, 7 box magazine
        SA, 2 Damage, Nil penetration, Bulk 1, Mag 7, SS3, Rng 12
    3 x 7x .45 mag          0.4kg
   
    M16A2, $400
    3kg, 5.56 NATO, 30 box magazine
        ROF 3, Dam 3, Pen 1-Nil, Blk 5, Mag 30, SS3, Burst 3, Rng 55
   
    3x 30 rds               1kg, $21  (rounded up)
   
    Fatigues                4kg
    Kevlar Helmet           0.5kg
    Pack                    2kg
    Combat Webbing          2kg
    Bayonet                 0.25kg
    2 Frag grenades       2x0.5kg
    2 smoke grenades      2x0.5kg
    Binoculars (4x)         0.5kg, $100
    Geiger Counter          0.5kg, $500
    Kevlar Vest             4kg
    Flashlight              0.2kg
    Personal Medical Kit    0.2kg
    0.5kg Hand Radio        0.5kg, $250
   
    Brass Catcher, Cloth    0.5kg, $5
    Canteen, 1l x2        2x0.1kg, $20
        plus water        2x1kg

Other Equipment             Total Weight: 652.8kg
    Light Mesh Hammock      0.3kg, $15
    Battery Charger         1kg, $300
    7.62mm N Case x 10     10x15kg, $650
        Total of 6000rds
    5.56mm N Case x 5       5x14.25kg, $1150
        Total of 5000rds
    .45 ACP Case x2         2x20kg, $126
        Total of 2000rds
    Tracked Vehicle Tools   15kg, $1000
    Excavating Tools        20kg, $300
    Construction Tools      30kg, $500
    Shelter Half            1kg
    Gas Mask                1kg
    4 Frag grenades       4x0.5kg
    5 20x7.62mm N mag       2.5kg
    Sleeping Bag            4kg
    Thermal Fatigues        6kg
    Rope 50m                5kg, $100
    MREs, 150 meals        225kg, $1800
   
Total Cost: $7237

Contacts:
    3x US Military Contact
    3x Foreign Military Contact

Spoiler: Creation Details (click to show/hide)

Attribute Rolls:
9, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5

STR 9
AGI 6
CON 6
INT 6
EDU 6
CHA 5

Background Skills:
    - Unarmed Combat -- Skill 2
    - Survival -- Skill 2
    - Tracking -- Skill 2
    - Small Watercraft -- Skill 2
   
   
First Term:
    National Naval Military Academy
    Construction 2, Combat Engineer 2, Small Arms 2
    Marines: Small Arms 3, Unarmed 1, Swimming 1, Wheeled 1, Thrown 1, Armed 0, Autogun 0, GL 0, Tac Missile 0
    1x Military Contact + 1x Foreign Military Contact
    2nd Lieutenant
    Secondary Activity: Observation 1
    War Roll 9, No war
   
Second Term:
    Marine Armour (Officer)
    5 Skills: Mechanic 3, Tacked Vehicle 1, Stealth 1
    Secondary Activity: STR+1
    2 US Military Contacts
    War Roll: 9, No Roll
    Promotion Roll: 5 + 1, Promotion to 1st Lieutenant

Third Term:
    Marine Armour (Officer)
    4 Skills: Mechanic + 2, Small Arms +2
    2 Foreign Military Contacts
    Promotion Roll: 4 + 1, No promotion
    War Roll: 1, War Breaks Out.
   
War Term:
    Immediate Promotion to Captain
    Choose 6 Skills: Mechanic +2, Tracked +2, Small Arms +2
    Aging Roll: 7, more than AGI. No loss.
    Promotion: 8 + 1, promoted to Major
    Contacts: 2 US Military

Currently, almost $33000 are still unspent - any ideas?

[Aseaheru]

 A few dozen more cases of ammunition? Possibly a mortar, AT rockets or missiles(or even a MANPAD and a missile or three, just incase someone has working aircraft), tools for reloading ammunition, a pair of 13km vehicle radios? Ah...

* Aseaheru wanders off to look at potentially nice things to get

 rifle grenades? automatic grenade launcher and a few cases of grenades for it? Camo netting, tank trailer to haul behind our tracked beast, a water purification unit, HCPs? Perhaps an inflatable boat? A fridge/freezer unit for perishable medical supplies? Extra medical supplies? Explosives in general?

[Funk]

(With $33000 you could get the chosen weapon of Toyota warlords every where, a ZPU Anti-aircraft Gun or even the deluxe ZU 23.)
Remember that all weapons come with a full magazine/belt/loaded rocket.
There are rules for aircraft(a book full of them) but your unlikely to find your self fighting wave of hind gunships.
Still MANPADs and AT rockets can always be fired at other things.

What you buy will likely determinate what you can do easily, so if load up on auto cannons and hand grenades you may well find your selves have to use them or lose them.

[Aseaheru]

 Handgrenades are always useful tho. Fishing!

[3_14159]

A few dozen more cases of ammunition? Possibly a mortar, AT rockets or missiles(or even a MANPAD and a missile or three, just incase someone has working aircraft), tools for reloading ammunition, a pair of 13km vehicle radios? Ah...

Hm. How much capacity do we have left, actually, before I start buying more things? I'd rather keep one vehicle, since it'll allow us to rest while driving.
But yes, most of those look good (you just want a mortar to play with, don't you?)

rifle grenades? automatic grenade launcher and a few cases of grenades for it? Camo netting, tank trailer to haul behind our tracked beast, a water purification unit, HCPs? Perhaps an inflatable boat? A fridge/freezer unit for perishable medical supplies? Extra medical supplies? Explosives in general?

Medical supplies will always help, definitely. A tank trailer would be nice, but not amphibious, although we could use the inflatable raft to transport a 1-ton trailer plus its content in two crossings. On the other hand, the M-416 Jeep trailer, despite loading only 340kg, actually floats and could be towed even over rivers.
Speaking of tankers, more fuel should always be nice - assuming we have the two tons available, taking a medium still will reduce downtime from 100 days per period of travel to two weeks per period of travel - that's still pretty long; the M548 guzzles alcohol. OTOH, it's not much more fuel consumption than equivalent trucks, it's amphibious and far faster off roads.

(With $33000 you could get the chosen weapon of Toyota warlords every where, a ZPU Anti-aircraft Gun or even the deluxe ZU 23.)
Remember that all weapons come with a full magazine/belt/loaded rocket.

There is overkill, and then there's overkill :-)

Edit: Actually, now that I'm looking into a few more vehicle options, I can see some alternatives:

• LARC-15 (some pictures), looking not like an amphibious truck but a land-going boat. At 13.5t load, it's even more capacious than the M548, while drinking half the fuel. Its fuel efficiency off-road is just like the M548 (although it's slower), but it's far superior on roads.
• LARC-60 (some pictures). The LARC-15's big brother, it has a load of 60 (!) tons. Despite that load, it only needs 194 litres of diesel (680l of methanol) per period - on the road, it still makes more kilometres per litre than the M548; although it's less efficient off-road. It's also extremely expensive, and I don't think we can buy one. More of a mobile base, actually.
• DT-30P (picture). A 30-ton two-part amphibious tracked transporter. While having 50% higher fuel consumption compared to the M548, it also has three times the load. Which means we could pack more stills, for example.

[Funk]

Edit: Actually, now that I'm looking into a few more vehicle options, I can see some alternatives:

While there fine vehicles there not equivalent to a 5 ton truck so no not unless you buy them.

Hm. How much capacity do we have left, actually, before I start buying more things? I'd rather keep one vehicle, since it'll allow us to rest while driving.

Speaking of that here's some better forms

Vehicles

Spoiler: LuAZ-967M (click to show/hide)

Load 420kg
Fuel Type D, A
Veh Wt 930kg
Crew2 +2
Mnt 1
Night Vision head lights
Radiological open
Tr Mov 206/82
Com Mov 52/21/5
Fuel Cap 34
Fuel Cons 27
Susp W(2)
Armor HF1 HS1 HR1

Spoiler: M-548A1 (click to show/hide)

Load 5,400kg
Fuel Type D, A
Veh Wt 12.88 tons
Crew2 +22
Mnt 7
Night Vision head lights
Radiological Enclosed
Tr Mov 135/94
Com Mov 31/22/3
Fuel Cap 397
Fuel Cons 63
Susp T2
Armor HF1 HS1 HR1

Trailers
-UAZ-8109 1/2-Ton Cargo Trailer trailer 431.7/500kg

Spoiler: Cargo (click to show/hide)

Aseaheru
-Wheeled Vehicle Tools 10kg
-20l Jerrycan x4 4lb
-B-10 recoilless rifle 87.6kg
--BK-881m HEAT x2 8.22kg
--Type 65 FRAG-HE x2 9.2kg
--Russian field ration x100 200kg
--10 case 5.45 100kg
--Body Bag x20 6kg
--2 case .32 ACP 40kg
--Frag grenadex4 2kg
--Smoke Grenade .5kg
--4 case C-Ration 56kg
--40mm HE grenadex64 19.2kg
--Roll Duct tape x7 7kg
--Shelter Half 1kg
549.5kg

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Cain12

M2HB = 51.2kg $1600
4 cases of 105 belts .50 BMG  = 60kg $300
Small Still = 700kg $500
Tracked vehicle tools = 15kg $1000
Excavating tools = 20kg $300
Small arms tools = 5kg $200
Electrical Repair = 3kg $500
Electronic Repair = 3kg $1000
Generator, Compact = 5kg $300
10 kilowatt generator = 150kg $1200
3x Battery Charger = 3kg $900
13km Vehicular radio = 15kg $1500
5x Jerry Cans, 20-liter = 5kg $25
-80 liters of Diesel = 80kg $3200

Additional weight = 1115.2 kg
Additional costs = $13300

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3_14159

Other Equipment             Total Weight: 652.8kg
    Light Mesh Hammock      0.3kg, $15
    Battery Charger         1kg, $300
    7.62mm N Case x 10     10x15kg, $650
        Total of 6000rds
    5.56mm N Case x 5       5x14.25kg, $1150
        Total of 5000rds
    .45 ACP Case x2         2x20kg, $126
        Total of 2000rds
    Tracked Vehicle Tools   15kg, $1000
    Excavating Tools        20kg, $300
    Construction Tools      30kg, $500
    Shelter Half            1kg
    Gas Mask                1kg
    4 Frag grenades       4x0.5kg
    5 20x7.62mm N mag       2.5kg
    Sleeping Bag            4kg
    Thermal Fatigues        6kg
    Rope 50m                5kg, $100
    MREs, 150 meals        225kg, $1800

A quick edit just to let you know that the big book of planes is up on the first page.

[Aseaheru]

 Ooh, nice. Its cool seeing what they but in for blurb, and what wasmade using their rules. it appears that all the content for vehicles and weapons in twilight 2000 was put up on that website tho.