User:Impurest Cheese/RT92 'Antelope' Armored Combat Transport


 * The RT92 Armored Combat Transport or Antelope ACT was originally a project by the UNSC to create a cheap alternative to many of their combat vehicles for quick wartime construction. The project was largely forgotten due to the outbreak of the Human-Covenant War. It was only after this conflict that the Dutch-South African Company Throne Field and Exploration systems using the chassis of the Kalashnikov Arms and Armor Onager APC created the final model which would by used by the UNSC as well as various Colonial Governments.

Overview

 * The RT92 ACT is the standard chassis for a wide range of vehicles used by a multitude of operators including the UNSC. The outer skeleton is made of a titanium alloy which also contains trace amounts of vanadium and iron which makes it easier to shape at cooler temperatures. Attached to all RT92 Antelope models is a UNSC hybrid engine modified from those found in UNSC Troop Trucks to be more powerful due to the ACTs heavier mass. The RT92 was equipped as an eight wheeled vehicle and adopted a low slopping stance enhancing the vehicles ability to evade enemy munitions. Air intake slits and filters were located on the sides of the craft above the lights and allowed the crew inside to breathe comfterbly and were often called ‘gills’ by UNSC personnel. To increase the all terrain capabilities of the RT92 all models were equipped with rear mounted water jets allowing them to ford deep water and cross rivers with ease. Inside the ACT were troop benches situated next to firing slots that were manually opened allowing infantry inside to attack the enemy within the relative safety of the vehicle’s hull.


 * Inside the cabin the driver and navigator sat in a lateral formation while the communications officer and gunner sat in tandem behind them. Like most UNSC vehicles the RT92 was equipped with links to SATCOM allowing them to uplink with Unmanned Ariel Vehicles (UAVs) for battlefield updates as well as thermal scopes mounted under the headlights. In addition seven periscopes containing cameras feed information to a screen in front of the driver compensating for the lack of viewing slots. Depending on the weapon carried by the RT92 the gunner has the choice of remotely operating the weapon from inside the vehicle or manning it himself. The most common armament is a pair of 25mm canons mounted on the roof with a MANTIS Targeting Scope providing tactical information to the operator. The Navigator used a GPS to find objectives as well as gathering real time battle information from reconnaissance troops allowing him to guide the RT92 to its targets. When it came to disembark from the ACT for whatever reason the command crew could exit from an exit hatch in the roof nestled within the periscope array or from a second roof exit in the crew compartment. These exits as well as the doors on the rear of the RT92 were electrically powered although emergency kits containing emergency tools, palm sized diagnostic computers and a portable generator were located in the crew compartment if the door systems failed