BriarRose Self Propelled Gun

BARD PAPER: VERA301

Briar Rose Self Propelled Gun

The BriarRose Self Propelled gun is based on the Sunfire tank chassis. It replaces the Sunfire's 9cmL100 cannon with a 15cmL100 cannon which is placed in a small turret at the back of the vehicle. To make room for the larger gun, the Sunfire's additional front armor was removed, as was the rear slope. The weight freed up by the removal of the armor allows the BriarRose to carry 14 tons of ammunition. The BriarRose is equipped with a 15cmL100 hypervelocity cannon firing rocket assisted propulsion (RAP) rounds. The RAP rounds and the extremely long barrel give the BriarRose a 75km indirect fire range. The BriarRoses often operate in conjunction with a TL-15 Marine Fire Direction Control APC, which coordinates and directs their fire.

A coaxial automatic grenade launcher provides a defensive capability against enemy personnel, and against targets too close to be engaged with the main gun. It fires standard 4cm RAM grenades. It has four switchable magazines that allow it to switch between four types of ammunition with no delay. These are usually, HE, HEAP, Flettchette and White Phosphorus. The HEAP rounds allow it to engage lightly armored vehicles and bunkers.

The vehicle is equipped with the Shooting Star defensive system. A computer controlled rotary gun equipped with a a state of the art point defense computer is capable of destroying incoming artillery rounds, missiles etc. This along with 10 decoys gives the BriarRose increased survivability on the battlefield.

The vehicle has two full sized computers, which reduce the maintenance demands by a factor of four. Though expensive these computers drastically reduce the upkeep cost of the vehicles over their projected lifetime. They also provide large amounts of computing power to aid the crew. This aid includes enhanced image processing, threat analysis, and tactical surveys. None of the recent Solee designs have command versions. Modifying vehicles for command, makes it possible to identify those single out those vehicles, and if the command vehicle is taken out, then the second in command has fewer resources to command the unit with. Instead Solee provides all of its vehicles with communication systems capable of interfacing with orbiting support craft. The full sized computers also provide assistance the commander.

Briar Rose Self Propelled Gun

General Data

Tech Level: 9/10

Price: 4.52 MCr

Size: 280 m³

Mass (loaded/unloaded): 310.0 / 256.1

Engineering Data

Power Plant: 6.0MW MHD Plant burning Hydrogen with 9.5 hours of fuel (11.5m³). High Bypass Turbofans generate 0.80MW. HBTs generate 40 tons of thrust, 60 tons with afterburners engaged.

Maint: 19

Electronics

Controls: Computer Linked

Computer: 2 TL-9 computers

Avionics: TL-8 Avionics, Terrain Following Avionics (NOE=13kph) Satellite Positioning System

Commo: 300km Laser Communicator, 300km Maser Communicator, 300km Radio

Sensors: Searchlight (250m), AIR Searchlight (120m), Image Enhancement Scope (250m), Imaging Radar (300m)

ECM/ECCM: 10 decoys of any type in one launcher

Life Support Extended

Cargo: 11 m³ 1 small cargo hatch

Crew: 3: Driver, Gunner & Commander

Passengers: None

Armament

Offensive 15cmL100 Hypervelocity Cannon in small turret with coaxial 4cmL10 RAM Automatic Grenade Launcher

Defensive: Shooting Star System

Ammo: 14 tons of ammo for cannon = 103 rnds, 500 4cm RAM grenades

Fire Control: TL-10 Ballistic Computer (-3 DMs), Direct& TL-9 Indirect fire sights for Cannon, Direct and TL-9 Indirect sights for the Grenade Launcher.

Stabilization: Advanced Stabilization for Cannon and Grenade Launcher

Cannon Rounds
Weapon ROF C-B Damage Pen Rtg Danger Space S Range Indirect Max Range Weight Cost

15cm HE 1/13 56-52 16C 734m 75.5km 135kg 1850Cr

15cm HEAP 1/13 37-26 180C 734m 75.5km 135kg 1905Cr

15cm Flechette 1/13 2d6/1d6 1-Nil 147x37 734m 75.5km 135kg 3850Cr

**Cannon Rounds**
Weapon	ROF	C-B	Damage	Pen Rtg	Danger Space	S Range	Indirect Max Range	Weight	Cost
15cm HE	1/13	56-52		16C		734m	75.5km	135kg	1850Cr
15cm HEAP	1/13	37-26		180C		734m	75.5km	135kg	1905Cr
15cm Flechette	1/13		2d6/1d6	1-Nil	147x37	734m	75.5km	135kg	3850Cr

Grenade Launcher
Weapon ROF S Range Indirect Max Range

Grenade Launcher 5 281m 4.2km

**Grenade Launcher**
Weapon	ROF	S Range	Indirect Max Range
Grenade Launcher	5	281m	4.2km

Movement

Max Speed: 645 kph (968kph w/ afterburner)

Cruising Speed: 483 kph (726 kph w/afterburner)

NOE Speed: 130 kph

Combat Move: 18 NOE/ 90 high (135 high w/afterburner)

Travel Move: 1932

Endurance: 9 hours at normal burn. Afterburners consume 8 m³ of fuel per hour.

Fuel Capacity: 36 m³ of High Grade Hydrocarbon distillates

Armor

Config: Transonic small turret

Suspension: Contragrav

HF:	96	TF:	96
HS:	72	TS:	72
HR:	48	TR:	48
Deck:	48	Belly:	48