A Shadow From the Past, Part One

Note: These vehicle designs were developed over years of early Compendium era CAR WARS gaming and were printed out long ago with an Atari ST and a huge daisy wheel printer.  They encapsulate everything that I thought was cool about CAR WARS way back before I became a snobby connoisseur of gaming that babbled opinions incessantly on the internet.  In honor of the many games that were played with these cars, I’m leaving these designs exactly as they were and posting them here with only minimal commentary.

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Falchion – Luxury, x-hvy. chassis, hvy. suspension, Large power plant with superconductors, 4 solid tires, driver only, 2 ATG’s with APFSDS ammo linked F, 2 linked MD’s (one L, one R) each with an extra magazine, link for ATG’s and MD’s together, HRSWC to ATG’s.  Armor: F 40, B 30, L 30, R 30, T 6, U6.  Acceleration 5, HC 3, Top Speed 90; 6,600 lbs., $19,390.

Personal Items Pack – Take Body Armor, a Portable Fire Extinguisher, and a Rifle with 6 shots AV ammo.  $20,000.

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Boromir – Pickup, hvy. chassis, hvy. suspension, Super power plant, 4 solid tires, driver only, ATG front with APFSDS ammo, FCGS brack, SWC for ATG, spoiler and airdam.  Armor: F 60 (ramplate), B 30, L 35, R35, T 8, U 8, 2 10-point wheel hubs front, 2 10-point wheelguards back.  Acceleration 5, HC 3, Top Speed 95; 7,146 lbs., $19,652.

Personal Items Pack – Take a Portable Fire Extinguisher and a Rifle with 5 shots AV ammo.  $19,997.

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Minelayer – Mid-sized, hvy. chassis, hvy. suspension, Super power plant, 4 solid tires, driver only, FG front, MD back with 2 extra magazines, spoiler and airdam, HD shocks.  Armor: F 40, B 30, L 30, R 30, T 10, U 10, 2 10-point wheel hubs front, 2 10-point wheelguards back.  Acceleration 10, HC 3, Top Speed 120; 5,170 lbs., $15,000.

Division 20 option – As above, but upgrade to x-hvy. chassis, add superconductors, weapons timer, 5 PDG’s (2 linked L, 2 linked R, 1 linked to FG front), PFE, and Rifle with 8 shots of AV ammo.  Armor: F 50 (Ramplate), B 40, L 40, R 40, T 15, U 16.  5, 713 lbs., $19,996.

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Hot Shot II – Luxury, x-hvy. chassis, hvy. suspension, Large power plant with superconductors, 4 solid tires, driver only, 2 MG’s with incendiary ammo linked front, 2 linked MD’s (one R, one L) loaded with napalm mines, 2 FT’s linked back, fire extinguisher, targeting computer, rifle with four shots of AV ammo.  Armor: F 40, B 30, L 30, R 30, T 8, U 8, 10-points of component armor around driver.  Acceleration 5, HC 3, Top Speed 90; 6,600 lbs., $20,000.

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Dark Sword – Mid-size, hvy. chassis, hvy. suspension, 250 ci engine with carborator, 4 PR tires, driver with Body Armor, ATG with APFSDS ammo front, SWC to ATG, 3 linked SD’s with explosive tipped spikes (1 L, 1 R, 1 B), weapons timer, overdrive, spoiler, airdam, 2 1-gallon diel tanks, HD brakes, HD shocks, PFE.  Armor: F 45, B 34, R 30, L 30, T 10, U 5, 2 10-point wheel hubs front, 2 10-point wheelguards back.  Accel 10 (5 with overdrive), HC 3 (4 at 60+), Top Speed 80 (100 with overdrive), 5269 lbs.; $19,959.

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