Leopard Recon Vehicle

Leopard-class (formerly Ur-class) Long-Distance Reconnaissance Vehicle

### Commentary

The Ur-class LDRV is a very old design in DAOT databanks, having been used across tens of thousands of worlds for over 8000 years. Its design has gone through countless permutations of variable upgrades and refits, eventually resulting in the most solid, durable, high-performance chassis ever created. The Ur was meant to be a patrol vehicle for colonies, settlements, and outposts extremely far from what people from the DAOT would call "civilization" at the time. As such, the Ur is tremendously durable, each component in its design meant to undergo extremely varied and hazardous environmental conditions that would try lesser vehicles, but the Ur would almost thrive in.

The Ur's main drawback is an almost complete lack of weapons, at least by DAOT standards, with only a single 40mm ETC autocannon and a few micromissile launchers providing any form of offensive firepower. This is compensate for by the Ur's exceptionally robust and agile powered maneuvering system and elevated chassis frame, allowing the Ur to drive over almost any surface or obstacle. It is meant to find the enemies of man and report their existence back to headquarters, and that is exactly what they will do.

### Features

Weapons (Primary): 40mm Liquid-Cooled ETC Autocannon, firing caseless ammo at ~6000rpm. Can fire a variety of AP, HE, and incendiary rounds.

Weapons (Secondary): x7 Micromissile Launchers, each w/mini-MIRV capacity (x28 missiles per single salvo), x3 salvos internally stored. Can also fire a variety of smart grenades, including frag, HE, plasma, or incendiary rounds.

Weapons (Tertiary): x2 EMP emitters

Weapons (Point Defense): x2 mini-Uberguns (under retractable slots in armor)

Armor: .18 meters of plasteel, ceramite, micro-beading adamantium mix

Shields: integrated energy shields similar to a Tau Energy Shield (Energy Shield - Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum), capable of withstanding .07 kilotons of direct firepower per second before final collapse. Regenerate within 7 seconds of shield collapse back to normal.

Sensors: Possesses a sophisticated sensor suite that can detect motion, invisible gases and energy emissions across the entire electromagnetic spectrum. This includes such emissions as heat, radiation and most forms of energy given off by vehicles and living troops. A long-range vox transmitter then can relay said data to firing control stations farther back from the lines, creating a continuous feed of high-accuracy data, resulting in far superior guided artillery and missile strikes.

Reactor: x1 microfusion reactor, x2 hydrogen fuel cells (backup power)

Propulsion: Can travel at a maximum speed of over 130kph. Indefinite range.

Crew: 2 (cyber-augmented, trained)

## Decryption

While hints of Golden Age vehicle types have existed for years, actual intact schematics have been teasingly absent. However, by feeding said clues to Thot for processing, Selica and Thot believe they might have found an encrypted schematic for one of the more basic vehicle types. Virtually guaranteed to be much more capable than existing Imperial vehicles, Selica can’t wait to get started on this.

Decryption of the recon vehicle STC, nicknamed the Leopard, has been a success, and the design has been sent to the factoriums for mass production. The vehicle is simple compared to say the Stryker-X, sacrificing armor for speed and fuel efficiency, meaning it can operate for long periods without supplies, with a top speed of up to 300 km/hr.