Trikes . . . Not quite cars, not quite motorcycles. Why build
and drive them? First, they're cheap. Second, reverse
trikes have excellent handling properties. Third, they have
access to a wider variety of power plants and engines than any
other vehicles. Fourth, their side mounted weapons have
overlapping fields of fire. Fifth, their small size makes them
difficult to hit with most weapons.
Do
they have drawbacks? Of course. Their compact size provides a
very limited amount of space for weaponry. Additionally, they do
half damage and take double damage in collisions due to their
light weight.
Pyramid
Motorsports "Mosquito" - $10,032
Light
Reverse Trike, Standard Chassis, Heavy Suspension
Large
Cycle Power Plant
Heavy
Duty Radial Tires
Driver
& 1 Passenger
Vehicular
Shotgun
Link
& Hi-res. Single Weapon Computer
Three
Ice Dischargers
7
point cycle wheelguard on rear tire
7
point armored hubs on front tires
Fake
wheelguards on front tires
Sloped
Spoiler
& Airdam
Ram
Plate
Submachinegun
with laser scope
Paint
Grenade, Tear Gas Grenade with impact fuse
Armor:
F15 (ramplate), R15, L15, B10, T10, U8
Accel.
10, Top Speed 120, H.C. 4, Wt. 1599 lbs.
Notes: The Mosquito is fast, maneuverable, hard to
hit, and inexpensive. Its ram plate is best used against other
cycles, as the vehicle is too light to do much damage to cars.
Its ice dischargers pose a threat when combined with the
driver's vehicular shotgun and the passenger's submachine gun.
Pyramid
Motorsports "Fulcrum" - $9,276
Med
Reverse Trike, Standard Chassis, Heavy Suspension
Super
Cycle Power Plant
Heavy
Duty Radial Tires
Driver
& 1 Passenger
Oil
Gun with Ice Ammo
Link
& Single Weapon Computer
Two
Ice Dischargers
7
point cycle wheelguard on rear tire
7
point armored hubs on front tires
Fake
wheelguards on front tires
Spoiler
& Airdam
Ram
Plate
Heavy
Duty Brakes
20
Points of Component Armor on Driver
Submachinegun
with laser scope
Paint
Grenade with impact fuse
Body
Armor
Armor:
F15 (ramplate), R7, L7, B4, T4, U2
Accel.
10, Top Speed 120, H.C. 4, Wt. 1997 lbs.
Notes: The Fulcrum is designed to use its ice gun and
ice dischargers in combination with the passenger's submachine
gun to turn other vehicles over (thus, "fulcrum"). Its ram
plate is best used against other cycles, as the vehicle is too
light to do much damage to cars.
Pyramid
Motorsports "Swarm" - $47,800
Heavy
Trike, X-Hvy Chassis, Heavy Suspension
100
C.I.D. Gas Engine w/Multi-barrel Carb.
1
Gallon Dueling Tank, 1 Gallon Gas
Puncture
Resistant Tires
Heavy
Duty Shocks, Heavy Duty Brakes
Two
Variable Fire Rocket Pods (Left & Right)
Blow
Through Concealment on both Rocket Pods
60
Armor Piercing Laser Guided Rockets
Two
Laser Links, One Smart Link
Military
Targeting Laser in Zero Space Turret (Top)
Component
Armor (10 points on driver)
Three
Fake Wheel Guards, Four Fake Armored Hubs
Driver
Only
Two
Fake Grenades
Armor:
F39, R35, L35, B10, T20, U10
Accel.
5, Top Speed 60, H.C. 2, Wt. 3356 lbs.
Notes: Trikes have never gotten much respect . . .
Until now. While the Swarm is neither agile nor fast, it packs
an earth shaking punch. Since trikes' side mounted weapons
have overlapping fields of fire, the Swarm's twin V.F.R.P.s
can unleash an unholy salvo of TWELVE rockets in a single
shot. These rockets are guided by a military targeting laser,
allowing them to hit on a 4 or better with no range penalties.
The rockets themselves do 1d6+1 each. That's an average of
about 45 points of damage per salvo.