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IFV-12 Apache Infantry Fighting Vehicle
ACC-12 Apache Armored Command Carrier

I. Dimensions

	IFV-12	AAC-12
Total Length:	6.8 meters	6.8 meters
Total Width:	3.8 meters	3.8 meters
Total Height:	2.0 meters	2.1 meters
Dry Weight:	16 metric tons	18 metric tons
Operational Weight:	18 metric tons	20 metric tons

II. Type

• (IFV-12): Two crew amphibious tracked lightly-armored infantry fighting vehicle, capable of carrying up to 12 foot soldiers with standard gear or 6 cyclone riders with standard gear.
• (ACC-12): Lightly-armored tracked amphibious command carrier
  • Four crew: Driver, sensor operator, sensor operator / gunner, and commander.

III. Service Use

• IFV-12: Served with the RDF Army, Space Marines, and Marines from 2050 until replaced by the IVF-15
• ACC-12: Served with the RDF Army, Space Marines, and Marines from 2050 until replaced by the ACC-15

IV. Propulsion

• 1 Siemens electric motor providing 750 hp
• Automatic transmission providing 5 forward and 2 reverse gears.

Powerplant:

• 1 x RRD-2 Miniaturized Fusion-cell energizer providing electrical power to the mecha.  Total output, 1800 kW each.

Fuel Capacity:

• 12 Standard canisters of reaction mass
• 15.5 liters of D2O.

V. Performance

VI. Electronics

Radar tracking:

IFV:

• Westinghouse GN/TPG-219 short range UWB phased array pulse-Doppler, for detection and tracking of targets, and with battlefield surveillance mode.
• Westinghouse GN/APX-16 IFF friend or foe interrogator.

ACC:

• Hughes GN/TPG-218 X-band long range multimode radar capable of linking with other battlefield systems to provide centralized command, control and communications to the theater. The system is supported via a raiseable antenna mast to increase range at the expense of additional ground clutter.
• Thomson GN/ESM-22 electronic signal masking systems.
• Westinghouse GN/APX-16 IFF friend or foe interrogator.

Optical tracking:

• Kodak GN/DOS-3700 multi-band motion-stabilized digital spherical camera system, for medium range 360 degree elevation traversable infra-red imaging, optical and ultra-violet band detection and tracking.
• General Electric GN/LT-8 multi-frequency laser ranger and designator.

Tactical Electronic Warfare System (TEWS):

• Tracor GN/ALR-27 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)
• Phillips GN/ALR-16 Infra-red Warning Receiver (IRWR)
• Kowalczyk ALQ-268(V) active radar jammer.
• Multiple VHF and UHF antenna.

Command and Control System (ACC Only)

• Tactical command, control, communications and intelligence system for coordinating air defense and battlefield operations.
• Various multimode, multiband terrestrial and satellite communication systems.

VII. Armament

Cannons

• 1 x Smith & Wesson six-barrel 20mm gatling cannon:  Designed to provide anti-personnel and light anti-aircraft fire, the 20mm gatling cannon is mounted in a traversable turret on the exterior of the vehicle firing at 1200 rounds per minute with 1000 round belt feed. Ammunition is a mix of Tungsten-coated depleted Uranium Armor Piercing Spin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot (APSSDS), High Explosive Armor Piercing (HEAP) and tracer rounds.

Missiles

• 2 x SA-12 Crossbow surface-to-air missiles for air defense located on the both sides vehicle in box launchers..

VIII. Armor

The armor on the Apache is a standard Chobam laminar developed in the late 20th century and improved with the materials science advances made during the Robotech era. This armor was mainly designed to defeat projectiles and other kinetic weapons. The armor stops all small arms, and heavy infantry weapons fire, provides good resistance to light mecha-mounted weaponry, and provides fair resistance to medium mecha-mounted weaponry, such as the Valkyrie's 55mm APFSDS round.

The Apache provides full protection from nuclear, biological, and chemical hazards, using an overpressure crew compartment environment activated by radiation and hazardous chemical sensors, or manually when biological warfare conditions are anticipated. The internal consumables supplies can provide atmosphere for one week maximum.

IX. Development

Layout adapted from Robotech Reference Guide

Content by Jeffrey R. Spillner
Copyright © 1998-2001 Jeffrey R. Spillner

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