It looks like we've got another round of strange weather on our hands. Do we blame "El Nino", or is it just old-fashioned Midwest weather showing us who's the boss?
    Speaking of strange goings-on, the big news in last issue was that we were going to host both World Championships at GenCon this year. Unfortunately, this will not come to pass. SJG is boycotting GenCon this year (along with other firms like Palladium and R. Talsorian) because of the arrogance of Wizards of the Coast. Not only has WotC raised booth prices as much as 50%, they've also said that any company that doesn't show up at GenCon is dead in the gaming industry. These high-handed tactics are rather similar to those employed by a certain all-conquering software company, don't you think??
 
 

Those duelists who use radar must put up with its chief weaknesses, namely its vulnerability to jamming and counter-detection, as well as its inability to distinguish a target beyond being a blip on a screen. To get around these liabilities, DKI engineers bring you Ladar, the next generation in long-range scanning devices. Ladar sets are available in several different varieties, which are listed below.

Standard Ladar: $5,000, 50 lbs, 0 spaces. Ladar sets use a precisely-modulated free-electron laser beam to detect targets. A Ladar beam is subject to the same environmental effects as a regular laser beam (smoke, hot smoke, etc), and has a range of 3/4 mile. Ladar beams are much more precise than radar, thus giving a +1 to-hit bonus for direct-fire weapons. A standard Ladar set uses 15 power units per hour of continuous use.

Long-Range Ladar: $20,000, 100 lbs, 1 space. This item works as standard Ladar, but with a range of 7.5 miles. It uses 20 power units per hour of continuous use.

Search Ladar: $50,000, 250 lbs, 3 spaces. Search Ladar is designed to be mounted in aircraft of all types. It has a range of 125 miles and uses 50 power units per hour of continuous use.

Ladar Rangefinder: $20,000, 50 lbs, 0 spaces. Using this item with a direct-fire weapon cuts the range penalties by 50%. For example, a long-barreled weapon has a range modifier of-1 per 20". A Ladar rangefinder would reduce this to -1 per 40". A Ladar rangefinder also has the same to-hit bonus as other Ladar' systems.

Superstructure: $1,000, 50 lbs per space, 0 internal spaces required. A superstructure is basically a "fixed" type of turret which Occupies all armor facing on top of an AFV. If mounted on an AFV with 30+ body spaces, a superstructure is assumed to occupy the TF armor facing. A superstructure may have no more than 40% of the spaces of the AFV on which it is mounted. Superstructures have five armor locations (F, B, R, L, T) and may use sloping.
    An AFV with a superstructure may have an AFV turret, an open mount, an anti-aircraft mount or a regular vehicle turret on the TB location. All of these turrets and mounts may not fire into the front arc of the AFV if they are depressed below 30 degrees above the horizontal.

Armored Open Mount: An armored open mount uses the same kind of armor as the vehicle it is mounted on. This type of mount has four armor locations (R, L, B, T) and may use sloping.

Stub Wings: These items are asa improved version of the weapon wing. They cost 50% more, but weigh the same. Stub wings have the same benefits and mounting restrictions as weapon wings. Stub wing armor costs $20 and weighs 5 lbs per point. Like regular aircraft wings, stub wings have no intrinsic DP. However, they may be armored to a maximum DP equal to the side armor of the helicopter that carries them
 
 

This April, NOVA will celebrate its thirteenth anniversary, which is pretty good, considering the fact that the average AADA chapter only lasts a few years. Notable exceptions to this rule include River City Autoduelling Association and LEADA, which lasted about five years.
    Foremost among NOVA's pet projects this year is the Car Wars Compendium III. To this end, we have received some help from Michael Owens (of SWAT), who retrieved some errata from the Irish Autoduelling Association's websitebefore it went off-line). We are now using this information as seeds to plan the structure of the new Compendium.
    NOVA's new dueling champion is Michael Garrity. He won it in a quick Division-20 event which was held at Aksarben Arena. More on this later.
    Police Commissioner Death Knight has proposed that the NOPD set up a heavy armor division in order to deal with criminals who are using black-market military hardware. Already, some commentators are calling this organization the "Tank Police". Currently, the Mayor and the City Council are debating Death Knight's proposal. The main objections which have been raised center around collateral damage caused by tracked vehicles moving around the city. To counter these objections, Commissioner Death Knight has begun testing a number of wheeled AFVs in New Omaha.
    The infamous Detective Hammer has returned to duty with the New Omaha Police Department. His reputation as a "loose cannon" has made his past service interesting to say the least.
 
 

Lost in Space: In theaters now

Godzilla: Memorial Day

Armageddon (one of several asteroid-impact disaster flicks): Unknown at press time

The Avengers: Mr. Steed and Mrs. Peel hit the big screen in June.

Deep lmpact: May

Mighty Joe Young: Summer

Future Sequels: Highlandcr 4, Total Recall 2, Mission: Impossible 2, The first Star Wars Trilogy.
 
 

In case you already haven't heard. GenCon will not be the site of the AADA World Championships this year. Why, do you ask?? The simple reason is that Wizards of the Coast (the new 800-lb. gorilla of thc gaming world) controls both GenCon and Origins through their cronies at Andon Unlimited. Strap in ladies and gentlemen, the race is about to begin! It's Creation-Con all over again, this time with the gaming companies. Some of the middleweight gaming companies (SJG, Palladium, R. Talsorian, etc) are boycotting both of these convention because of Andon's unfair business practices and their statement that "...if 'you don't attend, you're dead in gaming as far as we arc concerned". If thc heavyweights of the gaming world (FASA among them) join the boycott, attendance at GcnCon will be sparse indeed. In all likelihood, gaming at this year's GcnCon will be dominated by AD&D and Magic: The Gathering. To be plain, this isn't a pleasant thought.
    As of March 28th, we have been informed that the World Championships in Dueling and Racing will be held at Tacticon in Denver. For reason unknown to us mere mortals, SJG has decided to have Robert Dies of TRAACS run the Dueling Worlds. Norman McMullen will be running the Racing Worlds. We can only hope the TRAACS people run the Dueling Worlds as well as Norman did last year.

The information we have on conventions is listed as follows:

Spring Campaign '98: Ralston, NE in March or April

Origins '98: Columbus, Ohio; July 2-5, 1998.

GenCon '98: August 6-9, 1998 in Milwaukee, WI.

WorldCon '98: Baltimore, MD. August 6-9, 1998.

Tacticon: Denver, CO. Early September 1998. Confirmed site of the AADA World Championships.

Nuke-Con: Omaha, NE. Early October 1998.
 
 

January 7th, 2048: The Elvis Commandos threw a huge party at the Civic Arena to celebrate the King's 112th birthday, and some 10,000 people showed up. The attendees ate, drank and were merry. The party was called a huge success.

January 9th, 2048: Police Commissioner Death Knight reported that No-Gun brought in several suspects in last month's murder. At present, they are being held without bail at the New Omaha City Jail.

January 10th, 2048: Michael Garrity won the NOVA dueling championship by single-handedly defeating Don Jacques, Norman McMullen and Adrian Shipley in a Division-20 event at Aksarben Arena.

January 25th, 2048: The Weasel began to sell Ooby Dooby items on the Home Shopping Network satellite channel. His Ooby Dooby cult is reported to have taken in more than $2,000,000 in sales on the first day.

January 30th, 2048: Death Knight made his "Tank Police" proposal to the Mayor and the City Council today. The proposal is currently being evaluated and a final decision is expected within 60 days.

February 2nd, 2048: In an attempt to sway the City Council, Death Knight began the testing of wheeled AFV's in New Omaha. As fate would have it, one of the Tank Police heavy cruisers was used to stop a gang of criminals who had stolen a front-end loader from the City Maintenance yard and were attempting to steal an ATM bunker with it.

February 5th, 2048: Detective Hammer returned to the NOPD. Commissioner Death Knight welcomed him back. During his absence, Detective Hammer served with the Lincoln (Nebraska) Police Department and became notorious for his un-orthodox methods of law enforcement.

February 9th, 2048: Detective Hammer brought dozen the house on a gang of criminals that specialized in the smuggling of counterfeit computer chips. The suspects required only minor medical attention.

February 13th, 2048: After he refused Detective Hammer's request to be assigned to the Tank Police, Death Knight suffered some minor damage when Detective Hammer ran him down with his personal dueling vehicle, the famous "Crimson Hammer". Detective Hammer suffered several broken ribs when Death Knight tore out the Crimson Hammer's transmission and swatted Detective Hammer across the street with it.

March 2nd, 2048: The Weasel announced that Ooby Dooby is going international with the opening of Ooby Dooby catalog showrooms in Europe, South America and Asia.

March 7th, 2048: A three-way duel at Carter Lake Arena between Michael Garrity, Norman McMullen and Don Jacques endedin a tie when Mike & Norman were killed in a head-on collision which confettied both of their vehicles. Don Jacques had previously surrendered to Mike after having been set on fire.

March 9th, 2048: Carter Lake Arena officials reviewed tapes of the Main Event duel which took place on March 7th. They announced that Mike Garrity technically won the duel by a single point, even though Don Jacques was the only survivor of it.

March 10th, 2048: NOVA President Joe Ratner announced that he and the officials at local dueling arenas are looking into changing the system by which duels are scored. The idea would be to avoid a repeat of the scoring confusion surrounding the duel of March 7th.

March 12th, 2048: Mike Garrity was officially announced the winner of the March 7th duel at Carter Lake Arena. Joe Ratner commented that "It wouldn't have mattered what scoring system was used. Mike still would have won because he scored the first kill in a duel with all odd number of combatants.

April 3rd, 2048: The City Council issued its recommendation on Police Commissioner Death Knight's Tank Police proposal. At a news conference, Mayor Bill the Cat said that "The Commissioner's proposal will be allowed to go forward, subject to strict oversight by the City Council". When asked to comment on this development, Death Knight said that "I am relieved that the Mayor and the City Council agreed to my proposal. After the news conference, Death Knight showed off the vehicles that will be assigned to the Tank Police. These include small and large wheeled APCs, as well as four medium tanks armed with 75mm guns.

April 15th, 2048: NOVA celebrated its 13th anniversary with a party at the Aksarben Dueling Complex. NOVA President Joseph Ratner vowed that it wouldn't be the last by a long shot. Several thousand fans showed up for a question & answer session afterwards with the members of NOVA.
 
 

This issue, we take oil weather effects and laser guidance. Let's start with laser guidance. Something occurred to us recently. If several rockets are laser-guided and follow the beam to a single target, how do all of the rockets hit the same spot'? The answer is that they don't. Simply put, the rockets hit the same armor location, not the same exact spot. The reason for this is the beam from the targeting laser doesn't stand absolutely still, but dances over the target surface. This is why designating a vehicle with a targeting laser is called "painting". The next question is that "If laser guidance is so accurate, why do laser-guided rockets still miss sometimes?" The answer is that some of the rockets fail to acquire the guidance beam, or loose the beam while in flight to the target. Other rockets actually strike the target, but glance off the armor or fail to explode. This is how a laser-guided rocket can miss at point-blank range.
    An article concerning the mechanics behind laser-guided ordnance was recently received by E-mail at NOVA Headquarters. It was sent to him by Michael Owen, a member of SWAT. The text of the article is as follows:

Laser Guidance Links

SWAT will likely present a special edition of CWIN about this subject, or will discuss LGLs in the Firing Range section of a future edition of HVD. However, I would like to try and clear up some of the confusion regarding this wonder of combat technology (or bane to the duellists on the receiving end of weapons using this accessory). Specifically, the costs of installing this item are covered here.
    All types of lasers except those which are pulse-modified or X-ray can be utilized for the LGL. Modifications for a laser to be used in the LGL arc required for' every laser in the link. This costs $500 per laser. Every rocket weapon must have electronics installed in order for the rocket to follow the path of the laser beam. If the weapon is a magazine-fed device such as an RL or MML, each round must be LGL-modified. LGL electronics cost $200 per rocket weapon or individual shot in the magazine.
    The laser that is guiding the rockets must be linked to the weapons it is guiding. Note that each rocket must have an individual link to the guidance laser. Every laser-rocket link costs $50. Smart links are not required for these laser-rocket links because the smart link is a lower-tech version of the LGL.
    Laser-rocket links do not connect rockets to each other, therefore separate & additional links are required. Rockets in the same location (facing) can use $50 links. Those in different locations must use $500 smart links.
    All types of targeting computers may be used with the LGL. Single-Weapon Computers do not give their to-hit bonus when rockets guided by lasers are smart-linked. Cyberlinks are considered to be SWCs, although they are not able to enhance targeting with smart links.

Example:

Vehicle Weapon configuration: laser & RL, (with 10 rockets) in 3-space turret, 2 linked RLs (with 10 rockets each) front, 4 HRs (l R, 1 L, 2 linked B).

34-rocket LGL (tuned laser, 10 modified rockets in each RL, 4 modified HRs, 3 laser-RL links, 4 laser-HR links, HR-HR link, RL-RL-RL smart link).

Costs: $500 +($200 x 34) + ($50 x 6)+ ($50 x 2)+$500= $8,200
 

Note that the infamous Michael Montgomery had a car called the Navigator in the 2035-2036 World Dueling Championship as you well know. I checked that design on a spreadsheet, and Mike did indeed for the procedure listed above. I am working on a vehicle database from another Car Wars player who uses the protocol listed above and explicitly states this procedure in vehicle descriptions.
    If you are planning to write CWC3, please re-write the description of the LGL. I understand the gadget but I have several pages of questions on this very subject, collected from all 40 ADQs and I feel that many duelists are not properly using this item when installing it.
    I found another example involving a design from Aeroduel. This aircraft had an RL and a TL in a turret, a RL in the front and an RL in each wing. You need four TL-RL links, then you need a smart link to connect the wing-mounted RLs in order to fire them together. Another smart link is needed to fire all four RLs together. A Single-Weapon Computer could be installed on the turret-mounted RL, giving it a +1 to-hit bonus. However, activating the 4-RL smart link would not gain this bonus for all four RLs.
    Just to let you know I have read CWC2 back & forth and the book needs to be much more explicit and clearer in many of its rules. If you write CWC3 please include some examples of installing the LGL in the description of the item.

Michael P. Owen
Seattle/Spokane Washington Autoduel Team (SWAT)
 

Michael Owen also sent us an E-Mail with some general questions on how NOVA handles situations involving fire and ice. These questions and their answers are listed below.

1) What happens when ail ice dropper applies ice to flaming oil?
-Ice to steam cloud, with a 3 in 6 chance of actually putting out the fire. Otherwise, the damaged caused by the flaming oil is halved (1d-2/2)

2) If the ice is applied to HT flaming oil?
-Produces a nice, harmless steam cloud.

3) What happens when foam weaponry attacks flaming oil?
-Foam will put out flaming oil on a roll of 1 on a d6.

4) If the foam is applied to HT flaming oil?
-same result.

5) What is the effect of rain, snow, hail/sleet/ice on flaming oil?
-These conditions will extinguish the oil on a 2-6 chance per turn (cumulative)

6) on HT flaming oil?
-the cumulative chance to be extinguished is 1-6 per turn.

7) on flame clouds?
-These conditions will dissipate the cloud on a cumulative chance of 2-6 per turn.

8) What are the effects of Military Napalm (of the type used in Aeroduel Napalm Bombs)?
-Halves damage and bum duration, with at fire modifier of +4 instead of 4-8.

9) What happens when an FOJ (with standard or HT fuel) drops its substance on water over the roadway. Please consider various depths of water, from a small amount caused by a light rain to a large amount dropped by a heavy downpour.
-Anything above ½" of standing water on the road surface will halve the damage as well as the fire modifiers. Anything above this depth or greater than a moderate downpour will extinguish the flaming oil.

10) I am most interested in the Fire Modifiers and Burn Durations of the volatile substances in these situations as well as the duration of these weapons lasting in these environments.
-See above for answers.
 
 

"Never send a ferret to do a weasel's job" -- TV commercial

"Ah, arrogance and stupidity all in the same package. How convenient of you" -- Babylon 5: In the Beginning

"Give me a place to stand and a lever long enough and I will move the world" -- Archimedes

"From hell's heart, I stab at thee. For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at me." -- Capt. Ahab; Moby Dick

"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more. Or close the wall up with our English dead!" -- Henry V; by William Shakespeare.
 
 

Turd in a Punchbowl: A submarine in a hydro-arena or lake.

Nickel & Diming: Killing an opponent by using numerous hits from low-damage weapons

Mortar Shell: A 24-ounce soil drink bottle. A can or bottle of Mountain Dew or Surge is referred to as a high-explosive mortar shell.

Jaw Breaker: Any attack which destroys a vehicle's front two tires. Alternately, a vehicle designed to deliver such attacks or a duelist who specializes in making them.

Flat Footed: A vehicle which has had all of its tire destroyed.

Clean Sweep: A term used to describe a duel in which a single duelist has defeated everyone else in the arena with him. This condition is very rare, with only two examples on record.

Immortal: A character with three or more clones in storage.

Gibraltar: Any vehicle which carries 50% or more of its weight capacity as armor.

God Gun: A tank gun of 75-mm+ caliber.
 
 

After a few false starts, the NOVA diehards assembled at Aksarben Arena for the running of the 2048 NOVA Dueling Championship. Those in attendance at this Division-20 event were Don Jacques, Adrian Shipley, Norman McMullen and Michael Garrity.
    Starting speeds were set at 30 mph, and the four duelists entered the arena floor. Adrian drew a bead on Mike and fired his turreted MMLs, inflicting minor damage to Mike's front armor. Mike replied with a volley from his three front-mounted grenade launchers. These grenades (all of which were fitted with impact fuses) destroyed Adrian's front tires. Adrian's vehicle ground to halt, becoming Mike's first mobility kill.
    Don fired his linked RRs at Norman and missed him. Norman returned the compliment with a shot from his BC, doing moderate damage to Don. After Mike received a resounding no when he called on Adrian to surrender, he pulled alongside of Adrian's vehicle and fired four incendiary heavy rockets into its right side. The armor was instantly breached and a fire started in the vehicle's interior. Meanwhile, Norman's second BE shot missed Den's front armor. Den's return fire hit Norman, doing only minor damage.
    Mike rounded the central jump, narrowly missing a shot fired by Norman. In a moment, Norman and Don were in the process of passing by each other. Mike took the opportunity and fired his grenades so that they impacted a spot directly between the two vehicles. Tires were shredded, and both Norman and Don slid to a halt. Don fired his left-mounted MFRP into Norman's side armor, inflicting slight damage. Mike circled the two immobilized duelists, awaiting whoever would come out in second place.
    Adrian's car exploded, the fire having reached the incendiary rounds in his MMLs. Don's driver got out of his car and went over to Norman's vehicle. As Norman had no hand weapons, he surrendered, thus giving him third place. The total elapsed time in this championship was a record-setting seven turns.

Standings

1st Place: Mike Garrity (3 mobility kills)
2nd Place: Don Jacques (Accepted Norman's surrender, was mobility-killed)
3rd Place: Norman McMullen (Surrendered to Don, was mobility-killed by Mike)
4th Place: Adrian Shipley (was killed by Mike)

Jawbreaker (Mike Garrity): Luxury. x-hvy chassis, hvy suspension, large power plant w/SCs, 4 SBPR tires, driver, 3 GLs w/impact fuses linked F, 4 incendiary HRs w/blow-through concealment linked R, targeting computer, Sloped Armor: F70, B40, R45,L45, T2, U3. Acceleration: 5, HC 3, Top Speed: 90 mph, 6,560 lbs, $19,988.

Mystic Motors 2044 Centaur MFR Variant (Don Jacques): Luxury, x-hvy chassis, hvy suspension, large power plant w/SCs, 4 PR tires, driver, 2 RRs w/HESH ammo linked F, MFRP (R), MFRP (L), FT w/HT ammo B, targeting computer, Sloped Armor: F54, B40, R45, L45, T8, U10. Acceleration: 5, HC: 3, Top Speed: 90 mph, 6,595 lbs, $18,544.

Fightblaster C (Norman McMullen): Streamlined mid-size, x-hvy chassis, hvy suspension, large power plant, 4 solid tires, driver, BC w/HESH ammo F, HrSwc, Sloped Composite Armor: F18/20, B7/19, R7/18, L7/18, T0/3,U0/3, Acceleration: 5, HC:3. Top Spccd: 100 mph, 5,758 lbs, $17,885.

Mamba (Adrian Shipley): Mid-size, x-hvy chassis, hvy suspension, large power plant, 4 PR tires, driver, 2 MMLs w/rotary magazines in 2-space turret T (ammo is ½ AP and ½ incendiary), dual-weapon magazine w/2 magazine switches and explosive ammo, HrSwc, 10 pts FPCA on driver, 2 10-pt wheel hubs F, 2 10-pt wheelguards B, Sloped Armor: F60, B55, R50, L50, T30, U10. Acceleration: 5, HC: 3, Top Speed: 92.5 mph, 5,710 lbs, $19,238.

In this year's NOVA dueling championship, Mike's Jawbreaker design brings up questions on grenades and tire shots. The "No Tire Shots" rule is intended to stop aimed shots at tires. However, grenade launchers are indirect-fire weapons, and so fall outside this rule. Mike's use of grenade launchers in the Championship will make you think twice. Thanks to impact fuses (and the use of three grenade launchers), Mike got an average damage result of 10.5 points per volley--to both armor and tires!. In essence, grenade launchers which use impact-fuzed grenades are turned into aimed bomb-throwers.

The only thing which makes a grenade launcher into a tire-eater is the impact fuses. Without them, the grenade launcher reverts to its balanced (and appropriately random) function. Therefore, impact fuses are banned from further use in NOVA arenas.
 
 

In this issue, we spotlight oversized vehicles. If you're on the highway with one of these brutes, you can lead, you can follow or you can get out of the way.

Radius Motors Race Car Transporter: 40' van trailer, 8 solid tires, 2 gunners, 4 passengers, 4 VMGs in 2 universal turrets (1 TF, I TB), 3 linked SDs w/incendiary spikes (1 RB, 1 LB., 1 B), wheel ramp, side door, portable shop, passenger accommodations (for 4), deluxe galley, compact TV, improved fire extinguisher, 2 hi-res computers, smart link (turreted VMGs), 4 10-pt FPRP wheelguards, FPRP Armor: F145, B 145, RFI45, RB 145, LFI45, LB145, TFI45, TB145, UF35, UB35. $258,200, 39,875 lbs.
Cargo Capacity: 40 spaces. 8,000 lbs.
Option: Remove VMGs. Add 2 BCs (1 in each turret). +$1,200, -700 lbs from weight.

Goliath XR: 40' van trailer, 12 FP solid truck tires, QR kingpin, 6 gunners, 2 PXLs in universal turrets (TF & TB), 10 HXPLs (linked pairs RF, RB, LF, LB. B), hi-res computer (to turrets), 5 HrSwcs (1 to each pair of HXPLs), smart link (between turrets), 12 laser batteries, radar, IR sighting system, improved fire extinguisher, 6 safety/ejection seats, 6 10-pt FP wheel hubs, 6 10-pt FP wheelguards, Composite Armor (LR metal/FP plastic): F24/50, B30/50, RF30/50, RB30/50. LF:30/50, LB30/50, TF30/50, TB30/50, UF15/30, UB15/30, 57,550 lbs, $496,690.

Sunspot: 40' tanker trailer, 12 FP solid truck tires, QR kingpin, 2 pulse lasers w/laser batteries in 3-space pop-up turrets (TF & TB), 5 linked FOJs (RF, RB, LF, LB., B), 7 extra magazines, 2 linked HDFCEs w/4 extra magazines each ((RF & LF), FCE w/9 extra magazines B, 2 large mini-safes w/30 bricks plastic explosive in each, 2 weapon links, bumper trigger (F to plastic explosive), blow-through concealment for all dropped weapons, 6 10-pt FP wheel hubs, 6 10-pt FP wheelguards, Composite Armor: F15/20, B18/24, RF18/24, RB 18/24, LF 18/24, LB. 18/24, TF 15/20, TB 15/20, UF 12/15, UB 12/15.32,035 lbs, $351,090.

BlastLord: Mini-bus, x-hvy chassis, small truck power plant, 10 PR truck tires, driver & gunner, 2 BCs w/ HESH ammo linked F, universally-turreted BE w/HESH ammo, 3 linked SDs w/incendiary ammo (1 R, 1 L, 1 B) linked to turret, 2 hi-res computers, 6 10-pt wheelguards, Sloped Armor: F50, B50, R50, L50, T50, U20. Acceleration: 2.5/5, HC: 1, Top Speed: 102.5 mph, 13,245 lbs, $65,204.
Cargo Capacity: 6 spaces, 1,155 lbs.

BlastKing: 30' bus, x-hvy chassis, medium truck power plant, 10 PR truck tires, driver & gunner, 3 BCs w/ HESH ammo linked F, 2 BCs w/HESH ammo in universal turrets (1 TF, 1 TB), 3 linked SDs w/incendiary spikes (1 RB, 1 LB., 1 B) linked to turret TB, 2 hi-res computers, 6 10-pt wheelguards, Sloped Armor: F50, B50, RF50, RB50, LF50, LB50, TF50, TB50, UF20, UB20. Acceleration: 2.5/5, HC: 1, Top Speed: 102.5 mph, 18,945 lbs, $93,640.
Cargo Capacity: 8 spaces, 255 lbs.

BlastMaster: 40' bus, x-hvy chassis, regular truck power plant, 10 PR truck tires, driver & gunner, 5 BCs w/ HESH ammo linked F, 2 BCs w/HESH ammo in universal turrets (1 TF, 1 TB), 3 linked SDs w/incendiary spikes (1 RB, 1 L., 1 B) linked to turret TB, 2 hi-res computers, smart link (front turret/front BCs), LD radio, 6 10-pt wheelguards, Sloped Armor: F50, B50, RF50, RB50, LF50, LB50, TF50, TB50, UF20, UB20. Acceleration: 2.5/5, HC: 1, Top Speed: 122.5 mph, 23,185 lbs, $117,660.
Cargo Capacity: 13 spaces, 2,015 lbs.
 
 

Next issue, we'll continue to update you on the set-up for the World Championships in racing and dueling. For those of you out there who have found errors in the Car Wars Compendium or the Catalog from Hell, we'd like you to send your information to us. We're in the process of collecting information for our current project, the Car Wars Compendium III. Until next issue:"DRIVE OFFENSIVELY!"
 
 

Norman McMullen	Michael Garrity
NOVA President	NOVA Secretary

NOVA Works: Michael Garrity

The 10 O'clock News: Norman McMullen & Michael Garrity

Nuts & Bolts: Norman McMullen & Michael Owen

Quotes: Norman McMullen & Michael Garrity

Duelslang: Norman McMullen & Michael Garrity

2048 Club Dueling Championship Report: Norman McMullen

The Showroom
    Goliath XR & Sunspot: Michael Garrity
    Radius Motors Race Car Transporter, BlastLord, BlastKing & BlastMaster: Norman McMullen

Typesetting & Page Layout: Michael Garrity

Editors: Michael Garrity, Don Jacques & Norman McMullen

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