Heavy Rocket Launcher: To-hit 8, $1,250, 300 lbs., 3 spaces, 3 DP, 10 shots, 3D6 damage, burst effect. CPS: $50, WPS: 7.5 lbs. Loaded cost: $1,750, loaded weight: 375 lbs.

Extra-Heavy Rocket Launcher: To-hit 8, $1,500, 400 lbs., 4 spaces, 5 DP, 10 shots, 4D6 damage, burst effect. CPS: 75, WPS: 10. Loaded cost: $2,250, loaded weight: 500 lbs.

Rocket Cannon: To-hit 8, $3,000, 600 lbs., 6 spaces, 8 DP, 10 shots, 6D6 damage, burst effect. CPS: $100, WPS: 15 lbs. Loaded cost: $4,000, loaded weight: 750 lbs.

These types of rocket launchers may be mounted on any vehicles. All types of rocket ammunition may be used.

Disruptor: To-hit 6, $30,000, 150 lbs., 1 space, 3 DP, 3D6 damage, area effect. Uses one power unit per shot.
    The disruptor projects a highly concentrated beam of sound at its target. The secondary vibrations created by this weapon will do an additional die of damage to the second layer of armor or the interior of the vehicle. The disruptor is not affected by any type of smoke or paint, but visibility penalties still apply. A disruptor will work normally under water, but not in outer space. It does full damage to laser-reflective armor, 1/3 damage to metal armor and may be used to guide rockets or bombs. Additionally, a disruptor may be used to stun pedestrians as a concussion grenade. Those struck by the beam have a -2 penalty to the roll on the effects table.

Electronic Warfare Missile: To-hit n/a, $6,000, 200 lbs., 1 space, 2 DP, 1 shot. This missile can jam or create false targets on an enemy's radar. It flies at 200 mph and has a maximum range of 200". The missile is usually tasked to fly around the target in a circle. It jams radar as if it were a radar jammer. It is targeted as a RGM. An electronic warfare missile have the modifications of high-velocity and long range.

Electronic Decoy Missile: To-hit n/a, $5,000, 200 lbs., 1 space, 2 DP, 1 shot. This missile is used to confuse enemy radar by creating 2D6 false radar images per turn. These may be filtered out using the radar fine-tuning rules. It has a flight speed of 200 mph and a maximum range of 200".

Pamphlet Bomb: To-hi 9, cost is 25% of original bomb cost, weighs 50% of original bomb weight, space and DP same as original bomb. This device is composed of bomb casing that has been packed with printed leaflets (user's choice of messages). It is set to detonate in midair in order to increase the dispersal of the leaflets.

Chaff Bomb: To-hit 9, cost: 50% of original bomb cost, weight: 50% of original bomb weight. Spaces & DP as original bomb. This type of bomb is loaded chaff along with a small bursting charge. When it is detonated at altitude, it will create a chaff cloud whose diameter is equal to 2x the burst radius of the bomb. The cloud will last until it hits the ground.

Sea Mines

Type	Cost	Weight	Damage	Spaces	DP
Small	$150	50	2d6	½	2
Medium	$300	100	4d6	1	3
Large	$500	200	8d6	2	4

These mines are smaller versions of the large naval mines. They float on the surface of the water and do damage to the side armor and propellers of any boat that hits them. They may be fitted with proximity fuses. For an additional 50% of the base price mines may be equipped to float a predetermined depth below the surface. Any mine so modified will cause damage to the bottom armor or any vessel that sets it off. Note that these mines are legal for civilian purchase.

Submarine Rockets (SubRoc): 2x launcher cost, 2x CPS, no additional weight or space.
    The SubRoc system consists of a missile or rocket launcher that has been modified so that it can be fired from below the water. When fired, the SubRoc is propelled to the surface by a charge of compressed air. The engine then ignites, sending the SubRoc to the target. SubRocs may not use wire guidance and can only use laser guidance if the targeting laser is carried by an aircraft or surface vessel.

Light X-Ray Laser: $5,000, 300 lbs, 2 spaces, 3 DP; to-hit 7, 2D6 damage. 2 PU per shot.

Medium X-Ray Laser: $10,000, 525 lbs., 3 spaces, 3 DP; to-hit 7, 3D6 damage. 3 PU per shot.

Twin X-Ray Laser: $18,000, 1,125 lbs., 3 spaces, 3 DP; to-hit 7, 4D6+3 damage. 3 PU per shot. When 2 DP are gone, one laser is destroyed. Damage is then reduced to 2D6 damage and uses 2 PU per shot.

Glitter Sprayer: $800, 25 lbs., 1 space, 25 shots, 2 DP. CPS: $15, WPS: 2, loaded cost $1,175, loaded weight 75 lbs. Creates a 1" x 1/2" cloud when fired.
    The Glitter Sprayer creates a cloud of reflective crystals that prevents LADAR, and laser-based ATAD from working through the cloud. Additionally, the cloud stops damage from all types of lasers (except x-ray). The cloud will last one turn for each 2" of altitude it is created at.

HD Glitter Sprayer: $1,600, 50 lbs., 2 spaces, 10 shots, 3 DP. CPS: $60, WPS: 8, loaded cost $2,200, loaded weight: 130 lbs. Creates a 1" x 2" cloud when fired.

Glitter Discharger: $80, 5 lbs. Creates a 1/2" x 1" cloud of glitter when triggered. a glitter discharger may use a bumper trigger. It can also be linked to a laser-reactive web.

Glitter Grenade: CPS: $40, WPS: 4. Creates a 1/2" x 1/2" cloud when fired. a glitter grenade may use an impact fuse.

Particle Inlet Filter: $500, 50 lbs., 0 space, 3 DP. The Particle Inlet Filter is designed to catch flying debris as it enters a jet engine. It will catch up to nine debris counters before becoming clogged. If the engine isn't shut down at that time, it will overheat. The filter is targeted at a -6 from the front only. The above cost and weight is for each engine.

NOTAR (NO TAil Rotor): Cost: 50% of helicopter body cost, no extra weight, gives +1 to HC and raises top speed by 20%.
    This system eliminates the tail rotor and replaces it with a number of small air jets. NOTAR is more stable than the standard tail rotor as well as being easier to control.

Swivel Nozzle: Cost: 10% of engine cost, no extra weight.
    Swivel nozzles can be mounted on any jet or rocket engine. When so equipped, they can change the direction of their exhaust. This allows a car to jump (as jump jets), or an aircraft to make maneuvers at a -2D hazard.

Turbofan Jet Engine: Cost: 1.5x jet engine cost, weight: 1.5x jet engine weight, no additional space.
    This type of engine mounts large fans in front of it. These fans push air around and over the engine, making it more efficient. Turbofan MPG is tripled, and the power factors are raised by 50%. Turbofans may use afterburners.

Turboprop/shaft Jet Engine: Cost: 125% of jet engine cost, weight: 125% of jet engine weight, 1 extra space.
    Turboprop/shaft engines are designed to drive the propellers of an airplane or the rotors of a helicopter. The operating range of this type of engine is more controlled that a normal jet engine, so MPG is tripled. Power factors are 80% of normal.

Propjet Engine: Cost: 200% of jet engine cost. Weight: 150% of jet engine weight, no extra space.
    A propjet engine has propeller blades at the rear which are attached to the main turbine. They are more efficient than standard jet engines; MPG is doubled. Power factors drop by 15%.

Delta Wings: 20% body cost, 10% body weight. Delta wings reduce the drag on an aircraft more than swept wings do. They increase the maximum speed of an aircraft by 50% and raise stall speed by 10 mph. Any propeller mounted on delta winds must face backwards. Delta wings may have the heavy-lift modification.

Folding Wings: $1,000, 20 lbs., 0 spaces. This modification allows aircraft to be stored in smaller areas. It takes 10 turns to fold the wings up or down. Folding wings reduce the extra space necessary to store aircraft to 10% of the aircraft's total spaces instead of 20%. This accessory may not be used with extra wings or variable-geometry wings.

Canards: A canard-equipped aircraft has had its "tail assembly" moved to the front. This configuration, if it stalls in any flight mode other than a zoom climb, inverted flight, or banked (rolled), automatically dives, and ignores the stalling rules.

Doppler Navigation System: $16,000, no space or weight, for aircraft only.
    Doppler navigation uses high-resolution radar to navigate the aircraft very close to the ground. It must be used in conjunction with an autopilot and a computer navigator. The system can fly an aircraft at any height over any distance safely. Altitude and course must be set before the system is engaged.

Piggyback Mounting: $500, 250 lbs., 0 space for microplanes. $1,000, 400 lbs., 0 space for airplanes.
    The Piggyback Mounting allows a larger aircraft to carry and launch a smaller aircraft mounted above it. The combined aircraft are somewhat unstable, and all maneuvers by the larger aircraft are at a +D1 hazard. The larger aircraft must be able to lift both itself and the smaller aircraft into the air. The smaller aircraft can be launched by going into a dive and releasing it, a D2 hazard for both aircraft. Once released, the smaller aircraft may not be retrieved. The release option costs an extra $100. The modifications involved in this system are only made to the larger aircraft.

Virtual-Reality Targeting Computer: $6,000, 25 lbs., 0 space, gives a +1 to-hit bonus.
    The VRTC is a targeting computer that uses other sensors (radar, sonar, ir, etc.) to create a computer-generated landscape on the vehicle's windshield that is so detailed that it is nearly impossible to distinguish it from the real thing. The VRTC negates the targeting modifiers for smoke, hot smoke, paint, and weather. The blinding effects of searchlights and flash grenades aren't normally negated unless tinted windows are purchased. Two other versions of this system are available: high-resolution and full VR. The hi-res VRTC gives +2 to-hit and costs $10,000. The full VR targeting computer costs $30,000, weighs 100 lbs., and takes up one space. Use of a full VRTC requires a neurolink or a virtual suit. a virtual suit is a jumpsuit that reads the user's body movements and converts them into a virtual-reality context. It costs $1,000. a virtual suit may be built into any type of body armor for $1,500.

Booster Packs

Size	Cost	Weight	DP	Fuel Capacity
1 space	$900	175 lbs	2	100 lbs
2 space	$1,800	325 lbs	3	200 lbs
3 space	$3,100	500 lbs	4	300 lbs
4 space	$4,500	700 lbs	5	400 lbs
5 space	$6,400	875 lbs	6	500 lbs

Booster packs are externally mounted rocket boosters usable on any vehicle type. They are mounted with the same restrictions as EWPs. Booster packs automatically come with jettison joints, and can be ejected at any time. They may be purchased in a multi-turn burn configuration like regular rocket boosters. Booster packs mounted on the wings of an aircraft or the right & left side of any vehicle must be in matched pairs. They may be mounted singly on the top or rear of a vehicle.

Booster packs are automatically streamlined, thus causing only a 5% loss to top speed to the vehicle using them. They may be armored at a cost of $10 and 4 lbs per point, with a maximum of 40 lbs of armor). Booster packs are targeted at a -2 to-hit.

Revised Hitches

Type	Cost	Weight	DP	Max. Load
Light	$250	10 lbs	1	2,000 lbs
Medium	$350	20 lbs	1	6,000 lbs
Standard	$500	30 lbs	2	12,000 lbs
Heavy	$650	40 lbs	3	20,000 lbs
X-Heavy	$800	60 lbs	4	30,000 lbs
Ultra-Heavy	$1,000	80 lbs	5	40,000 lbs

The original rules for hitches came out years ago. However, certain developments in vehicular accessories have vastly increased the possible towing capacity of car-sized vehicles. This chart has been extended to cover these new possibilities.

Collision-Resistant Chassis: 3x body cost, no additional weight or space, no modifications to the cost of the suspension or chassis.
    The CR Chassis causes a vehicle so equipped to take -2 hits per die of damage from rams, rolls, falls, and collisions.

Racing Body: Six times normal body cost, half normal body weight, no space.
    This modifies cycles, trikes, car bodies and boats with better handling and safety for racing. Racing bodies have a HC of 5 before any other modification; no other suspension mods are allowed. They take half damage in collisions, due to built-in roll cages. Racing bodies are automatically streamlined. They can be made off-road capable for eight times normal body cost.

Landmasters: The Landmaster became famous when it appeared in the move Damnation Alley. It can operate over most terrain (including water), thus earning its name. Landmasters come in three sizes similar to regular buses.

Size	Cost	Weight	Load	Spaces	Armor
Mini	$30,000	3,300 lbs	35,000 lbs	35	32/14
30 Foot	$35,000	4,400 lbs	45,000 lbs	45	35/17
40 Foot	$40,000	6,100 lbs	60,000 lbs	60	40/18

Landmaster chassis' can be modified like normal buses; they have a base HC of 2. They are capable of going off-road and are amphibious.

Landmasters mount their tires on triangular frames which place two wheels of the three on the ground; thus, eight of the 12 tires are always on the ground. When a tire is damaged or encounters a large hazard (obstacles or enemy fire), the frame rotates to place a new wheel on the ground. Wheel changes are done either automatically or by using a firing action. The system will not rotate a destroyed tire to the ground.

Landmasters use off-road truck tires (using appropriate cost and weight modifiers). They can travel across water like a boat, using the wheel frames and tires as paddles. The Landmaster's water speed is figured as a boat. Truck skill is needed to drive a Landmaster. Top speed for the Landmaster is figured as a bus. Landmaster counter size is the same as buses of similar size.

Note: all Landmaster counters are cut in half with the second half maneuvered like a trailer. Figure it has a 1/4" tongue connecting them, with the tongue protected by the vehicular armor. The two section aspect of the Landmaster makes it capable of making tighter turns than normal buses.

Staggered Racing Suspension: $3,500, no additional weight or space, for race cars and racing bodies only.
    This type of suspension allows a race car to turn in one direction more than in the other (left or right). It gives a -1 to the maneuver hazard when turning in the designed direction and a +2 to the maneuver hazard when turning in the other direction.

Fake Body: $100, 50 lbs., 0 space. Takes up cargo spaces equal to half the spaces of the vehicle type.
    A fake car body covers a vehicle, hiding its true appearance. This item doesn't sit on the vehicle it is covering because it comes with small support rollers which sit upon the ground. Therefore, it doesn't count against the vehicle's maximum weight. A fake body can be discovered on a 1 in 6 chance from a distance of 10 or more feet away. The chance of discovery rises to 4 in 6 at less than 10 feet. Fake weapons and accessories may be purchased at the cost of $10 each, adding no additional weight. Note that a fake vehicle body must be of the next vehicle size or larger. a mid-size can be disguised as a sedan, luxury, van or pickup, not a compact.

Ramrod: Cost: $2,000, weight variable, 20 metal DP, 2 spaces.
    The Ramrod is a large steel rod which will shoot forward and lock into place when activated. In a ram, it does extra damage equal to its DP. A ramrod weighs the same as 20 points of metal armor for the vehicle type it is mounted on.

Multiple Superchargers: Up to two superchargers may be mounted on any gas engine. As with multiple turbochargers, acceleration bonuses and MPG penalties are cumulative.

Cargo Box: $10,000, 450 lbs., 7 spaces (if carried as cargo), 5 spaces of internal capacity.
    The Cargo Box is usually mounted between the cab and the kingpin of a tractor, and is used to carry the most valuable cargo. A Cargo Box helps insure that an important cargo gets to its destination, even if the trailer is ditched or destroyed. It has 60 DP of fireproof armor, and can have the same optional equipment as a standard cargo safe. A Cargo Box may be carried on a flatbed trailer or in the bed of a pickup truck.

Extended Tractor: +$5,000 to body cost, add 500 lbs to body weight, 10 spaces to tractor size and raises maximum weight by 10%.
    Any type of tractor may have this modification. The counter size is 1 3/4" L x 1/2" W.

Hi-Res Radar: $5,000, no weight or space. This advanced radar allows for targeting without penalty through smoke, paint, rain, snow, etc. It actually shows a clear silhouette of all obstacles and targets for easy identification. Range is 3 miles; drains 10 power units per hour of continuous use.

Long Range Hi-Res Radar: $20,000, 100 lbs, one space. Similar to the regular Hi-Res Radar, but has a range of 15 miles. It drains 15 power units per hour of continuous uses.

Improved Solar Panel: $4,000, 100 lbs, 2 DP and 2 spaces. When deployed it recharges 10 power units per panel per 10 minutes in daytime or 8 power units for flushed solar panels per 10 minutes. All other characteristics are the same as normal solar panels.

Vehicle Variations

Grasshopper (car to helicopter): Cost $15,000 and one space. May be installed in mid-sizes, sedans, and luxuries. Takes four turns to change over and take off. *

Dragonfly (car to hovercraft): Cost $10,000 and one space. May be installed in x-hvy trikes and subcompacts to luxuries. Takes three turns to change over.

Sparrow (cycle to plane): Cost $25,000, 200 lbs, one space and two DP. May be installed in heavy cycles only. Takes three turns to change over. ***

Hawk (car to plane): Cost $20,000, 400 lbs, 4 spaces and 4 DP. May be installed in mid-sizes, sedans, and luxuries. Takes four turns to change over and take off. ***

Otter (car to boat): Cost $6,000, 200 lbs, 2 spaces and 4 DP. May be installed in trikes (not reversed trikes) and cars. Takes two turns to change over. *

Turtle (car to submarine): Cost $35,000, 500 lbs, 4 spaces and 4 DP. May be installed in mid-sizes, sedans, and luxuries. Takes four turns to change over.**

Hummingbird (cycle to helicopter): Cost $20,000, one space. Heavy cycle only. Four turns for change over.

Duck (boat to helicopter): $20,000 and one space. Available for boats. Four turns for change over.

Goose (car to boat/helicopter): $21,000, 200 lbs, 3 spaces and 4 DP. Available for mid-sizes, sedans, and luxuries. Two turns to boat mode and four turns for airbone. *

Skate (car to ice car): $1,000, 100 lbs, 2 spaces. May be used by trikes and cars. Two turns to change-over. *

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Torpedo Gun: To-hit as torpedo, $750, 1D6 damage (full to vehicles), CPS: $10, 5 shots. Loaded cost: $800, 2 GE.
    The Torpedo Gun fires miniature torpedoes, working equally well below and above the surface of the water. It must be fired within 30' (2") of a body of water. The torpedoes have a maximum range of 144", and may have any type of torpedo modification (homing, etc).

Assault Pistol: To-hit: 7, $200, 1D6-1 damage (half to vehicles), CPS $15, 20 shots. Loaded cost $500, 1 GE.
    This weapon comprises an assault rifle with no buttstock, a shortened barrel and a pistol grip. It fires the same ammunition as a full-sized assault rifle, and has a built-in flash suppressor.

Variable Pistol: To-hit 7, $500, 1 or 2 hits damage, CPS $1, 8+8 shots. Loaded cost $516, 1 GE.
    This pistol is capable of firing two different types of ammunition (heavy & light pistol). It takes a firing action to switch between ammo types (8 shots of each). After one type of ammo is expended, it will automatically switch to the other. A Variable Pistol may use all types of ammunition.

Stun Pistol: To-hit 7, $300, Damage - special, 10 shots, $5 and 2 minutes to recharge.
    The Stun Pistol fires a concentrated beam of high-intensity sound that will render unconscious any person hit by it for one minute. Additionally, anyone knocked out by the beam will be stunned for an additional minute. The Stun Pistol will not work through vehicular armor or in a vacuum.

Mini-Pistol: To-hit 7, $40, 1 hit damage, 8 shots, CPS $1. Loaded cost $48, ½ GE.
    A Mini-Pistol is a palm-sized pistol similar to a multi-shot derringer. It is as concealable as a regular derringer. It may use all types of hand weapon ammunition.

Collapsible Pistol: To-hit 6, $2,500, 1D6-2 damage (half to vehicles), 10 shots, CPS $12. Loaded cost $2,620 and 1 GE.
    This item is a machine pistol that can be folded onto itself to form a thin rectangular box. It takes a firing action and one turn to unfold it, and two turns to collapse it. The collapsible pistol is made of nonmetallic substances (making it undetectable by metal detectors) and can use all ammo types. For an additional $500, the collapsible pistol can be disguised as a radio or other electronic device.

Nonmetallic Hand Weapons: 5x weapon base cost, no additional weight.
    This modification makes any hand weapon (gun, knife, sword, etc) undetectable by a metal detector. Such weapons are composed of high-strength ceramics and reinforced plastics. If concealed under clothing, such weapons will go undetected except by a thorough body search.

Signature Gun Mods: Cost three times base cost of handgun. The signature modification allows the gun to be fired only by one person. By installing an IC chip and palm reader into the gun, then encoding it with the firer's palm print, it allows only the firer to fire the gun. All pistols, rifles, PFTs, GLs, shotguns, needle guns, and stun guns can be modified.

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