
The following
vehicles were designed by members of the Black Circle Gaming Society.
Triumph Motorsports
"Copperhead III" - $23,213
Compact body, heavy chassis, heavy suspension
250 C.I.D. gas engine, variable pitch turbo
1 gallon dueling tank, 1 gallon gas
Solid radial tires
H.D. shocks & H.D. A.B.S. brakes
Driver only
No weapons
Sloped & streamlined
Spoiler & airdam
Ram plate
Armor: F40 (ramplate), R40, L40, B40, T20, U21
Accel. 20, Top Speed 130, H.C. 4, Wt. 3997 lbs.
Notes: This vehicle is designed to make money in two ways. With
its impressive acceleration and handling, it can achieve and maintain high
speeds (which pays $ in our arena combats). Also, its ram plate will crush
any vehicle unfortunate enough to get in the way. As an added bonus the
Copperhead III's sloped armor makes it difficult to hit with most weapons
(-3 front/rear, -2 sides).
Triumph Motorsports
"Wasp" - $19,999
Compact body, extra-heavy chassis, heavy suspension
150 C.I.D. gas engine, variable pitch turbo
1 gallon dueling tank, 1 gallon gas
Puncture resistant tires
H.D. shocks, H.D. brakes
Driver only
Two linked flechette guns (front)
Ten rounds each for flechette guns
Targeting computer
Laser reactive web linked to 4 smoke dischargers (F,R,L,B)
10 point armored hubs on front tires
10 point wheel guards on rear tires
10 point component armor on driver
3 point body armor on driver
2 fake grenades on driver
Sloped & streamlined
Spoiler & airdam
Ram plate
Armor: F50 (ramplate), R40, L40, B40, T17, U20
Accel. 15, Top Speed 95, H.C. 3, Wt. 4068 lbs.
Notes: The Wasp, like the Copperhead III, is designed to make
money on speed and on ramming with its high handling class and acceleration.
Another similarity to the Copperhead III is in the Wasp's sloped &
streamlined armor, making it difficult to hit. The main difference between
the two vehicles is in the addition of the linked flechette guns and targeting
computer. While the flechette guns are useless against vehicular armor,
they do a fine job of destroying pedestrians and tires. In our arena combats,
destroying tires is the 2nd fastest way to take out a vehicle (ram plates
are first). The Wasp is also equipped with a laser reactive web which will
activate a smoke discharger on any armor facing which is targeted by a
laser (to prevent laser damage and targeting acquisition by laser-guided
weapons).
Triumph Motorsports
"Hammerhead" - $19,984
Compact body, extra-heavy chassis, heavy suspension
150 C.I.D. gas engine, variable pitch turbo
Two gallon dueling tank, two gallons gas
One gallon auxiliary dueling tank (empty)
Nitrous oxide tank linked to weapon timer
180 lb. solid rocket booster
Blow-through concealment on solid rocket booster
Puncture resistant tires
Driver only
Roll cage, safety seat
Component armor on driver (10 points)
Impact armor on Driver
Three explosive grenades with impact fuses
Spoiler & airdam
Ram plate
Armor: F75 (ramplate), R50, L50, B42, T20, U25
Accel. 15, +10 from nitrous, +40 from S.R.B.
Top speed 80 (125 with nitrous), H.C. 3, Wt. 4439 lbs.
Notes: The Hammerhead is for players with short attention spans.
Once you have the ram plate pointed at a nearby enemy, just hit the nitrous.
This will increase your acceleration to 45 m.p.h./turn for the next
ten seconds, or until you hit something. The nitrous tank is linked to
a weapon timer on the solid rocket booster. The recommended delay is 5
phases (1/2 second). This should allow you to ram an opponent before
the Booster kicks in. After the collision, other drivers will have a false
sense of security since your speed will be drastically reduced by the crash.
That's about when the S.R.B. should blow through its concealment and grant
you and instant bladder draining 40 m.p.h. increase in speed, and hopefully
send you right through yet another driver's vehicle. Subtle? No. Safe?
Not really. Smart? Well...
Triumph Motorsports
"Chiller" - $25,217
Sedan body, extra-heavy chassis, heavy suspension
Large power plant, platinum catalysts
Solid tires
Heavy duty shocks
Driver only
Two heavy duty ice droppers (left & right, linked)
Mine dropper
Sloped
Computer gunner & link
Armor: F50, R70, L70, B50, T21, U25
Accel. 5, H.C. 3, Wt. 6106 lbs.
Notes: The Chiller is one of Triumph's more basic models, and is
the only electric car they offer. Behind its simplistic design lies a deadly
combination of weapons. Via the linked H.D.I.D.s and the voice-activated
M.D., the driver can lay down an ice-mine-ice strip that is absolute HELL
on an opponent's handling. Each strip of ice is a d2 hazard, and they increase
the mines' damage generated hazard by 4. Cackle with glee as those tailgaters
spin, swerve, and flip in your wake. This vehicle doubles as a mobile bunker
with a total of 286 points of vehicular armor.
