Sandpiper Utility Hovercraft Country of Origin: Banzaidyne Image by Jason English, model by Revell; click on image to display larger version

Specifications
Type: Light utility hovercraft	Manufacturer: Banzaidyne (production code BCT193)
Armor Material: Durasheet alloy	Armor Thickness: 5mm
Height: 2.03 m	Length: 4.32 m
Weight: 2230 kg	Maximum Speed: 180 kph on clear ground

Description
Size: 4	Total Actions: 1

Offense

Weapon

Code

Arc

S

M

L

EX

Acc

FC

Dam

Qty

ROF

Special

Ammo

None fitted to standard models, but many armed versions produced

Defense
Primary Movement: Hover 15/30 (180 kph)	Secondary Movement: N/A
Maneuver: -1	Armor: 5 / 10 / 15

Miscellaneous
Crew: 1 (Pilot)	Deployment Range: 300 km
Sensors: N/A	Communications: -1 / 10 km
Perks: Airdroppable, Audio System (AUX), Backup Communications, Easy to Modify, Hostile Environment Protection (Desert), Urban Friendly	Flaws: No Sensors, Exposed Crew Compartment
Defects: None	Lemon Dice: 3

Notes

This model was released in the mid-1980's as part of Revell's Robotech Defenders line, at the height of the popularity of the Robotech television series. Along with models from the Macross series (which formed the first third of Robotech), kits from other Japanese anime series were sold in the United States under this line; this vehicle, for instance, is also known as the Ground Search from the series Fang of the Sun Dougram. This particular kit offers the same vehicle in two scales; the larger of this model is shown above, while the smaller model is shown to the left. Mecha and other vehicles from the Dougram series would make interesting designs for Heavy Gear, and have appeared in other games as well. A good online resource for the mecha in the series can be found at Mecha Anime HQ's entry for Fang of the Sun Dougram.