Changes: Light Utility Vehicle

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The Light Utility Vehicle (abbreviated to LUV) is a small car that is used for scouting and transport. It has a radio on-board, which automatically gathers map intelligence within a 60m radius and transmits it .

Description

The Light Utility Vehicle is a highly maneuverable agile vehicle commonly used to transport small amounts of equipment and personel. Its off-road speed is the best of all vehicles.

Although it is not armored, LUVs have a low disabling point that allows them to take a decent amount of small arms fire but is vulnerable to heavy machine guns and explosives. Repairing them with a hammer costs more Basic Materials than for trucks or Armored Cars, incentivizing not to use them for prolonged combat engagements.

A feature of all LUVs, with the exception of the Drummond Loscann 55c, is that they will automatically gather Map Intelligence within its radius and transmit it , similar to a Radio Backpack. This makes it a useful reconnaissance vehicle. It has a Reconnaissance range of 60m, which allows it to be outside of AI defences range.

The LUV can be packaged, forming a small Shippable that can be transported by Crane, Flatbed Truck, Freighter, or Barge. However due to its speed there's little reason to transport it that way.

It doesn't trigger anti-tank mines and can safely cross Field Bridges without damaging them too much. It is too small to cross Trenches. It can run over Sandbags and tier 1 walls but can't run over Barbed Wire Fences. It is small enough to cross the narrow wooden Bridges.

It has a horn that can be activated by pressing LMB.

Like with Trucks, it is slowed the more encumbered its inventory is.

Use

Its speed and transport abilities makes the LUV excellent for quickly relocating important ordnance, weaponry, and personnel. It is commonly used as a raiding vehicle enabling attacks on enemy defenses and supply routes in back-line regions. Additionally, it is often used to quickly respond to enemy incursions. It's also useful for scouting.

LUV List

Class	Name	Description	Armament	Cost	Fuel Capacity & Usage Rate	Crew	Inventory Slots
Light Utility Vehicle	Drummond 100a	A multipurpose off-road vehicle useful for quick transport of supplies over rough terrain	None	10	100L 3L / min	1	9
Light Utility Vehicle	Drummond Loscann 55c	An amphibious LUV for short river or lake crossings.	None		100L 6L / min	1	7
Light Utility Vehicle	Drummond Spitfire 100d	A LUV with a mounted 7.92mm Light Machine Gun.	7.92mm Machine Gun		100L 3L / min	2	3
Light Utility Vehicle	UV-05 “Collector”	A multipurpose off-road vehicle useful for quick transport of supplies over rough terrain	None	10	100L 6L / min	1	9
Light Utility Vehicle	UV-05a “Argonaut”	A stripped down LUV with extra seats. Passengers can use their Secondary slot.	Passengers	10	100L 3L / min	1	7
Light Utility Vehicle	UV-24 “Icarus”	An LUV with a mounted RPG for assaulting structures and vehicles.	Mounted RPG		100L 3L / min	2	8 (RPGs only)
Light Utility Vehicle	UV-5c “Odyssey”	An LUV with a commanders hatch for quick, safe and mobile recon operations.	Commander		100L 3L / min	2	7

Gallery

Argonaut Front view
Icarus
Spitfire Front view
Spitfire Side view

Trivia

The colonial LUV model resembles a Willys Jeep with a closed top.
A maximum of two LUVs can be transported by a single Barge.
The Warden LUV is commonly referred to as a 'Scout Car'. The Colonial variation is often referred to as a 'Jeep'.
The Warden LUV bears some resemblance to the Volkswagen Kübelwagen

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 The LUV can be [[Shippable#Packaged%20Vehicles|packaged]], forming a small [[Shippable]] that can be transported by [[Crane]], [[Flatbed Truck]], [[Freighter]], or [[Barge]]. However due to its speed there's little reason to transport it that way.
-It doesn't trigger [[Abisme AT-99|anti-tank mines]] and can safely cross [[Field Bridge|Field Bridges]] without damaging them too much. It is too small to cross [[Trench|Trenches]]. It can run over [[Sandbags (Structure)|Sandbags]] and [[Wall|tier 1 walls]] but can't run over [[Barbed Wire Fence|Barbed Wire Fences]].
+It doesn't trigger [[Abisme AT-99|anti-tank mines]] and can safely cross [[Field Bridge|Field Bridges]] without damaging them too much. It is too small to cross [[Trench|Trenches]]. It can run over [[Sandbags (Structure)|Sandbags]] and [[Wall|tier 1 walls]] but can't run over [[Barbed Wire Fence|Barbed Wire Fences]]. It is small enough to cross the narrow wooden [[Bridge]]s.
 It has a horn that can be activated by pressing <code>LMB</code>.