LIRV 9

The LIRV 9, or Light Infantry Recon Vehicle 9, is a light walker designed for recon and infantry support. The walker was developed by Scooter Drive Yards in the 2010s and debuted production in 2016 for the LBF Army. It is a very flexible vehicle and has many different variants produced in the factory or improvised adaptations made by soldiers on the field. The LIRV is often used as an infantry support vehicle destroying soft targets like repeating blaster positions or light vehicles. It also can mow down infantry with its RB-82 rapid repeating blaster canon or sometimes kick them with its feet. The LIRV is built to be fast and menuverable acting as mechenized cavalry in packs. The light vehicle is more vulnerable to heavier weapons and even some well-placed small arms fire, especially snipers. The driver is mostly exposed with only some small armor plates on the front to protect them from blaster fire. However, the driver can use the vehicle's agility to become hard to hit. Another role the LIRV is used for is reconosance and pathfinding. This area the vehicle excels in with small size, speed, and flexibility in rough terrain. The walker has a sensor/scanning system that allows it to scout out areas and send information directly to command. It can use different scanners such as inferred and night vision that can link to the driver's helmet for maximum awareness in any conditions. The walker's bipedal locomotion allows it to traverse a wide variety of rough terrains with surprising ease. A downside to the LIRV's agility is that it takes extra training for soldiers and drivers to handle the vehicle. The small vehicle is also slightly more expensive to produce than other small vehicles like speeder bikes due to it's sophisticated sensors and drive system. However, it's small, simple construction still makes it economical for the LBF Army and other organizations to use in large numbers. In short, the LIRV 9 is a flexible light vehicle that is well suited for its roles.

Power Generation

The LIRV 9 is too small for an onboard reactor, so it instead has a DC-8B power pack engine. It has less range than heavier vehicles, but still can travel a sufficient 200 kilometers or 125 miles.

Sensors

The LIRV has a small, but robust sensor pack in the front of the vehicle to give the driver maximum awareness of their surroundings. The vehicle can scan its surroundings or a spacific target with several optics including inferred thermal vision, night vision, and a motion detector. A laser scanner can additionally be added to the pack as an post-production modification. The information can either be fed to the driver's helmet or a screen on the vehicle. The data can also be directly relayed to a command center in range of the vehicle.

Additional & auxiliary systems

The LIRV 9 has many production variants and field modifications. Production variants include the standard model, Other variants include a stealth variant, one with long range communication equipment, and one that's used for law enforcement. All the military variants include an interchangeable weapon mount. The standard mount has a RB-82 rapid repeating blaster canon, whereas other mounts can include an, AT-5 Rocket Launcher , a 75mm mortar, a flamethrower, or even an RG-88 rotary blaster. There are also many field modifications that soldiers and mechanics have done to their LIRV-9s. Some have added more armor, extra guns and rocket launchers, or have added an ammunition belt for their rocket launcher variants.

Nickname

Roadrunner Scout

Manufacturer

Scooter Drive Yards

Owning Organization

LBF

Rarity

Common

Height

12 ft/3.6 M

Weight

8 tons

Speed

70 kilometers per hour or 44 miles per hour

Complement / Crew

1

Cargo & Passenger Capacity

200 pounds of cargo