MR2 Chain Buffalo

The MR2 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle (LRV), known colloquially as the Chaingun Buffalo, is one of many weaponized configurations of the USC's ubiquitous Buffalo platform. Models fielded during the Second Nuclear War featured a turret-mounted M99 Chaingun, while some more modern post-war variants are armed with an M234E chaingun.

Design details

Main articles: MR2 Buffalo

Removing the turret of a Buffalo to create dedicated scout or other weaponized variants of Buffalo is a simple process, and has allowed the USC to employ many combat configurations of the vehicle with different weapons for different roles. Buffalos equipped with Light Anti-Aircraft chainguns are designated as Buffalo Light Reconnaissance Vehicles. The Light Reconnaissance Vehicle is the most common variant of the Buffalo seen on the battlefield, designed to eliminate lightly armored personnel and low-flying aircraft.
Chaingun Buffalos have been employed on both the MR2 Buffalo chassis type, all unified with the presence of a 12.7x99mm chaingun of some variety. MR2 Buffalos and their derivatives such as the MR89 Arctic Buffalo typically employed the M99 chaingun, a triple-barreled, electric-powered, belt-fed machine gun capable of firing 500 penetrating rounds per minute.

Production information

Manufacturer

Defense Transportation Corps

Product line

Buffalo

Model

MR2 Force Application Vehicle

MR2 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle

Technical specifications

Length

6 metres (20 ft)

Width

3 metres (9.8 ft)

Height

2.5 meters (8.2 ft)

Mass

Approx. 3.5 tons(7,700 lb.)

Maximum speed

125 Km/h (78mph)

Engine(s)

12.0 L liquid-cooled hydrogen-injected ICE

Hull

Ballistic polycarbonate, titanium, carbon nanotube

Armament

M99 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun

M234E chaingun

Crew

1 driver, 3 passenger, and 1 gunner