V2.00ÿÿ<\BProwler Explorer Vehicle 3 œÐqŒŸCŸCpA @@@GM 005 2 2 1— 4Ttran4, if, prbÜ < Blankenburga Snorri-10 gGuided Technologies2s (Unknown)@ Cargo Bay p Predecessors of the Prowler multi-terrain vehicle first saw action in the mid-twenty-fourth century. The Prowler itself was unveiled in 2611 by Vitesse Vehicles. The Popularity of the design led Vitesse to license the Prowler to other manufacturers, and today more than a dozen firms produce special-order versionsof thisversatile vehicle. Vitesse no longer produces the Prowler, preferring to concentrate on more conventional saloon cars. Consequently, Mitchell Vehicles is the only Terran firm that produces the Prowler.éThe Prowler is a sturdy, dependable design well suited for exploration. A Nissan 220 fusion plant provides the tracked Prowler with ample power to traverse rugged terrain and gives the vehicle a top speed of 65 KPH. A duplex drive system and hermetically sealed hull enable the Prowler to cross rivers and swamps that would stop most conventional vehicles, but Mitchell Vicles advises against using the Prowler on larger expanses of open water. Though the Prowler is not designed for combat, it mounts an extensive array of weapons and ample armor for protection against natural and human threats. The Prowler's main weapon is a Snorri LRM-10 missile launcher mounted in a low turret. A pair of Blankenburg medium pluse lasers flank the Snorri system and lend the Prowler medium and short-range hitting power. A Guided Technologies SRM-2 launcher mounted above the driver's compartment completes the Prowler's weaponary. Additionally, four tons of J-Seal Standard armor plating virtually ensure that weapons fire and natural obstacles will do little damage to the Prowler. Unlike most military vehicles, the Prowler does not carry a dedicated driver, gunner and commander. Instead, a suite of sophisticated sensors and automated systems enable a single driver, situated just forward of the hull turret, to control the vehicle. However, the Prowler's large cargo bay can accommodate a number of passaengers and equipment and also includes a console that enables a passenger to aim and fire the vehicle's weapons.   yMost of the Inner Sphere militaries maintain a handful of Prowlers for use in exotic terrain. However ComStar's Explorer Corps maintains the largest fleet of Prowlers by far. According to recent rumors, Word of Blake commanders on Terra have coerced Mitchell Vehicles into abandoning production of the Prowler in favor of several military designs for the Word of Blake forces. Mitchell VehiclesTerraNissanJ-Seal StandardWonder-Talk VI%J-Peep Farsight w Beagle Active Probe[ none ]