Armoured Car
Senior staff officers maintain at least one Armoured Staff or Scout Cars for personal transportation.[1]
Depending on the officer’s command style, they can be near tank-like in appearance or resemble an extravagant social carriage. All are reasonably well-protected and most are amphibious, most normally contain at least one heavy stubber or other defensive weapon in case the front line should change unexpectedly. They have a cruising speed of 50kph, top speed of 140kph and can seat 3-4 passengers.[1]
Armoured Cars are also used on the battlefield by the Astra Militarum, fulfilling a similar role to the Chimera.[2b] These are significantly up-armoured and up-gunned, equipped with an autocannon, a heavy bolter, smoke launchers, extra armour and improved comms.[2a]
Sources
- 1: Dark Heresy Apocrypha: Vehicles & Riding Beasts, pg. 13
- 2: White Dwarf 298 (UK) — Desert Kidnap