M577 A.P.C.

Specifications Crew: 2 plus 12

Engine: Arco Continental R-370 Gas Turbine with an output of 286 Kw.

Dimensions Height (turret stowed): 2.17 m Height (turret raised): 2.81 m Length (turret stowed): 9.22 m Length (turret raised): 8.58 m Width: 3.38 m Wheel Diameter: 158.75 cm Clearance (at rest): 21.59 cm

Armor: 2 mm alloy outer skin; 4 mm Boron Carbide plates coated with 2 mm ablative resin; plates backed by a 3 mm woven Venlar liner. Foam packed floor cavity for protection against forged fragment mines.

Combat Weight: 14,500 kg

Road Speed: 150 km/h

Acceleration: 42 km/h in 6 seconds

Vertical Obstacle: 0.5 m

Gradient: 60%

The M577 A.P.C. (Armored Personnel Carrier) comes in three variants; M577A, M577A2, and the M577A3. It's a light-weight, inexpensive vehicle used by the U.S.C.M. which can fit into a UD4L Dropship (turret stowed). There's a Tactical Operations Center in the rear of the cockpit, in which a commander may get audio and video data from his troops. It also holds a transmitter to send information back to its mothership.

References: http://www.planetavp.com/al/Aliens/Vehicles/

--Ryder4939 03:27, 21 December 2005 (UTC)