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M577 A.P.C.

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M577 Armored Personnel Carrier
Type Armored Personnel Carrier
Place of origin Flag of the United States United States
Specifications
Weight 14.5 tonnes
Length 8.58 m (turret stowed: 9.22 m)
Width 3.38 m
Height 2.81 m (turret stowed: 2.17 m)
Crew 2 + 12

Primary
armament
M577A1: 2 x 20 mW Boyars PARS 150 phased plasma cannons. M577A2: 2 x Republic Dynamics M2025 40 mW free-electron lasers. M577A3: 2 x 20 MeV charged particle beam cannons.
Engine Arco Continental R-370 Gas Turbine
383.5 hp (286 kW)
Power/weight 26.45 hp/tonne
Suspension Hydro-pneumatic active suspension
Speed 150 km/h (93.2 mph)

The M577 A.P.C. (Armored Personnel Carrier) is a fictional vehicle featured in the movie Aliens. It comes in three variants; M577A, M577A2, and the M577A3. It's a light-weight, inexpensive vehicle used by the United States Colonial Marines which can fit into a UD4L Cheyenne 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.

[edit] Additional Specifications

  • Dimensions
    • Wheel Diameter: 158.75 cm
    • Clearance (at rest): 21.59 cm
  • Acceleration: 42 km/h in 6 seconds
  • Vertical Obstacle: 0.5 m
  • Gradient: 60%

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