AV-4 (2020)

This article is about the Vehicle in Cyberpunk 2020. For the Vehicle in Cyberpunk RED, see AV-4 (RED).

AV-4 is an aerodyne introduced in Cyberpunk 2020 and expanded on in Maximum Metal.

Cyberpunk 2020 Description

Powerplant: one Rolls-Royce Pegasus II Vectored Thrust Turbofan (21,180 lbs thrust)

Performance: Max airspeed: 350 mph. Operational radius: 400 miles.

Structural Damage Points: 100. Most AV-4s are armored to an SP of 40.

The nearest thing to a science fiction jet-car, the AV-4 Tac Vehicle was developed as a light assault aircraft capable of operation in close urban areas where rotary and tiltwing aircraft cannot penetrate. Short, bulbous, and equipped with only rudimentary maneuver wings, the AV-4 has the aerodynamic characteristics of a rock, relying on the brute force of it's^[sic] huge jet engine to keep it aloft (the original Pegasus engine lifted a 19,550 lb Harrier jumpjet, while a fully loaded AV-4 weighs about 8,600 lbs).

The AV-4 is used by police or corporate troops for urban assaults (using 2 belly mounted GAU-12U minigun pods). They are also used as emergency vehicles—specifically by the Trauma Team organizations—or as corporate vehicles for special deliveries and meetings.

Maximum Metal Description

The AV-4 is as familiar a sight to the average citizen as CHOOH-2 stations. It is ubiquitous, making up over 70% of the world's aerial traffic. It can be outfitted for a variety of missions, from delivery transport to assault. The military version is used as a multi-purpose workhorse and has heavier armament.

AV-4 was developed in 1993 to deal with rioting in the densely packed urban areas.

Special Equipment: Ejection seats for crew, military radio, auto-pilot and navigation system, light amplification, radar with terrain-following, radar detector.

Weapons: 2 turreted 7.62mm Miniguns.

Notes: Up to half the AV-4's cargo space can be used as weapons mounting space. All of the cargo space may be used to haul passengers, if desired (converting cargo space to passenger space costs 100 eb. per passenger).

References

• MACDONALD, M. Home of the Brave. 1st ed. Berkeley CA: R. Talsorian Games. 1992
• COLBORN, M. Maximum Metal. 1st ed. Berkeley CA: R. Talsorian Games, 1993.
• Cyberpunk Red Jumpstart Kit World Book. Talsorian Games, 2019