Other Gear

Morphing License Plate Weight Avail Cost SI Legality 1 8/14 d 5,000 2 4-U Desc When installed, a Morphing Plate must be linked to the vehicle's onboard computer (requires an electronics kit and an Electroncs B/R (4) Test, base time 2 hours). Once installed, the plate can be reprogrammed (to change color and characters) through the vehicle's computer as a Complex Action. Can also be linked to a Transponder Library. From within 5 meters, a successful Perception (8) Test will discover Morphing Plates. Build Tools Skill TN Base Time Electronics Toolkit Electronics B/R 4 2 hour Oil Slick Sprayer Item Weight Avail Cost SI Legality Sprayer 5 5/14 d 600 2 6-U Oil Tank Refills 2 5/14 d 50 2 8-U Desc This is a small hydraulic cylinder with a small oil container and a sprayer. This allows the user to spray the oil onto the street to shake a pursuit. Every shot creates a patch approximately 5 x 10 meters across. Vehicles passing this make a Crash Test with a +2 TN mod. Vehicles that drove through the oil that didn't crash still have a cumulative +1 (up to 4) modifier for any maneuvers during the next three combat rounds. Activating is a simple action. The sprayer can be considered a single shot weapon and has sufficient oil for 10 'shots'. Build Rigger 3 gives no stats for the mounting. Most likely the standard rules for mounting a fixed weapon can be used. Smoke Projector Type Weight Avail Cost SI Legality Small (6 Canisters) 2.5 5/14 d 700 1 5-J Large (12 Canisters) 5 6/21 d 1,000 1 4-J Infrared Smoke 0 +1/+7 d x 120% 2 5-J Desc These are mounted on the outside of the vehicle and when activated emanate enormous amounts of smoke. Thermal smoke can also be created to hamper thermal sight and sensors. Creates a cloud of ten meters or a smoke strip of 10 x 5 x 4 meters. It takes 4 minutes until the smoke is dispersed under normal conditions. Wind can modify this. Build There is no rules set for installing. It can be assumed that the normal rules for mounting weapons can be used. Spike Strip Weight Avail Cost SI Legality 5 8/7 d 500 2 4-U Desc This is a strip of flexible material set with extremely sharp strips that are able to pierce a vehicles tires. Usually they are used to stop fleeing vehicles or build street blockades. Takes 3 complex applications to roll out. Can be up to 15 meters long. Creates automatic M damage due to damaged tires and a Crash test is required. Secure tires only get L damage, but the crash test is still required. Hovercrafts flying over a Spike strip also take L damage, but have to do no crash test. Transponder Library Chip Multiplier Weight Avail Cost SI Legality 3 0 5/48 h MP x 20 2 6-S Desc This is an application that generates new transponder codes. every few seconds the transponder codes are exchanged if this is installed in an vehicle. To find out that a vehicle with TL is on Gridguide, it takes a Locate File roll with (TL Rating +4) successes. To find the vehicle then takes Locate Slave with (TL Rating +4) successes. Build Tools Skill TN Base Time Electronics Toolkit Electronics B/R 4 2 hour Vehicle Termination Chip Weight Avail Cost SI Legality 0 5/7 d 500 2 8P-S Desc This deactivates a vehicle and locks anyone in the vehicle in. Usually part of the grid-guide installation, where the activation signal comes from grid guide. Can also be connected to radio, Autonav or telephone connections. Zapper Strip Weight Avail Cost SI Legality 3 10/28 d 5,000 3 5-V Desc Small strips with 'feelers' that can be rolled out over a street to roast the onboard electronics of a vehicle running over them. There is enough juice for 2 Combat Turns in the strip and it will take 24 hours to recharge. Takes 2 Complex actions to roll out. Max 8 meters long. Causes 12D Anti-Vehicular damage to the vehicle's electronics. A rigger connected to a vehicle that gets hit by the impulse suffers ASIST feedback.