Bushmaster MK3¶
| Type | Infantry Mobility Vehicle |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Australia, Earth, Sol |
| In service | 2177 |
| Used by | Australian Army, various militaries |
| Wars | None |
| Designer | Australian Defence Industries |
| Designed | 2172 |
| Manufacturer | Australian Defence Industries, various |
| Unit cost | 2.1 million A$ |
| Produced | 2175 |
| No. built | 5.650 |
| Operator | Australian Army Various |
| Variants | Troop, Command, Ambulance, Utility |
| Mass | 8.4 to 11.6 metric tons |
| Length | Standard Chassis length: 7.1 m |
| Width | 2.5 m |
| Height | 2.6 m |
| Crew | 1 (Driver) up to 8 PPC armoured troopers |
| Armor | 4th generation cermet composite armour with reactive exterior lining |
| Main armament | Remote Controlled Weapon Station: - 12.7mm Rapid fire Helical railgun |
| Secondary armament | 4x point defense lasers 1MW 1x recon drone launch bays |
| Main Communication System | Link 24 Multimodal Decentralised Combat Information & Communication System - Multiband Radio & Microwave Comlink - LASER line of sight Comlink - Satellite Comlink (Radio, Microwave & Laser) - Smart Dust Short Range Comlink |
| Sensor System | Phased Multiband Radar with C-RAM capabilities Multiband LIDAR Multispectral Imaging Systems |
| Power Source: | Milti-fuel FuelCell Superconducting battery |
| Engine | 4x high torque electric motor à 1.500 kW |
| Power/weight | CLASSIFIED |
| Transmission | Non-Applicable (direct electrical power) |
| Suspension and Motive Group | linear electromagnetic shock absorber/motive accelerator pistons |
| Ground clearance | 1.6m with suspension lifted to maximum elevation |
| Fuel capacity | 15 year active lifespan with unlimited endurance over same period, so long as maintenance is performed. |
| Operational range | Indefinite over operational lifespan / FuelCell needs to be refuelled after 1 week of combat operations |
| Maximum speed | Road: 156.4 km/h (governed) Off-road: 98 km/h |
The Bushmaster MK3 is the third iteration of the venerable Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle, to bring the Bushmaster design into the 23rd century.
Its design was based on the expectations of operations in interstellar conflicts, partially with minimal support. As such, the Bushmaster MK3 was designed to operate in gravitational fields from 0.25 to 2 times Earth standard gravity, in low pressure atmospherics and under a variety of other environmental environments.
As of 2220, the Busmaster MK3, the majority of its systems and its training material were made 'open source' and added into the Library of Alexandria. As such the Mk3 and its subvariants are some of the most popular IMVs used by Terragen settlements within Local Space, even though it is two generations behind bleeding edge IMVs.