The Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) Model 4020 is a fighting vehicle in use by the United States Army. The APC is part of the table of organization and equipment (TO&E) of the 7th Cavalry Regiment.
Combat Characteristics & Technology[]
- Weight: 15 tons
- Length: 5.25 m
- Width: 2.8 m
- Height: 2.28 m
- Crew: 2 + 10 troops
- Armor: 12.7 mm max
- Main armament: Twin .50 cal MG; twin anti-armor rocket launcher
- Secondary armament: smoke grenade launchers
- Main Propulsion: Electric motors powered by a multi-fuel cell power system
- Power/weight ratio: 15.7 hp/tonne
- Suspension: torsion-bar, 5 road wheels
- Operational range: 580 km
- Speed: 32 mph (52 km/h)
Note: Specifications derived from episode details and the Britsh FV432 APC, on which Pearly was based.[1]
Vehicles of Note[]
An APC Model 4020, named Pearly by its driver, was deployed to the planet Minerva with the 7th Cavalry Regiment.[2]
Trivia[]
- The vehicle used as Pearly in this episode was an ex-Australian FV432 (British Commonwealth APC) dressed to look like a futuristic tank. The FV432 is one of the most common modern AFVs privately owned and many are used in movie and TV projects.