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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[]

Pearly

Pearly on deployment to the planet Minerva

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.

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