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Li'l Katie / 2024 Piper Aerocab I Concept

This is part of the current Weekly Competition where you are to militarize one of the other contestants' open top transport vehicle in some way.
The original vehicle by Poisoned Sugar (Ralph Edward Chelsea on BR Discord) can be found here:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2935300040

This is Li'l Katie, the English language little sister of Katyusha. Everything that's said below plus rockets! :)
Li'l Katie is a fast, nimble, tactical missile launcher that works as well in an urban environment as in a rural one.
She's armed with 4 unguided missiles and tremendous speed.
Shoot and scoot, it's a hoot!

X/Disable steering: Raise rocket rack.
Hold X/Invert steering: Raise rocket rails and blast shield to firing positions.
Arrow keys: Aim rocket rack.
Fire action 1-4/Num 1-4: Fire rockets.

Camera 1: "Sight"/Observation camera.

Original Description below.
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The Aerocab I concept, by Piper. Its design criteria being "To make the most efficient pickup truck, both in terms of fuel economy and space, without sacrificing safety, utility, or comfort," the Aerocab is the first true low cab-forward pickup truck, featuring a mid-mounted supercharged inline 4 engine, with transaxle and dual chain drive. Up front is a typical Piper exclusive - independent Twin I Beam suspension, and in the back a De Dion axle holds the load. The retro-futuristic design harkens back to many old supercars from the 1970s and 80s, and allows a near 8-foot bed in a short 112" wheelbase. It also improves its drag coefficient significantly, allowing for much improved fuel consumption

- Specifications -

Body:
- Style: 2-door pickup truck
- Seats: 2, bucket seats
- Drive: left hand
- Material: stamped sheet aluminum
- Paint: Piper Lazulite
- Color Code: FColorBrickProperty=(R=224.470596,G=0.901961,B=0.050980,A=1.000000)


Engine:
- Displacement: 2.0 liters
- Layout: 90 degree inclined Inline-4 cylinder, flat plane crank
- Aspiration: shaft-driven Centrifugal Supercharger
- Fuel System: multi-port gasoline injection
- Valvetrain: dual overhead camshafts, 4 valves per cylinder

Transmission:
- Type: manual transaxle
- Clutch: hydraulic, multi-plate
- Forward Ratios: 5, all-syncromesh
- Reverse Ratios: 1, syncromesh
- Shift Pattern: H-pattern, dog-leg

Chassis:
- Construction: Unitized body, bolt-in steel subframes
- Drivetrain: longitudinal FMR (front-mid engine, rear wheel drive)
- Front Suspension: Twin I-Beam, torsion bars, telescoping gas shocks
- Rear Suspension: De Dion axle, torsion bars, telescoping gas shocks, long arms containing chain drives
- Front Brakes: outboard vented discs, 4-piston fixed calipers
- Rear Brakes: inboard finned aluminum drums (mounted amidship at transaxle)

- Real-Life Counterparts/Inspiration -

- Cizetta V16T (general body shape)
- Toyota Previa (engine layout and placement)
- Toyota Hilux (general dimensions)
- Ford F-100 (twin I-beam suspension)
- Alfa Romeo Alfetta (de dion axle)
- Honda S500 (twin chain drive)