Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-27144409-20180530204211/@comment-32761002-20190325052905

Weaponized Van ?

Like one of those kzombie killer van with a death mower stick on it's front while it's sides are strapped with spikes.

Forklifts are too slow for the purpose you want it to fit while garbage trucks are gigantic.

It really depends on how big you want it to be. If its only multi-purpose logistical, then an APC is the best for the task, as it can serves extremely well as a mobile base (It is usually the size of a big truck). It is also much maneuverable than a truck with it's 6-8 wheels making it have an easier grip on the ground.

However out side of that, if its only for a team of 4 then a van is enough, and if you really want to use it as a mobile base for a multi-squad task force then you would probably need a big truck like a Peterbilt truck or some other type of big truck (Garbage truck could work too).

All in all it depends, but since we are just talking students, I would say that a multi-purpose logistical combat van is good enough. Something big like a truck would be good at defending against huge Grimm Hordes, but will be fairly slow at getting to the combat zone in time.

If you want it all around good, just use a firefighter truck that got modified to be more combat oriented. (Though at that point an APC would be better)

As I said before, it really depends on how much money you want to pour into the vehicle. Like if you go REALLY high amount, you can just make the vehicle a Mining Dump truck on the scale of the Liebherr T 282 series or the Belaz 75710, (Because they are both fast [they are designed to carry literally 300+ minerals, so you know they can travel fast if they are without those hundred tons] and the hit quite literally like a truck with the plus side of offroad) or if you want to be cheap, just take a white van.

All in all, it's a good idea, if you just want to use a beacon team's level of money plus their fairly limited mind set in term of vehicle customization (They are definitely not war scientists who searches for the most effecive ways to kill) and make a full team vehicle. I can actually see quite alot of use for it. After all, it is a multi-purpose logistical vehicle. There can be alot of use for it. Though the team will lose 1 person who will have to stay behind to work that vehicle of course. Unless it is used as a multi-team logistical vehicle, then it would be even better.