Maxwell Dynamics IFHV-03-Mk.II Archon Infantry Fighting Hover Vehicle
by Tim Wing
The IFHV-03-Mk.II Archon Infantry Fighting Hover Vehicle was another one of Maxwell Dynamics parts bin specials. The Archon was a large infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) that could carry up to 16 Cyclone riders or 24 light infantrymen. It was constructed using a variety of off the shelf components, to include the cockpit section from the then new Beta Fighter, pre-charger sections from the Alpha fighter and the Karbarran HPC-22 (Harbent 3-6458) Particle Beam Cannon turret from the HWR-23 Wolf Heavy Weapons Robot. The Archon came about through a UEEF requirement for an IFV that was big enough to carry a significant number of infantrymen equipped with Cyclones. Maxwell Dynamics accomplished this in true overkill fashion. The Archon was a beast of an IFV. Not only could it carry 16 Cyclone riders, it also had enough armor and fire power to fill the role of a tank. Its only short coming was that its size limited it to being droppable only by the UEEF’s dwindling supply of Kitsune-class logistics dropships.
General Characteristics
- Height: 6.1 meters
- Length: 10.8 meters
- Width: 5.8 meters
- Weight: 55.4 metric tons, dry
- Power plant: Protoculture-cell energizer, 24 standard protoculture cells
Performance
- Speed: 160kph
- Max hover altitude: 6 meters
- Max drop height: 300 meters
Weapon Systems
- 1x HPC-22 Triple Particle Beam Cannon Turret
- 4x LMMDS-8 Missile Delivery System, eight missiles each
- 1x crew serve weapon system mount at the Tank Commander’s hatch
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Original artwork by: Charles Walton II
Source: Robotech Expeditionary Force Marines Sourcebook, by Irvin Jackson
Content by Tim Wing
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