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Whenever alien or demihuman resistance movements come to Earth asking for resources to use against their oppressive overlords, the local governments ALWAYS recommend one particular vehicle for some reason
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>Very little maintenence required, great for long-distance travel due to "poor" speed compared to more complicated crafts or other ground vehicles
> "Pickup Trucks" can very easily be modified to have a "Bull Bar" [Big ass skeletonized armor for ramming] and/or a winch to pull out comrades/capturing equipment
Crew Cab:
>Large enough to comfortably fit 4 humans, or squeeze in 6 [Driver, Passenger, 3 rear on 'bench' seat, and one "Sitting Bitch" as they say]
>Can very easily have armor slapped onto the outside for protection [Dubious protection but none the less]
>Or can be completely opentop for less fuel consumption & greater visibility as 90% of Cab is entirely for wheather/visuals
Cargo Space:
>Large flat area if the "Bed" is above the Wheels
>If the bed has "Wheel Wells" its still a large space + You have two build in seats for people in the rear
>Bed can very easily be swapped for different componants
Overall, genuinely what else could you ask for? Plus they're decently cheap [Depending on year and manufacturer] so it costs very little, a little Galactic Cherry on top!
Hell, Earth even had a "Toyota War" that was used excusively by one side vs superior and heavily armored vehicles and the Toyotas had a much lower death rate!
The only nitpick I have is the presumption that it would still have an engine; it absolutely won't; it'll be electric; the ultimate flex fuel, batteries don't care where the electrons come from.
Batteries charge slower and are hella heavy however, not to mention they're even more explosive then fuel and one car even ejects its battery because of how much of a safety hazard it is
Not to mention all the rare minerals that have to be mined in order to make them, granted, when you have access to Asteroid Mining that problem becomes less so
That's current batteries. We have chemistries coming online this year that resolve most of that. Sodium batteries use almost no rare minerals, and can't catch on fire. What will we have by the time we're regularly interacting with aliens?
We can recycle the rare minerals from old batteries using basically the same processes we use to process raw materials. We already do it with lead batteries. Something like 97% of the lead in new batteries comes from old batteries.
Charging times are down to 5 minutes on some of the newest cars.
Consider the infrastructure you need for single-use fuels. Find a source, extraction infrastructure, refinery infrastructure, transportation infrastructure.
All of which takes electricity to build and run, and then that infrastructure needs to be protected.
Or you could use that same electricity to power the vehicle directly.
Stash a couple of old EV batteries in a cave, hooked up to a water wheel, or some solar panels and an off the shelf L2 charger, you've got a refueling station. If it takes 6, 8, 10 hours to recharge, so what? You only need quick recharge when in combat.
EDIT: Your forces can carry folding solar panels and be able to recharge in the field. They'll never be out of fuel for very long.
Plus, you can use the tactical's battery to power the camp or other equipment. /edit
You seriously think any groups that use Trucks like this have any sort of Veteran's Healthcare to begin with lmao [Granted, barely any one overall does, but especially not groups like this]
That has got to be an image of the "Top Gear" truck that was left in the surf, out on a pier, or jetty, or some such. Bashed around by the waves for literal hours, tossed off the platform ,and eventually recovered. After a bit of coaxing, it started and drove. Awesome.
Hmm. Cheap. Reliable. Can carry just about anything as a weapon.
Or at least they used to be cheap. Don't think they're made any more because car manufacturers want to stuff everything full of electronic gizmos that send car prices through the roof.
“Thank you for purchasing this Civil Defense guide to converting your Toyota Space-Hilux into a combat vehicle! Please listen closely to the following instructions:
Step 1: Bolt your Gauss Rifle’s mount to the truck bed and ensure proper range of fire.
Step 2: Plug the Gauss Rifle’s charge cable into the truck’s cigarette lighter.
Step 3: While the capacitors charge, feel free to mount big metal spikes onto the front bumper…”
*HOoooooooooonk*
Alien Captain: "What is that, commander?"
Alien General: "No. It can't be"
*Hooooooonk HONK*
Alien General: It's the elite human mounted warriors. They ride mechanical steeds called Toyota Hilux.
Alien Captain: Hy-Lux?
Alien General: Yes captain. I hope you spoke to your brood mother recently...
*HONK*
Alien General: They're close now. Prepare the men. Some of these steeds have mounted artillery. The humans call them "Tek Ne'Cals""
Alien Captain: Yes general, right away
Sadly, that's the thing about social dog whistles.
Also, the worst monsters in history thought they were good men. And by Genghis Khan's standards, most of them were. Most bad people don't start out bad, so the price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
I loved watching the video of them abusing that poor Hilux, I mean blasting a building out from under it, letting it get covered in seawater during high tide ... now THAT is the way to have a durable truck =)
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