MG144-SV012 YW731 Longma Scout

Soviet Remnant

1:144th scale (10 or 12mm)

All turrets in the Soviet Remnant range are interchangable.

 The YW-731A Longma Scout Vehicle is a light low-grav unit. The Longma was developed as the need for additional scout vehicles steadily increased and entered service in 2344. The BRDM-22A Marzanna's underperformance had already required a global refit to the -U upgrade, but vehicle lacked any offensive punch. and a heavier scout vehicle was called for to supplement it.

With no spare resources to develop an entirely new vehicle, it was decided to build on existing surplus hulls. Finding a small enough hull proved difficult until the old YW631 APCs from the eastern bloc were brought to light. Though nearly a hundred years old, the YW631 was the right size and, as one of the first widely-utilised grav APCs needed little modification.  The Longma used a more traditional full-bottom grav unit, unlike the current generation of grav-sponsons. However, the aging drives were brought up to spec with modernised components and a new power plant. The armour was reinforced with modern materials both externally and internal, which improved defence.

 The old troop compartment was scrapped and the space used to add a new, modern turret. This carries a single plasmatic repeater cannon, but the scout's primary armament comes from the four AT 16V Scallion missile tubes mounted on the turret. The additional space from where infantry were stored on the older APC version allows the Longma to carry 20 reloads under armour. It possesses an advanced sensor suite, complete with AA tracking, and a single particle beam turret for point-defence.