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  1. I know this is late but I spent days working on it (because i made the mistake of having a life) and I believe it can fill a role within the colony. It has 66 parts and comes in at just under 20 tons, but has been tagged with the designation Heavy Mun Truck due to its 100+ parts/60 ton original mock-up. The HMT-5 comes with a standardized docking clamp on the left and right side, as well as one facing upward on it's center of mass to accommodate docking with a future skycrane. What of the purpose of this mini-monster though? It's a truck, you say, certainly it can carry things? Yes indeed. 1730 battery juice, 750 monopropellant, 720 liquid fuel, 880 oxidizer, and 1400 xenon, more than enough to refuel all but the most extravagant landers, rovers, and rockets. Does it get better? YES! You may have noticed it has landing legs to allow it a smooth landing without having to worry about bumping the docking clamps too hard. They also make this a stable platform for a makeshift base if needed. Does it get better? YES! It also comes with radial engines! Though not part of the intended design it could potentially make an orbital rendezvous to give a stranded rocket a much needed jumpstart. Does it get better? YES! I have taken the liberty of installing four flood lights in the front to give you maximum visibility during the long munar nights, as well as a wide beam light on the left, right and rear of the rover to allow for best visibility when approaching a potential docking mate. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B90hSAZcmpS_aUlmcGhRVkF0SEU/edit?pli=1 The drawbacks are limited. My computer has no graphics card so I have not been able to do any mun testing, however it worked quite well on Kerbin. The wheelbase has been made as wide as i can get away with without adding unnecessary parts and weight, but as with all rovers it's not the most stable when making fast turns. Another issue with non-munar testing is that i can't guarantee the viability of the radial engines, but they were mostly added as a gimick because the rover was originally meant to be lowered via skycrane (which is why it has a clamp for it). Even if this is not used on the moonbase, I would like it if this were picked up by somebody who can tweak in a setting with more than 10 FPS =)
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