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Description
Armament: x1 20mm cannon

Crew:2 plus 6 passengers

The Full Utility General Transporter, Tracked (FUGT-T) boasts formidable off-road capacities well exceeding those of the original fully wheeled design. However, the half track prototype left officers assessing it in a quandry--the FUGT could carry a similar load in terms of volume on roads, and was built heavily enough that it was suitable as a tractor unit to boot to the point that it seemed fiscally questionable to replace the truck with a half-track variant. At the time of its testing in 1936, it seemed more plausible that a smaller, more economical truck would benefit more from the half-track conversion when spliced with a Jason chassis than the large, hulking FUGT. What then to do with the pre-production FUGT-T?

At that point, the GRCKA's primary APC, the Achilles, had been in service for a sold six years and had served very well in both the tractor and APC roles; that being said, the Achilles' shortcomings in terms of speed were noteworthy. While the Mk. II field modification was being tested and offered to rectify a number of vulnerabilities in the design, its speed was not being improved upon. So with this problem in mind the Mechanized Integration Liaison Force began work on outfitting the sixteen FUGT-T chassis as an experimental fast APC design.

While the armored aft compartment was an entirely new component, pre-production turrets from the Jason light tank (being sans radio gear and grenade dischargers) were reclaimed and mounted centrally on the half-track, thus matching the armament of the Achilles; space in cramped conditions exists for up to eight within the armored aft compartment of the vehicle, but seating exists for only six, plus the gunner. That being said, the FUGT-T APC (known informally as the "siege wagon" during testing) boasted a remarkably increased speed and manueverability in comparison to the larger Achilles.

Sixteen FUGT-T Siegeuuagons have been produced, and consideration towards a more holistic APC halftrack design is underway. A conversion kit for the FUGT-T to conventional half-track truck standards exists, but has not been ordered by the military.

Description
Armament: x1 20mm cannon

Crew:2 plus 6 passengers

The Full Utility General Transporter, Tracked (FUGT-T) boasts formidable off-road capacities well exceeding those of the original fully wheeled design. However, the half track prototype left officers assessing it in a quandry--the FUGT could carry a similar load in terms of volume on roads, and was built heavily enough that it was suitable as a tractor unit to boot to the point that it seemed fiscally questionable to replace the truck with a half-track variant. At the time of its testing in 1936, it seemed more plausible that a smaller, more economical truck would benefit more from the half-track conversion when spliced with a Jason chassis than the large, hulking FUGT. What then to do with the pre-production FUGT-T?

At that point, the GRCKA's primary APC, the Achilles, had been in service for a sold six years and had served very well in both the tractor and APC roles; that being said, the Achilles' shortcomings in terms of speed were noteworthy. While the Mk. II field modification was being tested and offered to rectify a number of vulnerabilities in the design, its speed was not being improved upon. So with this problem in mind the Mechanized Integration Liaison Force began work on outfitting the sixteen FUGT-T chassis as an experimental fast APC design.

While the armored aft compartment was an entirely new component, pre-production turrets from the Jason light tank (being sans radio gear and grenade dischargers) were reclaimed and mounted centrally on the half-track, thus matching the armament of the Achilles; space in cramped conditions exists for up to eight within the armored aft compartment of the vehicle, but seating exists for only six, plus the gunner. That being said, the FUGT-T APC (known informally as the "siege wagon" during testing) boasted a remarkably increased speed and manueverability in comparison to the larger Achilles.

Sixteen FUGT-T Siegeuuagons have been produced, and consideration towards a more holistic APC halftrack design is underway. A conversion kit for the FUGT-T to conventional half-track truck standards exists, but has not been ordered by the military.