BAP-47 (FT)

BAP-47
BAP-47
	; BAP-47B "Narcisa"
Type	Light combat walker
Place of origin	IURS
Service history
In service	147 - Present
Used by	IURS
Production history
Designer	Seventh Design Bureau
Designed	245
Manufacturer	Various
Produced	147 - Present
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Weight	8.3 t
Width	3.54 m
Height	4.43 m
Crew	1
Armour	Welded titanium-iridium alloy with optional ERA modules
Main; armament	2 × 20mm cannon (BAP-47A); 2 × 45mm AGL (BAP-47B); 6 × 155mm missiles (BAP-47D); 2 × flamethrowers (BAP-47E); 2 × Arc Projectors (BAP-47G)
Secondary; armament	1 × 12.7×108mm heavy machine gun
Operational; range	600 km
Speed	45 km/h

The BAP-47 is a light combat walker developed in the Interstellar Union of Revolutionary States, produced and in service since 147. In heavy use with the United Front Ground Force, the BAP-47 remains in production and has been exported to foreign clients as well. A one-man bipedal light walker, the BAP-47 is designed to be air-transportable to support aerospaceborne forces. Robust, requiring little maintenance and highly modular, numerous variants have been created to serve a wide variety of roles.

One of the most numerous and succuessful combat walker designs ever produced with possibly even millions produced since 147, the BAP-47 is also the basis of the BAP-83 light combat walker.

Description

The BAP-47 is a light bipedal combat walker equipped with two modular 'shoulder' hardpoints, capable of mounting a variety of weapons and equipment. Weighing 8.3 tonnes, the BAP-47 is capable of being transported by light aerospace dropships, enabling it to keep up with air-mobile operations and be air-dropped as well. The bipedal design enables the BAP-47 to traverse almost any type of terrain and surmount obstacles that tracked or wheeled vehicles may be unable to cross. At a low height of 4.43 metres, the BAP-47 is small for a walker, and can only fit one operator in a cramped cockpit.

Designed for ease of use and easy repair, most components of the BAP-47 are entirely interchangeable between individual units.

Service history

Liberation of Santuario

307 Empire-Union War

In the 307 Empire-Union War, BAP-47 units were amongst the first to engage Imperial forces, bursting through the Shiroyama DMZ wall.

Variants

BAP-47p: Initial prototype configuration.
BAP-47A: General-purpose infantry support variant equipped with 20mm rotary cannons.
BAP-47B: General-purpose infantry support variant equipped with 45mm automatic grenade launchers.
BAP-47C: Engineering variant equipped with chainsaws and flamethrowers.
BAP-47D: Light artillery variant equipped with six 155 missiles.
BAP-47E: Engineering/Urban combat variant equipped with flamethrowers.
BAP-47F: Command variant equipped with enhanced communications equipment and one 20mm rotary cannon.
BAP-47G: Anti-armour variant equipped with arc projectors.
BAP-47H: Unsuccessful infantry carrier variant with both arms replaced with seats for desant troops.
BAP-47I: Anti-infantry variant with eight heavy machine guns.

Operators

IURS: Primary user with over 640,000 vehicles.