Editing M163 VADS (section)

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[[File:M163 Stat Card.jpg|300px|left|thumb|The Stat Card]]
The only weapon of this adorably tiny vehicle is the M168 20mm Vulcan Gatling AA Gun, which is capable of close to 3000 RPM. This gives the gun an absurd ROF, 7 while halted and 4 on the move. This is especially epic as the M163 has the special rule Dedicated AA, meaning that it can fire at its full rate of fire (either 7 or 4 depending on if it has moved) at aircraft, rather than only rolling 1 die. The VADS also has the special rule Radar, meaning that it ignores the +1 penalty for shooting at aircraft, and increases the AA range by 12 inches. This thing will absolutely shred aircraft within its 32-inch range.

If there are no aircraft around, the M163 VADS is quite decent at dealing with lightly armored vehicles and infantry. The M168 Vulcan has an AT rating of 6 meaning that, say, a BMP (either 1 or 2) will get glanced by this weapon on a 4+. However, the Firepower rating is only 5+, so only 1/3 of your penetrating hits will knock out the tank.

As for defense, the M163 VADS has the standard defense of the M113 chassis, except for the top. The top armor rating is 0 because of the gunner's open-topped turret. Long story short, any airborne weapon system with an AT rating greater than 6 is an auto-pen, so make sure you take down aircraft before they tear you a new one (which you should have been doing anyway). Artillery's ability to hit the top armor also means that these cute but vulnerable death machines should be hidden from any possible spotters.

You get 2 VADS in a platoon for 3 points and 4 for 6.