HDF Logistics Fleet // Technical Readout

HVH-40

Heavy Hauler

Manufacturer
Kaerweld Arms
Class
Heavy bulk transport
Role
Heavy Transport
HVH-40 Heavy Hauler loading cargo at a logistics terminal
Technical archive // HVH-40 master visual record

Field Procurement Archive

Tactical Notes

Bulk logistics, full stop. Ammunition trains, fuel bladders, raw FerroCyte shipments, container loads too heavy for anything smaller — the HVH-40 carries what actually keeps a Syntagma fighting for more than a week. Slow, heavy, and armored enough at the cab to matter, because these convoys are the targets raiders actually plan ambushes around.

Engineering / In-universe Specification

Systems Overview

Manufacturer
Kaerweld Arms
Series
Heavy Logistics Line
Class
Heavy bulk transport
Payload
40 t
Configuration
12×12, six axles
Length / Width / Height
~11.4 m / ~2.9 m / ~3.6 m with enclosed logistics module
Curb Mass
~22 t
GVW
~62 t
Engine
Ignol-3, ~900 kW
Fuel Consumption
~195 L/100km road
~280 L/100km offroad
Max. Speed
~70 km/h road
~35 km/h offroad
Range
~520 km
Crew
2
Protection
Tier-II applique around forward crew cell and critical propulsion/fuel systems
Weapon Provision
None standard; optional roof RBG by mission/theatre
Cargo Architecture
Interchangeable flatbed, tanker and enclosed logistics modules
Suspension
Heavy active load-leveling / ride-height system
HVH-40 parked with a secured container at a heavy logistics terminal
Field Archive // HVH-40Bulk logistics asset

Engineering Assessment

Field Notes

Built for Distributed Load.

The six-axle, 12×12 chassis spreads a forty-ton payload beneath a broad, low load structure. Selective Tier-II protection covers the forward crew cell and critical propulsion and fuel systems without turning the cargo platform into a fighting vehicle.

One Chassis, Multiple Loads.

Interchangeable flatbed, tanker and enclosed logistics modules let the same base vehicle move ammunition, fuel and coolant, engineering stores, secured FerroCyte cargo or major Mech components while preserving the HVH-40's underlying silhouette.

Game Data // Tactical Unit Record

Tactical Unit Data

Tabletop movement values remain undefined in the current technical source.

Tonnage
~22 t empty / ~62 t loaded
Ignol Tier
Ignol-3
Role
Heavy Bulk Transport
Armor
Tier-II applique around crew cell and critical propulsion/fuel systems
Primary Weapons
None
Secondary Weapons
1× RBG — optional, roof-mounted by mission/theatre
Special Equipment
40 t payload; interchangeable flatbed, tanker and enclosed logistics modules
Notes
Six-axle / 12×12 heavy bulk-logistics platform with active load leveling
HVH-40 carrying a major containerized payload on a mountain supply road
Operational Record // HVH-40Heavy convoy transit

Field Procurement Archive

Estimated Value

Base Cost
400,000 Zets
Manufacturer Tier
Kaerweld ◈◈ // × 1.05
Armor Package
Tier-II standard // × 1.20
List Price
~504,000 Zets
Price Band
480,000–550,000 Zets