R-12 - “Salus” Ambulance

Versioning

This article is timeless and should be accurate for any version of the game.

R-12 - “Salus” Ambulance
Information
Vehicle Type	Ambulance
Variants	R-12b - “Salva” Flame Truck
Health	750
Disabled Under	81.25% health
Resistance	Unarmored
Repair Cost	150
Crew	1
Passengers	1
Inventory Slots	9
Production Site	Garage
Cost	150
Packaged Size	Large
Fuel Capacity	100L /

“	The “Salus” Ambulance is efficient at transporting Critically Wounded Soldiers and carrying medical supplies.	„
	— In-game description

The R-12 - “Salus” Ambulance is a Colonial Ambulance designed to carry large amounts of medical supplies, and Critically Wounded Soldiers. Its most distinctive features are the green crosses on the top of the vehicle.

General Info

Crew

The R-12 - “Salus” Ambulance holds one passenger, and houses a crew of one soldier:

• Driver (Seat 1)
  • Controls the movement of the vehicle, and can see the remaining fuel in the vehicle
• Passenger (Seat 2)
  • A seat used to hold/transport players
  • Has no tactical function
  • Due to being in an enclosed vehicle, they cannot use their secondary equipment

Armament

The R-12 - “Salus” Ambulance is not equipped with a main armament.

Inventory

It has 9 inventory slots that can hold any item. It can hold Critically Wounded Soldiers (does not stack), and medical supplies, such as Bandages, Blood Plasma, Trauma Kits, and First Aid Kits (stacks up to 100).

Engine & Mobility

• Fuel Tank: 100 L of Diesel or Petrol
  
• Fuel Consumption Rate: 1.5L / min (Autonomy: 66:40 min)
  
• Speed: 14.28 m/s on road, 5 m/s off-road
  
• Inventory encumbrance decreases speed by up to 18.2%
  
• Cannot ram and destroy any structure
• Can cross Field Bridges without damaging them
• Can't cross Trenches
• Does not trigger Anti-Tank Mines

Health & Armor

The R-12 - “Salus” Ambulance has 750 HP and is disabled under 81.25% health. It has "Unarmoured" resistance, even small arms fire and Flamethrowers are a danger to it.
It takes 150 Basic Materials to fully repair it from 1% to 100% health with a Hammer. Its health can be instantly repaired at a Garage for 100 Basic Materials.

Interactions

It can directly interact with most structures (either world structures or player-built ones):

• The Driver can access inventories - press E or Shift + E
  • Can pull twice as fast compared to being on foot
  • Able to pull up to up to 3 times the normal amount - press Shift + LMB

Production

Structure	Input(s)	Output	Time
Garage	150 x Basic Materials	R-12 - “Salus” Ambulance	150 Hammer hits
Mass Production Factory	450 x Basic Materials	Crate of 3 x  R-12 - “Salus” Ambulance	02:05:00

Must be fully researched in the Vehicle Tech Tree in order to be produced.

Storage & Transport

The R-12 - “Salus” Ambulance can be stored in a Storage Depot, Seaport or Storage Ship.

It can be packaged into a large Shippable and transported only by certain Shipping Vehicles (Barge, Freighter, Storage Ship, Flatbed Car, or Large Crane).

Tactics

The R-12 - “Salus” Ambulance should primarily be used by frontline medics in order to ferry large amounts of medical supplies to a frontline. Additionally, it can be used to transport Critically Wounded Soldiers to a nearby Field Hospital or Hospital in order to produce some Soldier Supplies.

See: Community Guides/Medic Guide

While it is possible to store stuff other than medical supplies inside the vehicle, it is not recommended, unless the front does not have any other logistical vehicles.

Trivia

• The word “Salus” in Latin translates roughly to "safety", "salvation", or "welfare"
• In roman mythology, “Salus” was the name of the goddess associated with health and well-being
• It is the only vehicle type in the game that accepts Critically Wounded Soldiers into its inventory
• The R-12 - "Salus" front section is most likely inspired by the SPA Dovunque 35

Gallery

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  The R-12 - “Salus” Ambulance from the front

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  The R-12 - “Salus” Ambulance from the rear