UV-24 “Icarus”

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Versioning

This article is considered accurate for the current version (1.58) of the game.

UV-24 “Icarus”
Information
Vehicle Type	Light Utility Vehicle
Health	1300
Disabled Under	40% health
Resistance(damage reduction)	Unarmored -40%  -40%  -50%  -25%  -30%  -70%  -00%  -00%  -40%  -00%  -70%
Repair Cost	120
Crew	2
Passengers	1
Inventory Slots	2
Intelligence Gathering Radius	60 meters
Armament	RPG Launcher
Ammo	RPG
Production Site	Motor Pool
Cost	3  10 chassis: UV-05a “Argonaut”
Packaged Size	Medium
Fuel Capacity	100L /

“	This RPG-mounted Light Utility Vehicle provides a heavy-duty weapons platform with superior speed. Perfectly suited for assaulting enemy structures and vehicles, or supporting an armoured assault.	„
	— In-game description

The UV-24 “Icarus” (also known as a RPG Jeep) is a Colonial open-top LUV equipped with a mounted RPG Launcher. It automatically gathers Map Intelligence when driven, and transmits it to friendly soldiers.

General Info

Crew

The UV-24 “Icarus” holds one passenger, and houses a crew of two soldiers:

• Driver (Seat 1)
  • Controls the movement of the vehicle, and can see the remaining fuel in the vehicle
  • Interacts with nearby structures - press E or Shift + E
  • Activates horn sound - press LMB
• Passenger (Seat 2)
  • Can't do anything
• Gunner (Seat 3)
  • Controls the movement, reloading, and firing of the RPG Launcher

Armament

The UV-24 “Icarus” is equipped with one main armament:

• RPG Launcher
  • Mounted on the rear (60 degree firing arc)
  • Ammo Used: RPG
  • Range: 40 meters
  • Reload Duration: 4 seconds
  • Firing Duration: 1 seconds
  • Fire Rate: 12 per minute

Inventory

It has two inventory slots and a dedicated ammo slot that can hold 8 RPGs.

Engine & Mobility

• Fuel Tank: 100 L of Diesel or Petrol
  
• Fuel Consumption Rate: 3L / min (Autonomy: 33:20 min)
  
• Speed: 15.33 m/s on road, 6.13 m/s off-road
  
• Inventory weight decreases speed by up to 18.2%
  
• Can ram and destroy Sandbag Covers and Tier 1 Walls, but not Barbed Wire Fences or Deployed Tripods
• Can cross Field Bridges, slightly damaging them
• Can't cross Trenches
• Does not trigger Anti-Tank Mines
• Highly maneuverable and agile

Health & Armor

The UV-24 “Icarus” has 1300 HP and is disabled under 40% health. It has "Unarmoured" resistance, even small arms fire and Flamethrowers are a danger to it.
It takes 120 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

• Automatically gathers Map Intelligence within 60 meter radius every few seconds and transmits it .
  • Only active when driver seat is occupied
• Can interact with most structures in proximity - press E or Shift + E
  • Can pull three times the normal amount from stockpiles - press Shift + LMB

Production

Structure	Input(s)	Output	Time
Small Assembly Station (Motor Pool)	3 x Construction Materials 10 x  Assembly Materials II 2 MW of power 1 x   UV-05a “Argonaut”	UV-24 “Icarus”	00:03:00

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

Storage & Transport

The UV-24 “Icarus” can be stored in a Storage Depot, Seaport or Storage Ship.

It can be packaged into a medium Shippable and transported by any Shipping Vehicle (Crane, Flatbed Truck, Barge, Freighter, Storage Ship, Landing Ships, Flatbed Car, or Large Crane).

Tactics

Its speed, autonomy and firepower make the Icarus a great vehicle for quick raids against enemy defenses and supply routes in back-line regions.

Although the vehicle can deal significant damage to enemy light armored vehicles, it isn't recommended to fight them, especially head on.

The effectiveness of the Icarus is multiplied when used in groups of 3, because it allows to kill all Pillbox types in one salvo and thus not having to fear the retaliating fire. Against light armored vehicles or even Scout Tanks, 3 Icarus can prevail if they use their mobility to flank.

If firing at a very close target the RPG's explosion can damage the vehicle as well.

The RPG being a slow moving projectile, the speed of moving targets must be taken into account when firing.

To maximize the RPG's range you must aim at the top of your target, but if you are firing from a short distance you should aim at a vertical surface so the shell doesn't pass over the target. This is due to the RPG using a similar aiming as firearms, making you aim a bit above flat surfaces.

The crew being vulnerable is the vehicle's greatest weakness, a single Grenade can kill the whole crew if caught off-guard. Anti-Tank Sticky Bomb and High Explosive Grenade are dangerous but less of an issue given the vehicle's mobility.

Because the passenger can't use binoculars from their seat, the Icarus has less spatial awareness than a Half-Track or Tank.

Trivia

• The armor plating of the UV-24 "Icarus" resembles armor addon kits developed for the M151 MUTT during the Vietnam war.
• In Greek mythology, Icarus was the son of Daedalus, who perished after flying too close to the sun while using a pair of wings crafted by his father.

Gallery

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  The UV-24 “Icarus” from the front

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  The UV-24 “Icarus” from the back

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  Colonial soldiers manning a UV-24 “Icarus”