MOBAS Type 21 - Scimitar

Design by Brian Mitchell

Type: Heavy armor attack vehicle
Crew: 2 (tactical commander/gunner and pilot) 
Endurance: 8 hrs (combat); 14 hrs (operational) 
Combat cruise: 175 km/h, combat maximum: 220 km/h, operational cruise: 250 km/h (defensive mode only), operational maximum: 315 km/h (70 minutes to overheat)

A variant (type 24 MLMS) replaces the standard phaser turret with a long-range missile system capable of global strike and anti-ship operations; basic operational capability equivalent to base model.

Power system:
Gravity-stabilized high-rated fusion unit feeding two anti-gravity-thrust engines 
Dual stage krellide power cells for back-up power supply 

Additional systems:
Multi-wave gravimetric scanner and all-aspect targeting system 
Command interlink coordination and information sharing secure communication link 
Beta-wave stealth mode diffusion system (camo V-rated protection system)

The type 21 HAAV is the latest development for planetary operation in the UFP. The type 21 combines the latest technologies in weapon and tactical systems with a strong combat structure. The type 21 will be the center of planetary assault operations in the late 24th century. 

Devised by Patrick Carroll AKA Bond, James Bond

Armament:
1 pulse phaser (In turret)
1 rapid fire photon grenade launcher (In turret)
2 light shuttle type phaser strips aft
1 medium scout type phaser strip top
9 troop firing ports in pod armed only when manned (weapon type optional)
2 gunner firing ports in ship at doors armed only when manned (weapon type optional)
18 Mk. 12A "Lawnmower" cluster missiles (9 per pod) 

Crew:
1 pilot / weapons operator
1 copilot / navigator / sensor-jammer operator
1 door gunner / flight engineer / jumpmaster
1 door gunner / medic

Propulsion:
6 directed energy anti-grav generators
2 vectored thrust impulse engines

Armor:
Proactive / reactive armor panels over all critical systems
Nano-fiber reinforced transparent aluminum windows
Duranium troop pod, engine area, passenger area, and cockpit armor
Tritanium hull with ablative hull coat

The Viper Class APC was developed by the Starfleet Marines R & D Center at Epimetheus Station, Titan during the Dominion War to fill a role between unarmed shuttles performing double duty as troop landers and the armed but small Hoppers that carried only a limited number of troops. It was hoped that a dedicated vehicle could fulfill the role with better efficiency and safety.

The Viper carries optional detachable pods at it's rear that can be outfitted for different mission types; med-evac, troop transport, AWACS / C4I, jamming, gunship, VIP transport, HQ command center, etc. 

This is a collection of ideas how Starfleet ground troops could be equipped, considering that normal shuttles are hardly suited to sustain a longer combat or peace-keeping mission.

Starfleet Tactical by Kris, ASDB Member		Sol Planetary Defense by Kris, ASDB Member
Vulcan Planetary Defense by Kris, ASDB Member		Antigrav drone, 1 by Lance, ASDB Member
Antigrav drone, 2 by Lance, ASDB Member		Antigrav drone, 3 by Lance, ASDB Member
Antigrav gun by Lance, ASDB Member		Antigrav gun, TOS era by Harry, ASDB Member
Rapid response team units by Lance, ASDB Member		Preliminary rendering by Lance, ASDB Member
Three-quarter front view by Lance & Kenny		Three-quarter rear view by Lance & Kenny
On Tattoine ;-) by Lance & Kenny		On the desk by Lance & Kenny
Antigrav shuttle with launcher by Kris, ASDB Member		Antigrav shuttle by Kris, ASDB Member