設(shè)計(jì)用途：
資源采集&基地?cái)U(kuò)張
制造方：
“優(yōu)煉”礦業(yè)公司
國(guó)籍：
美利堅(jiān)合眾國(guó)
量產(chǎn)方：
盟軍裝甲工廠/船港
主要特征：

• 為運(yùn)送礦石打造的優(yōu)良貨艙

• 提供兩棲能力的可套縮氣墊

• 加密通訊天線陣

• 耐用外殼

• 指揮中心轉(zhuǎn)換組件

歷史資料：
????勘探礦車，正如我們所了解的那樣，是一種用于供給物資的車輛，質(zhì)量還不錯(cuò)，適合采集和運(yùn)送未經(jīng)加工的礦物。即便其有展開成指揮中心的作用，但勘探礦車依然是平民卡車的近親，就像后者中的多數(shù)一樣，沒有一點(diǎn)兒防御武裝。而恰恰就因?yàn)檫@種低調(diào)的本質(zhì)，勘探礦車成為了蘇聯(lián)軍隊(duì)的首要打擊目標(biāo)，對(duì)此盟軍方面一直心驚膽戰(zhàn)。以前情況可不是這樣的，勘探礦車最初是當(dāng)作工業(yè)貨車來(lái)設(shè)計(jì)的，到后來(lái)才漸漸地成為盟軍野戰(zhàn)營(yíng)地和戰(zhàn)略要塞里不可或缺的一部分。其實(shí)也美國(guó)多久，人們就能在盟蘇火烈交鋒的前線看到勘探礦車的身影。

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???? 多數(shù)時(shí)候，勘探礦車當(dāng)然是在快速有效地采集礦石?，F(xiàn)在還有些人說(shuō)盟蘇對(duì)抗并非意識(shí)形態(tài)的對(duì)立，而是礦物資源的爭(zhēng)奪。這種說(shuō)法不大受人待見，因?yàn)檐姽に璧氖滓V物資源有三點(diǎn)特征，第一點(diǎn)：幾乎所有發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家的礦物都很充足，從瑞士到日本，從希臘到冰島，都是如此，就連浩瀚大洋里都有相當(dāng)可觀的礦物儲(chǔ)量；第二點(diǎn)：礦物是一種天然可再生資源，為這種物資的歸屬爭(zhēng)個(gè)你死我活，嗯，就跟為太陽(yáng)光、為飲用水、為無(wú)線電波斗得魚死網(wǎng)破一樣不可理喻。第三點(diǎn)：人們并不在意礦物資源的事情。一年又一年，一場(chǎng)又一場(chǎng)的民意測(cè)驗(yàn)，一次又一次地證明，在人們對(duì)世界上熱門話題的看法中，礦石資源最多也就講點(diǎn)馬后炮而已?！皟?yōu)煉”礦業(yè)公司是位于博伊西（美國(guó)愛達(dá)荷州首府）的一家大型企業(yè)，提供垂直整合的一體化礦石精煉方案，也是推出勘探礦車的公司，他們有一句座右銘講得恰到好處—— “礦石，我們?nèi)愣??！?/p>

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???? 然而，隨著盟蘇之間的矛盾沖突日漸激化，它們各自的頭號(hào)軍資供應(yīng)商也需要越來(lái)越多的礦石資源，以便軍火交易能勢(shì)頭不減地繼續(xù)下去。又由于礦石資源也沒有到遍地都是的程度，蘇盟雙方都開始尋找直接從地底收集蟄伏資源的方法。差不多就在這時(shí)候，盟軍全面升級(jí)了其勘探礦車，為它們加裝了磁力密封貨艙、兩棲氣墊和軍用級(jí)通訊天線陣組件?，F(xiàn)在再想想，這些升級(jí)也許是為了應(yīng)付蘇聯(lián)對(duì)勘探礦車愈發(fā)猖獗的襲擾。
???? 即便身處越來(lái)越危險(xiǎn)的境地，即便一直在枯燥乏味地完成礦車的工作，礦車司機(jī)們依然十分樂業(yè)，待人友善。也許是因?yàn)槊塑娊o的工資很多，畢竟盟軍清楚，這些礦車正是向野戰(zhàn)區(qū)源源不斷提供軍械的關(guān)鍵所在。

戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)筆記：?通過(guò)戰(zhàn)地偵察，已獲悉勘探礦車至少具有以下幾個(gè)特征：

• 有條不紊——礦石精煉廠的費(fèi)用中便包含了一輛勘探礦車，會(huì)迅速在最近的礦區(qū)開始采集礦石。設(shè)計(jì)上來(lái)說(shuō)，一輛礦車從一處礦藏采集資源效率最高，因此，保護(hù)一輛礦車只需在在那一條采集路線上設(shè)防即可。

• 展開指令——每輛勘探礦車都裝有展開成指揮中心所需的全套設(shè)備，只要指揮官一聲令下，它們就會(huì)就地展開（但過(guò)程非常復(fù)雜，且不可逆）。指揮中心可提供臨近地區(qū)的盟軍建筑建造許可，也會(huì)向這些建筑發(fā)送其他重要數(shù)據(jù)。

• 兩棲采集——由于裝備了自動(dòng)展開的水敏式氣墊，勘探礦車在水上航行和在陸地行駛一樣輕松?？碧降V車幾乎可以在任何地形上行駛。

• 沒槍有輪——當(dāng)遭受蘇聯(lián)動(dòng)員兵或其他步兵突擊隊(duì)的威脅時(shí)，人們知道勘探礦車駕駛員會(huì)直接把車朝這些家伙臉上開過(guò)去。盟軍政論家相當(dāng)反對(duì)這種從敵方士兵身上壓過(guò)去的做法。

Prospector

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Designation: Resource Gathering / Expansion

Manufacturer: Well-Refined Ore Corporation

National Origin: U.S.A.

Mass-Produced at: Allied Armor Facility / SeaportKey Features:

? Cargo bin optimized for ore delivery

? Collapsible air cushion for aquatic travel

? Encrypted communications array

? Durable outer shell

? Command Hub conversion kit

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history

The vehicle we know as the prospector is basically just a well-put-together material supply truck suitable for the collection and transportation of raw resources. Even if it does convert into a military command hub, the prospector is close cousins with civilian trucks, and like most civilian trucks, carries no defenses whatsoever. Because of this unassuming nature, the Allies continue to express concern and dismay that prospectors now appear to be priority targets for Soviet forces. It wasn't always this way. Originally designed as industrial pick-ups, prospectors gradually became more important to Allied field posts and strategic holds. Soon enough, these vehicles began to see action on the front, in the midst of conflict with Soviet forces.

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Wherever there's an Allied ore refinery such as this,

chances are good that a prospector is working away in the vicinity.

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Prospectors, of course, are used mostly for collecting ore quickly and efficiently. Some yet argue that the war between the Soviet Union and Allied nations is not about ideology but rather about ore. However, this is an unpopular stance due to three compelling facts about the world's premier resource for military-industrial manufacturing. One: Ore has always been fairly abundant in virtually all developed nations of the world, from Switzerland to Japan, and from Greece to Iceland. Indeed, even the middle of the sea offers its fair supply of ore. Two: Ore is a natural, renewable resource. The thought of fighting over control of this substance is just as unimaginable as, say, the thought of fighting over sunlight, or drinking water, or radio-waves. And three: Ore just isn't a concern to the people of the world. Year after year, public poll after public poll, ore proves itself time and again to be little more than an afterthought in people's perception of the world's top issues. Well-Refined Ore Corporation, a large Boise-based corporation that offers vertically-integrated ore refinement solutions and originally invented the prospector, has a company motto that's very to-the-point: "Ore: Don't Even Worry about It."

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Shown here is a prototype of the Allied command hub, converted from a prospector.

The Allies can rapidly expand using these facilities.

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Nevertheless, as tensions rose between the Soviet Union and Allied nations, their top providers of military goods increasingly sought out greater supplies of ore so that their production could continue unabated. And because ore is not so common that it may be found just sprinkled around on the ground, the Soviets and the Allies began to explore new ways to gather up the stuff directly from dormant mines. This was around the time when the Allies retrofitted their prospectors with magnetically-sealed cargo bins as well as with amphibious capability, plus military-grade components for their communications arrays. In retrospect, these changes may have coincided with the Soviets' increased aggression toward prospectors.

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In spite of the increasing danger and undeniable monotony of operating an Allied prospector, drivers of these vehicles are known for their cheerful demeanor and customer-friendly attitude toward their work. This may be in part because the Allies pay these laborers well, likely because prospectors ultimately are the key to letting the Allies manufacture new equipment in the field.

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notes

Battlefield reconnaissance has revealed at least these facts about the Prospector:

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? Easy does it -- A single prospector is included in the cost of an Allied ore refinery, and will immediately begin gathering resources from the nearest ore mine. One prospector is designed to efficiently gather from a single source, so it simply needs to be defended as it goes about its gathering route.

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? On-demand Command Hub -- Each prospector is outfitted to convert into an Allied command hub when the need arises (though the conversion is irreversibly complex). Command hubs provide clearance for other Allied structures to be built nearby, and also relay other important data to those structures.

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? Amphibious resourcing -- Prospectors can traverse land and water with equal ease, because of their automated aqua-sensitive air cushions. Their driving characteristics are similar on all terrain.

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? Unarmed but not defenseless -- When threatened by Soviet conscripts or other raiding parties operating on foot, Allied prospector drivers have been known to drive straight through the danger. Running down enemy combatants is strongly discouraged by Allied publicists.