UP-6

The UP-6 was one of the first pedalcraft to enter military service on Harmony. It has since seen continued service and become the longest running production model pedalcraft pattern due to its low production cost, versitility, ease to maintain, and reliability. Today the UP-6 and its variants can be found in all parts of the globe, serving diverse roles.

Development
The requirements for an infantry support vehicle were already set before the first council even discussed their muilti-lateral rearmament, but the order to produce a relatively light bipedal support craft was not taken lightly. Ideas, concepts, and technologies from across the globe ended up playing a role in the creation of the UP-6. Easily the first modern pedalcraft, and perhaps still the best, the UP-6 provides a solid package since its inception thirty years prior.

The longevity of this vehicle is owed partially to its revolutionary powerplant; biodiesel is burned efficently, while a few hours and a cheap kit allows ethanol to be combusted for those unable to secure vast reserves of fuel. While possible, and highly dangerous, one could even run a stripped down UP-6 on a wood or coal engine; as demonstrated by its creater to solidify the image of "the unstoppable little chicken".

Operational History
The UP-6 was introduced to special forces who desperately needed an alternative to their short ranged anti armor weapons, a role it served with great success. In the three day Siege of Al Khahir the UP-6 became the primary weapon against the well equipped and vengeful Babylonian special forces, the Imperialist varients became the first attempt at a self sufficent combat pedalcraft while the Confederates radicaly modified their stocks to act as unmanned combat vehicles. Both proved to be great successes, though they still suffered from fighting a superior foe.

Variants
AP-6 Attack pedalcraft with affixed hardpoint for attaching heavy weapon systems.

AP-6A Modified AP-6 to use aetheric batteries.

MP-6 Transport and light weapons platform.

MP-6A Modified MP-6 to use aetheric batteries.

XP-6 Experimental.

CSP-6 Umanned Confederate reserve vehicle