M1133 Medical Evacuation Vehicle (West)

The Medic M1133 is a variant of the M113 armoured personnel carrier (APC) used by the United States military. Specifically, the M1133 is a Medical Evacuation Vehicle (MEV) designed to provide medical support and evacuate wounded soldiers from the battlefield. It is part of the M113 family of vehicles.

Key features of the Medic M1133 (MEV) include:

The vehicle is equipped with medical supplies and equipment to treat and stabilize injured personnel. This may include stretchers, medical instruments, and first aid supplies.

The interior of the M1133 is configured to function as an ambulance, with seating for medical personnel and patients on stretchers. It is designed to transport injured soldiers from the front lines to more extensive medical facilities.

Like other M113 variants, the M1133 offers armoured protection to the medical personnel and patients on board, this helps protect from small arms fire and shrapnel.

The M1133 is tracked, which allows it to operate in a variety of terrain conditions, including off-road and in adverse weather. The MEV is an integral part of military operations, ensuring that wounded soldiers receive prompt medical attention and can be transported to more advanced medical facilities for further treatment.

This vehicle blueprint includes desert and forest camouflage textures, a fully rigged structure, and various animated components such as machine gun rotation and elevation, and opening hatches. Additionally, it comes with a detailed damage model that includes damaged geometry, textures, and realistic fire and smoke effects. The blueprint also features firing animations and dynamic dust effects generated by the movement of the tracks.

The asset is designed as a standard Unreal vehicle with an interior, but it can be customized to suit specific project requirements. It is fully drivable, utilizing physics simulations provided by Epic Games’ Chaos Vehicles plugin. Please note that the Chaos Vehicles plugin must be enabled for proper vehicle movement. The scene incorporates Epic Games’ Volumetrics plugin for environmental clouds and utilizes Lumen for advanced lighting effects.

A sample showcase/demo Blueprint is included with an environment map and a user interface (UI). When you “Play” the map, the UI provides camera presets, sliders, and buttons to showcase the key functionalities of the vechiel.

Disclaimer:

This asset includes the use of Epic Games’ Volumetrics plugin and Chaos Vehicles system plugin for demonstration purposes only. However, the vehicle asset can be utilized and modified in personal projects without these plugins enabled.

The Volumetrics plugin is employed to create and render the environmental clouds within the scene, utilizing its volume creation and rendering tools. The Chaos Vehicles system plugin allows for realistic vehicle movement by utilizing advanced physics simulations.

Please note that all rights pertaining to the Volumetrics plugin and the Chaos Vehicles system plugin are the exclusive property of Epic Games. Vigilante makes no warranties, expressed or implied, regarding the usage of Epic’s plugins.

Technical Information:

Features:

– Compliant with SISO Entity Reference No.: 1.1.225.2.5.30.1

– High-quality vehicle mesh with desert and forest camouflage textures and a detailed interior

– Blueprint-controlled textures for customization

– Emissive materials for headlights and brake lights to enhance performance

– DIS/HLA (RPR FOM) integration ready

– Adjustable hatches, machine gun rotation and elevation

– Armed with a Browning .50 caliber machine gun, including associated effects

– Realistic wheeled handeling and visual effects for dynamic dust simulation when driven

– Detailed damaged vehicle state with fire and smoke effects

Number of Blueprints: 18

Input: Keyboard, Mouse, DIS / HLA (RPR FOM) Protocols

Network Replicated: No, requires integration into a Network Replicated Product or System

Supported Development Platforms: Win-64

Windows: Yes

Mac: No

Documentation (PDF): Click here for Vehicle Documentation

Customization Guide (PDF): Click here for the Vigilante Asset Guide