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{{InfoBoxSupportVehicle
| image                  = [[Image:Lewis Skimmer Bus.JPG|191px]]
| Name                   = Lewis Skimmer Bus
| Manufacturer           = [[S. L. Lewis Incorporated]]<ref name="TRO:VAp54">''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex'', p. 54: "Routemaster Hover Shuttle/Lewis Skimmer Bus"</ref><ref name="TRO:VArp64">''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised'', p. 64: "Routemaster Hover Shuttle/Lewis Skimmer Bus"</ref>
| Production Year        = 3026
| Year Reference         = <ref>''[http://masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4503/lewis-skimmer-bus-standard MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| Use                    = Public Transit Vehicle;<br> Civilian Transport;<br> Cargo Transport; <br> Auxiliary Infantry Transport
| Tech Base              = [[Inner Sphere]]<ref name="TRO:VAp54"/><ref name="TRO:VArp64"/>
| Chassis Type (Size)    = Hover (Large)<ref name="TRO:VAp54"/><ref name="TRO:VArp64"/>
| Equipment Rating       = D/X-C-C/D/C<ref name="TRO:VAp54"/><ref name="TRO:VArp64"/>
| Cost                   = ???
| Introduced             = [[3026]]
| Mass                   = 80 Tons<ref name="TRO:VAp54"/><ref name="TRO:VArp64"/>
| Cruise                 = 6<ref name="TRO:VAp54"/><ref name="TRO:VArp64"/>
| Flank                  = 9<ref name="TRO:VAp54"/><ref name="TRO:VArp64"/>
| Power Plant            = [[fuel cell|electric (fuel cell)]]<ref name="TRO:VAp54"/><ref name="TRO:VArp64"/>
| Fuel (Type/Range)      = 1,025 km<ref name="TRO:VAp54"/><ref name="TRO:VArp64"/>
| Turret                 = 0<ref name="TRO:VAp54"/><ref name="TRO:VArp64"/>
| Armament               = None<ref name="TRO:VAp54"/><ref name="TRO:VArp64"/>
| Heat Sinks             = None<ref name="TRO:VAp54"/><ref name="TRO:VArp64"/>
| Fitted Equipment       =
| comsys                 = Unspecified
| T&T                    = Unspecified
| Armor                  = [[Commercial Armor|Commercial]]<ref name="TRO:VAp54"/><ref name="TRO:VArp64"/>
| BAR                    = [[BAR|4]]<ref name="TRO:VAp54"/><ref name="TRO:VArp64"/>
| Crew                   = 3 (86 Passengers)<ref name="TRO:VArp64"/>
| BV (1.0)               = 
| BV (2.0)               = 
}}

==Description==
The '''Lewis Skimmer Bus''' is a large Hover civilian transport, which was introduced during the [[3026|last decade]] of the [[Third Succession War]] by the S. L. Lewis Incorporated. The vehicle is designed to be multiple purpose passenger vehicle & cargo, with plainclothes police who would assist in protecting its cargo should it be valuable. The Skimmer came into fruition on heels of success of the company's [[Savannah Master]] hovercraft, with Skimmer Bus being first entry into the civilian market place.

The bus was at times pressed into military service during the Third Succession War, with its most noted usage being as an auxiliary infantry transport, ferrying troops to the front lines on [[Sevren]], where [[APC]]s were in short supply.<ref name="TRO:VAp54"/><ref name="TRO:VArp64"/>

==Equipment and Capabilities==
The vehicle is built on a large chassis, which it can handle 18 tons of cargo (accessible from its rear door) while ferrying 86 passengers to their destination. It is powered by a hydrogen [[fuel cell]] power plant, allowing to be clean and inexpensive alternative to air travel in some cases. The vehicle's hull is protected by 1.5 tons of Commercial Armor, which gives it modest protection for civilian use, however risky should it be used for military purposes.<ref name="TRO:VAp54"/><ref name="TRO:VArp64"/>

==Notes==
* As of this writing, the Lewis Skimmer Bus has no record sheet nor battle value assigned to it.

* When first published in ''TRO: Vehicle Annex'', two images of hoverbuses were presented in the picture with no description of which was the Routemaster and which the Lewis Skimmer Bus. The image of the Skimmer Bus is what was officially posted on Catalyst Game Labs' official unit listing site.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Master Unit List]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised]]''


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