Beaumont-Chevaldor

Introduction
The Beaumont Chevaldor was a shrapnel-protected gun-truck fitted with a 77mm artillery piece modified to have greater elevation to target enemy aircraft. By mid-1915, the War Ministry of Fleuregne passed the design of a 4-ton open-bed artillery truck meant to be a mobile artillery and anti-aircraft platform against emerging aircraft technology. Due to its weight along with the gun it carries, it needed a powerful engine, but rather than designing a new one, the Industries de Beaumont Sud-Ouest (IBSO) took early, replaced Inline-6 bomber engines and repurposed them for service.

By 1918, Chevaldor trucks were too expensive to maintain and manufacture en masse. The War Ministry of Fleuregne decided to move on by creating a new design tackling old mistakes made by the Chevaldor.

Chevaldor (Gold Horse) is a name given to it due to how expensive it was during production. By the end, a total of 564 trucks were made, a few hundred surviving the war. An early 37mm variant exists but few in numbers.

Features
- VR controls for the whole vehicle, primarily the gun
- Working leaf spring on the wheels
- Era-appropriate feel to the suspension

Controls
AG1- Bed gate open
AG2- Doors open
AG3- Compartments open
AG4- Hood open
AG5- Horn
AG6- Lights
AG7- Ground anchor drop
VTOL- Gun Traverse
TRIM- Gun elevation

Roll- Steer
Pitch- Forward/Reverse

Controls are also in the craft instruction for your ease.

Gallery

Builder's Notes
- This is my first build included in an all-new lore-building.
- This is my first ground vehicle made for VR.
- This is a piece to my 700VR-series along with Mila and Choufleur

Credits
- PlaneFlightX for the engine code.

and to all others, thank you.

7/31/25TH