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The Mountain bike is an off-road bicycle used by both the U.S. Marines and Chernarussian civilians in ArmA 2.

Overview[]

  • Roles:
    • Recreational cycling
    • Long range reconnaissance
« The US army mountain bike. Can be used for personal transportation, for messengers, or for scouting missions.
Armoury Description[1]
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Design[]

The Mountain bike is a rugged, single-seat bicycle that is designed to be ridden across rough and uneven terrain.

Features
As a mechanically powered vehicle[CfgVh 2] it naturally does not require fuel to operate, which makes it ideal for long distance patrols where refuelling options are either limited or unavailable. It is also extremely silent to operate and can't be detected by vehicle sensors/radars.[CfgVh 3] Unless the rider chooses to make their presence known by ringing the bike's bell, it will be almost impossible to hear from afar.

Mobility
Compared to motorcycles like the M1030 and TT650G, Mountain bikes share the same turn rates[CfgVh 4] and off-road handling.[CfgVh 5] The only real difference between the two platforms is speed, given that motorcycles are powered by an engine as opposed to being mechanically operated like the Mountain bike. As a consequence, the Mountain bike is ~ 54% slower than its motor engine-powered counterparts, both of which can easily attain speeds of up to 84 km/h whereas the Mountain bike is capped to a top speed of no more than 48 km/h.

Drawbacks
The Mountain bike does not have any armour plating or overhead cover, leaving the rider completely exposed to enemy fire. Likewise, colliding with hard objects may cause injury or even death if the rider is careless, so caution should always be taken when going off-road. As even though the Mountain bike is intended for use on rough terrain, there is always a high risk of the bike itself being flipped by uneven surfaces.

Crew Capacity
The Mountain bike can only transport its driver. It is unable to carry any passengers.

Protection: Hitpoints[]

The Mountain bike has a base armour value of 5.[CfgVh 6]

Successful strikes to any of the following highlighted sections will inflict full damage to the component:

LEGENDGreen = Body

LEGEND
Green = Body

Body[]

The body of the bicycle can only withstand a maximum of 5 points of damage.[CfgVh 7][Formula 1] Depletion of its integrity will always result in the Mountain bike's destruction.[CfgVh 8] The Mountain bike is not a combustible vehicle and will not explode if the body's integrity is fully depleted.[CfgVh 9]

Wheels[]

Either of Mountain bike's wheels can take up to 5 points of damage before their tyres burst and the rims get broken.[CfgVh 10][CfgVh 11][Formula 2] Damage inflicted upon either wheel will not be shared with the Mountain bike's main "health" pool.[CfgVh 12][CfgVh 13]

Protection: Armour[]

LEGENDMaroon = metalplate

LEGEND
Maroon = metalplate.bisurf

.bisurf Density[2] Thickness[2] bulletPenetrability[3] bulletPenetrabilityWithThickness[3]
metalplate.bisurf 7800 2 200 10

The Mountain bike's frame is made entirely out of plain metals. The frame's metal has a thickness of 2 millimetres.[rvmat 1][bisurf 1]

Defensive sensors[]

The Mountain bike is not equipped with defensive sensors. The driver will not be alerted if a guided weapon and/or projectile is attempting to acquire or has successfully acquired a lock onto the bicycle.[CfgVh 14][CfgVh 15]

AI[]

NOTE: The following information only applies to the AI.

Camouflage rating[]

Main article: AI Basics: Detection

The Mountain bike has a camouflage[4] rating of 2.[CfgVh 16]

Cost[]

Main article: AI Basics: Targeting priority

The Mountain bike has a cost[5] value of 500.[CfgVh 17]

Threat values[]

Main article: AI Basics: Targeting priority

The Mountain bike is not considered to be a threat[6] to AI-controlled infantry units, ground vehicles, and aircraft (0/0/0).[CfgVh 18] The AI will only attack the Mountain bike if there are no other threatening targets within range.

Noise factor[]

Main article: AI Basics: Detection

The Mountain bike has an audible[7] factor of 3.[CfgVh 19]

Trivia[]

  • ArmA 2's Mountain bike is directly based on the "Paratrooper" folding bike designed by Montague Bikes, a company located in the state of Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  • The four bikes seen secured onto the cutscene-only version of the AAVP-7A1 in the main campaign are actually a part of this specific AAV's model and are not attached via script.
  • When ArmA 2 (pre-Operation Arrowhead) was initially released, it was still possible for medic-type soldiers to provide first aid to the bike's driver if they were injured. This was fixed after the release of Patch 1.04.[8]
  • Before the latest Steam version patches, the Mountain bike could be detected by vehicle radars and surface-to-surface/air-to-ground missiles and rocket weapons could lock onto it. This was changed by the Community Configuration Project so that Mountain bikes can no longer be detected on radar and is untargetable by (most) guided infantry and vehicle weapons.[9]

Gallery[]

Config/script references[]

CfgVehicles

  1. ↑ CfgVehicles >> MMT_base >> fuelCapacity
  2. ↑ CfgVehicles >> MMT_base >> isBicycle >> "1"
  3. ↑ CfgVehicles >> MMT_base >> irTarget >> "0"
  4. ↑ CfgVehicles >> MMT_base >> turnCoef >> "2"
  5. ↑ CfgVehicles >> MMT_base >> terrainCoef >> "3"
  6. ↑ CfgVehicles >> MMT_base >> armor
  7. ↑ CfgVehicles >> MMT_base >> HitPoints >> HitBody >> armor
  8. ↑ CfgVehicles >> MMT_base >> HitPoints >> HitBody >> passThrough
  9. ↑ CfgVehicles >> MMT_base >> secondaryExplosion >> "0"
  10. ↑ CfgVehicles >> MMT_base >> HitPoints >> HitFWheel >> armor
  11. ↑ CfgVehicles >> MMT_base >> HitPoints >> HitBWheel >> armor
  12. ↑ CfgVehicles >> MMT_base >> HitPoints >> HitFWheel >> passThrough
  13. ↑ CfgVehicles >> MMT_base >> HitPoints >> HitBWheel >> passThrough
  14. ↑ CfgVehicles >> MMT_base >> lockDetectionSystem >> "0"
  15. ↑ CfgVehicles >> MMT_base >> incommingMisslieDetectionSystem >> "0"
  16. ↑ CfgVehicles >> MMT_base >> camouflage
  17. ↑ CfgVehicles >> MMT_base >> cost
  18. ↑ CfgVehicles >> MMT_base >> threat[] >> {0,0,0}
  19. ↑ CfgVehicles >> MMT_base >> audible

.bisurf

  1. ↑ \ca\data\penetration\metalplate.bisurf

.rvmat

  1. ↑ \ca\data\penetration\metalplate.rvmat

Formulae

  1. ↑ Base vehicle armor value * HitPoint armor value = 5 * 1
  2. ↑ Base vehicle armor value * HitPoint armor value = 5 * 1

Notes[]

  1. ↑ Although the fuelCapacity token is defined for the Mountain bike's CfgVehicles classname, the usage of the isBicycle config flag means that it doesn't actually consume "fuel" in regular gameplay.

References[]

  1. ↑ Bohemia Interactive a.s., 2009, Chernarussian civilian vehicles, Arma 2, viewed 27 March 2018, <https://www.arma2.com/arma-2-vehicles/chernarussian-civilian-vehicles>.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Španěl, M et al. 2007, RVMAT – ArmA: Armed Assault, Bohemia Interactive Community Wiki, viewed 10 May 2025, <https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ArmA:_Armed_Assault:_RVMAT#Surface_physical_properties>.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Foltyn, D et al. 2009, Bullet penetrability, Bohemia Interactive Community Wiki, viewed 10 May 2025, <https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Bullet_penetrability>.
  4. ↑ Španěl, O, van 't Land, J.J. et al. 2006, CfgVehicles Config Reference, Bohemia Interactive Community Wiki, viewed 10 May 2025, <https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/CfgVehicles_Config_Reference#camouflage>.
  5. ↑ Španěl, O, van 't Land, J.J. et al. 2006, CfgVehicles Config Reference, Bohemia Interactive Community Wiki, viewed 10 May 2025, <https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/CfgVehicles_Config_Reference#cost>.
  6. ↑ Španěl, O, van 't Land, J.J. et al. 2006, CfgVehicles Config Reference, Bohemia Interactive Community Wiki, viewed 10 May 2025, <https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/CfgVehicles_Config_Reference#threat>.
  7. ↑ Španěl, O, van 't Land, J.J. et al. 2006, CfgVehicles Config Reference, Bohemia Interactive Community Wiki, viewed 10 May 2025, <https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/CfgVehicles_Config_Reference#audible>.
  8. ↑ .kju et al. 2009, Arma 2: Version History, Bohemia Interactive Community Wiki, viewed 10 May 2025, <https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_2:_Version_History#Version_1.04>.
  9. ↑ Foltyn, D, Španěl, M et al. 2013, Roadmap - Arma 2: Community Configuration Project, DevHeaven, viewed 10 May 2025, <http://web.archive.org/web/20130627131748/https://dev-heaven.net/projects/arma-2-ccp/roadmap>. (archived link)

External links[]

See also[]

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