Thanks, Luke!
I did a quick edit and think I caught all the misstypings of “Iron Trained” for “Hussar Trained,” so that’s fixed. (Love that edit function!)
More substantively, AHA: I was wondering exactly that about “tools.” So “tools” for a given skill are NOT included when a vehicle or device has automation for that skill.
Adding 8 points of tools into the current Tech Burn is pretty pricey, though. I’m tempted to restore the Automation instead, bump it up a few points, and just let the Lord-Pilot Hussar use his personal skill to add a Helping Die. That actually has a nice feel of “I am the noble rider of a robotic steed, not merely an operator of lifeless machinery.”
Paying those three points for a +1 Observation bonus hurts even more now, but darn it, I really don’t want this thing flying blithely over a bunch of nasty Vaylen critters or low-tech guerrillas.
By the way, is there any rule for changing a vehicle’s Profile, Integrity, or Tolerances scores? I was originally thinking of a vehicle less massive than the Assault Sled but less fragile than the Attack Sled, but I couldn’t see how to do that in the rules.