Character
A Harbinger in firing configuration.
A Harbinger in transit.
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: A mobile artillery weapon for the Pyke Syndicate
- Image Source: Here
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: SPHA-F
- Manufacturer: Kuat-Entralla Drive Yards
- Affiliation: Pyke Syndicate
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: HB-5 Variable Artillery Weapon
- Modularity: Yes, firing mechanism can be configured to shoot different munitions.
- Production: Semi-Unique
- Material:
- Nyix-alloy
- Doonium
- Electrical Components
- Classification: Self-propelled Artillery
- Role: Field/Siege Precision Artillery
- Size: Very Large
- Weight: Very Heavy
- Armaments: Very High
- Main Launching Cannon x1
- Point Defense laser cannons x4
- Defenses: High
- Maneuverability Rating: Average
- Speed Rating: High
- Propulsion: Repulsorlift
- Minimum Crew: 3
- Optimal Crew: 7
- Passenger Capacity: 5
- Cargo Capacity: None
- Advanced AI: Harbingers posses top of the line AI targeting systems, capable of pinpointing precise trajectories needed to hit distant targets at an angle.
- Retractable Stabilizer Legs: Harbingers have retractable legs deployed for stability and recoil absorption when aiming shots.
- Efficiently Destructive: The main launching cannon of a Harbinger is capable of delivering powerful and precise strikes using high-yield rockets of various types including thermobaric, chemical, and even nuclear.
- Mobile: Unlike many artillery pieces, the Harbinger is more than capable of moving into firing position quickly, thanks to its strong repulsorlift generators.
- Extreme Long Range: With the aid of air/space reconnaissance data, Harbingers can aim at and hit targets form massive distances away. This means that Harbingers have no need to risk getting too close to the enemy line of fire.
- Expensive: Harbingers are not a cheap investment, and require fairly rigorous maintenance.
- Needs Stability For Accuracy: If one of a Harbinger’s stabilizer legs is destroyed, it will be unable to fire with accuracy, often missing targets by multiple miles.
The HB-5 Variable Artillery Weapon was commissioned by the Pyke Syndicate as an artillery piece to use in wars against other crime syndicates, and invasions of primitive planets. It was designed and manufactured by Kuat-Entralla Drive Yards, a company well-known for their heavy weapons. While only 9 of these behemoths were ever built, they proved to be terribly destructive for the Syndicate’s enemies. When first deployed during a war between the Pyke Syndicate and Crimson Dawn, the HB-5 proved to be effective on both a tactical and strategic scale. It has since been used to devastate cities on primitive worlds during Pyke invasions. This is where it received the nickname “Harbinger”, as to an uninformed eye, its rocket munitions look like fire raining down from the heavens to mark the beginning of the end times.
