Approved Droid A7Y Assault Droideka

[Helix]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a replacement for Helix's obsolete droideka models
• Image Source: Link
• Canon Link: N/A
• Permissions: N/A
• Primary Source: N/A

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Helix Privateers
• Affiliation: Helix Privateers
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: A7Y Assault Droideka
• Modularity: Yes
• Production: Mass-Produced
• Material: Helsteel, Storm Iron, Helglass, Otherplasma

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

• Classification: Fourth-Degree
• Weight: Very Heavy
• Height: Large
• Movement: Quadrupedal (Usually) Rolling (Occasionally)
• Armaments:
  • LMR "Falcata" Blaster Cannons (2)
  • MT2 "Steelbreaker" Ferro-Plasma Drivers (2)
  • Bladed Forelegs (2)
• Misc. Equipment:
  • 6JL "Palisade" Thermal Shielding Systems (3)
  • 6N7 "Aftershock" Counterballistics Computer (1)
  • KBR Otherplasma Reactors (6)
• Resistances:
  • Energy: Average (Very High when shielded)
  • Kinetic: Average (Very High when shielded)
  • Lightsabers: Average (Very High when shielded)
  • Sonic: Average (High when shielded)
  • Flame: Average (Very High when shielded)
  • Cold: Average (Very High when shielded)
  • Ion: Average (High when shielded)
  • Radiation: Very High

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Very fast
• Can scale walls and ceilings
• Heavily shielded

STRENGTHS

• Make It Rain: The A7Y is the ultimate manifestation of the droideka concept, and can engage almost any variety of target at almost any range.
• Wall Master: The A7Y is capable of travelling on sheer surfaces, including interior walls and ceilings.
• Bounced Right Off: The A7Y is incredibly resistant to most forms of damage while its shields remain active.

WEAKNESSES

• Just Another Bug Hunt: The A7Y's skeletal design renders it quite dramatically less durable should its shields fail.
• Drawbridge: The droid's ferro-plasma drivers create a brief weak point when firing.

DESCRIPTION

A replacement for several earlier models, the A7Y is intended to address several flaws in the former's design structure.

A7Y droids are large, around half again as tall as most humanoids when reared to their full height, and weigh many times as much. They are gaunt, spindly, nightmarish things, far apart from the squat solidity of their predecessors.

This skeletal design structure affords these models significantly increased mobility. In addition to the rolling locomotion droidekas are infamous for, the A7Y is also very quick in its walking locomotion, utilizing four magnetized blade-limbs.

These it can utilize in a somewhat insectile crawling motion, flattening its body and enabling it to race up walls and ceilings with startling agility. These machines can run, leap, climb, and otherwise locomote with far greater ability than any previous model. A7Y droidekas are also known to use these limbs as slashing weapons to fend off melee attackers. Given these droids' considerable size, weight, and reach, this tactic can quickly spell an end to attempted close-combat engagements.

The A7Y sports a significantly increased armament over earlier Helix designs, and outclasses its ancient forbears many times over. A pair of Falcata phosphor-blasters adorn the droid's "head" while a pair of Steelbreaker ferro-plasma drivers are mounted on its shoulders.

This armament, coupled with Helix's proprietary Aftershock firing solution software, enables the A7Y to engage infantry, heavy vehicles, or aircraft at all practical combat ranges. What's more, it enables this new model to replace the dated B3H and B3S models from a logistics standpoint.

Its defense is equally profuse. An internal latticework of KBR reactors enables the A7Y to sustain three overlapping Palisade thermal shields. This bulwark is sufficient to render small arms almost entirely ineffective, and enable the droid to sustain significant anti-vehicle fire to bring down. Coupled with the droid's remarkable speed and agility (a trait not typically associated with droidekas in walking configuration), this latest model boasts an improved combat survival rating of nearly 220%.

With these facts in mind, attempts to simply brute-force this machine will almost certainly end in failure, but there are options for the clever warrior to consider. Given its reliance on Palisade shielding, it must by necessity create small gaps in its protection for its heavy ferro-plasma weapons to fire through. A good enough hit during this brief window might destroy the weapon, or cause an ammunitions cookoff capable of damaging or destroying the droideka.

 

[MANIAC]

Helix

Nicely made.

Approved.