M E A T B A G
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a Bipdeal Assault Walker for the First Order.
- Image Source: All-Terrain Storm Walker - FractalSponge / Ansel Hsaio's Artstation.
- Canon Link: N/A.
- Restricted Missions: If Required.
- Primary Source: All-Terrain Scout Transport, All-Terrain Scout Transport/ Assault.
- Manufacturer: First Order Military Research Division, Brandt-Volcata Industries, Sienar-Jaemus Army Systems.
- Model: AT-AW/FO "Vornskr" Pattern Imperial Walker. (All-Terrain Assault Walker, First Order.)
- Affiliation: The First Order Army.
- Modularity: Yes, External Enamel Coating and Warhead / Projectile Payloads.
- Production: Mass-Produced.
- Material: Duramentium Impregnated Ceramisteel Plating, Hybrid Plexisteel Exterior Lining, Titanium Reinforced Alusteel Skeletal Frame, Durasteel Interior and Casing(s), Insulated Electrical Components, Glasteel Viewport, Reflec Enamel Coating, Various Walker Components.
- Classification: Bipedal Assault Walker, Medium Class.
- Role: Mobile Infantry Support Platform, Force Reconnaissance, Mechanized Infantry.
- Size: Average.
- Height: Ten Metres - Approximately.
- Length: Eight Metres - Approximately.
- Width: Seven Metres - Approximately.
- Weight: Average. (14 Short Tonnes.)
- Minimum Crew: Two (Pilot and Gunner.)
- Optimal Crew: Three (Pilot, Gunner, and Walker Commander.)
- Propulsion: Bipedal Locomotion, Traction Spikes (Unsteady Ground.)
- Speed: Slow - Bipedal Walker. Maximum Speed: Ninety Kilometres Per Hour.
- Maneuverability: Average. (Advanced Stabilization Gyro’s.)
- [2] Heavy Repeating Particle Cannons.[Fire-Linked.]
- [2] Homing Cluster Concussion Missile Pods. (Variable Warheads - Cluster, Standard Concussion.)
- [1] Twin Blaster Cannon Turret (Chin Mounted, Rotational, Pulse Fire Capable.)
- [1] Model CR-28 Flame Cannon (Chin Mounted, Rotational.)
- [1] FWMB-10 repeating blaster (Pintle-Mounted.)
- Hybrid Plexisteel Lining (Protects from Small Arms Blasterfire.)
- Reinforced Armour Plating
- Armoured Joints (External Plates Covering Knees, and Central Gimbal Mount.)
- Squadron Count: Five AT-AW/FO’s per Squadron. [Very Low.]
- Passenger Capacity: N/A
- Cargo Capacity: 200 Kilograms. [Small.]
- Armoured Fusion Drive Unit with Secondary Solar Ionization Panels.
- Reinforced Servo-Motors/Joints.
- Integrated Droid Brain (Heuristic Processor.)
- Standard Damage Control and Hazard Systems. [Walker, Military-Grade.]
- Standard Life Support System(s) [Walker, Military-Grade.]
- Standard Navigational System(s) [Walker, Military-Grade.]
- Standard Sensors and Targeting System(s) [Walker, Ground-Penetrating, Military-Grade.]
- Standard Communication Suites (Long and Short.) [Walker, Military-Grade.]
- Holonet Transceiver and Decryption and Encryption Network(s) [First Order Military Keys.]
- Standard Environmental Control System(s) [Walker, Military-Grade.]
- Integrated Floodlight(s).
- Hybrid Plexisteel Lining - Innate dispersive qualities allow for protection from Small Arms Fire and Blaster Cannons but doesn't negate the stopping power of various heavy anti-vehicular emplacements and weaponry.
- System Purge - In accordance with First Order Military Protocol, should any of these Walker’s fall prey to the enemy, their integrated Droid Brain purges the system of any and all information housed within.
- Integrated Droid Brain - As casualties in the line of duty are commonplace, the integrated Droid Brain allows for the Walker to carry on fighting for a period of time, should the pilots be slain or incapacitated. The effectiveness of the slaved circuits drastically diminishes the Walker’s combat prowess.
- Serrated Leg Plates and DeGaussing Module(s) - The serrated edges of the Walker’s armoured leg plates acts as a countermeasure to hostile tow-cables and primitive ropes, severing them before they’re able to topple the bipedal stride. In addition, the inclusion of a degaussing module allows the crew to reverse the magnetic polarity of their armour, rendering any mag-sealed tow-cables or grapples useless.
- Advanced Stabilization Gyro's - As the previous incarnations learned their lessons from the Battle of Endor, so too did the First Order. Utilizing a combined system, between reinforced stabilization modules and retractable traction spikes, it’s highly unlikely that the walker would ever topple on unsteady ground.
- Reflec Enamel Coating - Other than adding a stylish matte black sheen to the exterior of the Imperial walker, the Reflec enamel coating made the Vornskr harder to detect on conventional scanners, producing a sensor silhouette when detected and making it nigh impossible to scan the internal systems. This, however, does not give the Walker the ability of true stealth, as that would require dozens of specialized sub-systems that would hamper the combat effectiveness of the war machine.
- Assault Walker / Mobile 'Tank'.
- Reflec Enamel Coating. (Sensor Silhouette.)
- Integrated Droid Brain. (Heuristic Processor.)
- Armoured Joints and Servos.
- Serrated Legplates with DeGaussing Modules.
- Traction Spikes.
- Weakened Underbelly Armour.
- Weakened Rear Plating. (Meant for Frontal Assaults, and Urban Combat.)
- Forward Fixed Armament.
- Frontal Visual Cone. (Heavy Reliance on Integrated Sensors.)
- Wolfpack Mentality. (Weaker Alone.)
- Top Heavy Walker.
- Non-Modular Design.
The first and most prominent improvement in the overall design was that of the advanced gyro stabilization system, which was able to counteract the flaws of the AT-ST made apparent during the first and ancient conflict of the Galactic Civil War. Through the use of retractable traction spikes, in addition to an enhanced stabilization system that connected the twinned legs, the AT-AW/FO was able to pierce through whatever surface they were deployed on - ensuring that they wouldn’t be bowled over by primitive traps or natural disasters. While this system was a safeguard against a toppling walker, it was by no means perfect. Should the pilot be unable to evenly spread the top-heavy weight of his walker, the traction spikes would prove to be utterly useless. In addition to the stabilization enhancement, a secondary system of plating was mounted at various connective points across either of the Walker’s bipedal legs, and the central gimbal mount. This was to deter a creative foe from disabling and subsequently immobilizing the mobile support platform during combat scenarios.
Other advancements were poured into the various weapon systems that littered the metallic chassis, as both the previous incarnations of the AT-ST and it’s assault variant were unable to effectively combat the rising tides of aggression. They needed more than the simplistic armament that adorned their frames, especially when fighting in both urban environments and siege-like setting. The First Order sought to outfit their newest mobile platform with a myriad of weapons that would be utterly devastating in assault operations, and brutally effective in urban environments. With the rotational chin-mounted turret, the AT-AW/FO would be able to decimate entire squadrons of soldiers - should they be caught in the open, or driven from their cover by the violent application of the integrated Flame cannon. The twinned particle cannons affixed to its dorsal surface would prove to be instrumental in combating enemy fortifications, or hostile armoured elements. Though, with the slow rate of fire between the two immensely powerful cannons - it is advised that the Walker’s Commander orders his Gunner to choose their targets carefully - lest they not survive the counterattack.
Thus, with all the ferocity of a Vornskr, the very name that was attributed to the pattern of this very Walker, did the AT-AW/FO stalk the battlefield in search of prey, destroying all that stood in its path.
