Iona Immarya
That One Padawan
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Misc. Equipment:
The AX-Mark VII was designed to provide a shield bubble to nearby allied units to safeguard their safety as much as possible within a warzone. Unlike the Mark III, the Mark VII is not deployed in large swarms, instead, they are given out to squads that may need them [determined by their commanders and logistical supply] or are often left at various bases and garrisons to help bolster the defensive capabilities of the units stationed there. The shield, while nifty, is not the toughest shield out there and is not designed to stand up to fire for extended periods of time, rather, to give soldiers shielded a few moments, or minutes depending on the weapons it is facing, time to find sturdier cover. If multiple Mark VII droids are together, their shields can 'overlap' to strengthen the shield, or if staggered, extend the range of the shield. However, this would still, unless a very, very large group of droids were assembled, be weaker then a standard military grade shield generator [And a very large group of these droids would be way more expensive then a standard military grade shield generator and so would completely defeat the purpose]. Just like the Mark III, it can be remotely controlled so a person with control can turn on, and off, the shield at will without leaving it to the droid to decide and as the droid does not have amazing threat assessment abilities, it is usually best to leave the controls in the hands of an intelligent soldier.
- Intent: To provide a protective droid drone for the Republic Remnant
- Image Source: X
- Canon Link: N/A
- Restricted Missions: N/A
- Primary Source: X, X, X
- Manufacturer: Republic Industries [Republic Remnant]
- Model: AX-Mark VII
Production: Minor
- Affiliation: Republic Remnant
- Modularity: No
- Material: Ferrocarbon coating, durasteel structure, droid components
- Classification: Fourth Degree
- Weight: 27 kg
- Height: 0.6 m
- Movement: Repulsorlift
Misc. Equipment:
- RR XV-1 Memory Diskette
- Droid Sensorscope
- Shield Generator
- Ferrocarbon Coating
- Sensorscope
- Memory Diskette
- Insulfoam
- Remote Receiver
- Information Matrix Center
- Shield Generator
- Remote Receiver - The droid can be remotely controlled either by a central computer system or from an uplink device carried by a nearby unit [as it is often attached to squads, this unit is often carried by the sergeant or corporal].
- Heat Resistant - Thanks to the insulfoam, the droid is more resistant to high temperature which is very useful for stopping overheating.
- Simple Is As Simple Does - The droid is very simple and cheap, the generator its carrying arguably almost, if not more, expensive then the droid itself. It does not require much in the way of maintenance and the ferrocarbon coating helps stop corrosion further lessening the logistical drain of the droids.
- Deflector Shield Generator - The Mark VII can produce a large deflector shield in a 'bubble' around it ten meters in diameter. This allows it the ability to provide some level of protection to nearby infantry when it deploys its shield.
- Redundant Shield - A group of Mark VII's can 'overlap' their shields to increase the width of the protection. Areas where their shield 'overlap' will be stronger. [Two droids sit five meters away. On the opposing edges, only one of them will be producing and feeding that shield, but at the center, between the two droids, both shields will be overlapping]
- Simple Is As Simple Does - The droid is very basic and is not capable of much outside of its primary programmed duties and it lacks a sufficient logic matrix to learn from its mistakes or able to properly do threat assessment.
- Hello Back Door - Thanks to its Remote Receiver, the droid is very vulnerable to slicers as the remote uplink can be hijacked or interrupted allowing someone with the skills to take control of the droid from a safe distance.
- Fire Ion Beams - The droid, itself, has no ion protection and any decent Ion surge will either deactivate the droid or outright fry its brain.
- Only Energy - The shield only resist energy based weaponry such as blasters or lasers. It will not stop kinetic weaponry or anyone from simply walking through the shield.
- Why Can't I Fire Out!? - When the shield is up, the shield resist all energy coming in or out.
- Small Package, Small Power - Due to its small size, it doesn't pack a lot of energy as such the shield isn't exactly 'sturdy'. The energy shield is only rated for small arms, and not a large quantity of fire as it can quickly be overloaded if hit too many times by even weapons of average power and forget trying to do anything but slow down a more deadlier, heavy duty weapon. This shield is meant to give the soldiers its with precious time to get to cover, or, supplement their cover for better survival odds, it is not meant to be relied on for total survival.
The AX-Mark VII was designed to provide a shield bubble to nearby allied units to safeguard their safety as much as possible within a warzone. Unlike the Mark III, the Mark VII is not deployed in large swarms, instead, they are given out to squads that may need them [determined by their commanders and logistical supply] or are often left at various bases and garrisons to help bolster the defensive capabilities of the units stationed there. The shield, while nifty, is not the toughest shield out there and is not designed to stand up to fire for extended periods of time, rather, to give soldiers shielded a few moments, or minutes depending on the weapons it is facing, time to find sturdier cover. If multiple Mark VII droids are together, their shields can 'overlap' to strengthen the shield, or if staggered, extend the range of the shield. However, this would still, unless a very, very large group of droids were assembled, be weaker then a standard military grade shield generator [And a very large group of these droids would be way more expensive then a standard military grade shield generator and so would completely defeat the purpose]. Just like the Mark III, it can be remotely controlled so a person with control can turn on, and off, the shield at will without leaving it to the droid to decide and as the droid does not have amazing threat assessment abilities, it is usually best to leave the controls in the hands of an intelligent soldier.
