Jaxton Ravos
Mindwalker of the Outer Rim
(Submission only represents cannon on top, not the Elcor Armor)
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Intent: To create a way for large quadruped species such as the Arkudan to carry and use ranged weaponry.
Development Thread: If Necessary
Manufacturer: BlasTech Industries
Model: Turrets everywhere
Affiliation: Open Market, though most commonly used by Clan Ubehr of the Mandalorians.
Modularity: The rail system on the back is designed to fit any gun that can be put into the slot, but BTI only currently makes two guns to fit. Further weapons, should they arise, will constitute their own tech submissions.
Production: Limited, due to small target market size.
Material: Durasteel typically, but should the customer be able to provide more exotic material they can be made to order, allowing for more durable B.E.A.R.s
Classification: Blaster
Size: Back-mounted
Length: 1.4 meters
Weight: 50 kg
Ammunition Type: Larger powercells that can run up to 10 kilos in mass.
Ammunition Capacity: Cannon - 50 shots, Autoblaster - 2000 shots
Effective Range: Typical Laser Cannon Range(cannon), Typical blaster rifle range(Dual Autoblaster)
Rate of Fire: Single fire(Cannon), Fully automatic(Dual Autoblaster)
Special Features: (Even if you've discussed your features at length in the Description line of the Base Template, this is a good place to list them.)
Description:
Not all sentient/sapient species of the galaxy are bipeds, having thing like opposable thumbs and hands. This naturally makes using the majority of technology very difficult if not impossible for non-biped species, such as the quadruped Arkudan species. Normally this isn't a huge issue and species simply make due, but with a large migration of Arkudan into Mandalorian society and the sheer difficulty it takes to arm them a request was made of BlasTech to find a solution. Thus, the Back Equipped Artillery Rail System, or B.E.A.R.S. was born. Simply put it is a 'saddle' of sorts that can be welded or magnetically fit onto whatever armor the quadruped had initially, and from there the 'saddle' can be attached to differing blasters, usually turret sized in nature. BlasTech currently only offers a Laser Cannon(just as powerful as one would find on say, a tank) and Dual Autoblaster as options, allowing the user to decide whether they want to mow down large amount of infantry to punch as large a hole as possible into one shot. There are rumors that BlasTech may expand this selection to include more exotic blaster types, but they are so far unconfirmed.
The saddle itself houses a small droid brain which can be manually programmed to recognize subtle body motions, typically in the shoulder, which are used to designate when and when not to fire. If this process were to be interfered with(Difficult due to the interface being closed-circuit) or mis-calibrated this can result in the B.E.A.R.S firing to other less controllable motions, resulting in either the system firing willy-nilly or being impossible to aim due to motion across the spine. Extensive use of the system due to it's weight can also cause back problem later in life), and with it's sheer size the B.E.A.R.S also makes for an easy target, though most of the B.E.A.R.S users are used to being targeted first. Notably due to operating on blaster-based weaponry the recoil of current B.E.A.R.S. models is insignificant in comparison to the actual weight of the weapon, and doesn't particularly hinder it's users, however, should attachments be made based on other weaponry, such as slug-throwers(which would be handled in separate submissions) the recoil would be quite significant, making them altogether more difficult, and dangerous, to use.
Overall while being a system that requires quite a bit of training to use properly, as well as a pretty penny to purchase and implement, the B.E.A.R.S is a fantastic way to up the arsenal of larger quadruped species, letting them live up to their nicknames as "Living Tanks" in more ways than one.
Special Features: A large back-mounted turret activated by subtle shoulder motions(if calibrated properly) that comes in a heavy hitting single bolt or automatic blaster-rifle strength bolt variety.
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