OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
The Reconnaissance forces of the Galactic Alliance's Marines have long served not only as a reconnaissance force but as a rapid deployment and response force for the more remote reaches of Alliance Space. It was to increase this capability that the RM-35 "Nexu" was offered by Rendili Vehicle Corporation for their consideration. Designed from the ground up as a reconnaissance vehicle, it has a starfighter-grade sensor suite, which can be operated by an droid for optimal scanning capability. For defense it's outfitted with a capable mass driver cannon coupled with a coaxial repeating blaster, capable of sending a lot of blaster bolts downrange, to to discount the firepower brought by the 8 marines it's capable of carrying in its passenger seats. Most unique about it, however, are the 4 small ion drives located on its corners, which are capable of providing braking thrust to allow the IFV to be safely dropped from high altitudes into a hot warzone, allowing the dropping ships to avoid spending more time than necessary contested or defended airspace. All-in-all the RM35 "Nexu" is an excellent fighting vehicle for the reconnaissance marines of the Galactic Alliance.
- Intent: Create a wheeled IFV/Reconnaissance Vehicle for the Alliance's Rapid Response forces
- Image Source: Mass Effect 1, Still by BlueMoh on Deviantart, gif captured and made by me.
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Rendili Vehicle Corporation
- Affiliation: Galactic Alliance
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: RM-35 "Nexu" Reconnaissance Infantry Fighting Vehicle
- Modularity: the interior can be modified to render it suitable for service as a Command and Control Vehicle or Ambulance vehicle
- Production: Minor
- Material:
- Ferroceramic Armor
- Glasteel Viewports
- Standard Vehicle Parts
- Classification: Armored Fighting Vehicle
- Role: Infantry Fighting Vehicle, Reconnaissance Vehicle, Ambulance, Command Vehicle
- Size: Average
- Height: 3.5m
- Width: 4m
- Length: 9.5m
- Weight: Average
- Armaments: High
- Electrothermal Cannon-type Mass Driver Cannon
- Coaxial Mounted Repeating Blaster
- Defenses: Low
- Maneuverability Rating: High
- Speed Rating: High (75 MPH/120.7 Km/h)
- Propulsion: Wheels, Ion Thrusters for airdrops
- Minimum Crew: 1 (Driver)
- Optimal Crew: 2 (Driver, Gunner) + onboard Astromech
- Passenger Capacity: 8
- Cargo Capacity: Low
- Ion Thrusters to allow low-to-high-altitude drops from starships or cargo gunships
- Universal Transceiver Package
- Internal Life Support (for use in Hostile Environments or Vacuum)
- Death from Above: The Ion Thrusters allow for the RIFV to be dropped from a starship, especially a smaller one, at low to high altitudes, as well as allowing it to land in very short distances such as small clearings in forests or a tight plaza in the middle of an urban environment, making the RM-35 the perfect vehicle for reconnaissance and rapid-deployment
- Swift like the Lightning: With a relatively high top speed and Maneuverability, and good handling, the Nexu is a swift, responsive vehicle capable of moving quick into an area to strike at a position or perform a sensor sweep and then leave the area before the enemy has time to call in heavier reinforcements.
- Vulnerable to Heavy Fire: While it's armor is easily capable of defending it from small arms fire and shrapnel from nearby blasts, the Nexu isn't built to take on direct fire from tanks or other heavy weaponry. This reconaissance vehicle prefers to keep itself and its passengers safe by avoiding the enemy altogether, or dodging and moving behind cover, to direct combat.
- Low Cargo Capacity: The Nexu isn't designed to carry much cargo beyond its passengers and their personal loadouts. While a squad might be able to carry a mounted repeating blaster or a small crate of reconnaissance equipment, the cramped interior doesn't offer a lot of room for extraneous equipment.
The Reconnaissance forces of the Galactic Alliance's Marines have long served not only as a reconnaissance force but as a rapid deployment and response force for the more remote reaches of Alliance Space. It was to increase this capability that the RM-35 "Nexu" was offered by Rendili Vehicle Corporation for their consideration. Designed from the ground up as a reconnaissance vehicle, it has a starfighter-grade sensor suite, which can be operated by an droid for optimal scanning capability. For defense it's outfitted with a capable mass driver cannon coupled with a coaxial repeating blaster, capable of sending a lot of blaster bolts downrange, to to discount the firepower brought by the 8 marines it's capable of carrying in its passenger seats. Most unique about it, however, are the 4 small ion drives located on its corners, which are capable of providing braking thrust to allow the IFV to be safely dropped from high altitudes into a hot warzone, allowing the dropping ships to avoid spending more time than necessary contested or defended airspace. All-in-all the RM35 "Nexu" is an excellent fighting vehicle for the reconnaissance marines of the Galactic Alliance.
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