BIG Z1776
Baboon with a MAAWS
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Built as an economic SEAD weapon the Dart is a droid whose sole function to plummet from high altitude and strike a target like a missile. Unlike a missile this weapon is capable of loitering over a target an extended period, can change targets, perform reconnaissance, and dodge attacks thanks to its avionics and high speed. This craft is absolutely lethal against a force which has lost its enough air defenses and air cover to make its missions possible but too risky for manned aircraft to take part. It is this unique battlefield state which the Dart is designed to exploit economically and complete the destruction of enemy air defenses thanks to its scanners which can detect the firing of enemy surface weapons and their sensors' outputs and home in on their source and destroy them. Because of how cheap they are to produce dozens can be present in a battlespace, each working and communicating with one another to prevent double-targeting but operating independently and able to send their sensor feeds back to their home base.
- Intent: To create a kamikaze drone for the Crossroads Republic Armed Forces like the IAI Harop
- Image Source: Here
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Crossroads Defense Industries
- Affiliation: Crossroads Republic Armed Force
- Model: CDI "Dart" Loitering Munition
- Production: Mass-Produced
- Material: Durasteel, Repulsorlift Components, Detonite Explosives
- Classification: Loitering Munition Droid
- Length: 3.5 Meters
- Width: 8 Meters
- Height: 1.5 Meter
- Armament: Very High
- Large Detonite Warhead with splintering durasteel rods for added shrapnel damage.
- Defenses: Very Low
- Squadron Count: None: 1
- Maneuverability Rating: High
- Speed Rating: Very High
- Hyperdrive: No
- Hyperdrive Class: N/A
- Multi-spectral imaging sensors in the nose.
- Large detonite warhead incased in a durasteel rod casing for additional shrapnel damage upon detonation.
- Pre-programmed droid brain able to be remotely piloted or given a target profile and sent on the mission autonomously.
- Powerful thrusters and avionics for evasive terminal dives on its target.
- One-time-use re-entry shields for plummeting from orbit.
- EM and fire-finder sensors able to home in on a selection of different weapons fire sources, making it perfect for SEAD operations and counter-battery strikes.
- Warhead has a proximity fuse to allow it detonate at near-contact or to detonate over its target (like infantry) for an air-burst-like effect on target.
- Pre-programmed evasive maneuvers for its terminal dive.
- EM jammers in the nose assist it in strikes against air defense weapons.
- Flies at very high altitude at very high speeds.
- Very powerful warhead can obliterate most armored vehicles and turrets that fit within its mission profile.
- Lethally accurate striking capability.
- Cheap and easy to produce, and doesn't need lots of maintenance.
- Lacks shields or armor
- It's especially vulnerable against fighter interception due to its lack offensive weapons.
- Cannot land once it takes off.
- On the ground it can be a real hazard due to the fact they are flying bombs.
Built as an economic SEAD weapon the Dart is a droid whose sole function to plummet from high altitude and strike a target like a missile. Unlike a missile this weapon is capable of loitering over a target an extended period, can change targets, perform reconnaissance, and dodge attacks thanks to its avionics and high speed. This craft is absolutely lethal against a force which has lost its enough air defenses and air cover to make its missions possible but too risky for manned aircraft to take part. It is this unique battlefield state which the Dart is designed to exploit economically and complete the destruction of enemy air defenses thanks to its scanners which can detect the firing of enemy surface weapons and their sensors' outputs and home in on their source and destroy them. Because of how cheap they are to produce dozens can be present in a battlespace, each working and communicating with one another to prevent double-targeting but operating independently and able to send their sensor feeds back to their home base.
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