Contract 1: Decent Firepower

[Onrai]

[member="Sawa Ike"]

It was a leisurely day on Bonadan, an industrial location that likely would be amalgamated into the New Order sooner than later. Circe Savan had chosen to meet here with a representative of the New Order, selected by one of the Sith Lords as their business representative for this transaction. Depending on these results, there was a chance that the Ike involved would one day end up becoming the Sith representative for business transactions with Subach itself.

But for now, what mattered was that the MZ-10 and MZ-15 were sold.

 

[Sawa Ike]

[member="Enigma"]

This was was.. loud, Sawa looked more at the world while she walked letting her eyes flick back and forth between the people and places. Her senses were being overwhelmed enough as it were and she wasn't sure about buying things. She could always use better weapons to kill things and with wars it was all about the tearing down the enemy first and foremost. She would prefer any method if it meant she got back to her necropolis and throne. That was why when Enigma had sent words she came to see what could be done to further the orders ends.

 

[Onrai]

"Ah... So you're the one she sent to inspect the MZ-10 prototype. thought I'd do things clean and by the book. We've brought a refurbished AT-AT out and fitted it with some extra armor and drone control equipment, in order to fully automate it. It should be a perfect target for the MZ-10's pulse cannon." She smiled, patting the frontal steel plates of the Imperial prototype. "I don't suppose we've ever officially met, have we? I'm Circe Savan, owner and chairwoman of Subach-Innes. You are?"

[member="Sawa Ike"]

 

[Sawa Ike]

[member="Enigma"]

Sawa turned her silvery eyes and the pupils narrowed becoming pin points while she took her fully in. Letting her head tilt just to the side for a moment before speaking. "I am Sawa the sourdre de sang of house Ike and servant of the empire." Always one for titles as she looked to the machines and stood as tall as she could. "Let us see the prototype and go from there Miss Savan, I am not one for expending more time then needed."

 

[Onrai]

[member="Sawa Ike"]

"Ike? The family with that Jedi who ended up in prison for fething around? The one who fethed the former Vice-Chancellor I'm very familiar with?" She raised an eyebrow before returning to the test area. "You'll need these." She handed Sawa a pair of sunglasses as the AT-AT began to move in front of them like the prim and proper target it was. "Alright, fire the main gun at full power. Aim for the middle of the side plate." The gunner did so as he slunk back into the monstrous automaton, the gun aiming at the moving target. And so it fired...

And the armor plating was penetrated. All the way through, in fact. Cameras would show that while the blast had not gone through the far plate, the other side was, as the cameras showed, glowing cherry red from the intense heat. The drone AT-AT stopped in place, its head frozen before limping leaning forward towards the ground. "One more shot to eliminate the old scrapheap." Again, they lined up for another shot...

This one was aimed for the forward-left leg, the one nearest the MZ-10 prototype itself. The plasma shot went through the AT-AT's 'knee,' the molten metal collapsing in on itself as the leg fell forward. the old war machine, now unstable on three legs, slowly tilted towards the amputated leg's gap before crashing on its side with a mighty thud.

"So... One shot kills the AT-AT. Second shot completely immobilizes it. What do you think?"

[member="Sawa Ike"]

 

[Sawa Ike]

[member="Enigma"]

Sawa took the eye protection and put it on as she stood there and watched. The woman speaking about a member of her family was... interesting. Though she wondered who had birthed her, her sisters or herself when they spread out long ago... It was almost like a game seeing what became of family and brought on by time. She would have to find this jedi or her friends, that the woman seemed to know someone had Sawa more interested... Until the time for the test came of course and then her eyes were watching with care. The demonstration was like she believed, weapons and heavy artillery were great for their functions but sometimes going after your own equipment wasn't like going after the enemies. "And it preforms the same under fire against enemy armor support?"

 

[Onrai]

[member="Sawa Ike"]

"Indeed. Let's get a standard mass driver in here..." She smiled, a Madine-class light tank driving up to a few dozen meters away from the vehicle as it turned its turret towards the much larger and more dangerous automaton. "Fire." A 90mm mass driver round projected from the main gun of the Madine, impacting the mantlet with a flash as the energy surrounding the shell absorbed into the vehicle's hull.

When the flash dissipated, the proof stood for itself - there was very little penetration on behalf of the AP shell with regards to the armor of the MZ-10. Due to its semi-fixed gun, more weight(that would be applied to a turret) could be applied to the overall armor of the vehicle, particularly the front.

 

[Sawa Ike]

[member="Enigma"]

Sawa continued to watch what was happening and gave a slight nod of approval. While she didn't care mostly, artillery and tanks were war machines and what did war machines compare to the power of the force in the long run. Her smirk remained on her face while the silvery eyes locked on the woman and spoke. "You have proven it is destructive but technological terrors no matter how powerful do not compare to the power of the force. Lady Savan, how will it handle assault by saber and force users?"

 

[Onrai]

[member="Sawa Ike"]

"Obviously not as well as a comparable Sith, but that's not its purpose. MZ-10s are to be defended by infantry, and perhaps Sith themselves. After all, you never know when a pulse cannon shot or two will deal with a threat faster than usage of the Force." She smirked. "Not that our capabilities aren't necessary, but still. Anyways, how many vehicles does this contract want Subach to manufacture?"

 

[Sawa Ike]

[member="Enigma"]

Sawa looked at her and blinked finally. "I do not know Lady Savan I hold no power beyond the small amount as an acolyte and servant of the Order." She wasn't in a position of power.... yet but she planned to be ambition had gotten her and her sisters into the position of having children trained by the ancient Mecrosa and children of Emberlene. Her eyes though continued to track the woman. "I am sure the lords will want plenty for their infantry however, humans are so frail."

 

[Onrai]

[member="Sawa Ike"]

"And if the infantry is too slow... the MZ-10 will trample on them." She gave an unusually sadistic grin. "Then again, didn't the lords request you to handle the contract on behalf of the New Order?" In reality, of course, it was she who had anonymously requested such a meeting, though not with Sawa specifically - she had followed the proper channels before manufacturing was to begin.

 

[Sawa Ike]

[member="Enigma"]

Sawa looked at the woman and raised an eyebrow she had not been told perameters or anything more. She wasn't sure if she was allowed to make such buys but the weapons were impressive enough, it would serve a purpose and the one who had sent her could make the deal. Her finger danced over a datapad while she turned to enigma and spoke. "The one who sent me, can make the purchase I am merely here to see the product. I will put you in contact with her now." Sawa moved and brought out one of the nice holoimagers for communications while she sent the message to the one who had requested people go and see.

 

[Onrai]

[member="Sawa Ike"]

Her datapad buzzed, and she smirked, eying the message over. "You don't have to send me a message, sweetheart... I'm right here." Circe chuckled. "Of course I sent the message, in order to adequately legitimize things. But as I can't deal with myself, I needed you as an intermediary to help make sure this transaction went as planned. Don't worry, though - Ayra knows of this and has no issue as such with it." With that said, she gave her information and concluded the deal, though before she left, she was eager to see Sawa's reaction.

 

[Sawa Ike]

[member="Enigma"]

Sawa looked on and her eyes bulged just a little, she didn't like being tricked but she could approve of some deceptions. There was much one could do with the right information and deception. She had seen and spoke. "Very well then, I shall play the middlewomen for this to make sure the Order has what it requires to handle its enemies." She set numbers for the order and did as needed to make sure it was being confirmed to help out.

 

[Onrai]

[member="Sawa Ike"]

"Good to know." She smiled, moving to shake Sawa's hand, a grin on her face as she wrapped up the deal. The MZ-10 would prove to be more than a capable machine against whatever heavy vehicles it faced off against. And now the New Order would have all production units, bolstering their ground forces that much more in order to press the advantage against their enemies.

[FIN]