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Grimlock
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Intent: Create a Draco's personal Mythosaur Walker
Development Thread: http://starwarsrp.net/topic/62106-the-hunt-for-the-precious/
Manufacturer: ArmaTech Combat Systems
Model: Mk2
Affiliation: Draco Vereen
Modularity: Limited; Auxiliary Weapons can be exchanged; Vehicle Upgrade Kits
Production: Unique (Replacement and Repair Parts Available)
Material: Phrik-Neutronium Armor, Anvilskin Composite-Ceramic Tiles, Vehicle Components, Weapons, Sensor and Targeting Computers, etc
Role: Mobile Fortress
Height: 40 Meters
Length: 80 Meters
Width: 30 Meters
Weight: 7,000 Metric Tons
Minimum Crew: 2 (Pilots)
Optimal Crew: 24 (Pilots [4], Commander, Electronic Warfare Officer, Fire Control Officer, Communications Officer, Tactical Officers [4], Engineers [2], Gunners [10])
Propulsion: Hexapedal
Top Speed: 35 km/h
Armaments:
Passenger Capacity:
Misc. Equipment:
With the Mythosaur-class Mobile Fortress having preformed as anticipated, often drawing loads of fire power into themselves, Draco set about Building his own personal mount. One that could join him in battle when he took the fight to the enemy. Based off the original Mythosaur model, Grimlock was built to be tougher, leaner, and meaner with more powerful weaponry and more advanced systems. Being a modified one off model it was able to utilize more advanced technology without breaking the bank.
The vehicle, like its cousins, make use of several ArmaTech vehicle upgrades such as the ACS-403 electromagnetic shielding making it resistant to Ion and EMP weaponry, and a pair of ACS-405 Enhanced Vehicle Sensor Package granting it a significant boost in targeting and sensor range, as well as providing an enhanced communications array the vehicle is nigh unstoppable. Laser target designators are attached to each of its turret mounted anti-personnel weapons allowing them to be used to accurately target opposition for its numerous missiles. It is often regarded as a Walking Ship, which was the intent behind its construction. Featuring advanced shields that would be found on a corvette, both particle and molecular, the vehicle is incredibly resilient. Layered underneath this shield is a thick hide of Phrik-neutronium alloy and Anvilskin Composite-Ceramic provide excellent energy and kinetic protection for the beast. It is hermetically sealed, allowing to operate in any environment, is acid resistant due to the syndite in the ceramic, and has a fully functioning Life support system, just like what would be found on a starship, allowing it to operate for a week in vacuum and a month in any oxygen filled environment. It is amphibious, in the sense that it can be operated underwater, however, due to its weight and size, it will sink like, well a hunk of metal in water, meaning it must walk on the ocean floor. Towering over most trees it can use its foremost legs to knock over trees and obstacles. Despite its size the Mythosaur can climb sheer cliffs using its size legs if necessary, and can cover almost all types of terrain. The foremost legs are also capable of being used like arms, containing Tractor and Pressor beam generators within the foot pads to shove smaller vehicles or people away from it, or to assist it in locking a vehicle in place so that Grimlock might crush it under its weight. These improvised weapons work best against vehicles such as battle tanks and small walkers like the AT-TE. AT-AT's are normally too big for such direct use, but the pressors can be used to assist in knocking one over if they were at such close range.
Grimlock has very few weapons that are not capable of being operated by independent droid brains modeled after the Automated Gun Platform. Its computer system for its primary computer and fire control systems are independent from its communication systems, as well are its targeting computers and sensory array. The ACS-406 modules and Automated Gun Platform derived droid brains used to control the ACS-203 Hellfire Autocannons are hard wired with electromagnetic shielding (annealed copper mesh over fused crystalline coverings) to their control stations. E-Webs mounted to its shoulders provide rapid-fire anti-infantry support for the front and sides of the walker, similarly wired and controlled to the Hellfire Autocannons. The Quad Laser Cannon Turrets are operated in a more traditional sense, with standard targeting computer and controls, lacking a droid brain. The auxiliary weapons are powered separately from the main walker, by a Compact fusion drive, as are all of their targeting and small sensor arrays meaning they can remain operational even if the walker itself is rendered inoperable.
Much like the original Mythosaur, Grimlock's primary weapon is a capitol ship grade 420mm Heavy Magnetic Accelerator Cannon, capable of firing its eight hundred kilogram shell at a velocity of six kilometers per second. While its range is enormous, its effective range is limited to twenty five kilometers due to the limitations of its targeting computers. It makes use of ACS-603 MHAT rounds however, which can be used similar to cruise missiles if infantry near the target has the appropriate equipment. The weapon's rate of fire is comparable to any other capitol ship mass driver, making it relatively slow to load and fire, despite the loading system. Such destructive force is only amplified by the fact that the weapon was intended to be mounted aboard capitol ships. It can fire a variety of shells, though the weapon has trouble tracking small agile targets, and normally is only useful in either indirect strikes, such as hitting the ground amidst an enemy formation, or firing upon larger slower walkers like the ancient AT-AT. It can elevate to seventy degrees and drop to negative ten degrees, has three hundred sixty degree rotation, and the walker itself can shift its posture to allow the weapon to fire at eighty five degrees.
For support the vehicle features Eight missile launch pods that fire Capitol Ship Grade Warheads. These warheads are normally Concussion Missiles or EMP Missiles and can be guided via the vehicles targeting computer, which can only select stationary ground targets or capitol ships for the missiles, or by Laser Designation, allowing infantry to call down the rain on the battlefield without the vehicle having to see the target. These missile are large and powerful, certainly capable of significant destruction if used properly. Infantry must be careful when calling down a missile strike, as the missiles have a fairly large kill zone and if the infantry are within blaster range, it normally means they are too close. Additionally Grimlock features a pair of nano-missile pods on its sides, each holding twelve starfighter grade warheads. These smaller warheads are connected to targeting computers unlike the larger ones, allowing them to target smaller vehicles like tanks and armored personnel carriers in a fire and forget fashion as well as being used along side a laser guided array for indirect fire. They can be fired all at once or one at a time just like the main missile pods.
For its primary close range weaponry it uses a pair of Dual Heavy Laser Cannons that are independently controlled. These weapons are powerful anti-tank weapons, and viable anti-heavy infantry weapons, however, because they don't cause explosions, they are ineffective against massed infantry. The only way these systems were able to be powered was from the use of a costly Firestorm Isotope-5 Generator rather than a standard ship reactor.
For Aerial Defense and anti-light vehicle the Mythosaur uses a pair of Quad Laser Cannon Turrets, allowing the vehicle protection from gunships, starfighters, bombers, and other aircraft. They can be turned against enemy infantry to devastating effect. Its Primary anti-infantry weapon are a pair of ACS-203 Hellfire Autocannons, placed on the front and rear of the walker and a pair of E-Web heavy repeating blasters placed on the shoulders of the walker. They are controlled by the same type of droid brains as the other defensive weapons, however, they are also controllable via the ACS-406 Remote Operated Weapons System. Finally for Anti-Infantry weapons the head of the walker has a fixed mount triple Oppressor Flamethrower. This weapon is little more than a terror weapon or brush clearing tool as it is relatively short range and can only fire in the direction the Walker's head is turned. For Anti-Missile defense Grimlock makes use of a trio of Anti-Missile Octets, allowing it protection from missiles fired from a considerable distance. They have a minimum effective range of two hundred meters, though they can engage multiple targets at once.
Since Grimlock is meant to be the center point of the battlefield it was important to include several tactical coordinators within the vehicle and make use of an Operations Command Center. This center features a HoloNet Transceiver, advanced communications array, and links to the comm channels used by the troops that it escorts into battle allowing the coordinators to order troops into formations and make them aware of enemy movements. It uses an advanced sensor array to do this, but it is best when able to use the sensor array of an orbiting starship or space station. These communication arrays are independently networked from the actual fire control and primary computer within Grimlock.
The Mythosaur carries a fairly large complement of troops into combat. Troops can disembark from a rear hatch or repelling cables from the sides. Grimlock's vehicle compartment was largely replaced by addition power generators and ammunition storage. In its place there are twenty integrated TA3 Tactical Droids controlling twenty ACS-301 Control Nodes or Scarab Swarms. The Probes and Scarabs are stored in the cargo bay and can be released all at once.
It however is not without weakness. Because of its size, loosing two of its legs will render it stationary, and being a walker its feet are susceptible to mines. It also is vulnerable from below, allowing enemy troops to get beneath it and fire rockets inside its shields and missile defenses. Its Autocannons can not fire underneath it, giving its weapons a blind spot, though it is difficult to get there in an open battlefield it is fairly easy in a city where the vehicle is slow, plodding, and has trouble taking corners. Other Capitol Ship weapons offer it significant dangers, and though it is capable of warding off some aerial attacks, full squadrons are normally able to still complete a successful bombing run on the vehicle. In addition its joints are vulnerable to high velocity kinetic weapons.
Primary Source: http://starwarsrp.net/topic/59277-acs-503-mythosaur-mobile-fortress/
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Grimlock_(G1)
Intent: Create a Draco's personal Mythosaur Walker
Development Thread: http://starwarsrp.net/topic/62106-the-hunt-for-the-precious/
Manufacturer: ArmaTech Combat Systems
Model: Mk2
Affiliation: Draco Vereen
Modularity: Limited; Auxiliary Weapons can be exchanged; Vehicle Upgrade Kits
Production: Unique (Replacement and Repair Parts Available)
Material: Phrik-Neutronium Armor, Anvilskin Composite-Ceramic Tiles, Vehicle Components, Weapons, Sensor and Targeting Computers, etc
Role: Mobile Fortress
Height: 40 Meters
Length: 80 Meters
Width: 30 Meters
Weight: 7,000 Metric Tons
Minimum Crew: 2 (Pilots)
Optimal Crew: 24 (Pilots [4], Commander, Electronic Warfare Officer, Fire Control Officer, Communications Officer, Tactical Officers [4], Engineers [2], Gunners [10])
Propulsion: Hexapedal
Top Speed: 35 km/h
Armaments:
- 420mm Heavy Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (1)
- Dual Heavy Laser Cannon Turrets (2)
- Quad Laser Cannon Turrets (2)
- ACS-203 Hellfire Autocannon Turrets (2)
- E-Web Heavy Repeating Blaster Cannons (2)
- Triple Oppressor Flamethrower (1)
- Strike Missile Pods (8)
- Nano-Missile Pods (24)
- Anti-Missile Octets (3)
Passenger Capacity:
- 60 Troops and
- 20 TA3 Tactical Droids
Misc. Equipment:
- ACS-403 Electromagnetic Shielding
- ACS-405 Enhanced Vehicle Sensor Package
- ACS-406 Remote Operated Weapon System
- Advanced Deflector Shields (Molecular and Particle)
- Firestorm Isotope-5 Reactor
- Damage Control Systems
- On-Board Fire Control/Targeting Systems
- HoloNet Transciever
- Operations Suite
- IFF Circuitry
With the Mythosaur-class Mobile Fortress having preformed as anticipated, often drawing loads of fire power into themselves, Draco set about Building his own personal mount. One that could join him in battle when he took the fight to the enemy. Based off the original Mythosaur model, Grimlock was built to be tougher, leaner, and meaner with more powerful weaponry and more advanced systems. Being a modified one off model it was able to utilize more advanced technology without breaking the bank.
The vehicle, like its cousins, make use of several ArmaTech vehicle upgrades such as the ACS-403 electromagnetic shielding making it resistant to Ion and EMP weaponry, and a pair of ACS-405 Enhanced Vehicle Sensor Package granting it a significant boost in targeting and sensor range, as well as providing an enhanced communications array the vehicle is nigh unstoppable. Laser target designators are attached to each of its turret mounted anti-personnel weapons allowing them to be used to accurately target opposition for its numerous missiles. It is often regarded as a Walking Ship, which was the intent behind its construction. Featuring advanced shields that would be found on a corvette, both particle and molecular, the vehicle is incredibly resilient. Layered underneath this shield is a thick hide of Phrik-neutronium alloy and Anvilskin Composite-Ceramic provide excellent energy and kinetic protection for the beast. It is hermetically sealed, allowing to operate in any environment, is acid resistant due to the syndite in the ceramic, and has a fully functioning Life support system, just like what would be found on a starship, allowing it to operate for a week in vacuum and a month in any oxygen filled environment. It is amphibious, in the sense that it can be operated underwater, however, due to its weight and size, it will sink like, well a hunk of metal in water, meaning it must walk on the ocean floor. Towering over most trees it can use its foremost legs to knock over trees and obstacles. Despite its size the Mythosaur can climb sheer cliffs using its size legs if necessary, and can cover almost all types of terrain. The foremost legs are also capable of being used like arms, containing Tractor and Pressor beam generators within the foot pads to shove smaller vehicles or people away from it, or to assist it in locking a vehicle in place so that Grimlock might crush it under its weight. These improvised weapons work best against vehicles such as battle tanks and small walkers like the AT-TE. AT-AT's are normally too big for such direct use, but the pressors can be used to assist in knocking one over if they were at such close range.
Grimlock has very few weapons that are not capable of being operated by independent droid brains modeled after the Automated Gun Platform. Its computer system for its primary computer and fire control systems are independent from its communication systems, as well are its targeting computers and sensory array. The ACS-406 modules and Automated Gun Platform derived droid brains used to control the ACS-203 Hellfire Autocannons are hard wired with electromagnetic shielding (annealed copper mesh over fused crystalline coverings) to their control stations. E-Webs mounted to its shoulders provide rapid-fire anti-infantry support for the front and sides of the walker, similarly wired and controlled to the Hellfire Autocannons. The Quad Laser Cannon Turrets are operated in a more traditional sense, with standard targeting computer and controls, lacking a droid brain. The auxiliary weapons are powered separately from the main walker, by a Compact fusion drive, as are all of their targeting and small sensor arrays meaning they can remain operational even if the walker itself is rendered inoperable.
Much like the original Mythosaur, Grimlock's primary weapon is a capitol ship grade 420mm Heavy Magnetic Accelerator Cannon, capable of firing its eight hundred kilogram shell at a velocity of six kilometers per second. While its range is enormous, its effective range is limited to twenty five kilometers due to the limitations of its targeting computers. It makes use of ACS-603 MHAT rounds however, which can be used similar to cruise missiles if infantry near the target has the appropriate equipment. The weapon's rate of fire is comparable to any other capitol ship mass driver, making it relatively slow to load and fire, despite the loading system. Such destructive force is only amplified by the fact that the weapon was intended to be mounted aboard capitol ships. It can fire a variety of shells, though the weapon has trouble tracking small agile targets, and normally is only useful in either indirect strikes, such as hitting the ground amidst an enemy formation, or firing upon larger slower walkers like the ancient AT-AT. It can elevate to seventy degrees and drop to negative ten degrees, has three hundred sixty degree rotation, and the walker itself can shift its posture to allow the weapon to fire at eighty five degrees.
For support the vehicle features Eight missile launch pods that fire Capitol Ship Grade Warheads. These warheads are normally Concussion Missiles or EMP Missiles and can be guided via the vehicles targeting computer, which can only select stationary ground targets or capitol ships for the missiles, or by Laser Designation, allowing infantry to call down the rain on the battlefield without the vehicle having to see the target. These missile are large and powerful, certainly capable of significant destruction if used properly. Infantry must be careful when calling down a missile strike, as the missiles have a fairly large kill zone and if the infantry are within blaster range, it normally means they are too close. Additionally Grimlock features a pair of nano-missile pods on its sides, each holding twelve starfighter grade warheads. These smaller warheads are connected to targeting computers unlike the larger ones, allowing them to target smaller vehicles like tanks and armored personnel carriers in a fire and forget fashion as well as being used along side a laser guided array for indirect fire. They can be fired all at once or one at a time just like the main missile pods.
For its primary close range weaponry it uses a pair of Dual Heavy Laser Cannons that are independently controlled. These weapons are powerful anti-tank weapons, and viable anti-heavy infantry weapons, however, because they don't cause explosions, they are ineffective against massed infantry. The only way these systems were able to be powered was from the use of a costly Firestorm Isotope-5 Generator rather than a standard ship reactor.
For Aerial Defense and anti-light vehicle the Mythosaur uses a pair of Quad Laser Cannon Turrets, allowing the vehicle protection from gunships, starfighters, bombers, and other aircraft. They can be turned against enemy infantry to devastating effect. Its Primary anti-infantry weapon are a pair of ACS-203 Hellfire Autocannons, placed on the front and rear of the walker and a pair of E-Web heavy repeating blasters placed on the shoulders of the walker. They are controlled by the same type of droid brains as the other defensive weapons, however, they are also controllable via the ACS-406 Remote Operated Weapons System. Finally for Anti-Infantry weapons the head of the walker has a fixed mount triple Oppressor Flamethrower. This weapon is little more than a terror weapon or brush clearing tool as it is relatively short range and can only fire in the direction the Walker's head is turned. For Anti-Missile defense Grimlock makes use of a trio of Anti-Missile Octets, allowing it protection from missiles fired from a considerable distance. They have a minimum effective range of two hundred meters, though they can engage multiple targets at once.
Since Grimlock is meant to be the center point of the battlefield it was important to include several tactical coordinators within the vehicle and make use of an Operations Command Center. This center features a HoloNet Transceiver, advanced communications array, and links to the comm channels used by the troops that it escorts into battle allowing the coordinators to order troops into formations and make them aware of enemy movements. It uses an advanced sensor array to do this, but it is best when able to use the sensor array of an orbiting starship or space station. These communication arrays are independently networked from the actual fire control and primary computer within Grimlock.
The Mythosaur carries a fairly large complement of troops into combat. Troops can disembark from a rear hatch or repelling cables from the sides. Grimlock's vehicle compartment was largely replaced by addition power generators and ammunition storage. In its place there are twenty integrated TA3 Tactical Droids controlling twenty ACS-301 Control Nodes or Scarab Swarms. The Probes and Scarabs are stored in the cargo bay and can be released all at once.
It however is not without weakness. Because of its size, loosing two of its legs will render it stationary, and being a walker its feet are susceptible to mines. It also is vulnerable from below, allowing enemy troops to get beneath it and fire rockets inside its shields and missile defenses. Its Autocannons can not fire underneath it, giving its weapons a blind spot, though it is difficult to get there in an open battlefield it is fairly easy in a city where the vehicle is slow, plodding, and has trouble taking corners. Other Capitol Ship weapons offer it significant dangers, and though it is capable of warding off some aerial attacks, full squadrons are normally able to still complete a successful bombing run on the vehicle. In addition its joints are vulnerable to high velocity kinetic weapons.
Primary Source: http://starwarsrp.net/topic/59277-acs-503-mythosaur-mobile-fortress/
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Grimlock_(G1)
