Republic Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
- Intent: To update an "Ancient Republic" design to modern standards.
- Image Source: TX-130 Sabre-Class Fighter Tank | Wookieepedia Article and Star Wars: Battlefront II (2017.) / Hosted by Flickr.
- Canon Link: Particle Beam.
- Permissions: Not Applicable.
- Primary Source: Repurposed Canon Articles.
- Manufacturer: Republic Engineering Corporation - Coruscanti Foundries; Vehicle Manufactorums.
- Affiliation: Republic Engineering Corporation - Security Forces, Closed-Market.
- Model: REC-TZ/01 "Glaive" - Class Fighter Tank.
- Modularity: Yes; Variable Warhead Payloads, and Mounted Weapons, Exterior Enamel Coating, and Etc.
- Production: Mass Production.
- Material: Durasteel Hull and Armour Plating (Ablative), Alusteel Skeletal Frame, Heavily Reinforced Duraplast Hull Liner with Anti-Ionic Mesh (Faraday Cage), Dallorian Alloy and Agrinium Panels (Where Appropriate), Secondary Turadium Armour Plating, Myoflex Heat Sinks, Glasteel Viewports, Various Repulsorcraft Components.
- Classification: Repulsortank / Fighter Tank.
- Role: Anti-Armour, Infantry Fighting Vehicle, Armoured Calvary, Aggressive Reconnaissance, Etc.
- Size: Average Rating.
- Length: 8 Metres.
- Width: 3 Metres.
- Height: 2 Metres.
- Weight: 12 Short Tonnes, or 10,886 Kilograms - Heavy Rating.
- Armaments: Very High Rating.
- [2] Heavy Repeating Particle Cannons (45' Degree Vertical and Horizontal Elevation.) [Fire-linked, Fast-track Mountings, Rapid-Fire Barrage and Charge Mode Capable.]
- [1] Dorsal-mounted Composite Beam Cannon Turret. [Sustained-fire Capable, Fast-track Mounting.]
- [2] Rotary Blaster Cannons [Chin-mounted, Fixed Forward.]
- [1] Dual Flex-warhead Launcher [Two Projectors - Fixed Forward; 16-20 Missile Total Magazine Capacity, with Auto-loading Functionality.]
- Defences: Average Rating.
- Reinforced [Repulsortank-Class, Military-Grade] Armour Plating, with Secondary Turadium Plates and Blast Shields.
- Standard [Repulsortank-Class, Military-Grade] Deflector Shielding (Ray, Particle, and Concussion Barriers; Overlaid.)
- Standard [Repulsortank-Class, Military-Grade] Ionic Shielding.
- Standard [Repulsortank-Class, Military-Grade] EWAR, Electronic Countermeasures, Chaff and Flare Launchers.
- Maneuverability: 75 DPF - High Rating.
- Speed: 320 Km/H (Maximum Speed, Flat Terrain) - Average Rating.
- Propulsion: Integrated Repulsorlift Engine, with Anti-Gravitic Plating.
- Minimum Crew: One Pilot / Tank Commander with Integrated Droid Brains.
- Optimal Crew: One Pilot / Tank Commander, with Optional Gunner (Pintle-mounted Turret) and Integrated Droid Brains.
- Passenger Capacity: None.
- Cargo Capacity: Survival and Maintenance Gear - Very Small Rating.
- Standard [Repulsortank - Class, Military-Grade] Servomotors, with Gyroscopic Stabilization System.
- Standard [Repulsortank - Class, Military-Grade] Repulsorlift Engine (Anti-Gravitic Plating.)
- Standard [Repulsortank - Class, Military-Grade] Fusion Drive System(s.)
- Standard [Repulsortank - Class, Military-Grade] Compact Fusion Power Plant.
- Standard [Repulsortank - Class, Military-Grade] Hazard and Damage Control Systems.
- Standard [Repulsortank - Class, Military-Grade] Life Support System(s).
- Standard [Repulsortank - Class, Military-Grade] Navigational System(s), Ground-Penetrating Sensors (Hazardous Terrain).
- Standard [Repulsortank - Class, Military-Grade] Combat Sensors and Targeting System(s). [Including Ground-Penetrating Sensors.]
- Standard [Repulsortank - Class, Military-Grade] Communications System, Holonet Transceiver with Encryption/Decryption Networks [Military Encryption Keys.]
- Standard [Repulsortank - Class, Military-Grade] Environmental Control System(s).
- Integrated Repulsor Booster Engine.
- Integrated Deflector Shield Generator.
- Integrated Droid Brain(s) with Heuristic Processors.
- Particle Cannons - Charge Mode Capable.
- Nimble Front-line Repulsortank.
- Effective Countermeasure Suite.
- Integrated Repulsor Boost System.
- Charge Mode - Boosts the Stopping Power of the Particle Cannons at the Expense of the Missile System.
- Barrage Mode - Rapid-fire Particle beams.
- Repulsorfield Jammers; Totally Immobilized.
- Fixed Forward Weaponry - Reliant on Maneuverability and Reorientation / Target Acquisition.
- Limited EMP and Ion Resistance; Proximity Dependent.
- Armoured Undercarriage and Anti-Gravitic Plating; Easily Disabled by Armour-Piercing Mines.
- Integrated Booster Engine - Unable to Fire Whilst Active.
- Charge Mode - Disables Missile Tube(s) Functionality whilst Active.
- Barrage Mode - Rapid Overheating; Enforced Venting Protocols after every Barrage.
Initially produced for the Galactic Republic before the outbreak of the Clone Wars, the TX-130s Sabre-Class Fighter Tank was the primary Main Battle Tank for the Grand Army of the Republic. The relatively 'light' repulsor tank was designed to implement the deadly capabilities, and tactical flexibilities of a Starfighter - but regulated to surface-based combat scenarios. This choice made by the designers at Rothana Heavy Engineering was meant to counter the more static armoured formations that were utilized by the Separatist Alliance. While the Armoured Assault Tank proved to be a formidable foe - the TX-130s Sabre was capable of weaving intricate directional patterns across the surface of the battlefield, tearing through formations of enemy armour and infantry divisions alike.
Seeking to replicate this ancient repulsor tank, the technical architects within the Republic Engineering Corporation found themselves scouring over what data they second-handedly procured from the failed state of the Core Imperial Confederation. When they saw what it was they were looking for, the design crew set about perfecting the ancient and seemingly degraded schematics. War was never kind to repositories of knowledge. Thus, the design team found themselves improvising where they could, to fill the technical blanks in regards to the aged blueprint. When their preliminary work was complete, the technical architects began pulling the entirety of their schematic apart. They sought ways to improve upon its design - whilst keeping it's visual aesthetic unchanged.
The first change that was made to the overall framework of the TX-130s was eight centuries worth of innovation revolving around the repulsorfield engine. While the weight of the armour applied to the Sabre's frame proved to be a limiting factor, such worries were wiped away with modern reclamation and advances. Those innovations allowed for a collection of dense and heavier metals to be utilized in the vehicle's structural framework, adding a significantly better margin of protection to the TX-130s' successor.
What came second was something that the Republic Engineering Corporation considered to be their primary focus in whatever products they fabricate, alongside their unofficial specialty. This item in question was the integration of a droid brain into the repulsor tank's central system and core processes, which granted the vehicle a limited sense of autonomy. A pseudo-artificial intelligence that would learn and grow - like any droid that went for lengthy periods of time without a memory wipe - as it experienced more of what horrors the galaxy had to offer. As the droid brain was limited in its programming, all it was capable of doing was suggesting variable tactics and strategies to the Operator. As well as assuming direct control when the Operator was terminated or unconscious. However, it was only capable of carrying out its last command, to the best of its limited abilities, before reverting to standby mode.
The third, and considered to be the most notable alteration to the Sabre's design was the inclusion of a pair of heavy repeating particle cannons, instead of the traditional laser-based variants. While formerly regulated to artillery weapons, particle beam weaponry became a popular choice amongst the technicians of the Republic Engineering Corporation for not only it's strength, but for the proverbial splash damage caused after the discharged beam struck a target. Combined with various technologies, the newly installed repeating particle cannons would find themselves capable of cycling through three firing modes. There was little to be said about the standard firing mode, for it operated exactly as intended. However, when it comes to the Barrage and Charge modes - more explanation is required.
The intent behind the Barrage mode was to overclock the firing mechanisms within the twinned heavy repeating particle cannons, allowing the repulsor tank to rapidly discharge its primary weapon at incredible speeds, capable of utterly devastating whatever stood in the vehicle's way. While impressive in its own right, this selected mode resulted in vastly overheated capacitors, which kicked the integrated safety protocols into overdrive. This left the repulsor tank incapable of firing its primary armament for some time, whilst the vehicle shunted the excessive heat out and away from the central chassis. All power comes at a price.
Charge mode turns the twinned heavy repeating particle cannons into a dedicated anti-armour weapon, capable of punching through all but the heaviest of armour plating - before the particle beam violently explodes, causing irreparable damage within the target's structural framework. While the bolts produced by selecting this mode are indeed powerful, but they come with a few significant drawbacks - both of which involve the time required to accrue the necessary lethality required to obliterate their intended targets. The accruement phase took anywhere between two seconds, to seven - both of which factored into the damage output charge mode was capable of producing. The longer the charge was held, the more powerful the bolts produced would become.
In addition to this, should the full seven seconds be used, the integrated capacitors would require an equal measure of time to reset themselves.
Thus, with these noted changes made to the Sabre-Class Fighter Tank - alongside countless others that didn't get their chance to shine in the spotlight - the Republic Engineering Corporation saw fit to rechristen this design as the Glaive. The vehicle would become a weapon in which the forces of law and order would use to sweep away the tides of darkness festering amongst the lightless void.
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