Approved Droid Strider Droid

[Ronhar Tane]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a droid walker that is capable of operating in challenging terrain.
• Image Source:
  • Reddit Link, image created by u/Special_Karl
  • Catbox Link
  • Imgur Link
  • Imgbb Link
• Canon Link:
  • DSD1 Dwarf Spider Droid
  • All Terrain Recon Transport
• Permissions:
  • N&Z Umbrella Corporation
  • Bido Roz’lyn, permission given here
• Primary Source:
  • Wookieepedia
  • Wookieepedia

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer:
  • Kuat Drive Yards
  • Baktoid Armor Workshop
  • N&Z Umbrella Corporation
  • Mahporeem Imperial Remnant
• Affiliation:
  • N&Z Umbrella Corporation
  • Customers of the N&Z Umbrella Corporation
• Market Status: Closed Market.
• Modularity: Yes, different weapon packages.
• Production: Limited.
• Material:
  • Durasteel
  • Ersteel SLCA
  • Electronic Components
  • Reinforced Quinta-Polycarbonite Lamellar Compound

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

• Classification: Forth Degree Droid.
• Weight: Average.
• Height: Large.
• Movement: Bipedal.
• Armaments: High.
  • One of the following weapon systems:
    • NZ LC-2A Laser Cannon
    • NZ RF-600 Rotary Blaster Cannon
    • Chin Mounted Heavy Flamethrower
  • 1 Self-Destruct Mechanism
• Misc. Equipment:
  • Tracing Antenna
  • Echolocation Emitters
  • Sound-Baffling System
  • 2 Infrared-Photoreceptors
• Resistances:
  • Energy: High.
  • Kinetic: High.
  • Lightsabers: Average.
  • Environmental: High.
  • EMP/ION: Low.
  • Radiation: Average.
  • Sonic: Low.
  • Acid: Low.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• NZ C.H.A.R.M.01
• Proton Mk I Droid Brain
• NZ T.o.P. 1 Tactical Order Package
• NZ SAP-2A SSA [Sensor Systems Array]
• ATHENA DCOS-1L [DIrect Central Operating System]
• Blaster weaponry has been modified to accept Dornean Plasma
• Dornean Software Systems
  • T.E.C.M.I.S
  • P.A.F.I.E.S
  • O.S.I.V.P
• Combination of a DSD1 Dwarf Spider Droid and an All Terrain Recon Transport

STRENGTHS

• Sniper monkey: When equipped with its NZ LC-2A Laser Cannon, the Strider Droid can engage targets from long distances, potentially allowing it to avoid retaliation from enemy forces
• Up close and personal: Alternatively, the Strider Droid can instead be optimized for close quarters combat by equipping either an NZ RF-600 Rotary Blaster Cannon or a Chin Mounted Heavy Flamethrower
• Stealthy: The Strider Droid's Sound-Baffling Systems helps to keep its movement rather quiet, increasing its chances of sneaking up on its target
• Night fighter: Strider Droids are especially adept at fighting during the night or in low light level conditions, thanks to their Infrared Photoreceptors
• Speedy: Strider Droids are both fast moving and rather maneuverable, allowing them to traverse all sorts of difficult terrain with ease
• BOOM: When critically damaged, a Strider Droid can activate its Self-Destruct Mechanism, potentially taking down its enemies with it

WEAKNESSES

• Lightly armored: Though the Strider Droid boast moderate resistance against many forms of attack, the platform is overall rather lightly armored and vulnerable to EMP, Sonic, and Acid based attacks.
• Large: Though the Strider Droid can move rather quietly, it is a large target overall, especially from a vertical perspective
• Limited: The Strider Droid can only equip a single weapons system at a time, somewhat limiting its combat potential
• Volatile: Should the Strider Droid's core be breached by weapons fire, it is highly like that the entire droid will detonate due to its Self-Destruct Mechanism being hit
• BOOM: When the Strider Droid's Self-Destruct Mechanism engages, their is no way for it to differentiate between friend and foe, which can cause allied units to get caught up in its blast

DESCRIPTION

During a training exercise on Mon Cala, it quickly became apparent to the Mahporeem Imperial Remnant that some sort of light vehicle or droid was needed for operations involving challenging terrain such as jungles, since most of the vehicles in Mahporeenian inventory were either too large or too heavy to be properly deployed onto the battlefield.

The Imperial Remnant's solution to this problem was the Strider Droid, a combination of a DSD1 Dwarf Spider Droid and an All Terrain Recon Transport. Small enough to navigate jungles, forests, and other constricted spaces, the Strider Droid carries enough firepower with it to engage all types of threats, and can be optimized for both short range and long range engagements.

Strider Droids excel at ambushes and raiding, especially at night due to their Infrared-Photoreceptors and Sound-Baffling System. That being said, Strider Droids are by no means invincible, and can be rapidly taken down by heavy weapons fire and other, more "exotic" forms of attack. Nonetheless, Strider Droids are a potent adversary when used properly and can meaningfully contribute to most battlefield situations.

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[Renn Vizsla]

Good evening Ronhar Tane , I will be the judge reviewing your submission today,

Just some housekeeping notes from me, in these two sections, you have linked two different things together, which is confusing and hard to find. If you could put a hyphen (-) or some other indicator between the two links so that they are more easily seen, that would be appreciated.

2 Infrared Photoreceptors

Infrared Photoreceptors

 

[Ronhar Tane]

Renn Vizsla hello! I have hypenated as requested, let me know if that works!

 

[Renn Vizsla]

Ronhar Tane

Thank you for fixing the requested changes. I see no further issue with the submission.

Approved.