| From: | Airwasp <Airwasp@***.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: EW-209 (was : Aztec Armored Troopers) |
| Date: | Thu, 21 May 1998 23:00:52 EDT |
9604801@********.AC.NZ writes:
> Thanks for the proposal, Airwasp (0714 22-5-98 NZT):
>
> <<SLICE>>
> >Lone Star EW-209
> <<SLICE>>
> >Handling Speed Accel Body Armor Sig
> >4/2 25 7 2 12
> 3
> >
> >Autonav Pilot Sensors Cargo Load
> >NA 3 5 0 600 kg
>
> B/A 2/12? Armour's okay, but like Erik said, a Body of 2 is a little
> soft for proper combat ops. I had something more along the lines of 8/12
> in mind - bounce the pistols and rifles, absorb the machine-gun fire and
> any light anti-tank fire. (I took the approach that this would be used
> against fortifications (dug in infantry or in buildings) with few
> anti-tank weapons, or in true 'urban pacification' ops (house-to-house
> fighting and operations in high-value security zones).
Umm, but using the R2 rules, this is what I came closest to ED-209. Besides,
in R2, a Body 8 vehicle weighs in at around 31-45 tons. A Body of 2, still
somewhat lame anyway, weighs in between 26 - 199 kilograms.
> <<SLICE>>
> >Fuel : Diesel (55 liters)
> >Point Value : 2,989
> >Template :Crawler (Tracked), Large (Military)
>
> Probably the wiser choice, given the likely conditions in the
> area-of-operations, but still... the classic ED-209((tm)) image is a
> little more dramatic than the 'rolling drone' approach.
Yeah, but I would not have been able to get the heavy weapon on the damn thing
had I stuck to something that looked like a walker or anthroform. And I have
yet to finish all of the new power plants I am about to add onto Hoosier
Hacker House.
> <<SLICE>>
> >Anti-Theft VI + Self-Destruct (blows self up only)
> >Armor, Standard (12)
> >Drive-By-Wire I
> >Gunnery Control System (modified Sentry Gun System)
> > Intelligence = 11
> > Gunnery = 10
> > Initiative = 25 + 2d6
> >
> ><<<<<[Okay, guess what ? The boys from Houston came up with
something
> new for
> >us to fear now. This sentry gun system, if it looses communication or
> is
> >commanded to do so, will open fire on whatever it can "see" if the
> pilot is
> >compromised or the thing won't move anymore. Supposedly this thing
> can also
> >be commanded to do this also, I've heard someone call this "Schizoid
> >Mode."]>>>>>
>
> Oh, man. Now *that* is evil. Even if you cack the pilot, the guns'll
> still exact payback? Ouch.
Yup ...
> >Improved Off-Road Handling +2
> >Remote Control Interface
> >Rigger Adaption
> >Roll Bars
> >Small Remote AA Turret (Smartlink II Integration, Recoil Adjusters (9))
> >
> ><<<<<[Guys, this puts the thing in the MILITARY category of
weaponry.
> When
> >you can stick something like a small turret on an almost standard
> tracked
> >drone all frag is gonna break loose]>>>>>
>
> <<SLICE>>
> >Weapon Systems
> >Vengeance MMG + 300 rounds Standard Vehicular ammunition
> >Top-Mount MGL-6 Grenade Launch Pistol + 6 Concussion Grenades (or
> whatever
> >else you may choose)
>
> Nice, and scary, but for the sort of feel I want, not scary *enough*.
> Okay, my turn for invention (free-form; I have *no* idea how the design
> system works):
Get your hands on a Rigger2 then ... it would help some, otherwise, you would
be guessing using the old system from the RBB ...
Though what I will try and do is see if I can convert this into something as
if it were designed from the R2 ... I'll post this later also.
> Aztechnology 'Crusher'
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