Norseman

Subject: Norseman 2013-06-26, 7:05 pm

Vehicle Name: Norseman.

Faction: Alus Military.

Height: 32' / 10m

Physical Appearance:

Weight: 80,000kg / 176,400 lb

Power Systems: Mana Crystal: One of the few things the people of Alus managed to 'recreate' that once belonged to the Nalga, is their crystal tech. Mana Crystals are made of various substances that can only be found on Alus to create specialized crystals that give off incredible amount of power. They have long 'shelf' life and can be modified to various sizes. They're used from anything to powering the might of a warship, to powering a house.

The shelf life depends on how much energy is put into them. Generally, the larger the crystal, the more power they can hold within themselves. As a rule, it also depends on the type of energy pumped into them, as they amplify it a larger degree. Though they still give off little energy.

Type: Heavy Assault Mech

Abilities: Limited manipulators (hands) allow for recovery and movement of damaged or destroyed vehicles in a hot combat environment, where more specialized or better suited vehicles are not always available.

Speed: Top speed 90kph / 55mph.

Defensive Systems: ECM system.

Advanced Ablative Armor: Crystal aligned, radiation treated steel layer. Very brittle, but hard to crack or break to begin with. Second layer is ballistic ceramic with a cubic boron nitride treatment, in a artificial diamond fiber frame (similar in concept to rebar in concrete). Third is a titanium alloy honeycomb structure, filled with a self-sealing polymer.

Predictive energy shield: Proximity sensors detect inbound attacks with a 75% accuracy, and one of two emitters are capable of deploying a small shield to try and deflect or dissipate kinetic or energy attacks. The shield is capable of defeating common anti-armor weaponry, but high rates of fire or multiple attackers can easily confuse the system.

Crew: 1 pilot, 1 weapons officer.

Levels: Cockpit.

Equipment: HUD(Heads up Display): The HUD of the Sheppard comes with a variety of useful features for the pilot. The first is radar, it tracks movement of enemies and allies, structures and the like. It also has sensors. The pilot could currently view the over all status of his Mech and which parts are the most damaged. Green means healthy, yellow means its worn. Red of course means heavily damaged. If its red and blinking, it means said part is in critical condition.

Cargo Hold: N/A.

Weapon Systems:
Left/Right Arm: Large Laser.
Left/Right Missile Pod: Capable of mounting a variety of missile systems. A few examples of possible rockets or missile types are listed below.
- Scatterable micro-rockets: A long range fire-and-forget rocket which releases between one and three dozen smaller bomblettes or dumb-fire rockets to 'pepper' an area (usually meant for use against soft-skinned vehicles or dismounted infantry)
-Guided missiles (laser, heat, GPS (smart), etc) (surface-to-air, surface-to-surface)
Left/Right Shoulder weapon pods: Particle Projection Cannon, Medium Laser, Light Laser.

Maximum Effective Range: PPC: 8k/5 miles, Large Laser: 10km /6 miles, Medium Laser 6km/4 miles, Light Laser 2km/1 mile. Missiles: Depends on type. Usually between 4km and 40km (2.5 to 25 miles).

Rate Of Fire: PPC: 4 / minute. Large Laser: 6 / minute. Medium Laser: 10 / minute. Light Laser: 20 / minute. Missile Pod can empty entire payload in 12 seconds, or fire each individually.

Payload: Unlimited as long as the Mana Crystals last. Missile Pods store 20 per pod.

History: A tried and tested design, the Norseman has seen action in the Alus military for years, with only minor modifications and upgrades required. Many were donated to the Patrian military during the war with the machine fleet, or sold to the Earth military. It has seen much action amongst Alus' allies, and can give a visible boost to the morale of friendly ground troops. Thanks to it's reliance on energy weapons, it has fantastic staying power in heavy combat, so long as the Mana Crystal power source holds out.

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