Webley Digger Armour

A light powered exoskeleton. The exoskeleton is available very cheaply with an energy cell pack, or at a more common price with a micro-fusion reactor. Webley have made an effort to make a reliable, inexpensive, simple and light suit which still fits the description of powered armour. It's a new design, though, and is subject to quite frequent breakdowns (malfunction 5%, average at least one breakdown per week of operation).

Dimensions: 1.8m tall, 200 kg with either cell pack or nuclear plant.

Performance: can run at up to 60 km/h and leap up to 10m long or 3m up. Running tires the wearer at 1/3 the usual rate. With an energy cell pack, the suit has an endurance of 12 hours. PS 24.

MDC:

Body 120 Head 60

Arms 60 Legs 80

Armament: none. It can, however, use HTH techniques and any hand-held weapons.

Other Equipment: the suit has a power port and connector cable to power accessories or energy weapons. However, if the suit is powered by a cell pack, each E-clip worth of energy consumed by weapons reduces the suit's endurance by 20 minutes.

Cost: a nuclear-powered suit costs $850K. However, a cell-powered suit is only $350K.

A light power armour designed for extended patrols into the desert. Not capable of flight without a rocket pack, it can instead run as long at the operator can manage at up to 75 km/h. Light armament, but a very reliable design, easy to maintain and repair.

Dimensions:

Stands 1.9m tall, mass 250 kg including micro-fusion power plant.

Performance:

Top running speed 75 km/h, can jump up to 50m long or 25m up. Can maintain running speed indefinitely (the operator tires as 1/3 normal rate). P.S. 24.

M.D.C.:

Body 160 Head 60

Arms 75 Legs 90

Laser rifle 20

Armament:

Right arm-mounted P-20 pulse laser. Range 300m, damage 2D6 per shot or 6D6 for a triple-pulse burst. Ammunition unlimited, +1 strike.

Also has a universal weapon power port at the waist, with a retracting cord for powered any standard energy weapon.

Other equipment:

Hot smoke discharger can dispense rust-coloured hot smoke resembling dust (which will defeat normal vision, IR, UV, and thermographic scanners) in a 10m radius. 10 charges.

Equipment pannier mounted behind both hips can hold up to 50 kg of equipment, but nothing longer than 50cm in any dimension (i.e. no rifles).

Vaporator system collects water from the air, even in the desert, and also recycles operator sweat and urine. Collects up to 250ml/hour, stores up to 10L.

Cost:

$800K from a licenced dealer in the UAR.

A heavy power armour designed for short periods of intense combat. It's highly maneuverable because of its oversized vectored-thrust jet engine, but the engine overheats the suit rapidly, and can only be used for 20 minutes before a 40-minute cooling cycle must be engaged. An excellent suit if well-maintained, otherwise suffering from constant breakdowns. There are distinct similarities between this suit and the Republic's Lithgow Battle armour, also with the CS SAMAS, despite the absence of the skull motif. The thrusters, in addition, are much larger.

Dimensions:

Stands 2.4m tall, mass 400 kg including micro-fusion power plant.

Performance:

Top running speed 60 km/h, can jump up to 30m long or 15m up without jets. Flying can reach 400 km/h, up to an altitude of 1 km, but this overheats the engine rapidly. If used only for regular jumps, a speed of 200 km/h can be maintained by the suit indefinitely (the operator tires as 1/3 normal rate). P.S. 28.

M.D.C.:

Body 220 Head 70

Arms 90 Legs 120

Railgun 50 Missile pack 25

Thrusters (2) 75

Armament:

RG-3 railgun on hip swing mount, normally carried horizontally across the front of the body or pointed forward from the hip below the right arm. Ammunition drum holds 2000 rounds (50 short bursts). Range 1500m, damage D4x10 per 40 round burst.

3-tube minimissile launcher mounted behind left shoulder (total capacity: 3 mini missiles). Can fire single shots or volleys of 2 or 3.

Also has a universal weapon power port at the waist, with a retracting cord for powered any standard energy weapon.

Other equipment:

Hot smoke discharger can dispense rust-coloured hot smoke resembling dust (which will defeat normal vision, IR, UV, and thermographic scanners) in a 10m radius. 10 charges. When using its engines, a HSC suit will still be visible to thermographic scanners through this smoke, since it's much hotter than the smoke.

Equipment pannier mounted behind both hips can hold up to 50 kg of equipment, but nothing longer than 50cm in any dimension (i.e. no rifles).

Cost:

$1.4M from a licenced dealer in the UAR.

Combat bonuses:

The extreme maneuverability and speed of the HSC suit gives it +1 strike and parry and +2 dodge when its thrusters are engaged, or +4 dodge if travelling faster than 200 km/h.

NOTE: Continuing to run the armour's jet engine for longer than 20 minutes is 10% likely per minute to cause a severe engine failure (01-60 requires 1-4 hours of work by a mechanic with a portable tool kit, 61-00 engine must be replaced in a full workshop). In addition, the suit's climate control cannot dump all the heat, and the pilot must make P.E. checks (X10 after 21 minutes, X9 after 22, X8 after 23, etc.) each minute the overheating continues or pass out from heatstroke.

A light, bipedal robot vehicle designed for reconnaissance, command, and light transport duties. A fast, reliable and well-tested design. No head, being essentially an engine and cabin atop two long legs, with two slender arms and a sensor mast. The gyro housing is large and visible below the hips, and if successfully destroyed by called shots, control rolls must be made then and every action spent moving thereafter, at -20 to remain standing. To stand up once fallen takes 1 action and requires another roll at -20.

Dimensions:

Stands 7.5m tall, mass 8 tonnes including fusion power plant. Seats 2, but has a 2-tonne cargo capacity which could accommodate up to 4 persons comfortably.

Performance:

Top running speed 120 km/h, can jump up to 30m long or 5m up. If used as a towing vehicle (with cables, etc.) PS is 35, arm PS is 24.

M.D.C.:

Body 150 Head 60

Arms 75 Legs 100

Sensor mast 30 Cockpit 75

Gyro Housing 50

Armament:

P20 laser rifle mounted outboard on the right arm (range 300m, damage 2D6 per shot or 6D6 triple-pulse burst, ammunition unlimited).

May also mount an energy rifle or railgun on the roof hatch ring mount. Military versions have an RG-3 railgun here, which can be operated by a gunner either directly or from inside the vehicle. Unarmed versions have a universal weapon power port by the hatch.

Military versions also mount a 4-tube minimissile launcher on the underside of the cabin (capacity: 4 mini missiles, which can be fired singly or in volleys of 2 or 4).

Cost:

$6M from a licenced dealer in the UAR.

A very reliable, tough general purpose UAR robot vehicle, the major military workhorse and seen in many other applications too.

Dimensions:

Stands 9m tall, mass 16 tonnes including fusion power plant. Seats 2, and can carry 500 kg of cargo internally, or 2 passengers.

Performance:

Top running speed 80 km/h, can jump up to 10m long or 2m up. Can maintain running speed indefinitely. P.S. 40.

M.D.C.:

Body 350 Head 60

Arms 150 Legs 200

Railgun 50 Energy rifle 25

Missile pack 25 Cockpit 100

Armament:

Head-mounted P-20 pulse laser. Range 300m, damage 2D6 per shot or 6D6 for a triple-pulse burst. Ammunition unlimited, +1 strike.

RG-3 railgun mounted outboard of the right arm.

4-tube minimissile launcher high on the chest (capacity: 4 mini missiles, which can be fired singly or in volleys of 2 or 4).

Other equipment:

Hot smoke discharger can dispense rust-coloured hot smoke resembling dust (which will defeat normal vision, IR, UV, and thermographic scanners) in a 30m radius. 10 charges.

Cost:

$20M from a licenced dealer in the UAR.

An unusually shaped, heavy fire support robot vehicle. Not commonly seen outside the UAR military. Resembling a centaur, it has four legs, and heavy weapons mounted on both arms as well as where the head might otherwise be.

Dimensions:

Stands 7.5m tall, mass 24 tonnes including fusion power plant. Seats 2.

Performance:

Top running speed 60 km/h, can jump up to 10m long or 2m up. Can maintain running speed indefinitely. P.S. 40.

M.D.C.:

Body 400 Arms 150

Cannon 75 Railguns (2) 50

Legs (4) 200 Missile pack 30

Sensor masts (2) 30 Cockpit 150

Armament:

RG-3 railgun mounted outboard on both arms. They can be fired simultaneously at the same targets, or independently by the pilot and gunner.

120mm hypervelocity smoothbore cannon mounted atop the body (range 2500m with conventional rounds or 4000m with sabots, ammunition 40 rounds (feeding from four stacks, so it can carry up to four kinds of ammunition), damage HE 3D6x10 in a 10m radius, sabots 3D4x10, chemical or nuclear rounds an option). Can track only 30 degrees left and right, but elevation is from minus 90 to plus 90.

8-tube minimissile system mounted at the lower front of the vertical torso (capacity 32 missiles). Can be fired singly or in volleys of 2, 4, or 8.

Other equipment:

Hot smoke discharger can dispense rust-coloured hot smoke resembling dust (which will defeat normal vision, IR, UV, and thermographic scanners) in a 10m radius. 10 charges.

Directional fire-control radar mounted atop the cannon adds +3 strike with all weapons against targets in the front arc.

Cost:

$30M from a licenced dealer in the UAR.

A reconnaisance and light combat robot built on the spider concept. The main armament and sensor pack can be held up periscopically, allowing accurate fire from a fully hull-down position.

Dimensions:

Stands 3m tall, mass 14 tonnes including fusion power plant. Crew of 2, but can seat up to 8 passengers or 4 tonnes of cargo.

Performance:

Top running speed 90 km/h, can jump up to 30m long or 10m up. Can maintain running speed indefinitely. P.S. 30.

M.D.C.:

Body 200 Arms 75

Legs (8) 100 Railgun 75

Energy rifle 25 Sensor mast 30

Cockpit 100

Armament:

RG-3 railgun is mounted on a very mobile "arm" at the front, and can fire in a full 360-degree radius, even straight up or down, or around corners while hiding the main body.

A P20 laser rifle is mounted on the outside of the right arm, ammunition unlimited.

Other equipment:

Hot smoke discharger can dispense rust-coloured hot smoke resembling dust (which will defeat normal vision, IR, UV, and thermographic scanners) in a 10m radius. 10 charges.

Cost:

$16M from a licenced dealer in the UAR.

A giant robot vehicle used as a mining base or for heavy cargo transport over rough terrain. Well-armed, very durable. Quite an old design, and second-hand examples are moderately common. This design handles very well over difficult or broken ground (due to its well-designed chassis, legs and feet) and is easy to repair or maintain.

Dimensions:

Stands 20m tall, mass 90 tonnes including fusion power plant. Crew of 6, and can carry up to 60 tonnes of cargo.

Performance:

Top running speed 50 km/h, can not jump. Can maintain running speed indefinitely. Towing PS is 75.

M.D.C.:

Body 400 Head 60

Arms 75 Legs (6) 150

Turrets (4) 30 * Missile pack 30 *

Cockpit 100

* the military version has more heavily armoured turrets, MDC 50. The civilian version lacks a missile pack.

Armament:

The Walker has 4 turrets, 2 each dorsal and ventral, one pair forward, the other aft. The civilian version mounts dual P20 laser rifles (dual blast 4D6 or 2D4x10 dual triple-pulse burst) in each turret, the military version an RG-3 railgun in each turret. Each turret has a 360-degree firing radius, but Walkers have a blind spot close in to either side, beside their feet.

A 4-tube minimissile launcher (32 mini missiles total) is also standard on the military version, mounted atop the vehicle's back.

Other equipment:

Cost:

$90M for a civilian model, $98M for the military version, from a licenced dealer in the UAR.

TCS Mobility Suit

A light power armour designed for maximum flexibility and agility. Not capable of flight without a rocket pack. Very difficult to obtain outside the TCS, and only on the black market there. Like all TCS armour, it's laser reflective, but the "glitter" effect is only visible when the external paint is scrubbed or burned off.

Dimensions:

Stands 1.85m tall, mass 220 kg including micro-fusion power plant.

Performance:

Top running speed 75 km/h, can jump up to 50m long or 25m up. Can maintain running speed indefinitely (the operator tires as 1/3 normal rate). P.S. 25..

M.D.C.:

Body 150 Head 60

Arms 75 Legs 90

Armament:

Retractable vibro-claws in right arm (4D6 MD).

Also has a universal weapon power port in the right arm, for powering any standard energy weapon.

Other equipment:

Fittings to mount a TCS mobility pack.

Cost:

$2M from a licenced dealer in the TCS.

Comprises two parts, the drone and the operator. The operator is a module (only 1 kg mass) which mates to a data slate or portable computer, containing the operation software and a scrambled R/T (normal operation range is 10 km). The drone is a tiny aircraft which flies on a silent electric motor. It is -6 to be hit.

Dimensions: Delta aircraft with 1m wingspan by 50cm long (folds to 20cm x 50cm for carrying) , 10 kg mass.

Performance: Top speed 120 km/h, ceiling 5000m, remote control range 10 km, battery life 4 hours.

M.D.C.: Body 2

Armament: None.

Other equipment: Optic sensors with telescopic, passive night vision, IR/UV and thermal imaging.

Cost: $50K.

A similar concept to the A-type drone, but this is an armed drone. It is -3 to be hit.

Dimensions: Delta aircraft with 2m wingspan and 1.5m long (folds to 1m x 1.5m for carrying). 25 kg mass.

Performance: Top speed 90 km/h, ceiling 4000m, remote operation range 10 km, battery life 4 hours.

M.D.C.: Body 30

Armament: Fittings to mount a single rifle-size weapon (typically a TCS Noclar assault rifle) loaded with 1 clip. +2 strike (laser ranger and target sight).

Other equipment Optic sensors with telescopic, passive night vision, IR/UV and thermal imaging.

Cost: $150K. Not sold outside the TCS.

This is the basic humanoid combat robot sold commercially by the TCS. It's biggest selling point is its laser reflective armour (half damage from lasers).

Dimensions:

Humanoid machine 1.5m tall, mass 150 kg including micro-fusion power plant.

Performance:

Top running speed 75 km/h, can jump up to 50m long or 25m up. P.S. 25.

M.D.C.:

Body 150 Head 60

Arms 75 Legs 90

Tentacle 50

Armament:

Right arm-mounted dual retracting vibro-blades. Can be employed sword-fashion (2D4 damage) or cutting pincers (3D6 plus on a 12+ a random limb can be severed).

Retracting tentacle can be extended up to 10m, and used to entangle or strangle.

Other equipment

Has fittings for a Mobility Pack.

Operating system is an advanced dogbrain (about as smart as a Skelebot), with multiple programmed response routines, incapable of thought, holding a conversation, or lateral thought.

Cost:

$2M.

A robot used for heavy combat and support. It mounts a dorsal turret with a telescoping arm, heavy railgun and heavy laser. This sold commercially by the TCS. Like the Type-E, it has laser-reflective armour.

Dimensions:

Tank-style body 2m wide, 1.5m high and 4m long, mass 1 tonne including fusion plant.

Performance:

Ground-effect hover jets provide a top speed of 150 km/h and a ceiling of 3m. Arm PS 25.

M.D.C.:

Body 250 Thrusters (6) 50

Braincase 100 Arm 75

Armament:

Dorsal turret mounted heavy railgun. Range 2000m, damage D6x10 per 20 round burst, double machinegun fire rates, 1,000 rounds of ammunition (in a drum).

Dorsal turret mounted heavy laser. Range 3000m, damage D4x10, ammo unlimited.

Other equipment

Operating system is an advanced dogbrain (effectively identical to that in the Type-E General-Purpose Robot).

Cost:

$20M.

Lithgow Frogman Armour

A light power armour designed for amphibious work. It is used for all kinds of duty in the RA, not just amphibious work, but is not a front-line battle unit except in the sea.

Dimensions:

Stands 1.9m tall, mass 250 kg including micro-fusion power plant.

Performance:

Top running speed 60 km/h, with thrusters can travel at 60 km/h underwater. Maximum depth 1000m. Can maintain running speed indefinitely (operator tires at 1/3 the normal rate). P.S. 25.

M.D.C.:

Body 180 Head 70

Arms 75 Legs 90

Thrusters (2) 50

Armament:

Left arm-mounted electrical discharge (damage variable from 1D6 SDC to 1D6 MDC, range 10m, underwater has a 10m radius effect). The frequency can be adjusted to cause a stun effect (in addition to, or instead of, damage) to unarmoured creatures.

Sonic accelerator mounted outboard of right arm (damage 3D6 MD in air, D4x10 MD underwater, range 100m, ammunition unlimited).

Other equipment

High-power spotlights mounted front.

The sonic accelerator also functions as a high-powered sonar system with a range of 1,000 meters.

Cost:

$1M from a licenced dealer in the RA.

The standard Republican combat power armour. Actually this is the Mark XX version, the latest model of a long and well-tested series, very reliable. There are notable similarities to the UAR HSC armour and CS SAMAS armour, despite the absence of a skull motif.

Dimensions:

Stands 2.1m tall, mass 350 kg including micro-fusion power plant.

Performance:

Top running speed 75 km/h, can jump up to 50m long or 25m up. Can maintain running speed indefinitely (the operator tires as 1/3 normal rate). Nuclear-thermal jets allow unlimited jumping, or flight at 150 km/h for up to an hour minutes before a 30-minute cooling period must be observed (there is an automatic cut-out after 61 minutes). P.S. 30.

M.D.C.:

Body 240 Head 80

Arms 90 Legs 150

Thrusters (2) 50 Plasma gun 25

Railgun 25

Armament:

Left arm-mounted thermal plasma gun. Range 300m, damage 6D6, ammo unlimited, +1 strike.

Lithgow Accelerator railgun mounted over right shoulder (when not in use rides vertically).

Other equipment

Hot smoke discharger can dispense rust-coloured hot smoke resembling dust (which will defeat normal vision, IR, UV, and thermographic scanners) in a 10m radius. 10 charges.

Cost:

$1.5M from a licenced dealer in the RA.

This is the Republic's front-line assault robot vehicle, continuing an ancient dynasty of Republican combat robots. Modular weapon design, extremely durable. If it has a drawback, it's that it is relatively slow-moving, especially in close combat.

Dimensions:

Stands 9.3m tall, mass 18 tonnes including fusion power plant. Seats two, with the gunner normally handling the missile pack and railguns, although either seat can perform any function, including piloting the vehicle.

Performance:

Top running speed 60 km/h, can jump up to 10m long or 2m up. Can maintain running speed indefinitely. P.S. 40.

M.D.C.:

Body 450 Head 120

Arms 200 Legs 250

Main gun 75 Railguns 50

Missile pack 75 Cockpit 120

Armament:

Modular weapon mount outboard of right arm, which can hold either a 105mm cannon (range 1500m, ammo 40, damage HE 2D6x10 in 6m radius, APFSDS 3D4x10, or nukes), a 3x30mm vulcan (range 1200m, ammo 800 or 40 short bursts, damage D6x10 for a short burst), or vulcan anti-armour laser (range 900m, damage D4x10+10 per round, can fire short bursts (2D4x10+20), ammo unlimited).

6-tube medium-range missile launcher mounted at steep up angle on back (6 missiles total), which can be fired singly or in volleys of 2, 3, 4 or 6.

Each shoulder mounts an Accelerator railgun in a turret with full 360-degree rotiation and universal elevation. These can be fired at the same target or independently, and are especially useful as an antimissile defense.

Other equipment

Hot smoke discharger can dispense rust-coloured hot smoke resembling dust (which will defeat normal vision, IR, UV, and thermographic scanners) in a 10m radius. 10 charges.

Cost:

$40M from a licenced dealer in the RA.

CEC Stinger Mystic Power Armour

This is the general-use power armour for Javan mages and psykers (who make up all of the Javan officery). Only psionic characters or magicians can use it, but it requires no PPE or ISP costs. Resembles a heavy suit of personal armour covered with faceted pieces of glittering obsidian.

Dimensions:

Stands 1.8m tall, mass 200 kg.

Performance:

Top running speed 75 km/h, can jump up to 50m long or 25m up, can maintain running speed indefinitely (the operator tires as 1/3 normal rate). Flies at 75 km/h (+2 dodge while flying), swims at 50 km/h. P.S. 24.

M.D.C. (an Armour of Ithan spell and 100 PPE will restore all damage):

Body 130 Head 60

Arms 75 Legs 90

Armament:

The armour can cast a pair of Fire Bolt spells (range 600m, damage 8D6 per dual blast, or 12D6 at a ley line, or 2D4x10+20 at a nexus) as often as twice per melee.

Other equipment

The following spells are permanently in effect while the armour is worn: See the Invisible, Globe of Daylight (this can be cast up to 100m distant), Fly as the Eagle, Superhuman Speed, Superhuman Strength, Breathe without Air, Swim as a Fish, Chameleon.

Cost:

$2M from CEC shopfronts in Java. The markup is intentional.

The heavy assault version of the Stinger. Designed for close-quarter combat and able to operate for long periods (because of its energy field), a feared example of Javan magic-tech.

Dimensions:

Stands 2.1m tall, mass 250 kg.

Performance:

Top running speed 75 km/h, can jump up to 50m long or 25m up. Can maintain running speed indefinitely (the operator tires as 1/3 normal rate). Flies at 75 km/h (+2 dodge while flying), swims at 50 km/h. P.S. 24.

M.D.C.:

Body 200 Head 80

Arms 90 Legs 120

Energy field 60 *

* the energy field regenerates at 1 MDC per minute

Armament:

The armour can cast a pair of Fire Bolt spells (range 600m, damage 8D6 per dual blast, or 12D6 at a ley line, or 2D4x10+20 at a nexus) as often as twice per melee.

The armour can cast a Life Drain spell as often as once per melee.

The armour can produce a set of energy claws from its hands, doing 5D6 MD with a melee attack.

Other equipment

The following spells are permanently in effect while the armour is worn: See the Invisible, Globe of Daylight (this can be cast up to 100m distant), Impervious to Energy, Breathe without Air, Chameleon.

Cost:

$4M from a CEC shopfront in Java.

Unlike the CEC power armours, this TW weapon is based on the chassis of a sturdy robot vehicle (not dissimilar to the Jacobite Webley A-1), entirely functional without the magical aspects (however, the power plant is a TW device). It resembles the mystic power armours outwardly. Pilot RPA is required to pilot this machine, and psionic or magical powers are NOT required to employ the weapons. However, these machines have been known to crush intruders who have tried to steal them; it's not known how they move while empty, or how they recognise their owners. The Cerberus' dual missile packs give it the impression of having three heads.

Dimensions:

Stands 9m tall, mass 16 tonnes.

Performance:

Top running speed 60 km/h, can jump up to 10m long or 2m up. Can maintain running speed indefinitely. P.S. 30.

M.D.C.:

Body 300 Head 100

Arms 200 Legs 250

Cannon 75 Missile packs (2) 50

Cockpit 100

Armament:

Can hurl trios of Fire Bolt spells from its eyes (range 900m, damage 12D6 per triple blast, or 24D6 at a ley line, or 3D4x10+30 at a nexus, as often as twice per melee).

Mounted outboard on the right arm is a TK-autocannon (range 1500m, damage 2D4x10, ammunition 40 short bursts, regenerates 1 short burst/minute).

Mounted over each shoulder is a 4-tube medium-range missile launcher (8 tubes total, 16 missiles total).

Other equipment

The following spells are permanently in effect while the vehicle is in use: Chameleon, See the Invisible, Globe of Daylight (can be cast up to 100m distant), Impervious to Energy.

Cost:

$40M from a CEC shopfront in Java.

More a human-sized robot than an armour, this represents a unique concept. It cannot be opened. Instead, using a special incantation, a psyche can pass from its own body into the armour, using it as a temporary host. Once this is done, it functions as though it was their body (though more powerful). Their vacant body is tended for in special Javan facilities (no disabilities for up to 2 weeks of vacancy, and 2 weeks is a standard tour) while they, empowered, can act in the field. In their new body they suffer hardly any pain or shock, cannot be knocked out by physical force or impacts, do not need to eat, drink or evacuate, and if killed return to their own bodies (though recovery may take up to a month). However, they still need sleep and are vulnerable to magical and psychic attack as though not wearing environmental armour (though +3 on saves).

Dimensions:

Stands 1.8m tall, mass 300 kg

Performance:

Top running speed 75 km/h, can jump up to 50m long or 25m up. Can maintain running speed indefinitely. PS 24 (supernatural), PP 20.

M.D.C.: (regenerates at 1 MDC/minute)

Body 180 Head 90

Arms 90 Legs 120

Armament:

The armour can cast a Fire Bolt spell (range 300m, damage 4D6, or 6D6 at a ley line, or D4x10+10 at a nexus) as often as twice per melee.

The armour can cast a Life Drain spell as often as once per melee.

The armour can produce a set of energy claws from its hands, doing 5D6 MD with a melee attack.

Other equipment

The following spells are permanently in effect while the armour is worn: See the Invisible, Fly as the Eagle, Impervious to Energy, Swim as a Fish. In addition, the wearer can employ any spells or psionic powers as though not wearing armour, and suffers only a -10 to prowl.

Cost:

Not sold. Used exclusively by the Javan forces.

Optimax Trapdoor Defence Drone

A spider-style machine with a disc-shaped body, used as a short-range defence drone before the time of rifts. Still occasionally encountered in the ruins of military installations. Directed by a dogbrain with combat processor. When on patrol transmits sensory data continuously and receives orders from the coordinating brain. If control is cut off, reverts to patrol/destroy programming. When on standby mode, is immune to EMP; but can receive orders, and if struck by EMP, immediately goes active. Excellent digger and climber, prowl 90.

Dimensions:

Stands 1m tall, 1.5m wide, mass 300 kg including fusion power plant.

Performance:

Top running speed 100 km/h, can jump up to 80m long or 40m up. P.S. 25.

M.D.C.:

Body 200 Legs (6) 50

Arms (2) 50 Lasers (2) 25

Grenade launcher 50 Utility cluster 25*

* a difficult target, requires a called shot, and drones will often protect themselves by blocking with an arm or leg. The machine's brain is directly behind the sensor cluster, and doing 26+ MD to the cluster will disable the machine.

Armament:

Retractable vibro-blades on both arms and both front legs (4 total, 2D6 MD each)

Dual front-mounted swivel lasers (range 600m, damage 4D6 each or D4x10 dual pulse)

Back mounted 40mm SA grenade launcher (ammo 20, range 500m, HE 2D6 MD)

Other equipment

Sensor suite includes optics with low light, thermal, laser ranging, motion sensor, amplified audio, scrambled LR RT, video RT, loudspeaker, seismic sensor, IFF.

Combat statistics:

4 attacks/melee, +7 initiative, strike +1 (blades, can use all 4 simultaneously) or +3 (all guns), +3 parry, +5 auto-dodge, +3 roll with punch.

Cost:

Could sell for $1M with programming codes, or $100K without.

Resembles a heavy-duty power armour suit. Used for armoured strikes by the pre-rifts Republic of Australia, and still sometimes encountered in the ruins of military installations. Massive armoured appearance. There is a retractable sensor mast behind the head, and backup sensors in an armoured chest nacelle. Run by a dogbrain with a combat processor (about as smart as a Skelebot). Hardwired programming is for aggressive self-defence, so that even programming damage or EMP cannot put the machine down for more than 1 round. In short, damaging the brain will just make it nastier.

Dimensions:

Stands 2.1m tall, mass 1 tonne including micro-fusion power plant.

Performance:

Top running speed 75 km/h, can jump up to 50m long or 25m up. P.S. 40. Thermal jump jets permit jumps of up to 500m long or 200m up, or can hover for 2 actions.

M.D.C.:

Body 400 Head 100

Arms 150 Legs 200

Sensor mast 50 Sensor nacelle 100

Gun 100

Armament:

Retractable vibro-blade (4D6 MD)

Front and rear anti-personnel mines (as command-detonated mine)

Left-arm laser (range 600m, damage 5D6, +1 strike)

There is also a heavy, armoured mounting over the robot's right shoulder for a heavy, cannon-style weapon. This is usually a BFG railgun, but may instead be a 75mm ATG or a Meltdown heavy particle beam weapon. These weapons usually have a weapon optical link and a coaxial aiming radar, which provide +6 strike.

Other equipment

Sensor suite includes optics with low light, telescopic, thermal, laser ranging, motion sensors, mini radar, audio pickup, scrambled LR RT, navstar, video RT, loudspeaker, IFF.

Combat statistics:

4 attacks/melee, +7 initiative, strike +1 (blades, can use all 4 simultaneously) or +3 (all guns), +3 parry, +5 dodge, +3 roll with punch.

Cost:

Could sell for $2M with programming codes, or $250K without.

A black delta used for "forward defense" and aggressive reconnaissance, as well as the defense of sensitive installations, by the pre-rifts Republic of Australia. Run by a dogbrain with a combat processor (about as smart as a Skelebot). Hardwired programming is self-defence and fleeing to a concealed position. The drone is notorious for being unable to perform "limited" actions, and for dealing with multiple opponents; it will attack the target most dangerous to itself, or the designated "priority" target, until that target is destroyed or the drone is ordered to withdraw.

Dimensions:

6m wingspan, 5m long, massing 1.5 tonnes including fusion plant. Classic delta shape.

Performance:

VTOL, top speed M1.5, ceiling 20 km.

M.D.C.:

Body 300 Thrusters (6) 75

Turrets (2) 100 Missile pack 50

Armament:

2 fixed-forward lasers (+3 strike, range 600m, damage 2D4x10 dual pulse)

Single-laser dorsal and ventral turrets (range 600m, damage D4x10 each, can be fired at one target ahead or behind). All four lasers can fire at a single target in front of the drone, for 4D4x10 damage.

A 4-tube minimissile system (12 missiles total)

A single-tube medium-range missile launcher (+3 strike, 4 missiles total)

Other equipment

Sensor suite includes optical with low light, thermal, laser ranging and targeting, acquisition and direction radar, LR scrambled RT, video RT, IFF.

Combat statistics:

4 attacks/melee, +7 initiative, strike +3 (all guns), +7 dodge.

Cost:

Could be sold for $10M with programming codes, or $1M without.

Heavy power armour with integral oversized thermal jetpack used by the pre-rifts Republic of Australia. Resembles SAMAS, Lithgow Battle armour and the UAR's HSC armour in its basic design.

Dimensions:

Stands 2.3m tall, mass 400 kg including micro-fusion power plant.

Performance:

Top running speed 120 km/h, can jump up to 80m long or 40m up. Can maintain running speed indefinitely (the operator tires as 1/3 normal rate). P.S. 30. Thermal jetpack permits flight at 200 km/h for up to 4 hours.

M.D.C.:

Body 250 Head 70

Arms 90 Legs 150

Railgun 50 Missile pack 25

Armament:

Peacemaker railgun on over-shoulder mount, flips to vertical position when not in use

Heavy laser mounted on right arm (range 600m, damage 5D6)

2 4-tube minimissile launchers (8 missiles total), 1 on each shoulder

Other equipment

The skin is treated with an "opticam" system, permitting it to exhibit one of several camouflage settings (matt white, matt black, dark blue-green, forest green, savannah yellow, and desert red, all in DPCU). Only -10 to prowl.

There is a Direct Nerve Interface jack for pilots so equipped (adds +2 initiative, strike, parry and dodge). This was required for PA pilots in the pre-Rifts Australian army.

Combat bonuses:

+6 initiative, +1 parry, +2 dodge

Cost:

Could sell for $3M.

A conventional-design light support robot from the pre-rifts Australian Republic. mech. The torso can rotate 360 degrees at the waist.

Dimensions:

Stands 5.8m tall, mass 18 tonnes including fusion power plant.

Crew: seats 1, but could carry 1 passenger

Performance:

Top running speed 75 km/h, can jump up to 10m long or 2m up. Can maintain running speed indefinitely. P.S. 35.

M.D.C.:

Body 350 Head 90

Arms 150 Legs 250

Autocannons (4) 100 Laser 50

Missile pod 50 Sensor mast 30

Cockpit 150

Armament:

Quad 30mm radar-directed autocannons, mounted above and below the shoulders, with 60-degree elevation angle. +3 strike (radar), range 1500m, ammunition 200 rounds per gun, damage D6x10 for a short burst from all guns (5 rounds/gun), 2D6x10 for a long burst (10 rounds/gun), and 4D6x10 for a maximum burst (20 rounds/gun).

Right arm laser (6D6 damage, range 1000m, +1 strike)

Head-mount single-tube mini-missile launcher (24 missiles total)

Other equipment

Sensor suite comprises polarized visor periscopes, video optics with low light, thermals, motion sensor, external audio, LR RT, scrambler, video RT, IFF, internal biomonitor, and directional gun-direction radar.

The skin is treated with an "opticam" system, permitting it to exhibit one of several camouflage settings (matt white, matt black, dark blue-green, forest green, savannah yellow, and desert red, all in DPCU). Only -10 to prowl.

There is a DNI jack for pilots so equipped (adds +2 initiative, strike, parry and dodge).

Cost:

Could sell for $20M.

Jacobite/Style Protector Raptor Power Armour

From the waist down, it resembles a cybernetic velociraptor, and the head also resembles that of a predatory reptile. However, the arms function normally. The concept was developed for its fearsome appearance, but it has been revealed as an exceptionally able machine, particularly at high speeds.

Dimensions:

Stands 2.5m tall, mass 350 kg including micro-fusion power plant.

Performance:

Top running speed 240 km/h, can jump up to 100m long or 50m up. Can maintain running speed indefinitely (the operator tires as 1/3 normal rate). P.S. 24.

M.D.C.:

Body 180 Head 70

Arms 80 Legs 120

Laser rifles 20

Armament:

Dual head-mounted L-5 lasers. Range 600m, damage 3D6 per shot or 6D6 dual blast. Ammunition unlimited, +1 strike.

Vibro kick-blades are normally retracted at the ankles. They inflict 4D6 MD on a kick attack, or D6x10 on a jump kick attack.

Also has a universal weapon power port at the waist, with a retracting cord for powered any standard energy weapon.

Other equipment

Hot smoke discharger can dispense rust-coloured hot smoke resembling dust (which will defeat normal vision, IR, UV, and thermographic scanners) in a 10m radius. 10 charges.

Combat bonuses:

When moving at 60 km/h or better, is +2 strike (melee), +2 parry, and +4 dodge.

Cost:

$1.2M from a licenced dealer in the UAR.

An oversized suit. The operator's limbs do not fully occupy the suit's limbs, and the operator's head does not occupy the suit head at all. Shaped in a classic western dragon style, complete with back-mounted wings with telescoping fenestrons. It can move rapidly either bipedally or quadrupedally, though it cannot fly. As it turned out, the wings are a remarkably good melee weapon, and have been optimised as such. Despite its fearsome design, it is not very popular because it is so uncomfortable to occupy, especially when running quadrupedally. In addition, the wings are relatively fragile, and will not function properly after only 20 MD of damage. Only its relatively high damage capacity keeps it selling at all.

Dimensions:

Stands 3m tall, mass 400 kg including micro-fusion power plant.

Performance:

Top running speed 30 km/h bipedally or 60 km/h quadrupedally. Can jump up to 30m long or 10m up. Can maintain running speed indefinitely (the operator tires as 1/3 normal rate). P.S. 30.

M.D.C.:

Body 250 Head 90

Arms 120 Legs 150

Wings 50 Plasma rifle 25 (hard to hit, -3)

Armament:

Mouth-mounted plasma rifle. Range 300m, damage D6x10. Ammunition unlimited, +1 strike.

Can bite for 2D6 MD or slash with its reinforced wings for 5D6 MD.

Also has a universal weapon power port at the waist, with a retracting cord for powered any standard energy weapon.

Other equipment

Hot smoke discharger can dispense rust-coloured hot smoke resembling dust (which will defeat normal vision, IR, UV, and thermographic scanners) in a 10m radius. 10 charges.

Combat bonuses:

+2 to parry with wings

Cost:

Only $1M from a licenced dealer in the UAR, owing to its poor sales record.

A light power armour, tall and elegant, in a humanoid design with the large, graceful wings of the Dragon design. Not capable of flight, its wings nonetheless telescope out into effective melee weapons, though they can be disabled by only 20 MD of damage. It comes with an energy lance, which is powered by connectors in the palms of the suit's hands, and does not function separately.

Dimensions:

Stands 2.3m tall, mass 250 kg including micro-fusion power plant.

Performance:

Top running speed 75 km/h, can jump up to 50m long or 25m up. Can maintain running speed indefinitely (the operator tires as 1/3 normal rate). P.S. 24.

M.D.C.:

Body 180 Head 70

Arms 80 Legs 100

Wings 50 Lance 50

Armament:

Energy lance can be used as a vibro-spear (3D6 damage) or to hurl ion bolts (range 600m, damage 5D6). If both are used together, damage is D6x10 MD, but the lance also suffers 1D6 MD of damage.

Can slash with its reinforced wings for 5D6 MD.

Also has a universal weapon power port at the waist, with a retracting cord for powered any standard energy weapon.

Other equipment

Hot smoke discharger can dispense rust-coloured hot smoke resembling dust (which will defeat normal vision, IR, UV, and thermographic scanners) in a 10m radius. 10 charges.

Combat bonuses:

+2 to parry with wings

Cost:

$1.5M from a licenced dealer in the UAR.