You may want to port over something like I threw out back in May of 2009
I slightly tweaked it (made it TL10 4th ed) and figured if it has an
external clamp it could use that for both clamping to a drop ship and
clamping to an armored infantryman. This would give a 1000 lb
suit/soldier combo a 40mph ride plus some expendable artillery support and
point defense.
This was made with the new Starships vehicle builder and not the 3e
vehicles. I'm sure you could convert the idea over if you liked it
however.
Here is the D-LAS (Drone Light Artillery Swarm) 2 produced by
Nelson Mechworks. The D-LAS series was designed to act as unmanned
artillery support for light infantry dropped from suborbital craft. The 4
legged design offers good mobility over a variety of terrain and allows
the spinal mounted EM Cannon to fire either directly or indirectly. These
drones operate in swarms of up to 20 units without additional command and
control from external networking elements (see the Chessmaster Command and
Control Mech for such a design).
The swarm coordinates sensor information, and targeting information to
allow optimal firetimes and spread. The swarm also coordinates it own
point defense systems versus counterbattery attacks. The initial D-LAS
was designed for a shoot then scoot style of operation, while the 1a model
was implemented after the fact sacrificing the additional ammunition
stores for a field upgrade kit allowing the drones to fire their primary
cannon while still moving rather than at a pause (as well as maintaining
their point defense/anti-armor weapons while firing their main weapon).
The new serise 2 D-LAS uses new Fusion reactors to power the drone and
advanced nanocomposite armor. The D-LAS system can move quickly and
quietly to cover and wait for further instructions or firing orders. Some
infantry units have used swarms of the D-LAS to act as a sort of perimeter
defense against infantry and light armor - subscribing to the "let the
drones get shot - not us" theory. Nelson Mechworks does not officially
support this application due to its wasteful nature, however their field
trainers and sales representatives interacting with the infantrymen often
mention their ability to do so. The new series 2 model adds common
clamping techniques to allow the external clamp to connect to either the
drop ship, or to a suitably built armored infantry suit. This gives
armored infantry another means to rapidly move over rough terrain (but at
the cost of the drones extra ammunition stores).
The upper very rapid fire laser battery is primarily for point defense,
but can be used on light armored infantry. The lower rapid fire laser
batter is intended for thin skinned armor that may engage the swarm.
Against heavier armor the swarm is unlikely to fair well - but the main
cannon can damage significantly armored targets using only conventional
ammunition.
TL Spacecraft dST/dHP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range
Cost
10 D-LAS-2 15 +3/5 12 0G 10 0.5 [1] +4 0+0SV 5 $1.466 M
Length: 10 yd. (30 ft.) Crew Requirement: 0 Power Points: +6 / -6
Ground Performance: Move: 20yd/s (40mph) gAccel: 10yd/s/s (20mph/s)
Hnd/SR: +3/5
Ship Options: Stealth Hull, Dynamic Chameleon, Reduced Crew Stations by
1, uses only 1
Power Point for all Legs.
Ship Systems
Front Hull Systems
[1]Armor - Nanocomposite 5 dDR
[2!]Weapon Battery - Spinal (Front) 1 Weapon Mount
[3]Comm/Sensor Array - Enhanced Array Level: 5
[4-5!]Robot Leg
[6!]Weapon Battery - Major 1 Weapon Mount
[Core]Control Room Computer: C6 Comm/Sensor: 3 Stations: 0 [2]
Center Hull Systems
[1]Armor - Nanocomposite 5 dDR
[2-4?]Power Plant - Fusion 2 Power Points @ (200 yr Fuel)
[5]Cargo Hold 0.5 Tons (80 10cm shells or 1 1000lb armored
infantryman in clamp)
[6!]Weapon Battery - Major 1 Weapon Mount
[Core!]Weapon Battery - Spinal (Core) 1 Weapon Mount
Rear Hull Systems
[1]Armor - Nanocomposite 5 dDR
[2-3!]Robot Leg
[4!]Weapon Battery - Spinal (Rear)
[5]Soft Landing System
[6]External Clamp (can clamp to either drop ship or 1 armored
infantryman)
Qty Mount Weapon Options Size Range Damage sAcc Rcl
RoF Shots MPS
1 F-Spnl EMag Gun 10 cm S 3dx5 cr (2) -5 [1] 3
2[2] 50 2
1 F-Maj-Tur Laser V-Rapid Fire 30 kJ C 1d-2 burn (2) +0 1
200[2]
1 C-Maj-Tur Laser Rapid Fire 300 kJ C/S 1d+2 burn (2) +0 1
20 [2]
[1] sAcc includes +2 for Fixed Mount, [2] RoF includes x2 for Improved
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