BIG Z1776
Baboon with a MAAWS
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Another simple but relatively effective armor add-on from Crossroads Defense Industries. This device is incredibly flexible in terms of any vehicle strong enough to move with its weight can have these cages attached. Even bunkers and buildings can have this slat cage installed, this cage can even be installed by itself to form a cheap wall-type obstacle. However, this device has limits, and won't be defeating heavy munitions, and can be mangled by explosives, the more powerful, the more mangled it becomes, therefore it is not as effective. And even powerful ion cannons can overwhelm its insulating mountings and get to the vehicle.
- Intent: Create an armor add-on for Crossroads Republic Armed Forces armored vehicles
- Image Source: An example of what it would look like on a T80-T Main Battle Tank
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Crossroads Defense Industries
- Affiliation: Crossroads Republic Armed Forces (Closed-Market)
- Model: CDI Slat Cage Armor
- Modularity: Yes, can be used on any vehicle that is large enough for it.
- Production: Mass-Produced
- Material: Durasteel, Rubber
- Classification: Armor Add-on
- Weight: Very Heavy
- Resistances:
- Energy: High
- Kinetic:High
- Lightsabers: None
- Other:
- ION: Very High
- Impact: High
- A simple device designed to be able to prematurely force shaped charge or explosive penetrators to detonate, and shatter into the face of the armor below the slat cage armor and to dissipate energy and ion weapons into the easily replaced slats.
- The slats themselves are triangular rods with the points pointed outwards to aid in attempting to deflect kinetic weapons.
- The mounts to the vehicle itself are rubber-coated to prevent EM damage to the vehicle.
- Can be electrified to prevent enemy infantry from climbing the cage.
- Strong against ion weapons and shaped charge and explosive penetrator weapons.
- Good protection against blaster-type weapons so long as they hit the slats.
- Easily replaced or modified.
- Cheap and easy to customize the shape and size of the cage per vehicle.
- Protects the vehicle from collisions.
- Increases target profile but makes it harder to pinpoint weak spots from a distance and can possibly mask some visual and thermal signatures from a distance.
- Terrible against heavy railguns
- Terrible against lightsabers
- Mangled when hit by explosives, limiting its effectiveness.
- Lighter vehicles are usually unable to have a larger cage.
- Cage increases vehicle dimensions, making it harder to maneuver in close quarters.
- Has to be removed to effect major hull repairs.
Another simple but relatively effective armor add-on from Crossroads Defense Industries. This device is incredibly flexible in terms of any vehicle strong enough to move with its weight can have these cages attached. Even bunkers and buildings can have this slat cage installed, this cage can even be installed by itself to form a cheap wall-type obstacle. However, this device has limits, and won't be defeating heavy munitions, and can be mangled by explosives, the more powerful, the more mangled it becomes, therefore it is not as effective. And even powerful ion cannons can overwhelm its insulating mountings and get to the vehicle.
