Luna Terrik
The Fallen Angel
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Intent: To create a scout walker for the Dauntless Legion and Dauntless Commandos to be used in scout operations and for anti-personnel defense.
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Manufacturer: Aceway Security Productions and Confederacy of Independent Systems
Affiliation: Confederacy of Independent Systems, Dauntless Commandos, Dauntless Legion, Luna Terrik
Model: The CIS-LAPW, the Scorpion MK1
Modularity: Yes
Production: Semi-unique
Material: Sergoth Shocksteel (base layer), Segroth Bantam (plating), Sergoth Polymer-Based Graphene Aerogel (covering the electronics only), Reclec Based Shadowskin (coating entire outside of walker) Malreaux Reactive Lacquer (secondary complete coating of walker) and other walker components.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Classification: Scout Walker
Role: Infantry Support, Scout/Reconnaissance
Size: Large
Weight: Heavy
Minimum Crew: 1 crew member
Optimal Crew: 3
Propulsion: Hexapedal – 6 legged walker
Speed: Fast
Maneuverability: High
Armaments: High
- AG-2G Quad Laser (2) (One front and One rear)
- 12 rocket launcher pod (2) (2 rows of 6 – 6 High-Explosive Armor-Piercing rockets, and 6 EMP/Ion rockets) (One pod mounted on the right and left top parts of the walker, servo mounted allowing them to turn 160 degrees)
- ACS-402 Vehicle Shield Generator
- 4 Round Smoke Grenade Launcher, Omni-directional.
Cargo Capacity: Small – enough supplies for a crew of 4 to survive for multiple days, up to a week.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- ACS-406 Remote Operated Weapon System - Allows for External Weapons to be controlled by crew from within the vehicle
- BSE-15 Targeting Package – Allows the crew of the Scorpion to make more accurate shots from inside the vehicle
- Gungan Energy Plasma Battery – A plasma battery installed aboard the vehicle means it’s energy supplies last for 3-4 years.
- Freyja Communications System – A communications system developed by Locke and Key Mechanics that will allow the crew of the Scorpion to manage and send messages along multiple communication networks.
- XZ-77 "Buster" Communications Device - The "Buster" Communication devise allows the Scorpion to send communication signals that are incredibly hard to jam. A very valuable tool to have on hostile and isolated planets.
- Not So Sitting Duck – with the ACS-406 and BSE-15 systems installed in the vehicle, the crews of the Scorpion can defend themselves from inside the vehicle and from air attacks, within reason.
- Environmentally protected – with it’s conglomeration of metals and coatings, Scorpions can be deployed to many different environmental without the risk of taking any sort of environmental damage.
- Anti-vehicle weakness – Although Scorpions do come equipped with 12 High-Explosive Armor-Piercing rockets each, that’s about all they have in terms of anti-vehicle defenses, making it hard for them to win in vehicle to vehicle combat.
- Large body – With six legs and a wide body, the Scorpion needs room to maneuver. When confined to smaller spaces, such as forests or tight caverns, it’s ability to move fast and in multiple directions is curbed significantly.
As the Dauntless legion was thrusted into more and more conflicts around the galaxy, their commander, Luna Terrik, was one of the first to realize the Dauntless needed to begin to develop their own technology that would be up to par with the rest of their vehicles and gear. Codenamed project Hidden Serpent, the Scorpion walker would be the very first addition to the Dauntless arsenal. A fitting first addition, at that.
The Scorpion was not meant to be a combat focused walker. Built with the objective in mind to create a walker that could be sent on long term scouting operations, and with the ability to quickly get out of danger. This does not mean, however, that the walker can’t fight if needed. With a total of 8 lasers mounted onto the front and the back of the vehicle, as well as 24 total missiles, the walker could pack a punch if need be. However, crews of the Scorpion typically viewed it’s speed and maneuverability as better options to get out of a jam.
