Fear is the Mind Killer
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To Create a Light Tank for House Aquila
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- Canon Link: N/A
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- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer:
- Affiliation:
- Market Status: Open
- Model: House Aquila Strigi Battle Tank Mk.IV
- Modularity: Yes
- Weapons Systems: Can be retrofitted and replaced
- Hardware: Can be replaced or Upgraded
- Software: Can be implanted with a droid brain or upgraded.
- Production: Minor
- Material:
- Decoder
- Earlybird System
- Holographic Display:
- Insulated Circuitry
- Isotope 5A Reactor
- Jammer
- Leather
- Lights
- Radar Systems
- Rangefinder
- Repulsarlift Generator
- Scanner (Long Range)
- Shield Generator
- Targeting Computer (Advanced)
- Long Range Transmitter
- Transperisteel
- Ultrachrome B
- Weapon Systems
- Classification: Light Tank
- Role: Assault, Recon, Rapid Response, Urban and Escort Tank
- Size: Average
- Weight: Light
- Armaments: High
- Defenses:Low
- CROSS
- Ultrachrome B Plating
- Smoke & Flare Launcher System
- Floodlights
- Maneuverability Rating: Very High
- Speed Rating: High
- Propulsion: Repulsorlift / Tracks
- Minimum Crew: 1
- Optimal Crew: 3
- Passenger Capacity: 4
- Cargo Capacity: None
- Advanced Radar: Advanced long range detection, rangefinder and scanning systems make the Strigi a supreme scout vehicle.
- Automated Control: Contains advanced control HUD for micromanaging control of all systems.
- Countermeasures: A combination of powerful lights, defensive lauchers equipped with chaff / thermal flares.
- CROSS: Reactive armour shield to defend against heavy impacts.
- Defensive Weapons: Twin linked top barrel gun mount and a front chassis mounted pivot gun mount for point defense.
- Earlybird: A quick start system built into the vehicles shielding systems.
- Hybrid Hover: Can operate on both Tracks or Repulsorlift for all terrain.
- Ion Shielded: Insulated Circuitry combined with the Copper - Ultrachrome B Alloy wiring makes this unit resilient to Ion
- Jammer / Decoder: Has the ability to scramble, encrypt and decode transmissions in the field.
- Magnetic Rails: The Tanks turret is aligned on a Mag-Rail for speedy turning and quick aim.
- Maneuvering Thrusters: Repulsorlift thrusters linging the ships exterior for quick turns and evasion
- Next gen Engine: A state of the art reactor matrix affording exceptional power output.
- Transmitter: A transmitter capable of sending messages to fleets in orbit from the ground or cross country to command.
- Universal Ports: Hardware and even the tanks turret itself can be replaced or upgraded.
STRENGTHS
- Fast and Furious: A light tank frame which balances speed, maneuverability and offensive power, the Strigi is built to be a fast hard hitting weapon platform capable of deploying a plethora of weapons systems to any battlefield. Made as a Skirmishing tank, its point to point movement and turning and maneuvering capability, this tank is made to be able to dominate other larger tanks in urban environments.
- Overload: The next generation Isotope 5 Reactor matrix is a composite engine capable of generating radical amounts of power to the Strigi in small bursts, able to pick a single system, be it weapons, shields, its maneuvering thrusters or main thruster and feeding them enough power to push the systems to temporarily exceed their standard level of performance at the cost of sacrificing another of the systems entirely for a small time.
- CROSS Array: A low power Cross shield system surrounds the Strigi in an ironclad dome to protect the vehicle with a five layer tank class shield in order to defend it against moderate and heavy ordinance that would see to destroy it.
- Ion / Energy Resilient: Due to the Armour plating of the Strigi, it is highly resistant to energy weapons and ion blasts which dissipate across its armour plating.
- Universal Upgrade: Pushed to the point of being a strength, the Strigi is less of a tank and more of a universal light weapons platform capable of being retrofitted with almost any set of weapons equipment, supplementary hardware and software of the platform's size-class.
- Synced Comms Suite: A full suite of communications tech including a jammer to scramble the communications of enemies within a half mile, as well as the means to encrypt and decode friendly information to disseminate or send long distance via its transmitter system. These systems can sync up with the systems of other Strigi to act as routers or boosters to extend these effects over large areas.
WEAKNESSES
- Cracks Under Pressure: As a light tank, while it has defenses to protect itself from sudden and usually overwhelming singular force with its shield, concentrated fire from rapid fire sources will quickly dispatch its energy shield and tear apart its armour. Steady fire from lighter weapons proving infinitely more efficient than singular occasional fire from artillary or mounted weapons.
- Routing Power: Routing that much power to push a system into supercharged overload puts an extraordinary amount of stress on the vehicle, shorting out an active system on the Tank. This can mean that one of the following from its shields, weapons, maneuvering ability or main thrusters can become compromised and fail to restart without a time costly system reboot.
- Thin Skinned: The Ultrachrome B / Titanium armour of the tank is lighter than the armour of most other tanks of its size making it particularly vulnerable to kinetic rounds which are able to dent and penetrate the armour of this light tank with drastically less effort than that of most vehicles.
- High Energy Signature: Due to the unique power system the Strigi finds it difficult to impossible to hide its presence from scanners and radars which are capable of seeing energy signatures in one way or another making this tank easily detectable.
- Low Payload: While it has reserves enough for its own ammunition in most cases, the Strigi is built for quick response short lived encounters and is almost incapable of straying too far from a supply line due to its low storage capacity.
DESCRIPTION
The Strigi was the first in the series of ground vehicles for house Aquila, deployed for the sake of civilian defense and operations in all environments its simple yet elegant design proves effective at establishing holds or pushing fronts aggressively. Though mostly tailored for operations in urban environments this speedy tanks is capable of banking around corners at considerable speed and agility for a tank of its class making it a nightmare in tank on tank combat due to the difficulty in gaining successful target lock without taking the Strigi by surprise.
To that ends the defensive capabilities of the Strigi, while its armour is lackluster, the employment of the early-bird warning system mitigates the effectiveness of ambushes while its standard load out of flares, chaff, smoke and floodlights aim to dissuade attackers' efforts through one means or another. These like the Strigi's weapon systems, be it the main cannon, the swivel turret at its top or the front mounted swivel mounted into its chassis, they, as well as other hardware and software are able to be updated and upgraded making this Tank a high quality weapons frame capable of lasting the ages.
The Strigi is equipped with advanced scanners, including a composite of a rangefinder, long distance scanner and radar which allow it to act as a comprehensive scan and recon tank that can be employed at checkpoints or dispersed through a city. In conjunction with its communications array, this tank en masse is capable of shutting down communications or establishing safe communications to its allies within large areas and even cities should there be enough units spread out among an identified area.
Finally, the cherry on top is the reactor matrix the tank employs allowing it to surge incredible amounts of power into a single system, pushing it far beyond its normal capabilities, be it the offensive power of its weapons systems, its speed, maneuverability or shield regenerative power at the cost of another of those systems for crucial moments as they're rebooted.
The Strigi was the first in the series of ground vehicles for house Aquila, deployed for the sake of civilian defense and operations in all environments its simple yet elegant design proves effective at establishing holds or pushing fronts aggressively. Though mostly tailored for operations in urban environments this speedy tanks is capable of banking around corners at considerable speed and agility for a tank of its class making it a nightmare in tank on tank combat due to the difficulty in gaining successful target lock without taking the Strigi by surprise.
To that ends the defensive capabilities of the Strigi, while its armour is lackluster, the employment of the early-bird warning system mitigates the effectiveness of ambushes while its standard load out of flares, chaff, smoke and floodlights aim to dissuade attackers' efforts through one means or another. These like the Strigi's weapon systems, be it the main cannon, the swivel turret at its top or the front mounted swivel mounted into its chassis, they, as well as other hardware and software are able to be updated and upgraded making this Tank a high quality weapons frame capable of lasting the ages.
The Strigi is equipped with advanced scanners, including a composite of a rangefinder, long distance scanner and radar which allow it to act as a comprehensive scan and recon tank that can be employed at checkpoints or dispersed through a city. In conjunction with its communications array, this tank en masse is capable of shutting down communications or establishing safe communications to its allies within large areas and even cities should there be enough units spread out among an identified area.
Finally, the cherry on top is the reactor matrix the tank employs allowing it to surge incredible amounts of power into a single system, pushing it far beyond its normal capabilities, be it the offensive power of its weapons systems, its speed, maneuverability or shield regenerative power at the cost of another of those systems for crucial moments as they're rebooted.
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