Chief Ironside
OUT-OF-CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: A custom rocket launcher for the elite unit known as Ironside's Irregulars.
- Image Source: Enrique Bono (https://www.artstation.com/enriquebono)
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: Ironside's Irregulars
- Manufacturer: Thirdas Heavenshield; Ironside's Irregulars
- Affiliation: Thirdas Heavenshield; Ironside's Irregulars
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: Ironside's Lance
- Modularity: No
- Production: Semi-Unique
- Material: Titanium (casing), launcher components, rocket components.
- Classification: Rocket Launcher
- Size: Very Large
- Weight: Very Heavy
- Ammunition Type: Rockets
- Ammunition Capacity: Large (can hold up to 5 rockets at a time)
- Effective Range: Battlefield
- Rate of Fire: High
- Damage Output: Extreme
- Recoil: Average
- Capable of firing homing or unguided rockets.
- Outfitted with several scopes: infrared, thermal, and night vision.
- Holds up to 5 rockets at a time, allowing for a faster rate of fire at the cost of a longer reload period.
- High rate of fire thanks to holding up to 5 rockets at a time.
- Can be fired point-blank if needed.
- Its size and weight make it ungodly to haul around.
- Intended to be set up and fired from far away at a safe distance.
- May still only fire one projectile at a time.
- Takes a long time to reload all five rockets.
When the Ironsides broke ties with their Antarian Ranger roots, it was decided that they would be putting together their own armaments in the future rather than rely on some other company or faction for equipment. Designing each weapon themselves, thought was put into under which circumstances said weapon would be used, a high level of modularity, and achieving maximum firepower. Considering there were only twelve of them, that last part became especially crucial, hence all weapons used by the Ironsides pack a serious punch.
The Lance is a behemoth of a rocket launcher, unique among Ironside armaments in that it lacks customisation options. It's all one complete package, with built-in sights and scopes for any situation, and given its nature it needs no detachable mods potentially weakening its integrity. It is more or less one massive piece of machinery, with its most notable feature being its capacity to hold up to five projectiles at a time, hence its increased size and weight. The rockets can be fired all in a row with no arbitrary hang time between shots, other than the human error of having to brace for the recoil of each rocket fired, however, it cannot fire all five at once. Its large size, unwieldy nature, and obvious function make it an easy target for enemy marksmen, so it is ill-advised to bring one into the thick of battle.
