M E A T B A G
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a ‘next-gen’ Droid Tank.
- Image Source: IG-227 Hailfire-Class Droid Tank | Wookieepedia Article.
- Canon Link: Not Applicable.
- Permissions: Not Applicable.
- Primary Source: Repurposed Canon Articles.
- Manufacturer: The Trade Federation - Select Subcontractors.
- Secondary Manufacturer: Republic Engineering Corporation [Undisclosed and Unknown ICly.]
- Affiliation: Select Clientele.
- Market Status: Closed-market.
- Model: TF01 Droid Tank; Hellfire Pattern.
- Modularity: Yes
- Variable Warheads.
- External Aesthetics.
- Production: Mass Production.
- Material:
- Armourplast Armour Plating.
- Durasteel Reinforced Alusteel Skeleton.
- Carbon-Durasteel Tires.
- Various Droid Tank Material and Components.
- Classification: Droid Tank; Wheeled.
- Role: Fast Attack; Anti-Armour and Anti-Aerial.
- Size: Average Rating.
- Length: 8.5 Metres.
- Height: 8.5 Metres.
- Width: 8.5 Metres.
- Weight: Very Heavy Rating.
- Armaments: Low Rating.
- [1] Twin Pulse Cannon Turret [Retractable, Underslung and Chin-mounted.]
- Damage Output Comparable to Standard / Medium Laser Cannons.
- [2] Flexible Warhead Launcher Pods [Mass-driven with Auto-loading Functionality; Fixed Forward.]
- [1] Twin Pulse Cannon Turret [Retractable, Underslung and Chin-mounted.]
- Defenses: Low Rating.
- Composite Armour Plating, with additional Carbon-Durasteel Reinforcements.
- Standard Energy-charged Ablative Plating.
- Inclusive Ionic Shielding.
- Inclusive EWAR, Electronic Countermeasures, Chaff and Flare Launchers.
- Maneuverability Rating: 75 DPF - Independent and Dual Traction Control - Very High Rating.
- Speed Rating: 225 Km/H (Maximum Speed, Flat Terrain) - Very High Rating.
- Propulsion: Carbon-Durasteel Wheel(s) Assemblies.
- Minimum Crew: No Organic Crew; Droid Tank.
- Optimal Crew: No Organic Crew; Droid Tank.
- Passenger Capacity:
- None.
- Cargo Capacity: Average Rating - Integrated Manufacturing and Collection Capabilities.
- Standard Servomotors, with Gyroscopic Stabilization System.
- Standard Fusion Drive System(s.)
- Standard Compact Fusion Power Plant.
- Standard Hazard and Damage Control Systems.
- Standard Navigational System(s), Ground-Penetrating Sensors (Hazardous Terrain).
- Standard Combat Sensors and Targeting System(s). [Including Ground-Penetrating Sensors.]
- Standard Communications System, HoloNet Transceiver with Encryption/Decryption Networks [Military Encryption Keys.]
- Integrated Droid Brain(s) with Heuristic Processors.
- Missile Deactivation Transmitter (Short-Range.)
- Anti-Ordnance EM Probe (Long-Range.)
- Anti-Laser Aerosol Launchers.
- Aural-Biological-Chemical Scrambler.
- Integrated Molecular Furnace, with Retractable Collection Scoop.
- Self-Constructing Warhead Micro Facilities.
- Carbon-Durasteel Tires - Burst Proof.
- Armourplast Armour Plating - Extreme Resistance to Small Arms (Energy Weapons.)
- Fire-linked Weaponry, with Fast-track Turret Assemblies.
- Self-aware Mobile Missile Platform.
- Very Fast and Agile.
- Self-constructing Warhead Assemblies - Requires Raw Materials to “Reload” in the Field.
- Heavy Automaton and Slaved Systems; Combat Performance is Significantly Hindered if Disabled by EMP attacks or excess Ionization.
- Limited EMP and Ion Resistance(s); Sustained Damage is Dependant on Attacking Device(s) Potency / Scale and Proximity.
- Difficult Terrain - May Cause Hindrances or Issues with Performance.
- Fixed Forward Weaponry; Constant Reorientation to achieve New Target-locks.
- Frontal Firing Cone - No Side or Rear-facing Weaponry.
- Exposed Connection Housings; Critical Weakness, Pending Separation.
- Field Reload(s); Lengthy Collection and Construction Process.
Developed by the various minds within the Trade Federation, the TF01 Droid Tank; Hellfire Pattern, would serve as a multi-purpose Droid Tank. Equipped with a twinned flexible warhead pod, the Hellfire would be capable of engaging a multitude of targets, ranging from stationary emplacements, slow-moving armoured columns, to swift aerial attack vessels. So long as the Droid had the right tool for the job. The Hellfire was also outfitted with an internal and micronized assembly forge that would utilize the raw materials collected from the battlefield to create a selection of new warheads that would be auto-loaded into the flexible firing pods. What made the Hellfire truly dangerous on the battlefield, however, was that the Droid Tank was essentially Self-aware - capable of operating outside the list of orders it was given, should the forces commanding the Hellfire go ominous silent. This meant that it was possible these Droid Tanks would still operate, and engage the enemy long after the fighting supposedly ceased.
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