Rynn Vizsla
Spawnslayer
- Intent: To upgrade the Z-6 and JT-12 Jetpack for the Death Watch and their Crusade.
- Image Source: Z-6 Jetpack | Wookieepedia.
- Canon Link: Not Applicable.
- Permissions: Not Applicable.
- Primary Source: Repurpose Canon Articles, Jump Pack, Jetpack, Repulsor Pack.
- Manufacturer: Mythosaur Forgeworks - Orbital War Forges.
- Affiliation: The Death Watch Crusade, Sons of Mandalore, Closed-Market.
- Model: Not Applicable.
- Modularity: Yes;
- External Aesthetic(s) and Ornamentation, Etc.
- Various Warheads, via the Flexible Warhead Launcher.
- Production: Minor-scale Production.
- Material:
- Neo-Mandalorian Composite Armour Plating (Duranium, Reinforced Duraplast, Carbon-Durasteel.)
- Laser-reflective Coating, with Cortosis-weave Underlay.
- Manganese Brass - Anti-Corrosion Treatment / Plating.
- Reinforced Duraplast Armour Liner, with Various Insulating Components.
- Various Jetpack and Repulsor Pack Components.
- Classification: Personal Aerial Transportation Device.
- Purpose: Flying - Rated for Atmosphere and Vacuum.
- Size: Personal Rating.
- Length: 0.35 Metres.
- Width: 0.75 Metres.
- Height: 1.0 Metres.
- Weight: 35 KG.
- Weight Distributing Harness; Mounting Clips, Etc.
- Magnetic Adhesion Plating.
- Armoured Plating Resistances:
- Kinetic Weaponry (Ballistic Weapons): Very High.
- Directed Energy Weaponry (Not Including Disruptors): Very High.
- Disruptor Weaponry: Very Low.
- Electrical and Ion Weaponry: High.
- Lightsabres: Average.
- Plasmatic Melee Weaponry (Non-Lightsabre): High.
- Melee Weaponry and Shrapnel: Very High.
- Sonic Weaponry: Average.
- Extreme Heat-based Weapons: Low.
- Extreme Cold-based Weapons: Very Low.
- Exotic Elemental Weaponry: Low.
- Corrosive Weapons: Average.
- Atmospheric Flight Ceiling:
- Operational: 75 Metres.
- Maximum: 100 Metres.
- Vacuum Flight Capabilities:
- Operational: 30 Minutes of Continuous Flight.
- Maximum: 45 Minutes of Continuous Flight.
- Carrying Capacity:
- One Flexible Warhead Launcher; Top-loaded, and Single-fire.
- Payload Capacity: Variable.
- Possible Warheads: Concussion Missiles, Incendiary Missiles, Magpulse Warheads, Xenotoxic Torpedo, Etc.
- Effective Range: 75 Metres.
- Maximum Range: Variable; Warhead Dependant.
- Payload Capacity: Variable.
- One Flexible Warhead Launcher; Top-loaded, and Single-fire.
- Hybridized Aerial Transportation Methods - Repulsorlift and Chemical Thrust.
- Secondary Maneuvering Thrusters - Air / Fuel Combination Catalyst(s.)
- Integrated Gyrostabilizer - Reduces Physical Strain during Descent by Counterbalancing Velocity.
- Integrated Solarization Recharge Panels - Retractable Cowling.
- Four Fuel Tanks, with Internal Catalytic Conversion Chambers.
- Three Fuel Tanks; Dedicated to Vacuum Propulsion - Pre-mixed Cylinders.
- One Fuel Tank; Dedicated to Atmospheric Bursts - Pre-mixed Cylinder.
- Integrated Safety Protocols, with Remote Bio-hexacrypted Connection(s) to Wearer's HUD.
- Voice and Blink Command-Capable.
- Integrated Flexible Warhead Launcher, with HUD and Rangefinder Uplink Capabilities.
- Integrated Degaussing Module - Can Reverse Magnetic Polarization.
- Near-Instantaneous Ascension Capabilities.
- Operates in Atmospheres and Vacuums - Swaps with Marginal Delay.
- Highly Efficient Maneuvering Thrusters - Independent Adjustability, Etc.
- Modular Backpack Launcher, with Single-use Warheads; Variable Payloads.
- Volatile Fuel - If the Housing is breached, the Fuel can Violently Combust and Engulf the Wearer.
- Anti-Repulsorlift Jammers - Incapable of Utilizing the Repulsorlift Functionality.
- Slow Vacuum Propulsion - Comparable to a Cargo Shuttle on Minimal Thrust when utilizing Maximum Acceleration.
- Power-based Flight Ceiling - Less Power, Less Flight Height and Duration; Keep at Full Charge when Possible.
- Single-use Warheads - Reload Required after Every Use.
- Exposed and Targetable Warhead - Could Disable or Prematurely Detonate the Exposed Warhead if Struck.
The Rising Phoenix was a phrase used to describe the Mandalorian training method that revolved around the use of an equipped Jetpack, alongside the various methodologies of aerial combat. Little is known about this portion of the Warrior’s Path, for countless versions exist in the annals of history - each bearing a measure of truth, whilst utterly flavoured by diverging experiences and perception. However, there were portions of these differing methodologies that were commonly shared across the ages. One of the most common pieces was that in outfitting their Warriors with Jetpacks, the Mandalorians helped pioneer an unprecedented and wholly new approach to warfare. As other militant agencies across the Galaxy sought to overwhelm their foes with ceaseless tides of Battle Droids, or Armoured formations - the Scions of Mandalore rained death upon their foes from on high.
Thus, to honour the collective and disjointed legacy of their spiritual ancestors, the Warsmiths of the Death Watch sought to create a Jetpack worthy of the Warriors who would, one day, bear them into battle. They began with a standard concept, one that was tried and tested before being passed down throughout the ages. The design centred around a blend of atmospheric gases and fuel, combined in a catalytic chamber that produced thrust - capable of rapidly propelling the Wearer towards the heavens. Naturally, this concept was heavily considered before one of the Warsmiths brought forth the notion of the Fuel’s volatility - and how one wrong move would see a Battle-hardened Warrior turned into a Fireball as it smashed into the soil of the earth. That was a dangerous scenario that they had to consider carrying forward, as their design slowly started to shift in another direction.
When the first prototype was complete, the Warsmiths believed that it was best to marry the twinned concepts of chemical fusion and repulsorlifts into a single device. Both aspects would support the other, while marginally dealing with the fuel’s volatility by thickening the armour plating across the Jetpack’s exterior. While this did little to counter the possibility of a Warrior turning into a Fiery Comet - it did allow the Jetpack to take a few hits now and again. Naturally, this was wholly dependent on the weapon in question, as some were considerably more powerful than the other. Nevertheless, despite its weight, the Jetpack would be capable of gathering enough force to accelerate a fully armed and armoured Mandalorian into the air - or even propel them through space.
The ability to propel them through space was a blessed addition, as that not only expanded their deployment profiles across the countless, and expected battlefields - but the combat tactics the Crusaders of the Death Watch could employ in space as well.
With these twinned technologies married into a single platform, the Warsmiths began micronizing the technology - optimizing the aerial delivery system and creating room for an additional attachment. Yet another item that was supposedly pioneered by the Mandalorians, as that newly acquired room allowed for a mass-driven flexible warhead launcher to be fitted into the armoured shell of the back-mounted device. This item would allow for the Wearer to engage concentrations of hostile forces, or even armoured vehicles from a myriad of elevations. The system was also capable of being dumb-fired in whatever direction the Warrior was orientated, or could utilize the remote uplink functionality to sync it’s targeting data from the Warrior’s helmet. Either way, whom-so-ever was struck by this magnetically accelerated warhead, would find themselves having a terrible day - provided they survived the encounter.
And so, the Jetpack that the Warsmiths of the Death Watch created was christened in honour of the Rising Phoenix and considered to be a crucial part of a Crusader’s battle gear, as they navigated the Path of the Warrior.
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