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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a versatile mining vehicle
- Image Source: Here
- Canon Link: Ore crawler
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
- Manufacturer: Hex Incorporated
- Affiliation: Hex Incorporated
- Market Status: Open-Market
- Model: UM-69 Mine Crawler
- Modularity: Highly modular
- Production: Mass-Produced
- Material: Impervium, Duranium, Laminanium, Glasteel, Durasteel, various other components.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Classification: Mining rig
- Role: Ore transporter and refinery
- Size: Extremely Large
- Weight: Extremely Heavy
- Armaments: None
- Defenses: Average
- Composite hull consisting of impervium, duranium, laminanium and thermal gel
- Stun panels over the exterior hull
- Chaff launchers
- High-powered energy shield system.
- Maneuverability Rating: Average
- Speed Rating: Average
- Propulsion: Wheels
- Minimum Crew: 2 (Driver/assistant driver)
- Optimal Crew: 20 (Driver/assistant driver/operational crew)
- Passenger Capacity: 120 passengers
- Cargo Capacity: Extreme
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Sealed and pressurized crew compartments.
- High quality cameras with glasteel covers
- Various vision modes for each station
- Secure, high-powered comms suite
- Independent life support and artificial gravity
- High-powered reactor and secondary generators
- Secure scanner and sensor suite
- Self-inflating, self-sealing wheels with deployable claws for extra grip
- Laminanium layer in composite hull to seal any breaches in the various compartments
- Versatile rear deck capable of mounting various equipment
- Enormous cargo hold
- Several industrial-grade cranes
- High-intensity spotlights.
- Integrated gas/fluid reservoirs
- Internal isolated storage space for rations, crew effects, and a drinking water tank.
- autosteady gyro-gimbal built into the suspension, fifth wheel and equipment
- Ore, gas and fluid refineries
- Sophisticated targeting system connected to all onboard systems
- Several medpacks onboard
- Fire suppression system throughout vehicle.
- Standard dozer blade mounted on the front
- Numerous tractor beam generators
- Several docking rings
STRENGTHS
- Sealed: The vehicle has plenty of systems in place to keep the crew safe and allow them to operate in a variety of environments.
- Modular: With a universal rear deck, the truck can mount a variety of pods, equipment and systems for mining purposes
- Cargo: Designed to carry and refine almost any kind of resource, the truck has a huge cargo hold and dedicated reservoirs.
- Comfort: Built for long missions over very rough terrain, the truck’s interior and suspension, while utilitarian, is deceptively comfortable.
WEAKNESSES
- Huge: The truck is enormous and extremely heavy, making it difficult to transport, repair and maneuver.
- Expensive: While reliable, the machine is very expensive to repair and maintain.
- Vulnerable: In the event of an attack by unhappy fauna, flora or inhabitants, the truck doesn’t have any dedicated weaponry or many defensive measures to keep it and its crew safe.
- Shield: Despite its size, the truck’s shield generator is unable to utilize its molecular shielding function.
DESCRIPTION
A behemoth of engineering, and big enough to rival the size of small capital ships, the UM-69 Mine Crawler is designed to carry and refine any type of resource mined by the UM-68 Mining Craft. It can carry over a hundred miners, has a massive crew, and several systems help to keep it operating in most environments, no matter how hazardous.
The rigs have made a name for themselves due to their reliability and surprising comfort. Though its also become notorious among those who has to watch it receive tons of materials from the craft destroying their lands.
