Post by MikDaTv on Jan 29, 2014 22:53:17 GMT -5
Name:
All Purpose Armored Walker (AP-AW)
Purpose:
To counteract the use of Mandalorian Basilisk War Droids. The Mandalorian's ground troops have always been more heavily armed and better trained than Republic troops. When they bring their Basilisk War Droids in they can pretty much stomp all over Republic Infantry at will. The Republic had this walker commissioned to help counteract the Basilisk and hopefully provide their infantry with some much needed armor support.
Weapons
The AP-AW carries a wide variety of weapons in an attempt to make it suit any situation. It's diverse collection of arms makes it versatile, but not specialized in any particular area. Its got a laser cannon, auto cannon, ground to ground proton torpedoes, and anti-air concussion missiles.
-----Heavy Laser Cannon-----
The AP-AW's primary weapon is its heavy laser cannon. With a range of 1500 meters, it has the range to act as a precision artillery so long as it has line of sight on the target. It can pierce through most armor and can vaporize infantry in a single shot. It's blast also produces a concussive force allowing it to hit multiple targets at once in some situations.
-----Auto Cannon-----
To fill an anti infantry roll, the AP-AW has a single auto cannon installed just above the main gun. It fires heavy blaster shots at a high rate of fire (about 800 RPM). It needs time to cool after long bursts but when used against infantry in the open it can be devastatingly effective. It can chip away at most light cover to expose infantry hiding behind it as well. It's biggest drawback is that it's placement makes it ineffective against infantry close up. It can engage infantry at a distance just fine but it can't track low enough to engage infantry within a hundred feet.
-----Surface to Surface Proton Torpedo Launchers-----
In order to act in an artillery roll, the AP-AW comes equipped with two Surface to Surface proton torpedo launchers. Each launcher has 4 torpedoes in it that can be either GPS guided or laser guided onto target. This gives it an indirect method of engaging target at much greater distances than the main gun will allow. Each proton torpedo has enough ordinance in it to level most all but the largest of buildings making them devastating weapons against entrenched enemies and armor alike.
-----Anti-Air Concussion Missiles-----
To protect itself and others from enemy air cover, the AP-AW has two Concussion Missile turrets composed of two missile pods each with 9 missiles in each pod making 36 missiles total. When engaging air forces, it fires 2 missiles per target in order to increase the chance of a kill.
Crew:
The AP-AW has a crew of 4. One driver, two gunners and one commander. One gunner handles the walkers guns while the other targets it's missiles. The driver handles the vehicles movement and the commander issues the orders to the other three.
Jump Jets:
In order to allow it to safely deploy from shuttles or from orbit, the AP-AW is equipped with a jump jet system. not powerful enough to give the vehicle actual lift, they fire when the vehicle is dropped to slow it's decent and give it a less than suicidal landing.