SPECIFICATIONS

GOVERNMENT:UN Socialist Solar Empire
TYPE:Mobile Arthropod Tank
MODEL:Cydonia Research Type-73
DATE INTRODUCED: 2073 AD
LENGTH: 26 feet
WIDTH: 25 feet
HEIGHT: 25 feet
MATERIAL: Crystal Composite
POWER PLANT: Hensai Energy HEFR-120 fusion reactor
OUTPUT:120 megawatts
ARMOR TYPE: Crystal Composite
ARMOR THICKNESS: 1.5 inches
DISPLACEMENT: 25 tons
CREW: 1 Pilot

PROPULSION

             PRIMARY (TREADS):
             1x UN-NT-1920 nuclear turbine
             SPEED: 160 mph

             PRIMARY (WALKER):
             1x UN-WE-90 walker engine
             SPEED: 90 mph

WEAPONS:

             PRIMARY (OFFENSIVE):
             1x Lithgear LG-AC120 120-millimeter autocannon; Effective Range: 7.9 miles; Payload: 200-round autoloading mechanical tray; ROF: up to 60 rounds per minute.

             SECONDARY (OFFENSIVE):
             2x Lithgear LG-ML5 5-pound missile launcher; Missile Type: UN-SRM-05 short-range five-pound laser-guided missile; Effective Range: 17 miles; Payload: 24 missiles; ROF: 1, 2 or 3 missiles within two seconds.

ELECTRONICS:
              1x Microwave Radio Communications array with a 6000-mile range.
              1x RADAR array with a range of 1000 miles.
              6x Multispectral Video/Optical array with a range of 100 miles.

Description/Overview:
             The Type-73 mobile arthropod tank was an act of desperation on the part of the Solar Empire.  Introduced in 2073, this mecha was intended to go head-to-head with the MBR-01 series of battlerobots.  It was too little too late to turn the tide of the war.  The Solar Empire designed the machine to be a cheap, mass-produced, disposable machine intended to act as a stopgap measure until more powerful battlerobots could be developed.  The Type-73 was an extension of the old Type-47 multiped tanks used prior to the Great War.
             The Type-73 was built in enormous numbers by the Solar Empire throughout the 1st Interplanetary War.  It was the main combat unit used in the invasion of the Earth sphere during “Operation Blitzkrieg.”  The Type-73 was also found in the hands of numerous pirate groups of the early 2080s and some examples of this machine survived well into the 22nd century in various private paramilitary groups.

GENERAL DATA

NUMBER CONSTRUCTED: unknown
TOTAL COST: 10,462.6 gp
SUPER/PR: 129/12.9 MSP
SUPER/PR PER ARC: 22/2.2 MSP
ARMOR SUPER/PR: 11,568/11,568 HSP
ARMOR SUPER/PR PER ARC: 19287/1928 HSP
ARMOR COST: 6940.8 gp
VOLUME: 76 yd3
CONFIGURATION: walker/arthropod
FEATURES: C1, C3, C4, C5, C7,C8, C9, C10, C11, C12, C13, C14, C16, M7, S2, S5, S8, S11
TAL: M/N


SUPER/PR BY LOCATION (MSP):

LEFT

MISSILE POD: 5/.5
LEGS (2): 10/1 each

CENTER

TURRET: 20/2
MAIN BODY: 10/1
COCKPIT: 5/.5
CANNON HOUSING: 3/.3
SENSOR SUITE: 1/.1

RIGHT

MISSILE POD: 5/.5
LEGS (2): 10/1 each

ARMOR BY LOCATION (HSP):

LEFT

MISSILE POD: 284/284
LEGS (2): 1000/1000 each

CENTER

TURRET: 3000/3000
MAIN BODY: 2000/2000
COCKPIT: 500/500
CANNON HOUSING: 300/300
SENSOR SUITE: 200/200

RIGHT

MISSILE POD: 284/284
LEGS (2): 1000/1000 each

PROPULSION:
(Wheel Propulsion)

TYPE: TAL-M UN-NT-1920
SPEED: 160 mph
SUPER/PR: 240/24
POWER OUTPUT: 1920 KiloWatts
LOCAL: CA
EXT/INT: INT
BURNTIME: .96 yd3/year
TOTAL FUEL: .96 yd3/1 year

(Walker Propulsion)

TYPE: TAL-N UN-WE-90
SPEED: 90 mph
SUPER/PR: 240/24
POWER REQUIRED: 90 Megawatts
LOCAL: CA
EXT/INT: INT

POWER SOURCE:

TYPE: TAL-N Hensai Energy HEFR-120
OUTPUT: 120 MW
SUPER/PR: 180/18
LIFE: 1 year
LOCAL: C
EXT/INT: INT
SYSTEMS POWERED: all electrical
FUEL TYPE: liquid tritum
TOTAL FUEL: 6 yd3

ELECTRONICS:

(Computer)

TYPE: TAL-N computer
NUMBER: 1
SUPER/PR: 30/30
LOCAL: 1 cockpit
EXT/INT: INT
POWER REQUIRED: 1 KW

(Communications)

TYPE: TAL-N microwave radio
NUMBER: 1
SUPER/PR: 15/15
LOCAL: TS
EXT/INT: EXT
POWER REQUIRED: 1.5 MW
RANGE: 6000 miles

(Sensors)

TYPE: TAL-M RADAR
NUMBER: 1
SUPER/PR: 100/100
LOCAL: TPA
EXT/INT: INT
POWER REQUIRED: .5 MW
RANGE: 1000 miles

TYPE: TAL-N multi-spectrum sensors
NUMBER: 6
SUPER/PR: 50/50
LOCAL: 1F, 1PF, 1SF, 1BCF, 1CBA, 1TC
EXT/INT: EXT
POWER REQUIRED: .1 MW each
RANGE: 100 miles

WEAPON SYSTEMS:

TYPE: TAL-N Lithgear LG-AC120 120 mm AC
NUMBER: 1
SUPER/PR: 240/240
ROF: 1 round per melee attack
DMG/PF: 1D6x320/1920* per round
CREW: NA
RANGE: 7.9 miles (13,824 yards)
LOCAL: 1 turret
MAGAZINE: auto machine feed
PAYLOAD: 200 rounds
SUPER/PR: 24/24
EXT/INT: EXT
ARCS: 1 F,T,P,S,A
*NOTE: Uses plasma shells.

TYPE: TAL-N Lithgear LG-ML5 5lb missile launcher
NUMBER: 2x3 shot
SUPER/PR: 50/50
ROF: 1 to 3 rockets per melee attack each
DMG/PF: 1D6x75/450*
CREW: NA
RANGE: (melee) 17 miles
LOCAL: 1PA, 1SA
MAGAZINE: box rocket launcher
PAYLOAD: 24 missiles each
SUPER/PR: 16/16
EXT/INT: EXT
ARCS: ANY (Laser Guided +3 to hit)
*NOTE: Uses HEAP missiles

OTHER SYSTEMS:

TYPE: TAL-N life support
SUPER/PR: 10/1
COST: .2 gp
POWER REQ.: .02 MW
LOCAL: C
EXT/INT: INT


CREW & STATIONS:

CREW NUMBER: 1
CREW ROSTER: 1 pilot

STATION: Pilot’s Compartment
SUPER/PR: 20/20
LOCAL: PF
EXT/INT: INT
NUMBER: 1

AIRLOCKS/HATCHES:

NUMBER: 1
LOCAL: TPA
SUPER/PR: 50/50

SPECIAL SYSTEMS:

TYPE: TAL-M Hydraulic muscles
RANGE: NA
SUPER/PR: 152/15.2
NUMBER: 1
LOCAL: throughout craft
POWER REQ: 3.04 MW
EXT/INT: INT
EFFECT: Allows the robot to move. The SUPER/PR per arc of the muscles is 25/2.5.

TYPE: TAL-M wheels
RANGE: NA
SUPER/PR: 38/38
NUMBER: 4
LOCAL: 1 each leg
POWER REQ: NA
EXT/INT: INT
EFFECT: Allows craft to move along via its nuclear turbine engine.

BONUSES/PENALTIES: None