SPECIFICATIONS

GOVERNMENT:United States of North America/USSN
TYPE: Exosuit
MODEL: Northrup/Gromen USMC-EA-45 Exo-Armor (Paladin)
DATE INTRODUCED: 2045 AD
LENGTH (Depth): 6 feet
WIDTH: 7 feet
HEIGHT: 11 feet
MATERIAL: Poly-Titanium Alloy
POWER PLANT: Federal Energy FEBR-7 nuclear battery (1)
OUTPUT: 7.165 megawatts
ARMOR TYPE: Kevlar Composite
ARMOR THICKNESS: 4 inches
DISPLACEMENT: 5 tons
CREW: 1 Pilot

PROPULSION

             PRIMARY (GROUND):
             1x Cyberized Systems CS-50 walker engine
             SPEED: 10 mph

             PRIMARY (FLIGHT):
             4x Northrup IE-10 ion engine
             SPEED: 760 mph each

             SECONDARY (FLIGHT):
             4x Rocketdine RM-760i liquid fuel rocket engines
             SPEED: 250 mph each

WEAPONS:

             PRIMARY (OFFENSIVE):
             1x Handheld ESR-52 .84 caliber/21-millimeter exosuit rifle; Effective Range: 672-1344 yards; Payload: 1000-round autoloading belt-fed from back-mounted drum magazine; ROF: Fully automatic with a rate of up to 600 rounds per minute.

             SECONDARY (OFFENSIVE):
             2x Kolt RPG-12-2 launchers; Missile Type: 12-inch laser-guided RPPG (rocket propelled plasma grenade) with HEAP (high explosive armor piercing) warhead; Effective Range: 5.7 miles; Payload: 2 rockets each; ROF: 1, 2, 3, or all 4 rockets can be fired at once.

             PRIMARY (DEFENSIVE):
             2x Brownen .70 caliber/17.5-millimeter GPMG (general purpose machine gun); Effective Range: 560-1120 yards; Payload: 500 rounds of armor-piercing ammunition from an autoloading belt-fed drum; ROF: Fully automatic with a rate of up to 6000 rounds per minute.

ELECTRONICS:
              1x Basic Radio Communications array with a 100-mile range.
              1x Simple RADAR array with a range of 10 miles.
              1x Multispectral Video/Optical array with a range of 1000 miles.
              1x Cerebral Interface Helmet system (man-machine interface that gives vehicle improved reaction time)

Description/Overview:
          The last of the long line of exosuits/armors that dominated the urban battlefields of the 2020s to 2040s time period, the USMC-EA-45 was the pinnacle of exo-armor development. Originally built by the USA prior to the Great War, the USMC-EA-45 Paladin was later produced by the USNA and USSN for use as a tank support and space-assault vehicle. It was the inspiration for the MBR-01 later built by the EFR. Many of these units survived the Great War and were used by both the USSN and EFR during the 2060s. The EFR used the Paladin as a defense unit for their lunar and planetoid bases. This exo-armor was put back into mass production during the early years of the 1st Interplanetary War by the Earth Federal Forces to bolster their spacemarine units.

GENERAL DATA

NUMBER CONST: unknown
VOL: 19 yd3
TAL: M/N
CONFIGURATION: manlike
SUPER/PR: 32/3.2 (MSP)
SUPER/PR PER ARC: see locations below
ARMOR SUPER/PR: 12,580/1258 (MSP)
ARMOR COST: 1850 gp
ARMOR PER ARC: see locations below
TOTAL COST: 1922.188 gp ($1,853,312.8 in 2040s dollars)
FEATURES: C1, C3, C4, C5, C9, C10, C11, C12, C13, C14, C16, C17, M6, M7, S1, S5, S11


SUPERSTRUCTURE BY LOCATION (MSP):
LEFT

ARM: 8/.8
LEG: 8/.8

CENTER

HEAD: 8/.8
TORSO: 8/.8
COCKPIT: 8/.8


RIGHT

ARM: 8/.8
LEG: 8/.8

ARMOR BY LOCATION (MSP):

LEFT

ARM: 1500/150
LEG: 2000/200

CENTER

HEAD: 580/58
TORSO: 3000/300
COCKPIT: 2000/200

RIGHT

ARM: 1500/150
LEG: 2000/200

PROPULSION:
(Walker)

TYPE: TAL-M Cyberized Systems CS-50 walker engine
SPEED: 10 mph
SUPER/PR: 1/.1(MSP)
LOCAL: groin
POWER REQ: 5 MW
EXT/INT: INT

(Primary Flight)

TYPE: TAL-N Northrup IE-10 Ion Engine
SPEED: 760 mph each (3040 mph total)
SUPER/PR: 1/1
LOCAL: 2 back, left, torso; 2 back, right, torso
POWER REQ: .05 MW ea
EXT/INT: INT

(Secondary Flight)

TYPE: TAL-M Rocketdine RM-760i
SPEED: 250 mph each (1000 mph total)
SUPER/PR: 6/.6 each
FUEL: liquid rocket fuel (oxygen/hydrogen)
TOTAL FUEL: .375 yd3/30 minutes
BURNTIME: .0125 yd3/minute
LOCAL: 2 each leg
EXT/INT: EXT

POWER SOURCE:
TYPE: TAL-M Federal Energy FENR-7 nuclear reactor
OUTPUT: 7.165 MW
SUPER/PR:18/1.8
LIFE: 88.6 days
LOCAL: center, back, Torso
EXT/INT: INT
SYSTEMS POWERED: All electrical systems
FUEL TYPE: plutonium
TOTAL FUEL: .51 yd3
ELECTRONICS:
(Computer)

TYPE: TAL-N
NUMBER: 1
SUPER/PR: 10/1
LOCAL: left leg
EXT/INT: INT
POWER REQ: 1 KW

(COMMUNICATIONS)

TYPE: TAL-M Radio
NUMBER: 1
SUPER/PR: 1/.1
LOCAL: right leg
EXT/INT: INT
POWER REQ: .1 MW
RANGE: 100 miles

(SENSORS)

TYPE:M TAL-M RADAR
NUMBER: 1
SUPER/PR: 1/.1
LOCAL: left leg
EXT/INT: INT
POWER REQ: .1 MW
RANGE: 10 miles

TYPE: TAL-M multi-spectrum sensor array
NUMBER: 1
SUPER/PR: 100/10
LOCAL: head section
EXT/INT: INT
POWER REQ.: 1 MW
RANGE: 1000 miles (line-of-site)
WEAPON SYSTEMS:

(Secondary Offensive)

TYPE: TAL-M Kolt RPG-12-2 12 inch RPG
NUMBER: 2x2 shot
SUPER/PR: 12/1.2
ROF: 1 or 2 grenades per melee attack
DAMAGE: 1D4x9600/3840 (MSP)
CREW: NA
RANGE: 5.7 miles
LOCAL: 1 each shoulder
MAGAZINE: missile pod
PAYLOAD: 2 each
SUPER/PR: 48/4.8 each
EXT/INT: EXT
ARCS: F (laser guided direct line of sight missile)

(Primary Defensive)

TYPE: TAL-M Brownen .70 GPMG machineguns
NUMBER: 2
SUPER/PR: 53/5.3 each
ROF: bursts of 10, 20, 50, or all 200 rounds
DAMAGE: 1D6x70/16.8 per round (LSP)
CREW: NA
RANGE: 140 yards
LOCAL: 1 each forearm
MAGAZINE: belt-fed drum
PAYLOAD: 500 rounds (Armor Piercing)
SUPER/PR: 175/1.75
EXT/INT: Outside
ARCS: any

(Primary Offensive Hand-Held ESRs/Exo-Suit Rifle)

        The USMC-EA-45 is designed for use with any one of the three ESR (Exo-Suit Rifle) type weapons. Which ESR is used by the Paladin Exo-Armor is up to the pilot. It should be noted that the ESR-45 and ESR-52 were the most common types used. The ammunition payloads for all three weapon types was greatly increased by the carrying capacity of the USMC-EA-45. The number of rounds for all three ESRs was increased to 1000. The weight of the belt-fed drums was 210 pounds for the ESR-45 and ESR-50 and 252 pounds for the ESR-52. The superstructure of the drums was 350/3.5 for the ESR-45 and ESR-50. The superstructure of the drum for the ESR-52 is 420/4.2.


(ESR-45)

DATE: 2049
NAME: ESR-45 (.70 caliber)
DAMAGE/PF: 1D6x70/16.8 per round
SPR/PR: 35/3.5
COST: 70 sp
WT: 35 pounds
RANGE: 140 yards
RATE OF FIRE/PAYLOAD: select-fire/varies
TYPE: Select-Fire light machinegun
FEED: 250 round non-disintegrating belt links, weight: 52.5 lbs., cost: 105 sp, super/pr: 88/.88

(ESR-50)

DATE: 2050
NAME: ESR-50 (.70 caliber)
DAMAGE/PF: 1D6x70/16.8 per round
SPR/PR: 58/5.8
COST: 116 sp
WT: 58 pounds
RANGE: 140 yards
RATE OF FIRE/PAYLOAD: select-fire/varies
TYPE: Select-Fire general purpose machinegun (GPMG)
FEED: 50 round drum, weight: 10.5 lbs., cost: 21 sp, super/pr: 18/.18

(ESR-52)

DATE: 2052
NAME: ESR-52 (.84 caliber)
DAMAGE/PF: 1D6x98/23.5 per round
SPR/PR: 360/36
COST: 540 sp
WT: 180.2 pounds
RANGE: 168 yards
ROF/PAYLOAD: fully automatic/varies
TYPE: fully automatic medium machinegun
FEED: 500 round non-disintegrating belt link, weight: 126 lbs., cost: 378 sp, super/pr: 210/21

OTHER SYSTEMS:

TYPE: TAL-M LIFE SUPPORT
SUPER/PR: 3/.3
POWER REQ.: .005 MW
LOCAL: torso
EXT/INT: INT

CREW & STATIONS:

CREW NUMBER: 1
CREW ROSTER: 1 pilot

STATION: COCKPIT
SUPER/PR: 2/.2
LOCAL: TORSO
EXT/INT: INT
NUMBER: 1

AIRLOCKS/HATCHES:

NUMBER: 1
LOCAL: cockpit
SUPER/PR: 50/5


SPECIAL SYSTEMS:
TYPE: TAL-M Hydraulic Muscles
RANGE: NA
SUPER/PR: 38/3.8
NUMBER: 1
LOCAL: throughout craft
POWER REQ: .76 MW
EXT/INT: INT
EFFECT: Allows the robot to move. The SUPER/PR per arc of the muscles is 6/.6.
BONUSES/PENALTIES:
TERRAIN: paved surfaces (+1 to all actions/attacks), off-round/wilderness (-1 to all actions/attacks).
ENVIRONMENT: none
SPECIAL SYSTEMS: Cerebral Interface adds +2 to Initiative, +2 to dodge, roll, and parry, +1 attack per melee, and +2 to hit in addition to the pilot's bonuses and attacks.