More Mecha for Pyramid 3-40: Vehicles - Page 2

Tzeentch · 02-16-2012, 04:30 PM

-- Unfortunately for authors, you can only fit so many goodies in a block of c. 5,000 words! But, with the miraculous power of the internet tubes, you can get them for a low, low cost of nearly free! I've also done mecha designs in the past you may find useful, for example http://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?t=58426
-- The following are designs that couldn't fit in the Mecha Operations article from Pyramid 3-40.

LANDSTRIDER DRAGOON WALKER (TL10)

Deep Beyond, p. 147

Developed in cooperation with Vosper-Babbage, this is a militarized Landstrider marketed as a specialized hostile-environment transport. It is built on a 30-ton (SM +5) hull, 45 feet long.

Front Hull
[1-4] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 20).
[5-6!] Robot Legs (Move 20; requires only one Power Point for all legs).
[core] Control Room (C7 computer, comm/sensor 4, and one control station).
Central Hull
[1-3] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 15).
[4!] Medium Battery (turret with 20mm VRF electromagnetic gun, and two turrets with 30KJ VRF ultraviolet lasers).
[5-6] Passenger Seating (two seats each).
[core] Fusion Reactor (two Power Points).
Rear Hull
[1-2] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 10).
[3-4] Passenger Seating (two seats each).
[5-6!] Robot Legs (Move 20; requires only one Power Point for all legs).

A single operator pilots the Dragoon.

TL Name dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost
PILOTING/TL10 (MECHA)
10 Dragoon 20 +2/5 12 20 30 0.8 +5 1+8SV 20/15/10 -- $2.83M

Ground performance only.
If using the armor volume rule, dDR is 28/21/14.

COMBAT WALKER (TL9)
A generic combat mecha. It is built on a humanoid 10-ton (SM +4) hull, 30 feet tall.
Front Hull
[1-5] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 15).
[6] Tactical Sensor Array (comm/sensor 4).
[core] Control Room (C4 computer, comm/sensor 2, and one control station).
Central Hull
[1-4] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 12).
[5-6] Robot Arms (Grabber).
Rear Hull
[1-4] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 12).
[5-6!] Robot Legs ((Move 10; requires only one Power Point for all legs).
[core] Gas Turbine Power Plant (two Power Points).

It has the dynamic chameleon surface feature. It is operated by a single pilot.

TL Name dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost
DRIVING/TL9 (MECHA)
9 Combat Walker 15 +4/3 12 10/10 30 0.1 +4 1SV 15/12/12 -- $1.05M

Ground performance only.
If using the armor volume rule, increase dDR to 27/21/21 and target SM is +3.

LIGHT TANK (TL10)
A less-mobile antagonist vehicle for your heroic mecha! It is built on a wedge-shaped 30-ton (SM +5) hull, 15 feet long.
Front Hull
[1-5] Diamondoid Armor (Hardened; total dDR 50).
[6!] Wheeled Drivetrain (Off-road).
[core] Control Room (C7 computer, comm/sensor 4, and no control station).
Central Hull
[1-4] Diamondoid Armor (Hardened; total dDR 40).
[5!] Major Battery (turret with 5cm rapid fire electromagnetic gun).
[6!] Medium Battery (two turrets with 3 MJ very rapid fire improved lasers, fixed 16cm missile launcher).
[core] Control Room (C7 computer, comm/sensor 4, and no control station).
Rear Hull
[1-3] Diamondoid Armor (Hardened; total dDR 30).
[4!] Wheeled Drivetrain (Off-road).
[5-6] Gas Turbines (two Power Points each).
[core] Fuel Tank (1.5 tons hydrocarbon fuel).

It has a dynamic chameleon surface and stealth features. It is unmanned, operated by an AI.

TL Name dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost
DRIVING/TL10 (HEAVY WHEELED)
10 Light Tank 20 -1/5 12 4/30 30 0 +5 0 50/40/30 -- $8.54M

Ground performance only.
If using the armor volume rule, increase dDR to 90/72/54 and target SM is +4.

MEDIUM ATMOSPHERIC FIGHTER (TL9)
This is a stealthy planetary defense craft that can present a credible threat even to higher-TL craft that get too close. It has a streamlined 30-ton (SM +5) hull about 45 feet long.
Front Hull
[1-3] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (total dDR 9).
[4] Tactical Array (comm/sensor 5).
[5] Major Battery (fixed 25mm VRF conventional gun).
[6] Spinal Battery (24cm missile launcher).
[core] Control Room (C4 computer, comm/sensor 3, and one control station).
Central Hull
[1-2] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (total dDR 6).
[3-4] Major Batteries (fixed 20cm missile launcher each).
[5] Defensive ECM.
[6] External Clamp.
[core] Spinal Battery (central system).
Rear Hull
[1-2] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (total dDR 6).
[3] Spinal Mount (rear system).
[4-5] Afterburning Turbofans (0.5G atmospheric acceleration each).
[5-6] Fuel Tanks (1.5 tons jet fuel with one-hour endurance each).

It has the ejection seat, stealth, and winged design features.

TL Spacecraft dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost
PILOTING/TL9 (HIGH-PERFORMANCE AIRPLANE)
9 Medium Fighter 20 +4/5 12 10/1,250 30 0.1 +5 1SV 9/6/6 – $3.493M

Fuel tank endurance is 15 minutes per tank while using afterburners (Move 15/1,550).
If using the armor volume rule, dDR is 11/7/7.

ATTACK WALKER (TL9)
A bipedal combat walker. It has a unstreamlined 10-ton (SM +4) hull about 30 feet long.
Front Hull
[1-3] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 9).
[4!] Major Battery (turret with 20mm VRF electromagnetic gun).
[5!] Major Battery (turret with 20mm VRF electromagnetic gun).
[6] Tactical Array (comm/sensor 4).
[core] Control Room (C4 computer, comm/sensor 2, and one control station).
Central Hull
[1-2] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 6).
[3-4] Robot Arms.
[5] Major Battery (turret with 160mm missile launcher).
[6] Major Battery (turret with 160mm missile launcher).
[core] Fusion Reactor (de-rated; one Power Point).
Rear Hull
[1-3] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 9).
[4] MHD Power Plant (two Power Points).
[5-6!] Robot Legs (Move 10; requires only one Power Point for both legs).

It has the ejection seat, stealth, and dynamic chameleon design features.

TL Spacecraft dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost
PILOTING/TL9 (MECHA)
9 Attack Walker 15 +4/3 12 10/10 10 0.1 +1 1SV 9/6/9 – $1.565M

Ground performance only.
If using the armor volume rule, dDR is 12/8/12.

ASSAULT WALKER (TL9)
A somewhat more efficient version of the attack walker. It has a unstreamlined 10-ton (SM +4) hull about 30 feet long.
Front Hull
[1-5] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 15).
[6] Tactical Array (comm/sensor 4).
[core] Control Room (C4 computer, comm/sensor 2, and one control station).
Central Hull
[1-2] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 6).
[3!] Major Battery (turret with 40mm RF electromagnetic gun).
[4!] Major Battery (turret with 20mm VRF electromagnetic gun).
[5] Major Battery (turret with 160mm missile launcher).
[6] Major Battery (turret with 160mm missile launcher).
[core] Fusion Reactor (two Power Points).
Rear Hull
[1-3] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 9).
[4] Fuel Cell (one Power Point while active).
[5-6!] Robot Legs (Move 10; requires only one Power Point for both legs).

It has the ejection seat, stealth, and dynamic chameleon design features.

TL Spacecraft dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost
PILOTING/TL9 (MECHA)
9 Assault Walker 15 +4/3 12 10/10 10 0.1 +1 1SV 15/6/9 – $1.49M

Ground performance only.
If using the armor volume rule, dDR is 22/9/13.

LAND/AIR MECHAFIGHTER (TL10^)
A transformable combat machine. It has a streamlined 100-ton (SM +6) hull about 60 feet long.
Front Hull
[1-5] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 25).
[6!] Major Battery (fixed 30 MJ particle beam).
[core] Control Room (C7 computer, comm/sensor 5, and one control station).
Central Hull
[1-4] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 20).
[5] Smaller Systems (three at SM+5): Two Robot Arms (ST20) and Medium Battery (two turrets with 300 kJ RF ultraviolet lasers and 0.5 tons cargo).
[6] Defensive ECM.
[core] Fusion Reactor (two Power Points).
Rear Hull
[1-3] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 15).
[4] Fuel Tank (five tons hydrogen providing 7.5 mps).
[5-6] Reconfigurable System (Robot Legs, Move 10, to High-Thrust Fusion Torches, 1G acceleration each).

It has the stealth and dynamic chameleon design features.

TL Spacecraft dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost
PILOTING/TL10 (MECHA)
10^ Mechafighter 30 +0/4 12 2G/7.5 mps 100 0.6 +6 1SV 25/20/15 – $21.13M

On the ground it has Move 10, Hnd/SR +1/3. Air performance is Move 20/1,750 and Hnd/SR +0/4.
If using the armor volume rule, dDR is 45/36/27 and SM +5.

02-16-2012, 04:30 PM	#1
Tzeentch Join Date: Aug 2004	More Mecha for Pyramid 3-40: Vehicles -- Unfortunately for authors, you can only fit so many goodies in a block of c. 5,000 words! But, with the miraculous power of the internet tubes, you can get them for a low, low cost of nearly free! I've also done mecha designs in the past you may find useful, for example http://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?t=58426 -- The following are designs that couldn't fit in the Mecha Operations article from Pyramid 3-40. LANDSTRIDER DRAGOON WALKER (TL10) *Deep Beyond, p. 147 Developed in cooperation with Vosper-Babbage, this is a militarized Landstrider marketed as a specialized hostile-environment transport. It is built on a 30-ton (SM +5) hull, 45 feet long. Front Hull* [1-4] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 20). [5-6!] Robot Legs (Move 20; requires only one Power Point for all legs). [core] Control Room (C7 computer, comm/sensor 4, and one control station). Central Hull [1-3] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 15). [4!] Medium Battery (turret with 20mm VRF electromagnetic gun, and two turrets with 30KJ VRF ultraviolet lasers). [5-6] Passenger Seating (two seats each). [core] Fusion Reactor (two Power Points). Rear Hull [1-2] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 10). [3-4] Passenger Seating (two seats each). [5-6!] Robot Legs (Move 20; requires only one Power Point for all legs). A single operator pilots the Dragoon. TL Name dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost PILOTING/TL10 (MECHA) 10 Dragoon 20 +2/5 12 20 30 0.8 +5 1+8SV 20/15/10 -- $2.83M Ground performance only. If using the armor volume rule, dDR is 28/21/14. COMBAT WALKER (TL9) A generic combat mecha. It is built on a humanoid 10-ton (SM +4) hull, 30 feet tall. Front Hull [1-5] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 15). [6] Tactical Sensor Array (comm/sensor 4). [core] Control Room (C4 computer, comm/sensor 2, and one control station). Central Hull [1-4] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 12). [5-6] Robot Arms (Grabber). Rear Hull [1-4] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 12). [5-6!] Robot Legs ((Move 10; requires only one Power Point for all legs). [core] Gas Turbine Power Plant (two Power Points). It has the dynamic chameleon surface feature. It is operated by a single pilot. TL Name dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost DRIVING/TL9 (MECHA) 9 Combat Walker 15 +4/3 12 10/10 30 0.1 +4 1SV 15/12/12 -- $1.05M Ground performance only. If using the armor volume rule, increase dDR to 27/21/21 and target SM is +3. LIGHT TANK (TL10) A less-mobile antagonist vehicle for your heroic mecha! It is built on a wedge-shaped 30-ton (SM +5) hull, 15 feet long. Front Hull [1-5] Diamondoid Armor (Hardened; total dDR 50). [6!] Wheeled Drivetrain (Off-road). [core] Control Room (C7 computer, comm/sensor 4, and no control station). Central Hull [1-4] Diamondoid Armor (Hardened; total dDR 40). [5!] Major Battery (turret with 5cm rapid fire electromagnetic gun). [6!] Medium Battery (two turrets with 3 MJ very rapid fire improved lasers, fixed 16cm missile launcher). [core] Control Room (C7 computer, comm/sensor 4, and no control station). Rear Hull [1-3] Diamondoid Armor (Hardened; total dDR 30). [4!] Wheeled Drivetrain (Off-road). [5-6] Gas Turbines (two Power Points each). [core] Fuel Tank (1.5 tons hydrocarbon fuel). It has a dynamic chameleon surface and stealth features. It is unmanned, operated by an AI. TL Name dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost DRIVING/TL10 (HEAVY WHEELED) 10 Light Tank 20 -1/5 12 4/30 30 0 +5 0 50/40/30 -- $8.54M Ground performance only. If using the armor volume rule, increase dDR to 90/72/54 and target SM is +4. MEDIUM ATMOSPHERIC FIGHTER (TL9) This is a stealthy planetary defense craft that can present a credible threat even to higher-TL craft that get too close. It has a streamlined 30-ton (SM +5) hull about 45 feet long. Front Hull [1-3] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (total dDR 9). [4] Tactical Array (comm/sensor 5). [5] Major Battery (fixed 25mm VRF conventional gun). [6] Spinal Battery (24cm missile launcher). [core] Control Room (C4 computer, comm/sensor 3, and one control station). Central Hull [1-2] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (total dDR 6). [3-4] Major Batteries (fixed 20cm missile launcher each). [5] Defensive ECM. [6] External Clamp. [core] Spinal Battery (central system). Rear Hull [1-2] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (total dDR 6). [3] Spinal Mount (rear system). [4-5] Afterburning Turbofans (0.5G atmospheric acceleration each). [5-6] Fuel Tanks (1.5 tons jet fuel with one-hour endurance each). It has the ejection seat, stealth, and winged design features. TL Spacecraft dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost PILOTING/TL9 (HIGH-PERFORMANCE AIRPLANE) 9 Medium Fighter 20 +4/5 12 10/1,250 30 0.1 +5 1SV 9/6/6 – $3.493M Fuel tank endurance is 15 minutes per tank while using afterburners (Move 15/1,550). If using the armor volume rule, dDR is 11/7/7. ATTACK WALKER (TL9) A bipedal combat walker. It has a unstreamlined 10-ton (SM +4) hull about 30 feet long. Front Hull [1-3] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 9). [4!] Major Battery (turret with 20mm VRF electromagnetic gun). [5!] Major Battery (turret with 20mm VRF electromagnetic gun). [6] Tactical Array (comm/sensor 4). [core] Control Room (C4 computer, comm/sensor 2, and one control station). Central Hull [1-2] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 6). [3-4] Robot Arms. [5] Major Battery (turret with 160mm missile launcher). [6] Major Battery (turret with 160mm missile launcher). [core] Fusion Reactor (de-rated; one Power Point). Rear Hull [1-3] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 9). [4] MHD Power Plant (two Power Points). [5-6!] Robot Legs (Move 10; requires only one Power Point for both legs). It has the ejection seat, stealth, and dynamic chameleon design features. TL Spacecraft dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost PILOTING/TL9 (MECHA) 9 Attack Walker 15 +4/3 12 10/10 10 0.1 +1 1SV 9/6/9 – $1.565M Ground performance only. If using the armor volume rule, dDR is 12/8/12. ASSAULT WALKER (TL9) A somewhat more efficient version of the attack walker. It has a unstreamlined 10-ton (SM +4) hull about 30 feet long. Front Hull [1-5] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 15). [6] Tactical Array (comm/sensor 4). [core] Control Room (C4 computer, comm/sensor 2, and one control station). Central Hull [1-2] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 6). [3!] Major Battery (turret with 40mm RF electromagnetic gun). [4!] Major Battery (turret with 20mm VRF electromagnetic gun). [5] Major Battery (turret with 160mm missile launcher). [6] Major Battery (turret with 160mm missile launcher). [core] Fusion Reactor (two Power Points). Rear Hull [1-3] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 9). [4] Fuel Cell (one Power Point while active). [5-6!] Robot Legs (Move 10; requires only one Power Point for both legs). It has the ejection seat, stealth, and dynamic chameleon design features. TL Spacecraft dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost PILOTING/TL9 (MECHA) 9 Assault Walker 15 +4/3 12 10/10 10 0.1 +1 1SV 15/6/9 – $1.49M Ground performance only. If using the armor volume rule, dDR is 22/9/13. LAND/AIR MECHAFIGHTER (TL10^) A transformable combat machine. It has a streamlined 100-ton (SM +6) hull about 60 feet long. Front Hull [1-5] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 25). [6!] Major Battery (fixed 30 MJ particle beam). [core] Control Room (C7 computer, comm/sensor 5, and one control station). Central Hull [1-4] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 20). [5] Smaller Systems (three at SM+5): Two Robot Arms (ST20) and Medium Battery (two turrets with 300 kJ RF ultraviolet lasers and 0.5 tons cargo). [6] Defensive ECM. [core] Fusion Reactor (two Power Points). Rear Hull [1-3] Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (Hardened; total dDR 15). [4] Fuel Tank (five tons hydrogen providing 7.5 mps). [5-6] Reconfigurable System (Robot Legs, Move 10, to High-Thrust Fusion Torches, 1G acceleration each). It has the stealth and dynamic chameleon design features. TL Spacecraft dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost PILOTING/TL10 (MECHA) 10^ Mechafighter 30 +0/4 12 2G/7.5 mps 100 0.6 +6 1SV 25/20/15 – $21.13M On the ground it has Move 10, Hnd/SR +1/3. Air performance is Move 20/1,750 and Hnd/SR +0/4. If using the armor volume rule, dDR is 45/36/27 and SM +5. Last edited by Tzeentch; 02-16-2012 at 04:44 PM. Reason: Added link to more designs.