Quack
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:18 pm
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Model number(s): MDF-01
Code name: Crater
Unit type: Base Defense & Heavy Assault
Manufacturer:
Operator: Kayla Emregan
Rollout:
First deployment:
Accommodation: pilot only, in panoramic monitor/linear seat cockpit in torso
Dimensions: head height 25 meters
Weight: empty: 50 metric tons, full: 90 metric tons, w/ 680mm cannon: 120 tons
Armor materials: Luna Titanium, Chobham Armor
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 8000 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: "Ground effect" hover thrusters, 74000kg total
Performance: .82G, .61 w/ Xamel Cannon
Equipment and design features: sensors, range 9500 meters; Chobham Armor, Storage Container, Multipurpose weapon mount on left shoulder
Fixed armaments: 1x High Mega Cannon,mounted on right arm. 2x grenade launchers mounted in waist. 1x 4-tube missile launcher, mounted on left shoulder. 2x Beam Saber / Beam Guns, stored in shoulders.
Optional fixed armaments: 1x large missile, mounted on right arm. 1x 680mm Xamel Cannon, mounted on modular mount on left shoulder. 1x 200mm 'mega' gatling cannon, mounted on modular mount on left shoulder. 1x 360mm Bazooka (Normal, Scattershot), mounted on modular weapon mount. 3x Large Missiles, mounted on modular mount on left shoulder. 1x Pile Bunker, mounted on left forearm.
Optional hand armaments: 1x Beam Rifle, hand carried. 5x Hand Grenades (High Explosive, Armor Piercing, Chaff, Smoke) mounted on rear skirt armor. 2x Chain Mines, stored in Storage Compartment. 1x Collapsable Beam Shotgun, stored in Storage Compartment.
Technical and Historical Notes
Chobham Armor - Heavy armor plates grafted to the mobile suit. Where typical Chobham armor is meant to be grafted to a mobile suit for additional protection and be purged, the Crater's chobham armor is unable to be purged and has been built as the main armor for the unit. Designed to withstand extreme punishment while the Crater is in combat, the weight of the armor makes it a veritable behemoth.
Modular Weapon Mount - The weapon mount on the Crater's left shoulder is designed to be modular and mount a variety of different equipment. Four separate weapons were designed for the suit's initial fielding but the intent was to give Kayla the ability to design additional weapons over time. The most notable weapon is a 680mm 'Xamel' cannon, the only weapon that the unit has to stop moving to fire effectively. Each weapon can be purged from the unit in the field or swapped out relatively quickly in any traditional hangar.
Storage Compartment - The large compartment attached to the unit's waist serves two purposes. The rear section contains the ammo used by the modular mount's ballistic weaponry while the front section is used to store even more optional equipment. A pair of subarms inside the compartment deliver equipment to the Crater's hands while an optional third arm in the rear of the compartment serves to reload the 360mm bazooka when in use.