WARHAWK ASSAULT POWER ARMOR
Version 1.0 - Tuesday, June 8, 2004

Based on an original design by Derran Tyler & Marty Bowles
RPG Stats by Derran Tyler

BACKGROUND

The Confederation's Golem series powered armors were regarded by many as the finest infantry combat system ever devised, but ATAC generals found it lacking in many regards. While it was exceptionally fast and allowed infantry to fight side by side with armor while both were moving at high speeds across enemy terrain, Golem-equipped units simply lacked the heavy assault capabilities ATAC generals wanted. After making an inquiry to the Confederation Technology Research Administration (CONTRA), the development of a new assault-class armor was sent to the construction facillities of Sol and Antares. The new powered armor was called the Warhawk, a bulky counterpart to the smaller Golem series that possessed significantly upgraded firepower capabilities in addition the ability to fly at sub-sonic speeds.

The Warhawk soon became the chosen platform of Airborne and Strike Infantry divisions, who relied on the Warhawk's flight capabilities to strike quickly behind enemy lines and its superior firepower to shellshock the enemy before they could organize an effective counterstrike. The Warhawk quickly rounded out the infantry capabilities of the ATAC and fit perfectly into the blitzkreig doctrines of the military.

Government: Nerimian Galactic Confederation
Unit Type: Powered Assault Armor

PHYSICAL STRENGTH:

Can lift up to 4 tons

 

POWER PLANT:

• 1 Argus Millitech Mk. XIII Fusion Power Plant /w triple redunancy power backup
• Genesis Propulsion Systems Type 98 Jacmus Armored Flight System
• Genesis Propulsion Systems Type 121 Maneuvering Thrusters

WEAPON SYSTEMS (OPTIONAL)

1. Phoenix Arms M55 Suit-Integrated Assault Rifle (SIAR): The main Confederate infantry weapon is the M55 suit-integrated assault rifle, a highly-dependable weapon that is built into the power armor itself. Stored in the right hip (or left, depending on the preference of the wearer), the SIAR fires 6mm rounds based on the cone bore operation principle, which allows it to fire 6mm rounds at speeds exceeding four kilometers per second without the usage of magnetic linear acceleration. The software of the SIAR allows it to fully be integrated into the SquadNet system and made the SIAR a valuable point-defense tool as well as a precision select fire option up to and including highly accurate single shots placed against softer targets of opportunity via the enabled sniper mode and targeting uplink. The software was modular, integrating itself easily into the OS of the battlesuits, and was designed for the end-user in mind, meaning that even the battlesuited trooper could work on his weapon and solve any software or hardware conflicts that might arise. With the servos / myomers of the battledress locked for recoil, the Colden M4C became a very stable weapon for precision long range fire and while not as devastating as the DIWS, it was also cheaper and easier to employ.
   • PRIMARY PURPOSE: Anti-Personnel
   • SECONDARY PURPOSE: Assault
   • RANGE: 3 kilometers
   • RATE OF FIRE: 3,500 rounds per minute.
   • PAYLOAD: 1000 rounds in a stacked helical cassette.
2. Phoenix Arms G11 Explosive Disc Launchers (2): Integrated in the forearms of the armor, the G11 disc launchers fire 6cm hyveloc discs that are exceptionally effective against enemy personnel or light vehicles. Known to be the trademark of the Warhawk, these discs allow the Warhawk to lay down a tremendous line of firepower in a short period of time.
   • PRIMARY PURPOSE: Assault
   • SECONDARY PURPOSE: Anti-Armor
   • RANGE: 3 kilometers
   • RATE OF FIRE: 100 rounds per minute
   • PAYLOAD: 500 discs per launcher
3. Phoenix Arms DG-14 Canister Rifle: The DG-14 is a heavier weapons system used almost exclusively by assault troops. Firing scramjet-enhanced kinetic energy armor-penetrator exploding rounds (SEKEAPER) capable of ten klicks per second, the trajectory with SEKEAPER rounds was amazingly flat throughout their range and a SEKEAPER could dig a half meter deep crater in the Xintium hide of a Diamondback and set up sympathetic armor fractures which would be compounded by follow up rounds.
   • PRIMARY PURPOSE: Anti-Armor/Shield
   • SECONDARY PURPOSE: Assault
   • RANGE: 3.5 kilometers
   • RATE OF FIRE: 1,200 rounds per minute.
   • PAYLOAD: 780 rounds in a stacked helical cassette.
4. Argus Millitech M54E Autocannon: The M54E 1.4cm is a high-speed rotary cannon with self-contained ammunition and power source. The weapon requires the trooper to use both hands while operating it, but it is a favorite of troopers in the squad support position. The integral helical ammunition drum holds 2000 rounds of saboted light armor-piercing ammunition. The 14mm round is a heavy round, designed to 'break' armor and as such is used to extensively against light vehicles and other power armor-equipped troopers. Its use on 'soft' targets is frowned upon, but nonetheless, it is used for these roles.
   • PRIMARY PURPOSE: Heavy Assault
   • SECONDARY PURPOSE: Assault
   • RANGE: 4 kilometers
   • RATE OF FIRE: 2000 rounds per minute.
   • PAYLOAD: 2000 rounds in a helical cassette.
5. Phoenix Arms T6E 3.5cm Squad Support Weapons System (SSWS): Support at the squad level is provided by big, semi-portable T6E spread bore fluid to gas injected pseudorecoiless mass repeaters. The weapon is officially classified as a support weapon providing both area and support cover fire, but its additional ability to defeat even large mobile frames at close range is legendary. They are designed with two dedicated tactical microprocessors operating in tandem with the tactical onboard of the suit the weapon was assigned to, in turn coordinating T6E operation seamlessly into the whole of the SLICS system.
   • PRIMARY PURPOSE: Heavy Squad Support
   • SECONDARY PURPOSE: Anti-Armor
   • RANGE: 5 kilometers
   • RATE OF FIRE: 600 rounds per minute.

STANDARD EQUIPMENT:

• ARMOR: The armor of the Warhawk is composed of an advanced Andrium composite alloy coated with crystalline mercurite. The armor performs excellently against all manners of small-arms fire (both ballistic and energy). The power armor provides complete nuclear, biological, and chemical protection and provides an overpressure cockpit environment activated by radiation and hazardous chemical sensors, or manually when biological warfare conditions are anticipated. The internal consumables supplies can provide atmosphere for two days' worth of life support.
• BARRIER SHIELD GENERATOR: The Barrier Shield Generator of the Warhawk generate a high-yield electromagnetic barrier shield that can deflect most types of weapons, protecting the powered armor from harm. The shield regenerates its power when not in use. The shield is always present but is not visible until a force is exerted upon it.
• DEDICATED REMOTE WEAPONS SYSTEM: The DRWS4, or "Draws 4" as it was commonly termed, is a squad level support weapons system (SLSWS) built around a semi-independent model four processor based Type II drone chassis mounting a plasticeramic light armor shell and dedicated electronics. The drone was slaved into the SLICS system on a base array and appropriated as a resource by all members of the squad as needed when needed. The Draws is capable of mounting various weapons packages, ranging from TAC missiles, various gunpacks, and other assorted squad-support systems.
• DAMPER FIELD GENERATOR: A by-product of antigravity (repulsor) technology, the damper field has been heralded as the best defense against scalar electrogravitational pulse weaponry, which are notorious for their ability to destroy ammunition, electronics, and organic lifeforms. While scalar EM waves penetrate conventional shielding because they can travel wherever gravity can go, the damper field uses a low-power antigravity field that negates the force of gravity and consequently provides an effective shielding system against scalar EM weapons systems.
• JUMP JETS: For rapid movement across large distances or to clear obstacles and battlefield debris, as well as for advanced maneuverability, the suit was equipped with a pair of miniature ultra-high speed super compression turbofans housed in an armored nacelle array in a semi-retractable cradle assembly. The fan itself was an advanced carbon alloy design with one hundred individual mounted variable pitch ceramic blades to relieve stress on the operating parts and allow faster spool up. The fan was suspended on a frictionless magnetic bearing and the turning motors were advanced design rotary turbines with the direction of thrust determined by physically moving the entire fan array within an armored gimbaled housing. They worked equally well underwater, moving water through the blades just as easily as air, providing aqua jet type propulsion in full wet mediums Armored screened intakes over the back of the suit sucked in ambient air, and used part of the plasma heat exchanger to super heat this air into over thrust usable by the battledress though dumping the superheated air into the mixture generated a massive thermal spike readily visible on tactical target acquisition sensors. The ceramic material of the fan blades was proof against the high wash temp for extended periods of time but general practice was not to use the over thrust potential unless necessary as it allowed the enemy sensors a huge advantage when scanning for targets thermally. The Warhawk's jets are capable of giving the armor full flight capabilities.
• LASER COMMUNICATIONS: Short-range, directional communications system. Effective range: 10 miles. The communications systems of NDI units are propreitary; that is that only other friendly systems can decipher the encoded transmissions.
• LASER TARGETING SYSTEM: Range: 1 miles (1.6 km). Used for increased accuracy in the striking of enemy targets.
• OPTICS: INFRARED: Range: 2000 feet (610 m). This optical system projects a beam of infrared light that is invisible to the normal eye, but detectable by the Tempest's sensors. The system allows the drone to detect hidden/concealed objects by their IR reflectiveness. The beam will be visible to anyone with IR sensitive optics, however.
• OPTICS: NIGHTVISION: Range: 2000 feet (610 m). A passive light image intensifier that emits no light of its own, but relies on ambient light which is electronically amplified to produce a visible picture.
• OPTICS: THERMAL IMAGER: Range: 2000 feet (610 m). A passive optical heat sensor that detects infrared radiation projected by warm objects and converts that data into a false-color visible image. The system enables the trooper to see in the dark, in shadows, and through smoke.
• RADAR: The radar-based systems of the Golem powered armor are the Thompson Mark III short-range pulse radar array which provide spherical short-range detection at ranges up to 4 miles. The radar has special passive modes for 'stelathy' modes of detection.
• RADIO COMMUNICATIONS: Wide-band and directional radio and video telecast capabilities. Range is 7.5 miles or can be boosted indefinately via tactical drones. The communications systems of NDI units are propreitary; that is that only other friendly systems can decipher the radio's encoded transmissions.
• SQUAD LEVEL INTEGRATED COUNTERMEASURES SYSTEM: The SLICS was a complex system of squad level LOS and indirect networking among the high performance tactical computers that were part of each MI battledress. The SquadNet integrated each individual MI battledress equipped soldier into a operational unit and doctrine solution that was greater than the sum of its individual parts. Utilizing SLICS, an entire squad of battledress equipped soldiers could function as one greater effective unit, instead of as many lesser effective individual units. What one soldier knew or could see, sense, smell, detect, the entire squad knew equally well. All information from one suit or soldier was instantly available to every other member of the squad. SLICS also worked to integrate the EMS of the squad into one homogenous source, working to blend the squad into the background and 'phase' it out of enemy targeting systems reach. Suit emissions were carefully monitored by the SLICS and individuals were electromagnetically 'bled' selectively to match their backgrounds at a constant rate, monitored both locally by the individual suits which 'buddy checked' each other several hundred times a second, to the remote tactical drones which did 'removed' views of the squad to make sure that no EMS spikes were readily visible to the enemy. Target reference and engagement, target spotting, and integration into the mass of data which made up the 21CB became the norm. The entire squad worked flawlessly and seamlessly as one mobile unit, pooling resources and operating on a squad level instead of a individual level as had been the case before SLICS
• TACTICAL DRONES: These small RPVs were housed in a ‘hanger’ on the back of the suit and could be launched singly or together. The drones, no bigger than a man’s hand and roughly spherical in shape, were powered by a silent internal aerodyne system, and included a multi-sensor along with a compact hyper pulse transmitter and encoder. Using a drone, the onboard could spread the suit’s presence out to several hundred meters. The internal crystal storage power of the drone allowed it to loiter on station for upwards of two hours at a time, returning to the suit and recharging its internal batteries from the suits own power supply. Drones were common at depots, and were considered expendable. A drone could operate for up to 8 hours on a single charge, if it did not spend a lot of time in flight.

Content by Derran Tyler and Marty Bowles
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