{"id":1614,"date":"2015-03-10T15:31:31","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T15:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/?p=1614"},"modified":"2019-06-03T21:23:55","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T21:23:55","slug":"combat-walkers-of-the-confederation-of-planets-quarterhorse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/?p=1614","title":{"rendered":"Combat Walkers of the Confederation of Planets – Quarterhorse"},"content":{"rendered":"

These combat walkers, or “mechs<\/a>” as they are more commonly called, are old tech level<\/a> (TL) 9 and 10 designs used by the Confederation of Planets in wars past. Occasional examples of these vehicles show up in the planetary defense forces of Confederation worlds, in the private armies of mercenaries, and in the hands of rich collectors of expensive weapons. Others are seen in the form of copies, variants, and equivalents on low-tech worlds.<\/p>\n

Quarterhorse – light quadruped military\u00a0walker<\/strong>\"quarterhorseMechSm\"<\/a><\/h2>\n

A basic four-legged mech, the Quarterhorse is relatively fast, very sure-footed, and provides a nimble firing platform for its heavy autocannon. Good out to a range of about 500 meters, the autocannon can threaten most light or medium armored units.<\/p>\n

Still\u00a0used for patrols or perimeter defense, they were mainly\u00a0used in assaults as infantry support vehicles. Their, agility, build, and high forward turret placement give their “mech-jockeys” the ability to crouch the mech behind cover and pop up to fire.<\/p>\n

Quarterhorses are sometimes mockingly referred to as “poor planeteer’s battle armor”, as they provide protection and armament similar to the powered personal armor of higher-technology forces at a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n

Lacking life-support, pilots using them in hostile environments must wear vac suits or otherwise make arrangements for their respiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Quarterhorse<\/b><\/td>\nlight quad military walker, general purpose<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cost<\/b><\/td>\n428,000 Cr.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TL<\/b><\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Skill<\/b><\/td>\ndrive (walker)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Agility<\/b><\/td>\n+2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Speed<\/b><\/td>\n102.5 kph<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Range<\/b><\/td>\n300 km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crew<\/b><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cargo<\/b><\/td>\nnone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Open<\/b><\/td>\nno<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hull<\/b><\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Structure<\/b><\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Armor<\/b><\/td>\n20 (30 turret front, 10 turret rear)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shipping Size<\/b><\/td>\n10 tons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Height<\/b><\/td>\n2 meters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weapons<\/b><\/td>\nsmall turret with<\/p>\n
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  • heavy autocannon (8d6 Semi-AP (ignores 4 points of armor), distant range) + 1,500 rounds<\/li>\n
  • heavy machinegun (5d6 AP (ignores 5 points of armor), rifle range) + 3,500 rounds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Extras<\/b><\/td>\nAFV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n2 extra legs (+1 DM on rough terrain, +1 DM to attack rolls)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nadvanced controls (+1 agility)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nbasic navigation (+1)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nTL 6 communications<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nadvanced sensors (+2 bonus, very distant range)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nincreased speed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Keep your eyes here on Claw\/Claw\/Bite<\/a> for more designs coming soon!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

These combat walkers, or “mechs” as they are more commonly called, are old tech level (TL) 9 and 10 designs used by the Confederation of Planets in wars past. Occasional examples of these vehicles show up in the planetary defense forces of Confederation worlds, in the private armies of mercenaries, and in the hands of rich collectors of expensive weapons. Others are seen in the form of copies, variants, and equivalents on low-tech worlds. Quarterhorse – light quadruped military\u00a0walker A basic four-legged mech, the Quarterhorse is relatively fast, very sure-footed, and provides a nimble firing platform for its heavy autocannon. Good out to a range of about 500 meters, the autocannon can threaten most light or medium armored units. Still\u00a0used for patrols or perimeter defense, they were mainly\u00a0used in assaults as infantry support vehicles. Their, agility, build, and high forward turret placement give their “mech-jockeys” the ability to crouch the mech behind cover and pop up to fire. Quarterhorses are sometimes mockingly referred to as “poor planeteer’s battle armor”, as they provide protection and armament similar to the powered personal armor of higher-technology forces at a fraction of the price. Lacking life-support, pilots using them in hostile environments must wear vac suits or otherwise make arrangements for their respiration. Quarterhorse light quad military walker, general purpose Cost 428,000 Cr. TL 9 Skill drive (walker) Agility +2 Speed 102.5 kph Range 300 km Crew 1 Cargo none Open no Hull 2 Structure 3 Armor 20 (30 turret front, 10 turret rear) Continue Reading →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[347,11,703],"tags":[690],"class_list":["post-1614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-equipment","category-traveller","category-vehicle","tag-mech"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1614"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4168,"href":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1614\/revisions\/4168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}