{"id":1812,"date":"2015-07-14T18:38:39","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T18:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/?p=1812"},"modified":"2015-07-14T18:38:39","modified_gmt":"2015-07-14T18:38:39","slug":"vesuvius-heavy-combat-walker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/?p=1812","title":{"rendered":"Vesuvius Heavy Combat Walker"},"content":{"rendered":"

These massive war machines, dubbed “assault mechs” by their designers, dominated the battlefield at the height of the stellar era. Their moniker came from the fact that these types of combat walkers were designed and used to spearhead ground assaults and to destroy or hold objectives. Few other ground units are as heavily armed and armored – these walkers are even\u00a0able to face off against light starfighters.<\/p>\n

\"Vesuvius<\/a>This combat walker is a TL 14\u00a0update of the fabled Galactic Monopoly (GM) Vesuvius-class assault mech\u00a0with the latest in gauss, fusion and rocket weaponry. The anthropomorphic form, advanced fire control systems and\u00a0neural control helmet allow humanoid pilots unparalleled reaction time and accuracy. It also carries the most armor of any combat walker design that saw widespread use.<\/p>\n

Vesuvius <\/strong>
\nCost (Cr.) 31,705,700
\nTL\u00a014
\nSkill\u00a0<\/strong>drive (walker)
\nAgility\u00a0<\/strong>1
\nSpeed\u00a0<\/strong>125 kph
\nRange\u00a0<\/strong>800 km
\nCrew\u00a01\u00a0pilot
\nCargo\u00a0none
\nOpen\u00a0no
\nHull\u00a0<\/strong>16
\nStructure\u00a0<\/strong>17
\nArmor \u00a0<\/strong>150 (225 front, 100 left and right, 75 rear, 100 top, 100 bottom) +13 (ERA)
\nShipping Size\u00a075 tons
\nHeight\u00a024 meters
\nWeapons\u00a0<\/strong>
\n– hard point (right arm) – 22mm heavy gauss cannon (14d6 mega-AP, very distant range, 100 rounds),\u00a019 spaces,\u00a010,000,000 Cr
\n– hard point (left arm) – RF Plasma B Gun (14d6 destructive, distant range, auto 4)\u00a016\u00a0spaces, 1,500,000 Cr
\n– missile bay (torso) – artillery rocket pod (16d6, distant range, auto 12, 30 rockets)\u00a04\u00a0spaces, 52,000 Cr
\n– improved fire control (+4 DM)\u00a0\u00a0100,000\u00a0Cr
\nExtras\u00a0<\/strong>
\n– AFV
\n– manipulator arms (Str 24, Dex 16)\u00a0\u00a0190,000 Cr
\n–\u00a0laser anti-missile system (TL 13, +2 to negate hits, 2D6 damage),\u00a04\u00a0spaces, 250,000\u00a0Cr
\n–\u00a0explosive reactive armor type IV,\u00a00 spaces, 125,000\u00a0Cr
\n–\u00a0neural link (+2 initiative, +2 agility),\u00a0\u00a01,050,000\u00a0Cr
\n–\u00a0advanced navigation (+3 DM),\u00a0\u00a050,000\u00a0Cr
\n–\u00a0TL 10 communications (encrypted continental),\u00a01 space,\u00a08,000\u00a0Cr
\n–\u00a0advanced electronic countermeasures (TL 14, +3 DM, ),\u00a040,000\u00a0Cr
\n–\u00a0advnaced sensors (TL 14, +2 DM, very distant range),\u00a01 space,\u00a062,500\u00a0Cr
\n–\u00a0hostile environment protection,\u00a01\u00a0space, 50,000\u00a0Cr
\n–\u00a0life support (short-term, 1-4 days),\u00a01\u00a0space, 20,000\u00a0Cr
\n–\u00a0stealth (class III, +3 DM),\u00a0\u00a03,200,000\u00a0Cr
\n–\u00a0smoke,\u00a00.5 spaces,\u00a01,000\u00a0Cr
\n–\u00a0flares,\u00a00.5\u00a0spaces, 1,200\u00a0Cr
\n–\u00a0chaff,\u00a00.5\u00a0spaces, 2,000\u00a0Cr
\n–\u00a0prismatic aresol,\u00a00.5\u00a0spaces, 4,000\u00a0Cr
\n–\u00a0extra armor (superdense) x 15,\u00a0\u00a015,000,000\u00a0Cr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

These massive war machines, dubbed “assault mechs” by their designers, dominated the battlefield at the height of the stellar era. Their moniker came from the fact that these types of combat walkers were designed and used to spearhead ground assaults and to destroy or hold objectives. Few other ground units are as heavily armed and armored – these walkers are even\u00a0able to face off against light starfighters. This combat walker is a TL 14\u00a0update of the fabled Galactic Monopoly (GM) Vesuvius-class assault mech\u00a0with the latest in gauss, fusion and rocket weaponry. The anthropomorphic form, advanced fire control systems and\u00a0neural control helmet allow humanoid pilots unparalleled reaction time and accuracy. It also carries the most armor of any combat walker design that saw widespread use. Vesuvius Cost (Cr.) 31,705,700 TL\u00a014 Skill\u00a0drive (walker) Agility\u00a01 Speed\u00a0125 kph Range\u00a0800 km Crew\u00a01\u00a0pilot Cargo\u00a0none Open\u00a0no Hull\u00a016 Structure\u00a017 Armor \u00a0150 (225 front, 100 left and right, 75 rear, 100 top, 100 bottom) +13 (ERA) Shipping Size\u00a075 tons Height\u00a024 meters Weapons\u00a0 – hard point (right arm) – 22mm heavy gauss cannon (14d6 mega-AP, very distant range, 100 rounds),\u00a019 spaces,\u00a010,000,000 Cr – hard point (left arm) – RF Plasma B Gun (14d6 destructive, distant range, auto 4)\u00a016\u00a0spaces, 1,500,000 Cr – missile bay (torso) – artillery rocket pod (16d6, distant range, auto 12, 30 rockets)\u00a04\u00a0spaces, 52,000 Cr – improved fire control (+4 DM)\u00a0\u00a0100,000\u00a0Cr Extras\u00a0 – AFV – manipulator arms (Str 24, Dex 16)\u00a0\u00a0190,000 Cr –\u00a0laser anti-missile system (TL 13, +2 to negate hits, 2D6 damage),\u00a04\u00a0spaces, 250,000\u00a0Cr –\u00a0explosive reactive armor type 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":[11,703],"tags":[690],"class_list":["post-1812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-traveller","category-vehicle","tag-mech"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1812","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=1812"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1988,"href":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1812\/revisions\/1988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}