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Imperial Four-Legged All-Terrain Transport (FLATT) Walker

The Rylaxu Empire has not always been at peace.  Twenty Generations before the Death of Hilgar, there began a great war, which lasted five Generations.  It spanned three systems and engulfed two dozen worlds. Through most of the conflict, orbital bombardment was simply never an option, and therefore most conflicts were fought on the ground.   It was during this time that the Empire developed the Four-Legged All-Terrain Transport Walker, or FLATT Walker.

The FLATT stands nearly fifteen meters tall on its massive legs. The "head" is mounted on the front of the body, giving the vehicle the appearance of a giant, four-legged animal. It is heavily armored and well armed. It's normal duty is to transport combat troops into a conflict zone. However, it's heavy armor and powerful weapon array also make it well suited to assault missions. The FLATT is not designed for stealth. On the contrary, it is designed to be as intimidating and obvious as possible. It carries enough supplies and equipment to maintain it's crew and passengers for five days. For longer, or specialized missions, any of it's three module bays can add any type of equipment.

The FLATT was developed by the Imperial yards on Rylaxus I. To reclaim some of the enormous cost of the military design, a "civilian" design was also developed. The "civilian" design mounts thinner armor built from less advanced materials, and has no weapons. Also, because of the enormous cost incurred by the energy weapons, a number of later models mount conventional chemical projectile weapons instead.

Yes, this was inspired by a certain film from 1980. I confess to finding that very cool and I freely admit to being inspired by it. ;-)

Vehicle is TL10, except where noted.

Subassemblies and Body Features: Body, limited traverse Turret (Tu1) ("Head"), full traverse Turret (Tu2) (Right "Cheek"), full traverse Turret (Tu3) (Left "Cheek"), Legs (4)

Propulsion:  3000 kW motive power legged drivetrain (body, HP 200, 3000 kW)

Weaponry: "Chin Blasters" (Tu(1)F, 2 T'laren Arms 74-KLJ, linked, CPB, HP 12, 32,000 kW each).  "Cheek Lasers" (Tu(2)F, Tu(3)F, each has 2 T'laren Arms 837-BF, linked, rainbow laser, HP 8, 14,400 kW each)

Weapon Accessories:  All weapons have full stabilization and cyberslave mount.  Rainbow lasers have universal mounts.

Communications: Communicator with Very Long Range and Scrambler (Bo, HP 4, 500,000 mile range, 0.1 kW).  Communicator with Laser, Medium Range and Scrambler (Bo, HP 1, 10,000 mi range, 0.1 kW).

Sensors:  Radar with AESA, 250 mile range, Scan-25/23/15 (BoF, HP 15, 62.5 kW).

Audio/Visual:  PESA, 8 mile range, Scan-16 (BoF, HP 2).  Ranging sound detector, Level-17 (BoF, HP 1).

Navigation:  IFF transponder (Bo, HP 2).  INS (Bo, HP 2).

Targeting:  HUDWAC for both pilot and gunner.

ECM:  Deceptive Jammer, Rating-5 (Bo, HP 6, 5 kW).

Computers:  Small, hardened, Complexity 4 (Bo, HP 1).  5 terminals: pilot (Tu1, HP 4), gunner (Tu1, HP 4), commander (Tu1, HP 4), 2 passenger (Bo, HP 4 each).

Miscellaneous:   Full fire suppression system (Bo, HP 16).  Automed (Bo, HP 18, 0.1 kW). 10-person TL7 "hard" Airlock (BoB, HP 400). High security alarm.  Module socket (Bo, 1200 cf).  Module socket (Bo, 1200 cf).  Module socket (Tu1, 500 cf).

Vehicle Controls:  Computerized.  Duplicate controls in gunner station.

Crew Stations:  3 Roomy stations, all are in the "head" (Tu1).  "Pilot" controls primary maneuver controls, HUDWAC and blasters.  "Gunner" controls duplicate maneuver controls, HUDWAC and lasers. "Commander" controls both communicators, PESA, sound detector and radar).

Occupancy:  short

Accommodations:  Roomy seats for 40 passengers in the body.

Environmental Systems:  NBC Kit for 43.  Limited life system for 43 man-days.  Provisions for 215 man-days.

Safety Systems:  none

Power Systems:  5000 kW output fusion power plant (Bo, HP 100).  15,000,000 kWs rechargeable power cell (Bo, HP 40).  5,000,000 kWs rechargeable power cell (Tu1, HP 19).

Fuel:  n/a

Access, Cargo, and Empty Space:  60 cf access space in body.  95 cf empty space in body.  719.7 cf empty space in Tu1.  Tu1 occupies 106 cf in the body.  Tu2 and Tu3 each occupy 1.43 cf in Tu1.

Volumes:  Body 6320 cf, Tu1 1500 cf, Tu2 7.15 cf, Tu3 7.15 cf each, each Leg 780 cf.

Surface Area:  Body 2500 sf, Tu1 800 sf, Tu2 21 sf, Tu3 21 sf, each Leg 600 sf.

Structure:  Extra-heavy, cheap materials.

Hit Points:  Body 15,000, Tu1 4800, Tu2 126, Tu3 126, each Leg 3600.

Structural Options:  Improved suspension.

Armor:  (all facings listed relative to the Body Front)  Body Front, Back PD 5, DR 1125, Right, Left, Top, Under PD 4, DR 750 expensive laminate.  Tu1 Front PD 5, DR 1125, Right, Left, Top, Under PD 4, DR 750 expensive laminate.  Tu2 Front PD 5, DR 675, Back, Right, Top, Under PD 4, DR 450 standard laminate.  Tu3 Front PD 5, DR 675, Back, Right, Top, Under PD 4, DR 450 standard laminate.  Each Leg Front, Back, Right, Top, Under PD 4, DR 450 standard laminate.

Other Surface Features:  Sealed.  Reactive armor.

Statistics:  Weight (unloaded) 333,967.35 lbs., Weight (unloaded) 166.984 tons, Weight (loaded, est.) 489,717.35 lbs., Weight (loaded, est.) 244.859 tons, Total Volume 10,954.3 cf, Size Modifier +7, Cost $90,187,674, Structural HT 11.

Ground Performance (unloaded):  Speed 55 mph, gAccel 11, gDecel 20, gSR 5, gMR 1, Ground Pressure Low.

Ground Performance (loaded, est.):  Speed 45 mph, gAccel 11, gDecel 20, gSR 5, gMR 1, Ground Pressure Moderate.

Water Performance:  n/a

Submerged Performance:  n/a

Air Performance:  n/a