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Mobile Weapon: Sachmis (pronounced ‘sek-met’).
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Sachmis was originally designed as a testbed for a number of revolutionary technologies that would later be incorporated into next generation MBTs, AMP harnesses and battle suits:
General design
Sachmis’ designers first experimented with the concept of the bipedial walker, initially planning for Sachmis to be a digitgrade, reverse-jointed walker complete with an armored canopy, fully and a conventional cockpit. Further physical trials and simulations found this design to be inherently flawed, with its established height, high center of gravity and inability to mount heavy weaponry counterproductive to the general battlefield Sachmis was expected to satisfy. Looking to real-life examples found in nature, it was instead decided that Sachmis would be a quadruped platform, with its overall shape fashioned in the likeness of a lioness.
CNTs—or carbon nanotubes as they are typically known as—were used extensively to reinforce the internal and external components of Sachmis’ body, while an advanced composite armor sleeve protects the machine from damage. The composite material consists of spaced-armor sections shaped from boron carbide plates, titanium alloy layering and aerogel textiles, with the outerskin wrapped in a hexagonal blanket of ablative coating supplemented by a lower skin of superconductive and refractory aluminum-like metals.
Sachmis’ pilot, Maxwell O’Niel, is stationed deep within the machie’s center, and is surrounded by a cacoon filled with a gel-like substance similar in function but stronger in composition to D30, a ‘liquid armor’ material that hardens upon being subjected to suitable amounts of pressure.
Sachmis’ is controlled through a series of neurological interfacing technologies, which allows Maxwell to literally become his machine, feeling its every motion and each blow upon its body. The entire machine is powered by a fusion reactor, while its movements are made possible by servomotors and synthetic carbon-based muscle fibers that also afford considerable running speeds and jumping capability.
Weaponry
Sachmis, unlike other types of mechanized walkers, was not designed with hardpoints (or ‘weapons stations’ as they are officially christened) in mind, limiting the vehicle’s overall modularity and capacity to efficiently acquire (and engage) targets whilst on the move. Instead, Sachmis’ main weapons have been buried deep within her hull, allowing the vehicle to sport a smaller profile while granting the systems the protective benefits of Sachmis’ armor.
Two (2) MTX-98 Autocannons: The MTX-98 is a revolver-based autocannon that—rather than using conventional solid propellants to launch its projectiles—instead uses a plasma cartridge to ignite a set amount of space-confined fuel to propel a solid projectile. As the pressure seals employed in the gun’s creation need to be sufficiently tight and strong to prevent accidental leakage (and with ample homage paid to the very nature of ETC weaponry), the MTX-98 outperforms traditional cannons, though at the expense of the barrel’s operational life and the need for a constant source of actual liquid propellant.
The rounds fired by the MTX-98 are a throw-back to the early days of the gyrojet, a 1960s-era technology that stressed the battlefield significance of rocket-propelled bullets similar in size to .45 ACP rounds, with the 57mm rounds of the MTX-98 capable of maintaining their trajectories and velocities without being effected by drag or air resistance for a considerable distance using petite rocket motors built directly within the rounds themselves. Additionally, other ammunition types—such as sabot-discarding ammunition, armor piercing high explosive ammunition and canister shot— are made use of.
Particle accelerator: Mounted along Sachmis’ spine is a particle accelerator that uses powerful electromagnetic fields (which allows for plasma acceleration to be used) to fire a stream of neutralized particles at a target. Like other beam weapons, Sachmis’ weapon is negatively affected by environmental factors such as dust storms or artificial defenses like IR smoke or dust casters. Altering the power of the beam, Sachmis’ particle accelerator can induce an EMP-like effect when hitting a target.
Additional defenses
Electromagnetic field: Self explanatory. Reduces the speed of incoming shells, but does not stop them. When increased to shell-stopping levels, the field can kill nearby organic creatures that are unshielded from its harmful effects.
[b]Active defense systems/b]
Height: 2.6 meters (can retract to lower heights on account of ability to crouch)
Weight: 45 tons
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Mobile Weapon: Sachmis (pronounced ‘sek-met’).
Weapons:
Sachmis was originally designed as a testbed for a number of revolutionary technologies that would later be incorporated into next generation MBTs, AMP harnesses and battle suits:
General design
Sachmis’ designers first experimented with the concept of the bipedial walker, initially planning for Sachmis to be a digitgrade, reverse-jointed walker complete with an armored canopy, fully and a conventional cockpit. Further physical trials and simulations found this design to be inherently flawed, with its established height, high center of gravity and inability to mount heavy weaponry counterproductive to the general battlefield Sachmis was expected to satisfy. Looking to real-life examples found in nature, it was instead decided that Sachmis would be a quadruped platform, with its overall shape fashioned in the likeness of a lioness.
CNTs—or carbon nanotubes as they are typically known as—were used extensively to reinforce the internal and external components of Sachmis’ body, while an advanced composite armor sleeve protects the machine from damage. The composite material consists of spaced-armor sections shaped from boron carbide plates, titanium alloy layering and aerogel textiles, with the outerskin wrapped in a hexagonal blanket of ablative coating supplemented by a lower skin of superconductive and refractory aluminum-like metals.
Sachmis’ pilot, Maxwell O’Niel, is stationed deep within the machie’s center, and is surrounded by a cacoon filled with a gel-like substance similar in function but stronger in composition to D30, a ‘liquid armor’ material that hardens upon being subjected to suitable amounts of pressure.
Sachmis’ is controlled through a series of neurological interfacing technologies, which allows Maxwell to literally become his machine, feeling its every motion and each blow upon its body. The entire machine is powered by a fusion reactor, while its movements are made possible by servomotors and synthetic carbon-based muscle fibers that also afford considerable running speeds and jumping capability.
Weaponry
Sachmis, unlike other types of mechanized walkers, was not designed with hardpoints (or ‘weapons stations’ as they are officially christened) in mind, limiting the vehicle’s overall modularity and capacity to efficiently acquire (and engage) targets whilst on the move. Instead, Sachmis’ main weapons have been buried deep within her hull, allowing the vehicle to sport a smaller profile while granting the systems the protective benefits of Sachmis’ armor.
Two (2) MTX-98 Autocannons: The MTX-98 is a revolver-based autocannon that—rather than using conventional solid propellants to launch its projectiles—instead uses a plasma cartridge to ignite a set amount of space-confined fuel to propel a solid projectile. As the pressure seals employed in the gun’s creation need to be sufficiently tight and strong to prevent accidental leakage (and with ample homage paid to the very nature of ETC weaponry), the MTX-98 outperforms traditional cannons, though at the expense of the barrel’s operational life and the need for a constant source of actual liquid propellant.
The rounds fired by the MTX-98 are a throw-back to the early days of the gyrojet, a 1960s-era technology that stressed the battlefield significance of rocket-propelled bullets similar in size to .45 ACP rounds, with the 57mm rounds of the MTX-98 capable of maintaining their trajectories and velocities without being effected by drag or air resistance for a considerable distance using petite rocket motors built directly within the rounds themselves. Additionally, other ammunition types—such as sabot-discarding ammunition, armor piercing high explosive ammunition and canister shot— are made use of.
Particle accelerator: Mounted along Sachmis’ spine is a particle accelerator that uses powerful electromagnetic fields (which allows for plasma acceleration to be used) to fire a stream of neutralized particles at a target. Like other beam weapons, Sachmis’ weapon is negatively affected by environmental factors such as dust storms or artificial defenses like IR smoke or dust casters. Altering the power of the beam, Sachmis’ particle accelerator can induce an EMP-like effect when hitting a target.
Additional defenses
Electromagnetic field: Self explanatory. Reduces the speed of incoming shells, but does not stop them. When increased to shell-stopping levels, the field can kill nearby organic creatures that are unshielded from its harmful effects.
[b]Active defense systems/b]
Height: 2.6 meters (can retract to lower heights on account of ability to crouch)
Weight: 45 tons
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