Archie and Hagan recently found themselves pondering new ways to annoy the Coalition. Having already done some 'improved counterfeits' of Coalition equipment (as per someone else's recent message), it occurred to them that they could hit their enemy in two ways with one project.
The Federation of Magic's invasion and establishment in Old Chicago taught the Coalition some painful lessons about city fighting. These lessons led to the development of the Enforcer and the Sky Cycle. Now Archie and Hagan have taken a careful examination of the Sky Cycle and it's Northern Gun equivalent. Their goal: Build a faster, more maneuverable vehicle, with a massive punch in short fights (Aided largely by placing a number of missile pods on their creation). Being intended for city fighting it would concentrate on short range weaponry, however they gave it a turreted laser with just over a miles range in case it were to be caught out in the open (the missile pods can also be loaded with short range missiles, at a drastic reduction in payload, giving a potential range of five miles). The Phantom would also include 'Stealth' capacity. In stealth mode, speed and maneuverability are sacrificed to make the vehicle very quiet (effectively silent with the ambient noise of combat), and reduce the temperature of the engines exhausts (removing the primary means of detection to infrared and thermo-imaging systems).
When it came time to name their new creation, another means of confusing the Coalition occurred to them. Rather than release the new vehicle as part of the Cyberworks Network's Titan line, they have invented a new fictitious company: Enigma Industries.
Enigma's products will be rare, expensive, and in every case designed to fill a role the Coalition has a vehicle for, and fill that role better.
Model Type: EI-S-1
Class: Air Urban Assault Vehicle
Crew: One
M.D.C. by location:
Chin Turret -- 55
Wing Missile Pods (2) -- 50 each
Rear Jets (3) -- 45 each
Undercarriage Turret -- 40
Ejectors (2) -- 15 each
* Main Body -- 140
* - Reducing Main Body to 0 or less MDC will destroy the vehicle
Primary Purpose: Assault
Secondary Purpose: Defense
Mega-Damage: Snub Ion-Cannon: 2d4 x 10; Laser: 2d6
Range: Snub Ion-Cannon: 800 feet; Laser: 6500 feet
Rate of fire: Equal to pilots combined hand to hand attacks
Note: Laser and Ion cannon fire independently.
2. Wing Missile Pods (2): Adjustable pods on each wing hold mini-missiles or short range missiles. Usual load is frag or armor piercing.
Primary Purpose: Anti-Personnel
Secondary Purpose: Anti-Armor
Mega-Damage: Varies with type
Range: Varies with type (mini .5 to 1 miles, short .5 to 5 miles)
Rate of Fire: 1, or salvos of 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6.
Payload: Twelve mini-missiles each, or three short range missiles each.
3. Undercarriage Turret: Placed under the bike, between the landing gear, this turret has a 360 degree arc. Twin ion guns provide an anti infantry strike.
Primary Purpose: Anti-Personnel
Secondary Purpose: Defense
Mega-Damage: 3d4 (6d4 fired together)
Range: 500 feet
Rate of fire: Equal to combined hand to hand attacks
Payload: Effectively unlimited.
4. Ejectors (2): Two ejectors, mounted on each side of the bike hold grenades, or grenade sized bombs and mines (treat as grenades). Can be set to go off on impact, after a set time, or when disturbed as mines.
Primary Purpose: Anti-Personnel
Secondary Purpose: Anti-Armor
Mega-Damage: Varies with type
Rate of fire: 1, 2, or 3
Range: Drop to ground. However, they may be directed up to 50 feet to the side (straight right or left)
5. Wingtip missiles: The Phantom's wingtips can hold two mini-missiles or one short range missile each. Usual load is mini-missiles in the pods, and one short range missile on each wingtip.
Primary Purpose: Assault
Secondary Purpose: Defense
Mega-Damage: varies with type
Rate of fire: 1 or 2
Range: varies with type.
6. Hand to Hand Combat: None
7. Sensor Systems: All standard robot sensors and communications
Bonuses: +4 to dodge at cruising speeds, +5 when over 150 mph.
(reduce to +3 to dodge in stealth mode, with no increase over
cruising speed)
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Phantom is BANNED in all Coalition cities, settlements and bases, and anywhere else in Coalition territory. Penalties starts at confiscation of the bike, pilots armor, weapons, and five years imprisonment and labor (and likely torture) if the pilot surrenders peacefully. Up to death if ANY resistance is given.
Rumor holds that this policy is due to undisguised anti-Coalition propaganda contained in the bikes onboard manuals. Further rumors hold that the factory set pass-phrase involves a politically unacceptably suggested action for the Prosek's to take.
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