Protectorate Dreadnought

APF-99 Dreadnought
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Description
Faction	Protectorate
Role	Armored Power Frame
Abilities	SBA-75 chaingun 80 series drill 30mm rocket launcher
Combat Stats Combat Stats Level: 20 Action Points: 50 Resistances Mechanical: 80% / 40 Heat: 80% / 40 Cold: 90% / 100 Acid: 30% / 20 Energy: 15% / 10

Protectorate Dreadnoughts are heavy power suits commonly seen in areas with heavy Protectorate presence, such as their Fort Apogee base.

Dreadnought piloting

Empty dreadnought in a warehouse

Although only trained pilots can pilot the dreads effectively, even untrained persons with access to one can move around with it and use its equipment to devastating effect. Using the minigun requires some guns skill, but the drill and rocket launcher and are usable by anyone without training. Dread pilots retain their skills, and passive feats such as Suppressive Fire work well with dreadnoughts.

Any normal abilities except Aimed Shot, Burst and Locus of Control cannot be used while piloting a dreadnought. Their massive size and very loud turbine engines makes stealth completely impossible.

Equipment

SBA-75 Minigun Minigun

Large 9mm gatling gun firing armor piercing rounds.

Damage: 40-65 (Mechanical)

Impact speed: Medium

Base action points: 35 AP

Range: 11 (optimal: 7)

Burst precision: +50%

Extra burst shots: 2

Critical chance: 8%

Critical damage bonus: 100%

Minimal weapon skill: 40

Cannot fire single shots, but only burst. Every burst increases the amount of extra burst rounds by 1 (rounded down) until the end of next turn. Also reduces the action point cost of burst attack by twice that amount. Stacks 3 times.

Ammo type: 9mm W2C

Drill Melee Weapon

Large industrial rock drill.

Damage: 150-300 Mechanical: 30-60 Mechanical: 30-60 Mechanical: 30-60 Mechanical: 30-60 Mechanical: 30-60

Impact speed: Very Low

Base action points: 25 AP

Range: Melee

Critical chance: 5%

Critical damage bonus: 100%

On hit: Destroys rocks.

Dreadnought Armor Armor Suit

Safely behind metal plates and unbreakable glass.

Resistances: Mechanical: 80% / 40 Heat: 80% / 40 Cold: 90% / 100 Acid: 30% / 20 Energy: 15% / 10 Bio: 100%

Armor penalty: 95%

Shoot Rocket Combat Utility

Use: Shoot 30mm dreadnought rocket at the targeted location dealing 150-250 mechanical and 150-250 heat damage to everything in 2 tile radius. (AP: 20; Cooldown: 3 turns)

Dismount Dreadnought Combat Utility

Use: Power off and exit the dreadnought. Must be out of combat.

For armament, dreads pack SBA-75 chaingun attached to one arm, a powerful 80 series drill on the other, and a 30mm rocket launcher sitting on their shoulder. Some models have had a system installed that allowed them to use smart rockets, but those have been out of use for several years.

The heavy armor plating of dreadnoughts is almost impervious against small arms fire and other comparable threats. They are powered by 1000 kW WPE turbine engines with fusion cores that can last years without replacement.