the Dominator

Part of the experimental Battle Force 2000 line of research, the Dominator is a curious 'snow tank' that the team put through its paces starting in 1987. This strange vehicle is a mini-tank wrapped in a separate armored body, which can itself separate for limited uses.

While combined, the Dominator has the vehicular statistics of its 'plasma gun', though slightly modified (see the asterisk). Also, it cannot use the plasma gun's plasma cannons while so combined. The individual sub-vehicles of the Dominator function as follows.

* Note: when the two components of the Dominator are combined, the vehicle suffers a net -1 CS to its Speed score, moving at only Good (10) land speed (or 60 miles per hour). On the other hand, it benefits from a +1 CS to its Protection score (to Remarkable (30)).

Plasma Gun:

The interior of the Dominator, this smaller, six-wheeled vehicle is also the primary weapon of the vehicle. It can discard the outer shell of the Dominator to run with increased speed, albeit with less protection. It has these vehicular capabilities:

Battle Dog Main Gun: mounted on a reinforced turret, this huge gun is a 152mm XM175 cannon. This devastating weapon can be fired to inflict Amazing (50) Shooting damage per deadly blast, enough to penetrate even the strongest of enemy fortifications.

Bullseye Targeting System: consisting of a laser range finder and a full-solution ballistic computer, this unit helps the driver of the plasma gun to fight effectively under all conditions, even giving him or her a +1 CS to attacks made with its weaponry.

Communications Array: the Dominator's inner ride is equipped with a gigahertz frequency, frequency wobbler clandestine operations radio system. This makes for Typical (6) communications power (with a 250 mile range) that has Remarkable (30) ranked signal encryption.

Plasma Cannons: flanking the main cannon on the Plasma Gun, these powerful and experimental weapons fire blasts of compacted, super-heated gases at a foe, each of which inflict Excellent (20) Energy damage per deadly blast - raised by +1 CS when fired in tandem.

Ski Attack Vehicle:

Something of a misnomer, the ski attack vehicle isn't really a vehicle per se, having no locomotion on its own. It can move when pushed, or when it gains sudden downhill momentum however, and has these capabilities:

* Needs a good push.

Deflection: the front of the Dominator is built with defense in mind. It has a highly angular body, with deflective slopes covering most of it and the turret. This causes most frontal attacks against the vehicle to suffer a -1 CS to hit, though passengers hanging on aren't so lucky...

Gestalt: the ski attack vehicle isn't all that mobile by itself, however it can be reconfigured to form the 'walls' of the Battle Force 2000 Future Fortress, which is described in its own equipment entry (Excellent (20) ranked gestalt).

Heat Generation: the main purpose of the ski attack vehicle is to melt snow in a hurry - likely to help it control a cold-weather battlefield - or to dig in when assembling the Future Fortress. It can generate heat of Incredible (40) intensity when necessary.

Twin Terror Machine Guns: these dual pivoting machine guns, each mounted on the front of the ski attack vehicle, allow the driver to fire conventional weapons when necessary, inflicting Good (10) Shooting damage in a small burst, or Excellent (20) Shooting damage full auto.

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