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the Manned Mobile Unit
The Manned Mobile Unit, or M.M.U., is a strange device that was apparently being tested in the eighties by the United States Army for use in urban warfare. It is a hybrid machine, in that it is half tank and half robotic exoskeleton; essentially, it's a white robot, about twelve feet tall, that moves about via two large tank treads (with a curious vertical profile). The M.M.U. has these vehicular statistics and capabilities:
C Gd 10 |
S Ty 6 |
B In 40 |
P Rm 30 |
Armor Plating: the M.M.U. is covered from head to tread with thick armor plating that is proof against small arms fire. This armor itself is built from Incredible (40) material strength metals, though the treads are only built from Excellent (20) m.s. materials. Overall, this offers the M.M.U. Remarkable (30) ranked armor (and similar protection for the occupants), which breaks down as follows:
* Rm 30 / Gd 10 / Pr 4 / Sh 0 / Sh 0
Grasping Arm: the M.M.U.'s left arm is equipped with a fully functional hand, which can be used to manipulate objects in its environment. It has an equivalent Strength score of Remarkable (30), that can be brought to bear either in lifting, grasping, and even melee attack. It's small parts are slightly less armored than the rest of the M.M.U., however; give it -1 CS protection from attack.
Gun Arm: the M.M.U.'s right arm does not terminate in a hand like the left does; instead, it is fitted with two fully automatic machine guns, the better to kill people with. These twinned machine guns can fire in either a semi or fully automatic mode, the first inflicting Excellent (20) Armor Piercing Shooting damage per burst, the latter functioning at +1 CS - and normally used against vehicular opponents.
Sensor Suite: considering the large size of the M.M.U.'s robotic 'head', it is very likely that this item is equipped with a large array of enhanced sensory devices. At the very least, the M.M.U.'s head has been fitted with infrared sensors and a complete radar imaging system, both of which will function at Remarkable (30) rank. There may be more to this sensor collection, but it hasn't been shown yet.
Tank Treads: finally, the lower portion of the M.M.U. is equipped with two large, vertically uneven treads (higher in the back than in the front). These treads can propel the rather large and heavy M.M.U. at Typical (6) ground speeds, which translates into approximately 45 miles per hour - at full burn. The thing usually travels at a mere 15 miles per hour when in combat, though.
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