Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Moby Dick

The Ferret Heavy Gear is perhaps the most unique military walker on Terranova. Designed by Lianya Keimuri, owner of Keimuri Motorcycles and a mechanical design genius, the Ferret combines the features of both a gear and a motorcycle. The Ferret is capable of high wheeled speeds by sitting back on it's oversized rear secondary movement system wheel and locking the legs together in what is a 'reverse tricycle' configuration. In walker mode, the Ferret stands some 3.6m tall. In SMS mode, it is a short 1.79m, and has all the characteristics of an oversized motorcycle. Designed as a light scout and recon vehicle, the Ferret is now in the process of being replaced by the more advanced, more humanoid Cheetah.

Moby Dick was acquired by the Badlands Caravan Guild assault on the Green Trading House compound in Khayr-ad Din in TN1919. Originally a Wild Ferret electronic warfare variant, the more advanced electronics suite was removed, since the only two people in the Caravan crew small enough to pilot the gear were Karin Hassan and Tessa Lin, non-combatants. The gear was relegated to a small corner of 'The Cave,' the Longrunner used as a vehicle maintenance hangar, and forgotten by all except the two girls. After nearly a season spent in clandestine planning and parts gathering, the two girls set to work to turn Moby Dick into a finely tuned drag racing Ferret. Moby Dick has a noticeably higher top speed in motorcycle mode due to the girls' tinkering. The gear is painted a stark white with black detailing and a classic shark-mouth finish on the nose of the cockpit.

Piloted by Karin Hassan, the gear won second place in the Lance Point Gear Rally Drag Racing Heats on 32 Winter, TN1919, losing only to Zephyr, a Chasseur hover-variant of the Jager frame.

HEAVY GEAR VEHICLE RECORD SHEET
NAME:
VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS
Moby Dick
SIZE:5
MODEL:CREW:1
HACS-02LG-SCT Ferret
BONUS ACTIONS:0
CLASS:CREW SKILLS
Scout
PILOT:
GUNNERY:
MOVEMENT
PRIMARY COMBAT:3 / -1
PRIMARY TOP:6 / 0
SECONDARY COMBAT:8 / +1
SECONDARY TOP:15 / +2
MANEUVER:+1
ELECTRONICS
SENSORS:0
COMMUNICATION:0
FIRE CONTROL:0
ARMOUR
LIGHT DAMAGE:12
HEAVY DAMAGE:24
OVERKILL:36
WEAPONS
CODE-NAME:RANGEDAMACCRoF/CLIPSpecial
Vibroblade0x80-Close Combat










































PERKS
NAME:RATING:GAME EFFECTAUX
Hostile Env. Protection: Desert


Low Profile

+1 Conceal under cover
Manipulator Arms x26Can punch
















FLAWS
NAME:RATING:GAME EFFECTAUX
Annoyance
Cramped Cockpit: Max BLD: -1
Annoyance
Low Profile in SMS Only
Decreased Maneuverability2Subtract from Maneuver in Primary
Exposed Movement System
Movement Damage one step worse




DEFECTS
NAME:RATING:GAME EFFECTAUX
None


















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