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VR-074 Gorilla Veritech Armored Cyclone

I. Dimensions:

II. Type:

• Design: Robotech Research and Development, Honda Motor Company, Caterpillar Heavy Industries, and Olarin Tool Concern.
• Builders: Honda Motor Company and Caterpillar Heavy Industries.
• One man motorcycle, two-form veritech high-mobility power armor, construction and engineering version.

III. Service History:

• Served with all branches of the RDF from 2050 and is still in service.

IV. Performance:

• Speed, Motorcycle mode : 128 kph max., 88 kph typical cruising speed
• Speed, Battloid (running) : Approximately equal to that of the pilot.
• Speed, Battloid (flying) : 160 kph at up to 80m, hover at 6.5m
• Max Output: 221hp / 18000rpm
• Fusion supply : 100 hours operational use, on one standard fusion cell.

V. Electronics

• Phillips GN/DOS-3600 Miniview UV, IIR and optical sight system with light intensifier and computer enhancement.
• Short range radio.

VI. Personal Armor:

• To use the VR-074 Gorilla, the pilot must be wearing a suit of CVR-6 Body Armor, to which the Cyclone attaches in Battloid mode. 

VII. Armament:

Right Arm:

• 1 x Stanley welding laser: The VR-074 comes equipped with a welding laser on the right arm shield. While not intended to be used as a weapon, it can do damage on higher settings. This welding laser is built into the right arm shield and cannot be exchanged for another arm weapon.

Left Arm:

• 1 x Stanley extension arm: A robotic arm with three grips for delicate work in hard to reach places.
• or 1 x Stanley grappling hook: A grappling hook fired by compressed air usually with 100 meters of  high tension wire.
• or 1 x Craftsman air gun: A compressed air gun that can be adapted to shoot a variety of substances such as paint and sand.
• or 1 x Stanley hydraulic claw: For securely carrying heavy objects. Can easily hold up to 2000 pounds of pressure.
• or 1 x Stanley extendable crane: An extendable crane with 100 meters of cable and a motor that can lift up to one metric ton.
• or 1 x Caterpillar mechanical scoop and cargo lifter: A scoop that can be used for lifting cargo or moving earth and other objects like a bulldozer.

VIII. Armor:

The armor of the Gorilla is composed of an advanced titanium-steel alloy. The armor on the Gorilla stops all small arms fire, provides good protection against heavier infantry weapons, such as a 12.7mm machinegun round, and average resistance to light mecha-mounted weaponry, such as the Zentraedi 22.3mm HE autocannon round (though the pilot will be badly concussed). Vulnerable areas of the pilot are part of the upper arms, which are unarmored. The thighs and helmet are not protected by the Cyclone, but are covered by the CVR armor. Nuclear, biological, and chemical protection is limited to that provided by the CVR armor.

IX. Development:

Layout adapted from Robotech Reference Guide

Content by Jeffrey R. Spillner
Copyright © 2000, 1999, 1998 Jeffrey R. Spillner

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