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Quaedluun-Mar Marduk Meltran Power Armor

I. Dimensions:

II. Type:

• One man infantry assault mecha.

III. Propulsion:

Engines:

• 2 x reaction mass thrusters on the back, total thrust 385 kN.
• 12 x reaction mass thrusters on the feet(2), calves(4), shoulders(4), and arms(2), total thrust 68 kN.
• Assorted small reaction thrusters and gyroscopes for all-environment maneuvers, attitude adjustment, and stability.

Powerplant:

• Miniaturized fusion reactor providing electrical power to the mecha.  Total output, unknown estimated to be in excess of 4000 kW.

Fuel Capacity:

• 16 Standard canisters of reaction mass
• 389.4 liters of reactant for fusion engines.

IV. Performance:

V. Sensory Systems:

• Medium range conventional radar system
• Thermo-imager
• Night vision optics
• Telescopic optics (x15 magnification)
• Laser tracker/designator
• Low power broadband sensor jammer.

VI. Armament:

Hand Held Weapons:

• 1 x Laser Pulse Cannon: Mounted on a unique lance, this pulse cannon serves as the primary armament for the Meltran Power Armor.  The cannon is capable of firing short rapid fire bursts at a rate of thrice per second with an output of 3 MJ per pulse.  The cannon also has a high yield function allowing it to fire much more powerful bursts of 18 MJ every three seconds.  Both of these functions have a range of 5 km.  As the cannon is mounted in the lance, it is not connected to the primary power source of the power armor, and therefore has a limited ammunition of a total of 120 pulses at low power, or 25 pulses at maximum yield.
• or 1 x Automatic Rail Cannon: This weapon mounted in the mecha right hand usually resembles a veritech gunpod, but contains a rail canon as opposed to normal cannon.  The cannon fires 100 gram shell at approx. 37 kps to a distance of 4 km with excellent accuracy. The weapon can fire at a rate of up to 120 rounds per minute with a 60 round clip.  Most of the time the mecha carried at least one spare clip behind the left arm shield. The weapon can be mounted on the back when not use.

Melee Weapon:

• 4 x .2 MW tachyon blade: On the reverse end of the lance opposite the laser pulse cannon are mounted four tachyon blades.  The blades themselves are short, a little over a meter in length and are arrayed in a fan like pattern at the base of the lance.  These blades can be used with devastating effect on any type of target and serve the Meltran Power Armor well in melee combat.  The entire array of blades has enough energy for 120 seconds of continuous use before shutting down.  Do the lack of a power plant within the lance itself, and the lack of power from the armor to the lance, one the blades are out of energy, they're for the most part useless until the armor returns to base to recharge the lance.
• 2 x .85 MW tachyon saber: Mounted on the forearm the beam sabers can be drawn and activated within 0.24 seconds by an experienced pilot.  This beam saber contains enough energy and tachyons for about 90 seconds of continuous use. When not in use, the beam sabers are stored in the forearms of the mecha, where they are recharged by the reactor. The sabers can be switched on and off while holding it, in order to conserve power. Once totally depleted it takes 1 minute for a beam saber to recharge to full capacity.
• 1 x 2.0 MW tachyon lance: One of the most powerful tachyon melee weapons ever developed, the 2.0 MW tachyon lance is one shot weapon.  Usually used as a last ditch weapon, or once the ammunition for the laser cannon and blades has been expended.  The lance itself contains enough power for 15 seconds of use and while this may seem short, the lance is used only once so this is of little consequence.  The lance is usually hurled like a javelin or spear at an opponent seeking to skewer it and render the opponent helpless.

Missiles:

• 4 x Hades missile launcher: The shoulders of the power armor each contain a large missile launcher holding a total of 24 MPZM-3 missiles each.  The launchers are internal and have 12 launch silos allowing up to 12 missiles to be fired in one volley.  The auto reload system has enough missiles to fully reload each launcher once in under 3 seconds allowing for rapid release of all missiles.

VII. Armor:

The armor of the Quaedluun-Mar is composed of an advanced alloy composed of unknown metals. Whatever the metal, it stops all small arms and heavy infantry weapons fire, as well as provided good resistance to light mecha-mounted weaponry, such as the Zentraedi 22.3mm HE autocannon round, and fair resistance to medium mecha-mounted weaponry, such as the Valkyrie's 55mm APFSDS round.

The Quaedluun-Mar provided full protection from nuclear, biological, and chemical hazards, using a sealed cockpit environment. The internal consumables supplies could provide breathable atmosphere for four days maximum.

VIII. Development:

Layout adapted from Robotech Reference Guide

Content by Jeffrey R. Spillner

Copyright © 2001,2000 Jeffrey R. Spillner

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