Small Vajra/Mobile Soldier Vajra (MF)

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Small Vajra/Mobile Soldier Vajra

1.0 BACKGROUND
1.1 SDC BY LOCATION
1.2 SPEEDS
2.0 STATISTICAL DATA
3.0 WEAPON SYSTEMS
4.0 STANDARD ABILITIES FOR THE VAJRA - SMALL
5.0 COMBAT AND INTELLECTUAL ABILITIES FOR THE VAJRA - SMALL

BACKGROUND

The Vajra are a super life-form that always continues to evolve. Each individual is tied together in an Intestinal Bacteria Network that emits Fold Waves, and the entirety of the Vajra think as one. Due to this real-time information transfer ability, the damage information of a single individual is accumulated by the colony and fed-back into newly created individuals. Hence, the means of attack that are received several times do not apply to the next generation of Vajra.

In addition to the queen, several types of individuals exist. Independent Space Folds are possible, the shell is the same kind of material as Energy Conversion Armour, and objects that appear to be missiles are produced within a short period of time inside of their bodies. Fold Bacillus is included in their bodily fluids, and the humans that come into contact with it are infected by the V-type Infectious Disease; and they will die if they aren't treated at an early stage.

The Mobile Soldier Vajra is the smallest Vajra, and it is a size smaller when compared to a Variable Fighter. It has missiles and beam guns in the head, and they act in the form of attendants to one of the Heavy Soldier Vajra. Even though it is small, it has a fighting ability that surpasses that of the main VF of the New Unified Forces.

The Mobile Soldier Vajra acts with the Heavy Soldier Vajra. The tip of its long tail is a blade that has a sharp edge, and it demonstrated its power in hand-to-hand battles. Even though it is small, it boasts of powerful firepower, with biotic beam guns and biotic missiles built inside the head.

The tail has a blue luminescence when the Mobile Soldier Vajra is manoeuvring. That light is said to cause fear in the New Unified Forces soldiers when a countless amount of it flies from the distance.

The Mobile Soldier Vajra are the most numerous in number of individuals in the combat Vajra, and they are presumed to be a midway form on the way to the incremental metamorphosis to the Heavy Soldier Vajra. Their long tail is a highly-efficient Bio-Gravitational Field Propeller, and they have manoeuvrability that rivals that of the VF-25. Even though they don't have wings, they have great flight abilities even in the atmosphere; moreover, they move at high-speed on the ground with their long legs. They rapid-fire pulse beams from the crystalline structure tissue on the top of their body. Their Bio-Fold Navigation is limited to short ranges.

RPG STATS

Species: Vajra
Stage (Caste): Small Fighter

Design Features: ???

SDC BY LOCATION:

Note: due to the Vajra ability to evolve and overcome weapons, the following are in effect:

MDC attacks become SDC at the rate of 100 MDC = 100 SDC.

The Vajra have a base AR of 6 against all weapon types. After a Vajra has been destroyed by a particular weapon type (not a specific weapon), all of the other Vajra increase their AR against that weapon type by 1 point.

Only 1 AR point increase per encounter or day. Even if a large group of Vajra are destroyed (E.g.: by a reaction weapon), the Vajra race as a whole only gains 1 point of AR resistance against it.

Once the Vajra have evolved to an AR of 20, they are invulnerable to that weapon type.

Vajra are susceptible to Fold Ore, Fold Quartz, and crushing types of attacks. This is why the New Unified Space Forces eventually develops Fold Quartz based MDE munitions and employs the Charged Graviton Particle Cannon against them. Against these weapons the Vajra have no AR, and can be considered MDC creatures.

Location	SDC	Location	SDC
Head Fins (4) Head ¹ Claws (4) Large Arms (2)	75 each 150 40 each 150 each	Small Arms (2) Missile Launchers (6) Main Body ² Tail	100 each 50 each 350 100

NOTES:

¹ Destroying the head will destroy the brain of the Vajra and will knock out the major sensor systems, including all of the optics systems (infrared, nightvision, thermal). Radar and communications will be unaffected. Roll 1D10: 1 to 9 - the Vajra is dormant. 10 - the Vajra goes berserk, and lashes out blindly with claws and gun fire.
If any other Vajra are nearby, the damaged Vajra will join them. Roll 1D10: 1 to 4 the berserk Vajra will continue to attack. 5 to 10 - the berserk Vajra will retreat, heal, and only attack in response to any attacks on it. A dormant Vajra may revive and go berserk: roll 1D10: 1 revives, 2 to 10: remains dormant. Roll once (1) per melee round.
²: Depleting the MDC of the main body will destroy the Vajra.

SPEEDS:

Running: 90 kmph
Leaping: 10 m high or 18 m long without thrusters.
Flying: Mach 5.0+ (1,135 kmph) at 10,000 m and higher. VTOL capable.

Ceiling: Unlimited (capable of launching into satellite orbit over an Earth-class planet)
Maximum rate of ascent: under investigation
Operational Underwater Depth: under investigation

STATISTICAL DATA:

Height: under investigation
Width: under investigation

Length: 15~20 m
Presumed Weight: 4~5 t

Physical Strength: equal to a PS of 50
Cargo: Whatever it can carry in it's hands.

Power Plant: under investigation

WEAPON SYSTEMS

Vajra are able to grow and regrow things like missiles. They have only a limited amount of energy available at any particular time to grow new munitions. All Vajra attacks consume the energy. When all the energy points are expended, they are unable to perform any actions or attacks that require them.

ENERGY POINTS: 30.

RECHARGE RATE: 1 point every 2 minutes (30 points per hour).

1. BEAM MACHINE GUN:

The beam machine gun is mounted in the main body of the Mobile Soldier Vajra. It works similar to a VF's gun pod.

PRIMARY PURPOSE: Assault
SECONDARY PURPOSE: Anti-Missile Defence
RANGE: 5,630 m
DAMAGE: 1D10 per round. 10 round burst, single target - 1D10X10 MD. 20 round burst, single target - 2D10X10 MD. 40 round burst, single target - 4D10x10 MD.
The Beam Machine Gun can be used for sprays: 10 round spray - 1D10 MD, affects 1D4 targets. 20 round burst spray - 1D10 MD, affects 2D4 targets with a 50% chance of hitting bystanders. Longer duration sprays (up to limits of the magazine): 2D10 MD, affects 4D4 targets. Chance of hitting bystanders is 70%.
RATE OF FIRE: Equal to the pilot's combined number of attacks. Note that the amounts fired by the Beam Machine Gun aren't limited to only 1, 10, 20 or 40 rounds. Any variation can be fired (it is recommended to stick to multiples of 10 for ease of damage resolution.)
PAYLOAD: unlimited.
ENERGY COST: Negligible.

2. MICRO MISSILE DISCHARGER (10):

Ten micro-missile launchers are in the rear of the Mobile Soldier Vajra. They always contain a single micro missile. After the micro missile is discharged, the Mobile Soldier Vajra has the option of regrowing a micro missile in the discharger.

PRIMARY PURPOSE: Assault/Defense
RANGE: 1.6 km
SPEED: 2,251 kmph
DAMAGE: 1D8X10 MD with a 3.05 m blast radius.
RATE OF FIRE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 per hardpoints. Both hardpoints can be firelinked. One volley counts as one attack.
PAYLOAD: 1 micro missiles per discharger; 10 total.
COMBAT: 2 attacks, +2 strike
ENERGY COST: 1 point to grow 1 missile.

3. LARGE BEAM CANNON (1)

The Mobile Soldier Vajra can fire a large, and powerful (for such a small sized unit) beam weapon. The Mobile Soldier Vajra rarely does so, as it consumes a considerable amount of power.

PRIMARY PURPOSE: Anti-mecha
SECONDARY PURPOSE: Breaching enemy fortresses or ships.
RANGE: GM's option: further penalties to strike at long range if the Mobile Soldier Vajra is engaging in maneuvers. The following is for not moving and carefully positioning to aim properly.
- to 28,000 m: No penalties to hit
- to 56,000 m (maximum range): -3 to strike. Roll 1D4: 1 glancing blow roll for damage and divide by 1/4, 2 glancing blow roll for damage and divide by 1/2, 3 & 4 Direct hit normal damage.
DAMAGE: 10D10x10 MD per shot.
RATE OF FIRE: Single shots only. No more than one (1) per melee round.
PAYLOAD: limited only by recharge time and remaining energy.
ENERGY COST: 10 points per shot.

4. REGENERATION

Instead of an offensive action, the Mobile Soldier Vajra can use it's energy to regenerate. This powerful ability allows it to instantly regrow lost arms, tails, missile discharger assemblies (up to 5 at a time) or simply repair the main body. As it consumes a lot of energy, the Mobile Soldier Vajra don't tend to use it during combat.

REGENERATION: 1D10x10 MD to any part of the body, including parts that have been lost (the lost part instantly reappears).
ENERGY COST: 10 points per regeneration.

5. HAND TO HAND COMBAT

If necessary, the Mobile Soldier Vajra can engage in melee combat rather than use a weapon. The Mobile Soldier Vajra is extremely agile, and can execute most typical hand to hand combat moves; such as punches, jump kicks, leap attacks, rolling with impacts, etc..

DAMAGE:

Restrained Punch or Tail Swat: 1D6 M.D.
Full Strength Punch: 4D6 M.D.
Spear With Tail: 3D6x10 M.D.
Tear or Pry with Hands: 2D4 M.D. + additional ripping and frame damages.
Leap Kick: 2D6x10 M.D.
Nose/Head Fin attack: 1D6x10 M.D.
Body Block/Tackle: 2D6 M.D.

STANDARD EQUIPMENT FOR THE MOBILE SOLDIER VAJRA

COMBAT COMPUTER: The Vajra can store and analyze data during combat with hostile forces. The Vajra tracks and identifies specific enemy targets, and has a database of over 13,500 images stored in memory. The computer can identify and track up to 375 targets simultaneously.
EC (Electronic Countermeasures) and VHF ANTENNA: It provides protection against surface to air missiles and air to air missiles' radar, by jamming. A radar warning receiver allows the Vajra to know when they are in a radar-guided threat environment. The Very High Frequency antenna transmits and receives tactical, operational, and administrative information in the VHF range. It supports line-of-sight communications.
HEAT AND RADIATION SHIELDS: Special shielding prevents the penetration of life threatening heat and radiation. A radiation detection and alarm system are linked with the shields and will sound an alarm if there is a rupture in the shields and what the levels of radiation are.
HOMING SIGNAL: The Vajra has a homing device that enables other Vajra to locate it. The range of the signal is 750 km when the Vajra is dormant.
OPTICS - FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared): Range: 610 m. A passive optical heat sensor that detects infrared radiation projected by warm objects and converts that data into a false-color visible image. The system enables the Vajra to see in the dark, in shadows, and through smoke, fog, haze, and other atmospheric obscurants. FLIR adds a +10% bonus to the tracking skill.
OPTICS: HYBRID SENSOR/TV CAMERA SYSTEM AND REAR PERISCOPE: It provides standard visuals with x100 zoom functions (can zoom in to see 1 m square at 1,000 m.)
RADAR: mounted in the head is an integrated radar. The radar is capable of tracking 96 targets, while simultaneously devising and executing fire control solutions for 8 targets. It can detect targets as low as 15 m and as high as 24,384 m, at ranges over 740 km.
FOLD WAVE DETECTORS: Long range, directional, line-of-sight communications system with satellite relay capabilities. Range: 960 km or can be boosted indefinitely via satellite relay. Uses both the UHF and VHF antennas.
SWAG ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM: uses energy from the engines to reinforce the armour strength of the Vajra. Effectively triples the armour's durability.

COMBAT AND INTELLECTUAL ABILITIES FOR THE MOBILE SOLDIER VAJRA

Nine (9) Attacks per Melee

+2 on initiative

+4 to strike

+5 to parry

+6 to dodge. (optional: +6 at low, +8 at medium, and +10 at high speed differentials)

+5 to roll with an impact, reducing damage by half.

Critical strike on an unmodified roll of 18, 19, or 20.

Skills of note:

Radio (90%)
Optic Systems (80%)
Intelligence (80%)
Detect Ambush (80%)
Detect Concealment (75%)
Tracking (75%)
Piloting (90%)
Navigation (90%)
Read Sensory Instruments (90%)

REFERENCES

Palladium Books Game Engine and MDC Rules
Macross Frontier
Macross Chronicle
Great Mechanics.DX4

Newtype June 2008
Macross F Official Fan Book
Macross F 2059: Memories

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