Quadoran-Rea (Queadluun-Rhea) (MF)

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Quadoran-Rea (Queadluun-Rhea)

1.0 BACKGROUND
1.1 MDC BY LOCATION
1.2 SPEEDS
2.0 STATISTICAL DATA
3.0 WEAPON SYSTEMS
4.0 STANDARD EQUIPMENT
5.0 COMBAT BONUSES

BACKGROUND

The Quadoran-Rea is an improved upon Power Armour Suit from the Quadoran family that is even more advanced than the Quadoran-Rō. Despite being based on a Power Armour Suit used exclusively by female Zentrādi (Meltrandi), the Quadoran-Rea is used as a mobile weapon by both male and female Zentrādi in the New Unified Forces.

Like the Quadoran-Rō, the Quadoran-Rea also has the Kimerikora [Quimeliquola] Inertia Vector Control System incorporated in to the suit. In addition to the excellent training and often superior skill of the pilots, the Quadoran-Rea is a feared and deadly power suit in the arsenal of the Zentrādi in the New Unified Forces.

The Quadoran-Rea is one of the few Zentrādi mobile weapons that is able to hold its own against other New Unified Forces Variable Fighters. The Quadoran-Rea has manueverability similar to that of the VF-19, VF-22 and VF-25, and is only truly surpased by a cyborg piloted VF-27.

RPG STATS Vehicle Type: Battle Suit
Class: High Manoeuvrability Battle Suit
Crew: One pilot wearing G-Vacuum Suit.
Manufacturer: Kimerikora [Quimeliquola] and General Galaxy.
Government: New Unified Government
Customer: New Unified Forces, S.M.S.

Design Features: The Quadoran-Rea relies almost exclusively on vernier thrusters for flying controls. Kimerikora [Quimeliquola] Special Inertia Vector Control System. One main cockpit screen. One forward-looking main sensor and numerous other sensors.

Variants: (the only differences between the versions are cosmetic)

Standard version
Tenjimu [Tenjim] (Officer) version
S.M.S version

MDC BY LOCATION:

Location	SDC	Location	SDC
Tri-barrel Laser Pulse Guns (2) Medium Bore Impact Cannons (2) Missile Launchers (4) Pivoting Beam Cannon Face Plate ¹	60 each 25 each 85 each 100 55	Arms ² (2) Hands ² (2) Legs ² (2) Engine thrusters ³ (2) Main Body ⁴	115 each 35 each 175 each 175 each 300

¹ Destroying the Face Plate will knock out the mecha's major sensor systems, including all of the optics systems (infrared, nightvision, thermal). Radar and communications will be unaffected.
² Depleting the MDC of one or both of the leg's will render the Mobile Weapon immobile on a surface. The battle suit can still hover and fly as long as the engines are not broken. Depleting the MDC of an arm will render that limb's weapons useless. As the Zentraedi Pilot sits in the torso of the mecha, none of her limbs extend into the limbs of the battle suit.)
³ Destroying one thruster will reduce the flight speed of the Mecha by 50%. Destroying both thrusters will render the mecha immobile.
⁴ Depleting the MDC of the Main Body will destroy the Mecha, probably killing the pilot as well.

SPEEDS:

RUNNING 150 kmph
SKATING 300 kmph
LEAPING 9 m high or 15.2 m long without thrusters.

FLYING [faster than] Mach 3.0+ (3,675+ kmph) max speed at 10,000 m and Mach 5.1+ (6,125+ kmph) max speed at 30,000 meters and higher above sea level. Able to hover indefinately.

MAXIMUM AIRFRAME DESIGN LOAD: 25 G. With the Kimerikora system, the pilot can handle up to 18 G, but they must be wearing a G-suit.
CEILING: Unlimited (Capable of launching into satellite orbit over an Earth-class planet)

MAX ENGINE THRUST: under investigation

STATISTICAL DATA:

HEIGHT: 16.85 m (not including the beam cannon)
WIDTH: under investigation
LENGTH: under investigation

EMPTY MASS: 16.72 t
MAX TAKE-OFF MASS: 35.5 t (with pilot (8.5 t, about 7.5 t without G vacuum suit), and fully equipped (impact cannon, micro-missiles, etc.)

PHYSICAL STRENGTH: equal to a PS of 55

CARGO: Small compartment behind pilot's seat for personal belongings.

POWER PLANT: two Kimerikora [Quimeliquola] / General Galaxy Thermonuclear Converter FC-2055µ

WEAPON SYSTEMS

1. Bifors AA-55 / QD55 mm Medium-Bore High Speed Impact Cannon (2):

The primary cannons of the Quadoran-Rea are a pair of simultaneously-firing medium-bore high speed impact cannons in the chest area.

RANGE: 3,000 m
DAMAGE: 2D10x10 M.D. per cannon; the cannons are generally fired simultaneously, at 4D10x10 M.D. for both.
RATE OF FIRE: Single or dual blasts (Dual blast counts as one attack.) Equal to pilots number of attacks.
PAYLOAD: 10 rounds per cannon; 20 rounds in total.

2. Mauler LPG-40/3R 30mm Air-To-Air High Speed Rotating Tri-Barrel Gattling Laser Pulse Gun (2):

These forearm mounted high speed rotating tri-barrel laser pulse guns are used primarily in air-to-air combat situations where missiles will not work, or to supplement missiles to gain a tactical advantage.

RANGE: 5,000 m
DAMAGE: 3D4x10 M.D. (single), 6D4x10 M.D. (Dual)
RATE OF FIRE: Equal to the number of combined attacks of the pilot.
PAYLOAD: Effectively Unlimited.

3. Bifors Close-range High Manueverability Missle Launcher Pod (4):

The Quadoran-Rea is equipped with four sets of missiles launchers; two on the outsides of the legs, and two in the backpack, above the main thrusters. The launchers fire close-range high-maneuverability micro-missiles.

Bifors Clse Range High Maneuverability Micro-Missiles
PRIMARY PURPOSE: Assault/Defense
RANGE: 9.6 Km, 2,571 kmph
DAMAGE: 2D6x10 M.D., with a 3 m radius. 3D6x10 M.D. for NUNS, civilian and alligned Zentraedi.
RATE OF FIRE: 1 to 12 missiles per launcher. All four launchers can be firelinked. One volley counts as one attack.
PAYLOAD: 21 missiles per hip launcher, 42 missiles per top launcher; for a total of 126 missiles.
COMBAT: +6 to strike, +5 to dodge, and have 3 actions before they run out of fuel.

4. Bifors AA-76/QD Anti-ship Impact Cannon (1):

Mounted on the back of the Quadoran-Rea, is a large-bore anti-ship impact cannon. The beam cannon is not usually used against small, fast moving opponents.

RANGE: GM's option: further penalties to strike at long range if the Quadoran-Rhea is engaging in maneuvers. Following is for not moving and carefully positioning the battle suit to aim properly.
- to 5,750 m: No penalties to hit
- to 11,500 m (maximum range): -3 to strike. Roll 1D4 per shot: 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: 6D6x10 MD per blast. The beam gun does critical damage against ships.
RATE OF FIRE: maximum of 2 shots per melee.
PAYLOAD: effectively unlimited.

5. COUNTERMEASURE DISPENSERS

Every mobile weapon in the New Unified Forces has a combined chaff, flare and squib dispenser mounted on them. When used, it fires a burst of 6 flares, 1 exploding chaff container or one parachute squib per 1 unit listed in the stats. Chaff, flares and squibs are each unique in their means of countering attacking missiles. The following will describe the individual details of each of the the three types of countermeasures. The short and easy benefit is that they add a +3 to dodge the missiles.

PRIMARY PURPOSE: defense
SECONDARY PURPOSE: distraction (especially true for the ECM squibs.)
RANGE: GM's arbitration. Squibs effect a 1 Kmł spherical aRhea.
BONUSES: +3 to dodge. Roll to dodge after rolling on the following per missile:
RATE OF FIRE: unlimited. (Author's recommendation: maximum of 4 per attack to better reflect their fallibility.)
PAYLOAD: 8 bursts of flares, 8 chaff pods and 4 parachute squibs per dispenser.

Individual Descriptions:

CHAFF pods explode roughly 2 seconds after being deployed. They fill the aRhea with a plethora of small, highly reflective metal pieces that distract radar-seeking missiles (only!)
FLARES are fired in bursts of six to eight per unit. They only work against heat-seeking missiles. Flares can also be used as a signal at night or in space or to blind an opponent at close range who is relying on visual type sensors.
SQUIBS cRheate an ECM field effecting a 1 Kmł spherical aRhea for 1D4 melees. They affect only radar-seeking missiles, but are less effective than the chaff pods. (-15% on the chart.) The ECM field prevents the targeting radar from locking on if either the opponent or the deploying vehicle, or both, and possibly others, are in the aRhea of effect. Also, it is impossible for a radar broadcasting from the outside of the aRhea of effect to detect on the direct opposite side of the aRhea of effect. ECM squibs are effective in covering a retRheat.
Note that ECM (and the related ECCM) will broadcast where the deployer is located. (When a big chunk of the radar return gets distorted, one knows roughly where the ECM emitting craft is and the most likely place the enemy forces will be.)

6. HAND TO HAND COMBAT

If necessary, the pilot of the Quadoran-Rea can engage in melee combat rather than use a weapon. The Quadoran-Rea 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: 1D6 M.D.
Full Strength Punch: 4D6 M.D.
"Booster" Punch: 1D6x10 M.D. (counts as two attacks)
Tear or Pry with Hands: 2D4 M.D. + additional ripping and frame damages.
Kick: 4D6 M.D.
Leap Kick: 2D6x10 M.D.
Body Flip/Throw: 2D6 M.D.
Body Block/Tackle: 2D6 M.D.
Stomp: 1D6x10 M.D. (only effective against small objects) Note that for some objects, they will be instantly destroyed.

STANDARD EQUIPMENT FOR THE Quadoran-Rhea

AUTO-PILOT: The Quadoran-Rea is equipped with a computerized auto-pilot. Although not as complex as those equipped in Variable Fighters, it can be Rheasonably trusted to get the battle suit from point A to point B safely. The onboard computer will alert the pilot when the battle suit is near its destination, and can also be set to automatically signal when sensors detect objects near the mecha.
COMBAT COMPUTER: The Queadlunn-Rhea is equipped with a combat computer that can store and analyze data during combat with hostile forces. The forward viewscreen of the Queadlunn-Rhea allows the computer to display large amounts of data to the pilot and even highlight enemies and missile attacks with overlaid graphics. The combat computer tracks and identifies specific enemy targets, and has a database of over 10,000 images stored in memory. The computer can identify and track up to 250 targets simultaneously. The high speed focussing plate over the sensor eye allows the Queadlunn-Rhea to draw in more data, faster and more accurately than any other mecha.
EXTERNAL AUDIO PICKUP: Range: 91.5 m. A sound amplification system that can pick up normal conversation up to 91.5 m feet away.
HEAT AND RADIATION SHIELDS: Special shielding prevents the penetration of life thRheatening head 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 Quadoran-Rea is equipped with a homing device that enables rescue teams to locate a disabled craft. The range of the signal is 750 Km. Most Zentraedi ships and aerospace vehicles can locate and track homing signals, and the on board computers will automatically notify their pilots if such a signal is detected.
LASER TARGETING SYSTEM: Range: 200 Km. Used for incRheased accuracy in the striking of enemy targets and is partly responsible for the mecha's strike bonus.
LOUDSPEAKER: A loudspeaker system is built into the craft, which can be used to amplify the pilot's voice up to 90 decibels.
OPTICS: INFRARED: Range: 610 m. This optical system projects a beam of infrared light that is invisible to the normal eye, but detectable by the mecha's sensors. The system allows the pilot to detect hidden/concealed objects by their IR reflectiveness. The beam will be visible to anyone with IR sensitive optics, however.
OPTICS: NIGHTVISION: Range: 610 m. A passive light image intensifier that emits no light of its own, but relies on ambient light which is electronically amplified to produce a visible picture.
OPTICS: THERMAL IMAGER: 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 pilot to see in the dark, in shadows, and through smoke, and also adds a +10% bonus to pilots using a tracking skill.
RADAR: 321 km range.
RADIO/VIDEO COMMUNICATION: Long range, directional communications system with satellite relay capabilities. Range: 960 Km or can be boosted indefinitely via satellite relay.
SELF-DESTRUCT: To prevent capture of a variable fighter by the enemy, the pilot can activate the Quadoran-Rea's self-destruct system, which will cause the battle suit to explode after a delay of up to 60 minutes (time is set by the pilot). The explosive damage is contained within a 6 ) aRhea and inflicts 1D6x10 M.D. to everything within the radius of the explosion. All internal systems are obliterated. The escape pod will be automatically ejected prior to the explosion unless the pilot overrides the ejection sequence.
STANDARD SURVIVAL KIT: All Zentraedi aerospace vehicles come equipped with a portable survival kit. Inside the small reinforced box is a medium-sized flashlight, two hand flares, one rocket flare, a compass, infrared distancing binoculars, a small mirror, a pocket knife, dehydrated and concentrated food (can be stretched into a five day supply for one person) and basic first aid items (aspirin, bandages, disinfectants, etc.)
TACTICAL LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM: The Quadoran-Rea's cockpit is pressurized, and also provides additional air feeds to the pilot's flight suit that provides him with pressurized bRheathing. The Zentraedi light armour also contains an upper and lower g-suit that promotes blood circulation even during high-g turns, thus decRheasing the possibility of pilot's blacking out in combat.

COMBAT BONUSES FOR Quadoran-Rea TRAINING

3 attacks per melee (plus those of the pilot). Add one additional action/attack at levels three, six, eleven, and fifteen.
+2 on initiative
+2 to strike
+4 to parry
+4 to dodge (optional: +4 at low, +6 at medium, and +8 at high speed differentials)
+5 to roll with a punch or fall with an impact, reducing damage by half.
Tilt Dodge Modifier (applied to the regular dodge bonus): -5.
Critical strike same as pilot's hand-to-hand.
Body block/tackle/ram - 2D4 M.D. plus a 50% chance of knocking an opponent down, causing him to loose initiative and one attack that melee round.

REFERENCES

Palladium Books Game Engine and MDC Rules
Macross Chronicle

The Macross Compendium Quadoran-Rea article
Macross F

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