Despite being named for an ancient Syrian god of prosperity, the Dagon assault battlesuit has never seen much in the way of market success. While it is a more mobile suit than most offerings in its weight class, potential customers tend to insist that the armor lacks the sort of protection and firepower they expect from battle armor of this size. Many in particular point to its lack of endurance. Its primary weapon is theoretically six tubes of short ranged missiles in two three tube clusters, but each cluster can only carry a single salvo, after which the suit must rely on paired micro lasers and its own shear bulk to engage enemies. This at best makes the Dagon an ambush unit and a possibly passable urban combatant, but in general service it is liekly to be outperformed by other more balanced armors.
Though the basic design has seen only lackluster sales, it has still managed to spawn variants. Or, possibly the "standard design" is in fact a variant itself. The Aquatic model of the Dagon is almost completely identical to the standard model, save for swapping the jump pack for a set of UMUs and loading multi-function munitions into the head-mounted launcher. It is commonly suspected that this version is actually the original design, partly because of the persistent but mistaken belief that its namesake was an aquatic deity, but also because the suit seems generally well engineered for the rigors of underwater operations. In its element, the aquatic variant performs well. Not just because it is competing in a very small field, but because its "shotgun blast" style of combat is legitimately dangerous to larger opponents who are at risk from catastrophic hull breaches.
The second variant is specialized for spaceborn operations, giving up both its missile launcher and some of its armor to accommodate both the necessary equipment, as well as otherwise optimizing its weapon load for shipboard operations. By all accounts, this suit is a terrifying foe in shipboard combat, even if its shear size can limit its mobility in the tight quarters of a ship. Paired pulse lasers and massive vibro claws allow it to tear both flesh and metal apart at close range.
The last variant draws heavy inspiration from the spaceborn variant, or at least its effectiveness against unarmored personnel. Described as a "counter insurgency unit", this Jade Falcon variant removes the space operations adaptation and the pulse lasers, and replaces the armor with a thickened layer of fire resistant plate. Two flamers now join the vibro claws as the primary weapons, while improved thermal sensors allow it to identify its targets before bursting through walls or ceilings to rip up and incinerate everything in its path. As a counter-insurgency platform, the Falcons seem very pleases with the Dagon, however none can deny the almost gleeful levels of collateral damage these units seem to cause in their efforts.
Dagon Assault Battlearmor
Tech Base: Clan (Standard)
Chassis Type: Biped
Weight Class: Assault
Maximum Weight: 2,000 kg
Battle Value: 400
Swarm/Leg Attack/Mechanized/AP: No/No/No/No
Equipment Slots Mass
Chassis: 700 kg
Motive System:
Ground MP: 1 0 kg
Jump MP: 2 500 kg
Manipulators:
Left Arm: Heavy Battle Claw 20 kg
Right Arm: Heavy Battle Claw 20 kg
Armor: Standard (Basic) 0 325 kg
Armor Value: 13+1 (Trooper)
Slots
Weapons and Equipment Location (Capacity) Mass
ER Micro Laser Right Arm 1 150 kg
ER Micro Laser Left Arm 1 150 kg
SRM 3 Body 2 60 kg
SRM 3 Body 2 60 kg
Dagon Assault Battlearmor (Aquatic)
Type: Dagon Assault Battlearmor
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Tech Base: Clan (Advanced)
Chassis Type: Biped
Weight Class: Assault
Maximum Weight: 2,000 kg
Battle Value: 376
Swarm/Leg Attack/Mechanized/AP: No/No/No/No
Equipment Slots Mass
Chassis: 700 kg
Motive System:
Ground MP: 1 0 kg
UMU MP: 2 500 kg
Manipulators:
Left Arm: Heavy Battle Claw 20 kg
Right Arm: Heavy Battle Claw 20 kg
Armor: Standard (Basic) 0 325 kg
Armor Value: 13+1 (Trooper)
Slots
Weapons and Equipment Location (Capacity) Mass
ER Micro Laser Right Arm 1 150 kg
ER Micro Laser Left Arm 1 150 kg
SRM 3 Body 2 60 kg
SRM 3 Body 2 60 kg
Dagon Assault Battlearmor (Space)
Tech Base: Clan (Standard)
Chassis Type: Biped
Weight Class: Assault
Maximum Weight: 2,000 kg
Battle Value: 328
Swarm/Leg Attack/Mechanized/AP: No/No/No/No
Equipment Slots Mass
Chassis: 700 kg
Motive System:
Ground MP: 1 0 kg
Jump MP: 2 500 kg
Manipulators:
Left Arm: Heavy Vibro-Claw 60 kg
Right Arm: Heavy Vibro-Claw 60 kg
Armor: Standard (Basic) 0 250 kg
Armor Value: 10+1 (Trooper)
Slots
Weapons and Equipment Location (Capacity) Mass
Space Operations Adaptation Body 1 100 kg
Micro Pulse Laser Right Arm 1 160 kg
Micro Pulse Laser Left Arm 1 160 kg
Dagon Assault Battlearmor (Counter-Insurgency)
Tech Base: Clan (Standard)
Chassis Type: Biped
Weight Class: Assault
Maximum Weight: 2,000 kg
Battle Value: 407
Swarm/Leg Attack/Mechanized/AP: No/No/No/No
Equipment Slots Mass
Chassis: 700 kg
Motive System:
Ground MP: 1 0 kg
Jump MP: 2 500 kg
Manipulators:
Left Arm: Heavy Vibro-Claw 60 kg
Right Arm: Heavy Vibro-Claw 60 kg
Armor: Fire Resistant 5 360 kg
Armor Value: 12+1 (Trooper)
Slots
Weapons and Equipment Location (Capacity) Mass
Flamer Right Arm 1 150 kg
Flamer Left Arm 1 150 kg
Heat Sensor Body 1 20 kg
