Ground Hog (Proto-Sloth)
Base Chassis
Mass 500Kg
Chassis - 100Kg
Movement 2MP - 30Kg
2 Prototype Armor - 200Kg
170Kg Remaining
Background - Designed by Blue Shot Weaponry of Solaris VII the Ground Hog is the first quadruped 'Heavy Exoskeleton' intended for mining, salvage, and search and rescue operations. Its four stubby legs mimic the motion of a lizard and reduce its profile allowing it to slip through narrow passages. With almost a third of its mass undedicated Blue Shot has experimented with everything from mounting improved sensors at a higher ground speed for military recon or search and rescue to a high powered hose with tank capacity for firefighting in hostile environments. Unscrupulous gangsters and Free Skye militias have mounted a small quad rocket pack on the Ground Hog as well, these are typically called 'Warthogs' and are an increasing concern within the Lyran Commonwealth.
Variants
Ground Hog / Recon/S&R variant
Movement 5 MP - +90Kg
Improved Sensors - +65Kg
Searchlight - +5Kg
Mission Cargo 20Kg
Ground Hog / Firefighting (or starting) variant
Flamer (Vehicle) 150Kg
20Kg Water or Inferno fuel
Warthog / Rocket Technical
Turret - 60Kg
Detachable Rocket Launcher 4 - 110Kg
Aggressor 'Rhino' Suit
Mass 1500Kg
Chassis - 300Kg
Movement 1MP - 0
6 Prototype Armor - 600Kg
2 Heavy Magnetized Battle Claws 80Kg
2 Forearm Anti-Personnel Weapon Mounts 10Kg
2 Shoulder Mounted SRM-3s 360Kg w/ 1 Reload 120
Extra Power Pack 25Kg
Searchlight 5Kg
Background - The Rhino is an in-house modification by the COMGUARDs and ROM utilizing a reinforced version of the StarCorps PEX-A Gorilla suits that their technical groups were already using in construction and maintenance of their HPG facilities and garrisons. With enough armor to take a medium laser the Rhino is able to take point against heavily armed infantry and destroy their positions with its SRMs, heavy battle claws, and forearm mounted assault rifles. It underwent extensive evaluation at Sandhurst on Terra and a Fleet variant was approved after testing around Venus. First deployed outside the Protectorate in an almost successful assassination attempt against Warlord Isoroku Kurita on Hachiman the Rhino would become more visible in future ROM operations throughout the 3040s.
Variants - The Fleet variant of the Rhino suit reduces the size of the SRMs to only four with the balance of mass given over to the necessary modifications for space ops, additional fuel for its thrusters, and extra magazines or power packs for its Anti-Personnel Weapons which can only be changed out by supporting troops.
