| Overview and History |
| Vehicle Specifications | General Stats | |||
| Name: | Prairie Dog | Threat Value: | 69 | |
| Vehicle Type: | Walker | Offensive Value: | 5 | |
| Production Type: | Mass Produced | Defensive Value: | 44 | |
| Cost: | 27,600.00 | Miscellaneous Value: | 157 | |
| Manufacturer: | Verton Industries | Size: | 5 | |
| Use: | Mining | Original Default Size: | 4 | |
| Height: | 4.3 meters | Indv. Lemon Dice: | 3 | |
| Length: | meters | Crew: | 1 | |
| Width: | 2.5 meters | Bonus Actions: | 0 | |
| Avg. Armor Thickness: | 10 mm | |||
| Armor Material: | Flexite | Armor | ||
| Standard Op. Weight: | 4306 kg | Light Damage: | 8 | |
| Primary Move Mode: | Walker (35 kph) | Heavy Damage: | 16 | |
| Secondary Move Mode: | ( kph) | Overkill: | 24 | |
| Deployment Range: | 620 km | |||
| Sensor Range: | 2 km | Vehicle Availability | ||
| Communication Range: | 10 km | Availability Threshhold: | 0 | |
| Powerplant: | V-Engine | Max Number on Field: | ||
| Engine Output: | 370 hp | |||
| Movement | ||||
| Electronics | Primary Move Mode: | Walker | ||
| Sensors: | -1 | Combat Speed: | 3 | |
| Communications: | -1 | Top Speed: | 6 | |
| Fire Control: | -2 | Secondary Move Mode: | ||
| Combat Speed: | ||||
| Top Speed: | ||||
| Maneuver: | -1 | |||
| Quantity | Name | Code | Arc | ACC | Damage | Range | ROF | Ammo | Special |
|---|
| Name | Rating | Game Effects | AUX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cargo Bay | 2 cubic meter capacity | ||
| Geological Sensors | Can perform geological surveys | ||
| HEP: Desert | - | ||
| Searchlight | FF Arc; Rating times 50 meters | ||
| Tool Arm x2 | Cannot punch |
| Name | Rating | Game Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Exposed Crew Compartment | "Crew" hits are one step worse | |
| Large Sensor Profile | Subtract rating from Concealment |
| Name | Rating | Game Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Annoyance Flaw | Cramped cabin |
| Variants |
| There are no variants. |
| Designer Notes |
| This ancestor of the modern Heavy Gear is designed for prospecting. Like many Terranovan walker designs, the Prairie Dog's frame is based in part on the Hardhat modular vehicle system that was used by the early colonists. The Prairie Dog is slightly nimbler and faster than the Groundhog, another common commercial model, but not quite as strong. It also has a greater deployment range, a necessary feature considering it must move from one potential mining site to another, and is equipped with a superior sensor array to detect large dense masses and analyze mineral compositions. The Prairie Dog is semi-modular, which means that it sregular pincer-tipped arms can be exchanged for whatever other tools are required by a relatively simple operation that only takes one or two hours to perform. Common tools include specialized lift pads for heavy crates, power cutters for logging operations and trenchers for digging. |