Valence

Overview and History

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Vehicle Specifications			General Stats
Name:	Valence		Threat Value:	40
Vehicle Type:	Walker		Offensive Value:	3
Production Type:	Mass Produced		Defensive Value:	33
Cost:	15,480.00 marks/dinars		Miscellaneous Value:	84
Manufacturer:	Paxton Arms		Size:	5
Use:	Construction		Original Default Size:	3
Height:	4.4 meters		Indv. Lemon Dice:	3
Length:	meters		Crew:	1
Width:	3.1 meters		Bonus Actions:	0
Avg. Armor Thickness:	15 mm
Armor Material:	Steel Alloy		Armor
Standard Op. Weight:	6235 kg		Light Damage:	8
Primary Move Mode:	Walker (31 kph)		Heavy Damage:	16
Secondary Move Mode:	( kph)		Overkill:	24
Deployment Range:	450 km
Sensor Range:	1 km		Vehicle Availability
Communication Range:	10 km		Availability Threshhold:	2
Powerplant:	V-Engine		Max Number on Field:	unlimited
Engine Output:	750 hp
			Movement
Electronics			Primary Move Mode:	Walker
Sensors:	-3		Combat Speed:	3
Communications:	-3		Top Speed:	5
Fire Control:	-2		Secondary Move Mode:
			Combat Speed:
			Top Speed:
			Maneuver:	-2

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Weapons

Quantity	Name	Code	Arc	ACC	Damage	Range	ROF	Ammo	Special

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Perks

Name	Rating	Game Effects	AUX
Double Towing Capacity		Can tow twice its own weight
HEP: Desert		-
Searchlight	1	FF Arc; Rating times 50 meters	AUX
Manipulator Arm	6	Can punch

Flaws

Name	Rating	Game Effects
Large Sensor Profile	2	Subtract rating from Concealment
Exposed Crew Compartment		"Crew" hits are one step worse
Exposed Movement System		"Movement" hits are one step worse

Defects

Name	Rating	Game Effects
Annoyance Flaw		Limited field of vision

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Variants

There are no variants.

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Designer Notes

The Valence is an all-purpose work Gear chassis designed by Paxton both for its internal use and for foreign sales. It is quite similar in layout and function to other commercial work Gear designs such as the Groundhog or Prairie Dog. Like them, it features semi-modular arms to which a wide variety of tools can be attached. The pilot/operator sits in an open cockpit protected by thick rollbars. Padding is often added to the rollbars to reduce damage from minor collisions and scrapes that occur during routine work. The Valence carries just enough sensor equipment to supply its neural net with basic environmental information; the pilot must rely on his own eyes and judgment for the rest. For the same economic reasons, the Valence is not equipped with a fire control computer, though it is possible to jury-rig baisc circuitry to handle minor anti-personnel weapons. The basic frame of the machine is quite sturdy but completely unarmored. A new model, the Valence II, offers an enclosed cockpit with air conditioning. The powerful V-Engine, located in the backpack, is manufactured exclusively for the Valence. The backpack assembly features an improved transmission and main pump assembly, cooled by an extra radiator, to provide high pressure levels to the various accuators. Parts are readily available at all Paxton retail outlets.

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