Red Baron (Cheetah)
Overview and History
Vehicle Specifications   General Stats
Name: Red Baron (Cheetah)   Threat Value: 600
Vehicle Type: Walker   Offensive Value: 513
Production Type: Mass Produced   Defensive Value: 800
Cost: 400,000.00 marks   Miscellaneous Value: 487
Manufacturer: Shaian Mechanics   Size: 6
Use: Recon   Original Default Size: 8
Height: 4.1 meters   Indv. Lemon Dice: 3
Length: 3.4 meters   Crew: 1
Width: 3.3 meters   Bonus Actions: 0
Avg. Armor Thickness: 20mm
Armor Material: Durasheet   Armor
Standard Op. Weight: 5230 kg   Light Damage: 10
Primary Move Mode: Walker (65 kph)   Heavy Damage: 20
Secondary Move Mode: Ground (91.6 kph)   Overkill: 30
Deployment Range: 450 km
Sensor Range: 4 km   Vehicle Availability
Communication Range: 16 km   Availability Threshhold: 2
Powerplant: V-Engine   Max Number on Field: unlimited
Engine Output: 425hp  
    Movement
Electronics   Primary Move Mode: Walker
Sensors: +1   Combat Speed: 6
Communications: +1   Top Speed: 11
Fire Control: 0   Secondary Move Mode: Ground
    Combat Speed: 8
    Top Speed: 15
    Maneuver: +2
Weapons
Quantity Name Code Arc ACC Damage Range ROF Ammo Special
 1
  Deployable Pack Gun
 DPG
 F
 -1
 x8
 2/4/8/16
 +2
 30
  Dis
 1
  Incendiary Rocket Pack/20
 IRP/20
 F
 -1
 x13
 1/2/4/8
 +2
 20
  Inc, IF, SlowBurn
 1
  Hand Grenade
 HG
 F
 -1
 x15
 0/0/0/0
 
 3
  AI, Dis
 1
  Vibroblade
 VB
 F
 0
 x8
 0/0/0/0
 
 0
  
Perks
Name Rating Game Effects AUX
 HEP: Desert
 
  -
 
 Target Designator
 2
  Designates targets for guided weapons
 AUX
 Manipulator Arm x2
 6
  Can punch
 
 Rugged Movement System
 
  Absorbs first "Movement" hit
 
Flaws
Name Rating Game Effects
 Annoyance
 
  Cramped cockpit; max pilot BLD 0
 Weak Point
 2
  Reduce base armor by 2 at Mov
Defects
Name Rating Game Effects
Variants
There are no variants.
Designer Notes
Cheetahs are excellent racing Gears, and the Red Baron is no exception. However, their weapon load tends to be unimpressive. The Baron is carrying a deployable pack gun, the basic racing and dueling automatic weapon. Much more useful will be your incendiary rocket pack. With this, not only can you attack your opponents, but you can lay down fire walls to deny certain routes to your opponents. A vibroblade and three hand grenades rounds out your weapons mix.

The Red Baron is a fairly standard Cheetah in most other respects. On clear ground, your speed is about 92 kilometers per hour, certainly fast, but about in line with the other Cheetahs on the course. You also carry a Cheetah's light armor: even a glancing hit can do damage and a solid hit will probably take you out of the race. However, the Red Baron is very tough to land that hit on; he is quite maneuverable.

You took some knee actuator damage in a recent race and the damage isn't quite completely repaired; you need new knee actuators. As a result, your mechanics have fitted your Gear with additional armor at the wheels, ankles, and knees to offset this disadvantage.

Other than the slight maneuvering damage, the Red Baron has no major weaknesses, but no major strengths, either. Other Gears in the field make more compromises to get special abilities. If you can find the weaknesses of your opponents either before the race or during the race, you can use this knowledge to your advantage.

Type: Northern Cheetah. Number: 07. Colors: Red/tan, with gold highlights.

Good luck!