Cheetah, White Cat
Overview and History
Vehicle Specifications   General Stats
Name: Cheetah, White Cat   Threat Value: 710
Vehicle Type: Walker   Offensive Value: 396
Production Type: Mass Produced   Defensive Value: 800
Cost: 532,500.00 marks   Miscellaneous Value: 934
Manufacturer: Shaian Mechanics   Size: 6
Use: Recon   Original Default Size: 9
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: 5110 kg   Light Damage: 10
Primary Move Mode: Walker (65 kph)   Heavy Damage: 20
Secondary Move Mode: Ground (91.6 kph)   Overkill: 30
Deployment Range: 600 km
Sensor Range: 7 km   Vehicle Availability
Communication Range: 30 km   Availability Threshhold: 4
Powerplant: V-Engine   Max Number on Field: 3
Engine Output: 425hp  
    Movement
Electronics   Primary Move Mode: Walker
Sensors: +2   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
  Light Autocannon
 LAC
 F
 0
 x8
 2/4/8/16
 +2
 40
  
 1
  Light Rocket Pack/8
 LRP/8
 F
 -1
 x12
 1/2/4/8
 +1
 8
  IF
 1
  Hand Grenade
 HG
 F
 -1
 x15
 0/0/0/0
 
 4
  AI, Dis
 1
  Vibroblade
 VB
 F
 0
 x8
 0/0/0/0
 
 0
  
Perks
Name Rating Game Effects AUX
 ECM
 4
  Offensive Electronic Warfare equipment
 AUX
 ECCM
 2
  Defensive Electronic Warfare equipment
 AUX
 HEP: Desert
 
  -
 
 Manipulator Arm x2
 6
  Can punch
 
 Satellite Uplink
 
  Allows orbital communications
 AUX
 Searchlight
 2
  FF Arc; Rating times 50 meters
 AUX
 Target Designator
 2
  Designates targets for guided weapons
 AUX
Flaws
Name Rating Game Effects
 Exposed Auxiliary Systems
 
  "Aux" hits are one step worse
 Vulnerable to Haywire Effects
 
  Haywire gets 3 rolls on damage tables.
 Annoyance
 
  Cramped cockpit; max pilot BLD 0
Defects
Name Rating Game Effects
Variants
There are no variants.
Designer Notes
The White Cat, although nearly identical to the standard Cheetah in its structure and general appearance, is used for very different purposes. The Northern military had been using the Wild Ferret as their standard EW (electronics warfare) Gear, but this highly specialized machine, although quite effective in its particular field, lacked the adaptability of a fully humanoid shape and showed evidence of its century of service. Its limitation in heavy combat situations soon became obvious as it began to be used in the field. Its high cost did not win it any favors either. After the war of the Alliance, Guard High Command decided that a new battlefield electronic warfare Gear was necessary and tenders were issued for an all-new model. These tenders ultimately led to the development of the Weasel by Keimuri Gear. The development of the Weasel was slow, however, and Shaian Mechanics proposed using its high-technology Cheetah frame to create a "stop gap" electronic warfare Gear. Thus, the White Cat was born.