Panda
Overview and History
Vehicle Specifications   General Stats
Name: Panda   Threat Value: 942
Vehicle Type: Walker   Offensive Value: 2,213
Production Type: Testbed Prototype   Defensive Value: 380
Cost: 134,571,428.57 marks   Miscellaneous Value: 231
Manufacturer: Northco/Shaian Mechanics   Size: 7
Use: Fire Support   Original Default Size: 10
Height: 5.1 meters   Indv. Lemon Dice: 1
Length: 3.9 meters   Crew: 1
Width: 3.9 meters   Bonus Actions: 1
Avg. Armor Thickness: 70mm
Armor Material: Durasheet/Ceramic   Armor
Standard Op. Weight: 9215 kg   Light Damage: 18
Primary Move Mode: Walker (37 kph)   Heavy Damage: 36
Secondary Move Mode: Ground (65 kph)   Overkill: 54
Deployment Range: 450 km
Sensor Range: 2 km   Vehicle Availability
Communication Range: 10 km   Availability Threshhold: 12
Powerplant: V-Engine   Max Number on Field: 1
Engine Output: 1130hp  
    Movement
Electronics   Primary Move Mode: Walker
Sensors: +1   Combat Speed: 3
Communications: +1   Top Speed: 6
Fire Control: 0   Secondary Move Mode: Ground
    Combat Speed: 6
    Top Speed: 11
    Maneuver: 0
Weapons
Quantity Name Code Arc ACC Damage Range ROF Ammo Special
 1
  Very Heavy Autocannon
 VHAC
 F
 0
 x15
 3/6/12/24
 +1
 40
  
 1
  Heavy Rocket Pack/24
 HRP/24
 F
 -1
 x20
 3/6/12/24
 +3
 24
  IF
 2
  Fragmentation Cannon
 FGC
 FF
 +1
 x7
 1/2/4/8
 
 20
  AI, Frag
 1
  Heavy Guided Mortar
 HGM
 F
 -1
 x20
 5/10/20/40
 
 8
  MR5, Guid, IF
 1
  Anti-Personnel Grenade Launcher
 APGL
 Rr
 -1
 x3
 1/2/4/8
 
 6
  AE0, AI, IF
 1
  Heavy Grenade
 HHG
 F
 -1
 x25
 0/0/0/0
 
 6
  Dis
 1
  Vibroax
 VA
 F
 -1
 x10
 0/0/0/0
 
 0
  AC
Perks
Name Rating Game Effects AUX
 Advanced Controls
 
  Adds one bonus action
 
 Emergency Medical
 
  Absorbs first "Crew" hit
 
 HEAT Resistant Armor
 2
  Add to base armor vs HEAT weapons
 
 HEP: Desert
 
  -
 
 Improved Rear Defense
 
  Reduce Rear and Flank attack penalty by 1
 
 Manipulator Arm x2
 7
  Can punch
 
 Reinforced Chassis
 
  Absorbs first "Structural" hit
 
Flaws
Name Rating Game Effects
 Difficult to Modify
 
  -2 on Repair and Modify rolls
 Hazardous Ammo/Fuel Storage
 
  "Ammo/Fuel" hits are two steps worse
 Large Sensor Profile
 1
  Subtract rating from Concealment
 Overheating
 
  Damage occurs if weapons or jump jets are overused
 Vulnerable to Haywire Effects
 
  Haywire gets 3 rolls on damage tables.
Defects
Name Rating Game Effects
 Electronic Glitch
 
  -1 targeting
 Movement System Defect
 
  -10% speed (min 1 MP)
 Traceable Emissions
 1
  Vehicle is easier to sense; Rating added to enemy sensor roll
Variants
There are no variants.
Designer Notes
No one in the Northern Guard believes that the collective sigh of relief following the War of the Alliance will continue. In the meantime, however, the military intends to take advantage of the calm befor ethe storm. Performance analyses of the War of the Alliance have led military minds to consider new views on modern warfare. Rather than favoring all-purpose Gears, they have expressed a distinct interest for more specialized models. In keepin gwith this preference, the Northern Guard High Command has commissioned Northco and Shaian Mechanics to produce jointly the next generation of specialized assault gears base don the Grizzly. Much to the designers dismay, they simply asked for a machine that would be "faster, stronger, and better." During its development, the Research and Development teams have displayed the symptoms of their hard efforts: pale from too little sun and eyes black from lack of sleep, the design team has nicknamed the project "Panda," a name that has stuck, even if the connotations seem harmless compared to the actual result.