Weasel, Tattletale
Overview and History
Vehicle Specifications   General Stats
Name: Weasel, Tattletale   Threat Value: 281
Vehicle Type: Walker   Offensive Value: 98
Production Type: Mass Produced   Defensive Value: 276
Cost: 163,916.67 marks   Miscellaneous Value: 468
Manufacturer: Keimuri Gear   Size: 6
Use: Electronic Warfare   Original Default Size: 7
Height: 4.3 meters   Indv. Lemon Dice: 3
Length: 3.1 meters   Crew: 1
Width: 3.1 meters   Bonus Actions: 0
Avg. Armor Thickness: 40mm
Armor Material: Steel   Armor
Standard Op. Weight: 6457 kg   Light Damage: 14
Primary Move Mode: Walker (41 kph)   Heavy Damage: 28
Secondary Move Mode: Ground (80 kph)   Overkill: 42
Deployment Range: 500 km
Sensor Range: 10 km   Vehicle Availability
Communication Range: 50 km   Availability Threshhold: 6
Powerplant: V-Engine   Max Number on Field: 1
Engine Output: 440hp  
    Movement
Electronics   Primary Move Mode: Walker
Sensors: +1   Combat Speed: 4
Communications: +3   Top Speed: 7
Fire Control: -1   Secondary Move Mode: Ground
    Combat Speed: 7
    Top Speed: 13
    Maneuver: 0
Weapons
Quantity Name Code Arc ACC Damage Range ROF Ammo Special
 1
  Light Autocannon
 LAC
 F
 0
 x8
 2/4/8/16
 +2
 50
  
 1
  Anti-Personnel Grenade Launcher
 APGL
 FF
 -1
 x3
 1/2/4/8
 
 6
  AE0, AI, IF
 1
  Hand Grenade
 HG
 F
 -1
 x15
 0/0/0/0
 
 2
  AI, Dis
 1
  Vibroblade
 VB
 F
 0
 x8
 0/0/0/0
 
 0
  
Perks
Name Rating Game Effects AUX
 ECM
 2
  Offensive Electronic Warfare equipment
 AUX
 HEP: Desert
 
  -
 
 Manipulator Arm x2
 6
  Can punch
 
 Satellite Uplink
 
  Allows orbital communications
 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 Tattletale was designed as a very advanced command unit. Based on the Weasel chassis, it was the first fully cooperative effort between Keimuri Gear and Northco. The Tattletale retains some of the electronic warfare equipment of the previous design, but uses a more powerful communications and sensor array. Most of the extra electronics are located in armored pods mounted on the right shoulder and backpack of the Gear. The main communication set is a XLR-80 wide band long range radio. A sophisticated encryption/decryption computer is built directly into the communication system. The secondary radio is a Werner Multicron-30SiG that can reach a receiver up to 30 kilometers away in battlefield conditions. Under clear conditions, with no interference and some relay, it is said that there is no limit to how far a signal can be bounced. The sensor array of the unit is also quite remarkable. The sophisticated Intel-7 extra-wide angle camera pod located on one of the arms is equipped with visual discrimination software and can be coupled with the various laser sensors carried in the Tattletale's head to supply additional information about the machine's surroundings. The Tattletale uses a light weapon layout, often similar to the Weasel's own. Some pilots prefer to replace the autocannon by a 60mm frag cannon, a weapon whose shorter barrel is less cumbersome to use.