Grizzly, Polar
Overview and History
Vehicle Specifications   General Stats
Name: Grizzly, Polar   Threat Value: 768
Vehicle Type: Walker   Offensive Value: 1,720
Production Type: Limited Production   Defensive Value: 257
Cost: 1,974,857.14 marks   Miscellaneous Value: 326
Manufacturer: Northco/Shaian Mechanics   Size: 7
Use: Fire Support   Original Default Size: 9
Height: 5.1 meters   Indv. Lemon Dice: 2
Length: 3.5 meters   Crew: 1
Width: 3.8 meters   Bonus Actions: 0
Avg. Armor Thickness: 70mm
Armor Material: Durasheet/Ceramic   Armor
Standard Op. Weight: 9075 kg   Light Damage: 18
Primary Move Mode: Walker (39 kph)   Heavy Damage: 36
Secondary Move Mode: Ground (65 kph)   Overkill: 54
Deployment Range: 400 km
Sensor Range: 3 km   Vehicle Availability
Communication Range: 10 km   Availability Threshhold: 7
Powerplant: V-Engine   Max Number on Field: 5
Engine Output: 956hp  
    Movement
Electronics   Primary Move Mode: Walker
Sensors: 0   Combat Speed: 3
Communications: 0   Top Speed: 6
Fire Control: 0   Secondary Move Mode: Ground
    Combat Speed: 6
    Top Speed: 11
    Maneuver: -1
Weapons
Quantity Name Code Arc ACC Damage Range ROF Ammo Special
 1
  Heavy Grenade Launcher
 HGL
 F
 -1
 x20
 2/4/8/16
 +1
 20
  IF
 1
  Medium Field Mortar
 MFM
 F
 -1
 x20
 5/10/20/40
 
 12
  AE0, MR5, IF
 1
  Heavy Machine Gun
 HMG
 FF
 0
 x4
 1/2/4/8
 +3
 300
  AI
 1
  Deployable Pack Gun
 DPG
 F
 -1
 x8
 2/4/8/16
 +2
 30
  Dis
 1
  Vibroblade
 VB
 F
 0
 x8
 0/0/0/0
 
 0
  
Perks
Name Rating Game Effects AUX
 Climbing Apparatus
 
  Climbing equipment
 
 Double Towing Capacity
 
  Can tow twice its own weight
 
 HEP: Desert
 
  -
 
 Reinforced Armor
 3
  F Arc; add to base armor
 
 Manipulator Arm x2
 7
  Can punch
 
Flaws
Name Rating Game Effects
 Large Sensor Profile
 1
  Subtract rating from Concealment
Defects
Name Rating Game Effects
Variants
There are no variants.
Designer Notes
A key axiom of Northern defense is that whoever controls the high mountains and cliffs of the Arctic regions can, via effective artillery fire, control the valleys below. The CNCS's highly regarded Thunderhammer artillery and fire support strider is based on this principle, but the cumbersome machine was always somewhat vulnerable to close assaults. To correct this situation, a companion vehicle was developed in the early TN 1920s: the Polar Grizzly. With the Rabid Grizzly, Northern units already had the Grizzly's heavy armor and the formidable bombardment capabilities of the UBM-100 field mortar, so it was relatively simple to refit existing Rabids with climbing claws and foot cleats to produce an effective mountain-capable artillery Gear. The machine would thus be capable of not only assuming the close defense of the strider/Gear pair but also contribue to the barrage unleashed on the valley below.