Bobcat
Overview and History
Vehicle Specifications   General Stats
Name: Bobcat   Threat Value: 528
Vehicle Type: Walker   Offensive Value: 381
Production Type: Mass Produced   Defensive Value: 400
Cost: 352,000.00 marks   Miscellaneous Value: 802
Manufacturer: Northco   Size: 6
Use: Recon   Original Default Size: 8
Height: 4.3 meters   Indv. Lemon Dice: 3
Length: 3.4 meters   Crew: 1
Width: 2.9 meters   Bonus Actions: 0
Avg. Armor Thickness: 34mm
Armor Material: Durasheet   Armor
Standard Op. Weight: 5689 kg   Light Damage: 13
Primary Move Mode: Walker (49 kph)   Heavy Damage: 26
Secondary Move Mode: Ground (78 kph)   Overkill: 39
Deployment Range: 650 km
Sensor Range: 4 km   Vehicle Availability
Communication Range: 20 km   Availability Threshhold: 5
Powerplant: V-Engine   Max Number on Field: 5
Engine Output: 385hp  
    Movement
Electronics   Primary Move Mode: Walker
Sensors: +1   Combat Speed: 4
Communications: +1   Top Speed: 8
Fire Control: 0   Secondary Move Mode: Ground
    Combat Speed: 7
    Top Speed: 13
    Maneuver: +1
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
  Light Rocket Pack/24
 LRP/24
 F
 -1
 x12
 1/2/4/8
 +3
 24
  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
 2
  Offensive Electronic Warfare equipment
 AUX
 HEP: Desert
 
  -
 
 Improved Rear Defense
 
  Reduce Rear and Flank attack penalty by 1
 
 Target Designator
 2
  Designates targets for guided weapons
 AUX
 Manipulator Arm x2
 6
  Can punch
 
Flaws
Name Rating Game Effects
 Fragile Chassis
 
  "Structural" hits are one step worse
 Annoyance
 
  Piloting posture is hard on the neck
Defects
Name Rating Game Effects
Variants
There are no variants.
Designer Notes
The Bobcat is both an advanced gear and a throwback to an earlier time. Developed in the beginning of the TN 1690s, the Bobcat was the first dedicated scout/recon Gear on Terra Nova. It featured an efficient electronic array, which included an ECM device, and is both faster and more maneuverable than a Hunter. In many ways the Bobcat was a revolutionary machine that opened the door for future developments. It featured a radical main body structure in which the pilot, instead of siting in the main body of the Gear, laid down on his stomach on a special couch. The forward and top armor panels could be left open during movement, making the Gear's cockpit more comfortable. The large panels also facilitated egress from the vehicle. Unfortunately, the nearly horizontal posture of the pilot lead to frequent neck aches. The electronic equipment bay was housed just above the pilot's legs, underneath the vehicle's head. Whenever maintenance was required, the entire head and electronic bay assembly could be raised out of the body on twin hyrdaulic rails. The Bobcat's compact head was a radical innovation for Northern designers who had employed a turret style head on the Hunter. The Bobcat design would eventually inspire more compact head designs even for Gears with normal sitting position.