Damocles A2
Overview and History
Vehicle Specifications   General Stats
Name: Damocles A2   Threat Value: 914
Vehicle Type: Walker   Offensive Value: 1,664
Production Type: Limited Production   Defensive Value: 313
Cost: 2,031,111.11 marks   Miscellaneous Value: 764
Manufacturer: Hartmore Motor Co   Size: 9
Use: Fire Support   Original Default Size: 10
Height: 8.5 meters   Indv. Lemon Dice: 2
Length: 7.0 meters   Crew: 2
Width: 8.9 meters   Bonus Actions: 1
Avg. Armor Thickness: 145mm
Armor Material: Durasheet/Ceramic   Armor
Standard Op. Weight: 23,700 kg   Light Damage: 25
Primary Move Mode: Walker (31 kph)   Heavy Damage: 50
Secondary Move Mode: ( kph)   Overkill: 75
Deployment Range: 320 km
Sensor Range: 3 km   Vehicle Availability
Communication Range: 15 km   Availability Threshhold: 8
Powerplant: V-Engine (x2)   Max Number on Field: 5
Engine Output: 1200hp (x2)  
    Movement
Electronics   Primary Move Mode: Walker
Sensors: +1   Combat Speed: 3
Communications: 0   Top Speed: 5
Fire Control: 0   Secondary Move Mode:
    Combat Speed:
    Top Speed:
    Maneuver: -2
Weapons
Quantity Name Code Arc ACC Damage Range ROF Ammo Special
 1
  Light Artillery Gun
 LAG
 FF
 -2
 x12
 25/50/100/200
 +1
 4
  AE0, MR10, IF
 2
  Sniper Laser Cannon
 SLC
 F
 +1
 x12
 5/10/20/40
 
 15
  DpRB-1
 2
  Heavy Machine Gun
 HMG
 F
 0
 x4
 1/2/4/8
 +3
 250
  AI
Perks
Name Rating Game Effects AUX
 Ammo/Fuel Containment
 
  -2 from hit rolls for Ammo/Fuel Hit results
 
 Backup Sensors
 
  Absorbs first "Sensors" hit
 
 HEAT Resistant Armor
 6
  Add to base armor vs HEAT weapons
 
 HEP: Desert
 
  -
 
 Improved Off-Road
 
  - 1 MP cost, minimum 1 MP
 
 Limited Life Support
 
  Life support for 1 week
 AUX
 Manipulator Arm x2
 8
  Can punch
 
 Reinforced Armor
 4
  F Arc; add to base armor
 
Flaws
Name Rating Game Effects
 Large Sensor Profile
 2
  Subtract rating from Concealment
 Sensor Dependent
 
  Must rely on sensors in combat
 Annoyance
 
  Continual lurching walking movement
 Annoyance
 
  Stale smell in life support system
Defects
Name Rating Game Effects
Variants
There are no variants.
Designer Notes
The Damocles fire support strider has been heavily tested during the past few seasons. While none have been placed in true combat situations, numerous wargames and extended field exercises have left the strider and support crew with an intimate knowledge of the capacities and limitations of the vehicle. The engineers at Hartmore relied heavily on the field reports gathered by the units to which the pre-production Damocles had been assigned when doing further work on the strider, and the result is a sterling improvement of the original. The A2 production model differs in a number of ways from its predecessor, but a great majority of the changes are minute and concern only with the placement of some internal systems for increased accessibility. The AMA2100 database connectors were also exchanged for the more common AMA2080, which simplified maintenance and resupply.