Spitting Cobra, Striking
Overview and History
Vehicle Specifications   General Stats
Name: Spitting Cobra, Striking   Threat Value: 535
Vehicle Type: Walker   Offensive Value: 1,109
Production Type: Mass Produced   Defensive Value: 328
Cost: 305,714.29 dinars   Miscellaneous Value: 167
Manufacturer: Territorial Arms   Size: 7
Use: Fire Support   Original Default Size: 8
Height: 5.0 meters   Indv. Lemon Dice: 3
Length: 4.0 meters   Crew: 1
Width: 4.0 meters   Bonus Actions: 0
Avg. Armor Thickness: 90mm
Armor Material: Armoplast   Armor
Standard Op. Weight: 8990 kg   Light Damage: 21
Primary Move Mode: Walker (35 kph)   Heavy Damage: 42
Secondary Move Mode: Ground (62 kph)   Overkill: 63
Deployment Range: 400 km
Sensor Range: 2 km   Vehicle Availability
Communication Range: 10 km   Availability Threshhold: 6
Powerplant: V-Engine   Max Number on Field: unlimited
Engine Output: 940hp  
    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: 5
    Top Speed: 10
    Maneuver: -1
Weapons
Quantity Name Code Arc ACC Damage Range ROF Ammo Special
 1
  Medium Bazooka
 MBZK
 F
 0
 x20
 2/4/8/16
 
 30
  
 1
  Medium Rocket Pack/18
 MRP/18
 F
 -1
 x18
 2/4/8/16
 +3
 18
  IF
 1
  Light Machine Gun
 LMG
 FF
 0
 x3
 1/2/4/8
 +4
 400
  AI
 1
  Hand Grenade
 HG
 F
 -1
 x15
 0/0/0/0
 
 6
  AI, Dis
 1
  Vibroblade
 VB
 F
 0
 x8
 0/0/0/0
 
 0
  
Perks
Name Rating Game Effects AUX
 HEP: Desert
 
  -
 
 Manipulator Arm x2
 7
  Can punch
 
 Reinforced Crew Compartment
 
  Absorbs first "Crew" hit
 
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
The Striking Cobra was developed by Territorial Arms with the express goal of displacing the Dynamic Systems Black Adder from the heavy assault/anti-armor niche. TA has long contended that the Black Adder was developed by Dynamic thanks only to industrial espionage carried out while Dynamic and TA cooperated on the development of the Sidewinder general-purpose Gear. Dynamic has always denied these charges, but TA has remained committed to driving the successful Adder into obscurity. To do so, the engineers limited themselves to changes in the weapons systems of the Gear -- along with a mild reengineering of the balance system to guard against decreased performance -- and replacing the standard WV-1500TC/A V-engine with a WV-1800TC/Z, which delivers more horsepower. The main weapon of the STriking is the LRB-17 bazooka that, while not as powerful as the adder's SRWI 90mm assault gun, provides twice the range and three times the ammunition capacity thanks to a clip-based loading system. A Vogel-36 rocket pod adds additional punch ot the Striking, while the MGU-77 minigun of the basic Cobra is maintained for point defense.