Fer de Lance (Ceremonial Guard)
Overview and History
Vehicle Specifications   General Stats
Name: Fer de Lance (Ceremonial Guard)   Threat Value: 887
Vehicle Type: Walker   Offensive Value: 1,658
Production Type: Mass Produced   Defensive Value: 589
Cost: 739,166.67 dinars   Miscellaneous Value: 413
Manufacturer: SRWI/Dynamic Systems   Size: 6
Use: Ceremonial Guard   Original Default Size: 10
Height: 4.8 meters   Indv. Lemon Dice: 3
Length: 2.9 meters   Crew: 1
Width: 3.4 meters   Bonus Actions: 0
Avg. Armor Thickness: 65mm
Armor Material: Armoplast / Composites   Armor
Standard Op. Weight: 7220 kg   Light Damage: 17
Primary Move Mode: Walker (48 kph)   Heavy Damage: 34
Secondary Move Mode: Ground (85 kph)   Overkill: 51
Deployment Range: 580 km
Sensor Range: 3 km   Vehicle Availability
Communication Range: 12 km   Availability Threshhold: 10
Powerplant: V-Engine   Max Number on Field: 1
Engine Output: 535hp  
    Movement
Electronics   Primary Move Mode: Walker
Sensors: +1   Combat Speed: 4
Communications: +1   Top Speed: 8
Fire Control: +1   Secondary Move Mode: Ground
    Combat Speed: 7
    Top Speed: 14
    Maneuver: +1
Weapons
Quantity Name Code Arc ACC Damage Range ROF Ammo Special
 1
  Medium Rifle
 MRF
 F
 0
 x10
 4/8/16/32
 
 40
  
 1
  Anti-Ground Vehicle Missile
 AGM
 FF
 +1
 x15
 3/6/12/24
 
 8
  Guid, IF
 1
  Anti-Personnel Grenade Launcher
 APGL
 FF
 -1
 x3
 1/2/4/8
 
 6
  AE0, AI, IF
 1
  Vibrorapier
 VR
 F
 +1
 x6
 0/0/0/0
 
 0
  AP
Perks
Name Rating Game Effects AUX
 Airdroppable
 
  Can be airdropped
 
 HEP: Desert
 
  -
 
 Manipulator Arm x2
 6
  Can punch
 
 Reinforced Armor
 3
  F Arc; add to base armor
 
 Target Designator
 2
  Designates targets for guided weapons
 AUX
 Urban Friendly
 
  -
 
Flaws
Name Rating Game Effects
 Difficult to Modify
 
  -2 on Repair and Modify rolls
 Large Sensor Profile
 1
  Subtract rating from Concealment
Defects
Name Rating Game Effects
Variants
There are no variants.
Designer Notes
Perhaps the most blatant example of Republican Army's infalted ego is the production of the Fer-de-Lance. The Fer-de-Lance was designed for one purpose: to look impressive and thereby raise morale after the exhausting War of the Alliance. Each Fer-de-Lance is hand-crafted for its pilot by a team of "armorers" employed by the Gear's manufacturers. Beautiful styling is combined with state-of-the-art technology to create one of the most imposing Gear's ever built.

Although the Rucker RF-12 rifle was chosen primarily for its aesthetics, few deny that it is a high-quality Gear rifle. An expensive guided missile system was installed instead of the typical Gear rocket pod in order to reduce the odds of a stray rocket damage to the historical landmarks that the Fer-de-Lance protect. The VU-14 vibrosaber sported by these Gears is very elegant and ornate, as befits their duties.

Despite being a fine ceremonial guard Gear, the Fer-de-Lance's high maintenance requirements make it useful as a real battlefield unit. As one anonymous tech said, "She might look like the world's toughest war-horse, but she's just a prissy show pony at heart!"