Gila, Rapier (Dueling Gear)
Overview and History
Vehicle Specifications   General Stats
Name: Gila, Rapier (Dueling Gear)   Threat Value: 1,021
Vehicle Type: Walker   Offensive Value: 1,956
Production Type: Testbed Prototype   Defensive Value: 508
Cost: 145,857,142.86 dinars   Miscellaneous Value: 598
Manufacturer: Territorial Arms   Size: 7
Use: Assault   Original Default Size: 10
Height: 3.9 meters   Indv. Lemon Dice: 1
Length: 2.9 meters   Crew: 1
Width: 3.2 meters   Bonus Actions: 0
Avg. Armor Thickness: 50mm
Armor Material: Armoplast   Armor
Standard Op. Weight: 6125 kg   Light Damage: 15
Primary Move Mode: Walker (52 kph)   Heavy Damage: 30
Secondary Move Mode: Ground (84 kph)   Overkill: 45
Deployment Range: 600 km
Sensor Range: 4 km   Vehicle Availability
Communication Range: 20 km   Availability Threshhold: 12
Powerplant: V-engine   Max Number on Field: 1
Engine Output: 440hp  
    Movement
Electronics   Primary Move Mode: Walker
Sensors: +1   Combat Speed: 5
Communications: +1   Top Speed: 9
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
  Heavy Autocannon
 HAC
 F
 0
 x12
 3/6/12/24
 +1
 30
  
 1
  Fragmentation Cannon
 FGC
 F
 +1
 x7
 1/2/4/8
 
 12
  AI, Frag
 1
  Medium Rocket Pack/9
 MRP/9
 F
 -1
 x18
 2/4/8/16
 +1
 9
  IF
 1
  Anti-Personnel Grenade Launcher
 APGL
 F
 -1
 x3
 1/2/4/8
 
 6
  AE0, AI, IF
 1
  Hand Grenade
 HG
 F
 -1
 x15
 0/0/0/0
 
 2
  AI, Dis
 1
  Vibrorapier
 VR
 F
 +1
 x6
 0/0/0/0
 
 0
  AP
Perks
Name Rating Game Effects AUX
 Backup Fire Control
 
  Absorbs first "Fire Control" hit
 
 Backup Sensors
 
  Absorbs first "Sensors" hit
 
 Emergency Medical
 
  Absorbs first "Crew" hit
 
 HEP: Desert
 
  -
 
 Limited Life Support
 
  Life support for 1 week
 AUX
 Manipulator Arm x2
 6
  Can punch
 
 Reinforced Armor
 2
  F Arc; add to base armor
 
 Reinforced Location Armor
 2
  Increase base armor by 2 at Aux
 
 Shielded Weapons
 
  Aborbs first "Weapon" hit
 
Flaws
Name Rating Game Effects
 Difficult to Modify
 
  -2 on Repair and Modify rolls
 Traceable Emissions
 1
  Vehicle is easier to sense; Rating added to enemy sensor roll
 Annoyance
 
  Cramped cockpit; max pilot BLD 0
Defects
Name Rating Game Effects
 Electronic Glitch
 
  -1 sensors
Variants
There are no variants.
Designer Notes
The Rapier Gila variant is only in the very early states of its design and the prototype has not been tested yet. Even as the results come out of the expert analysis of the Gila's sytems, its very structure and design are modified to reflect the changes suggested by the engineering computers. Already, it has been determined that the Gila is every vulnerable to infantry attacks, and the flamer system was deemed less than optimal in such situations. Replacing the flame thrower by a shoulder-mounted anti-personnel grenade launcher was deemed a much better approach to handle infantry. The Gila was also lacking a close-combat weapon, and a vibrorapier would provide the suitable combination of effectiveness and honor. The designers, after much analysis, have not yet found a solution to the electronic glitch, and rather than spending more time on a project which is running significantly behind schedule, they have opted to transport some high-end systems from the Iguana directly into the Gila. More specifically, the MERIT system has greater range without losing any accuracy. Its cost, however, makes it prohibitively expensive and may require Territorial Arms to find the cause of the glitch in the end, if only to make the Gila affordable.