RIFTS NG V50 BIGFOOT Robot

Rifts® Northern Gun™ V-50 BIGFOOT

The Bigfoot gets its name from the stout, heavy legs and two massive feet required to support this walking artillery battery. Inspired by the NG Gunbot, the Bigfoot is bigger, more powerful walking weapons platform.  A robot suitable for us e as a walking defense bunker or medium –artillery platform.  Something Mercs going to war and nations defending their borders would salivate over.  The Bigfoot delivers in spades.

Carrying on the tradition of the Hunter Mobile Gun, the NG Bigfoot is a full-sized, low profile, robotic rifleman designed to hammer enemies with a pair of big cannons and a variety of weapons.  Its entire upper body is a weapons turret that can rotate 360 degrees and has a 30 degree up and down arc of fire.  Its purpose is to inflict grievous damage to giant robots, armored vehicles, fortified positions and fortifications, and mega damage monsters.  The big plasma cannons are operated by the pilot, who sits inside the massive weapon turret between the barrels.   Above the pilot compartment is a high powered, four-barreled, gatling laser gun. It is mounted on an independent turret so that the gunner can rotate to fire upon other enemy targets and to defend the main guns and he robot from incoming attacks by ground troops, flyers and missile volleys.

 Another one of NG’s walking guns, the Bigfoot has no arms, but does have an advanced radar, sonar and communications suite, with superior sensors and designed to be a battlefield communications relay station.   All data collected by the Bigfoot can be transmitted t other combat vehicles and troops within its range of transmission.  Moreover, transmissions can be “bounced” from one strategically located Bigfoot, mobile command base or other communications relay system to transmit communiqués and data for hundreds, even thousands of miles.   This makes the BIgfoot especially valuable to large mercenary companies, armies and defenders of kingdoms and territories with long borders to transmit and track real-time battlefield targets and information.

Bigfoots are often used for the defense of NG hovertrains rather on ground or aboard the amazing speedy trains.

 Model Type: NG-V50

Class:  Infantry Assault Robot.

Crew:  3, one pilot, one communications officer and one gunner (outside).

Speed:

Running:  45 mph (72 km) maximum.

Leaping:  Not possible.

Water:  The Bigfoot cannot swim, but can walk along the bottom of rivers, lakes and seas at a maximum speed of 20mph (32 km), maximum depth tolerance is 2,000 feet (610 m), but the exterior gunner cannot survive pressure of such depths unless clad in environmental body armor/power armor or enchanted with magic that protect him.

Flying:  Not applicable.

Statistical Data:

Height: 26 feet, 5 inches (8 m).

Width:  16 feet (4.9 m) for the upper torso; 11 feet (3.3 m) at he hips, but 20-25 feet (6.1 to 7.6 m) fr the feet in most stances.

Length:  32 feet (9.7 m) from the back to the tip of the main guns.

Weight:  24 tons

Power System: Nuclear, average life is 12 years.

Weapon Systems:

1. P-6040 “Magma”Plasma Cannons (2):  The main guns designed for Anti-Armor, Anti-monster, Anti-Infantry and Assault are a pair of massive plasma cannons  – another new design that is still considered a bit experimental.  The cannons can be fired one at a time or linked-fire in tandem at the same target simultaneously and have an unlimited payload.  

2. Defensive Mini-Missile Tubes Launchers (4):  Beneath each of the Plasma Magma Cannons area pair of mini missile tube launchers, each containing two mini missiles, four per pair, eight total.  These are used against enemies who get to close for comfort and to knockout incoming missile volleys the laser cannon might miss.

3. NG-457-RFL Laser Turret Cannon:  The 457 –RFL is used to engage the enemy from a distance and is excellent against flyers and incoming missiles, but is suitable against ground targets, troops and vehicles.  Its revolutionary gatling gun design enables each of the four barrels to fire in rapid succession. This enables the gunner to pepper and strafe an enemy position with laser fire much  like a machine gun or rail gun, or fire a concentrated laser burst assault of our blast a split second apart from one another, or at one specific target. Both are devastating results.

4: Short-Range Missile Launcher (Right side):  Atop the communications suite is a short-range missile launcher with a 10 missile payload range of up to 5 miles (8 km) (exhaust ports in the back) that can be fired by the Communications Officer or the pilot.  It too is built on a turret that can rotate 360 degrees and has a 45 degree, up and down arc of fire.   The launcher can slide down to the side of the communications suite when not in use, w here it is less noticeable.

5. Communications and Sensor Suite:  Mounted on the right of the Bigfoot, where an arm might be expected, is an entirely separate compartment known as the Communications Suite.  It is here that sensors, radar, and communications systems are located.  A dedicated systems engineer/communications officer sits inside in a reclined position, surrounded by monitors and data feeds.  Atop of it, is a radar and communications transmitter and relay dish.   All sensor systems are advanced, military grade with enhanced radar, sonar and communications systems designed to enable the Bigfoot to be a battlefield communications relay station.  All data collected by the Bigfoot can be transmitted to other combat vehicles, robots, power armors and troops within its range of transmission. The Comm Suite contains all standard robot sensor systems plus:

 Enhanced radar

Enhanced sonar

Comm and Data Relay Capabilities - Wideband and directional radio communications system with built in scrambler hat transmits both audio and video from the cockpit, communications suite and battlefield video.  Includes the capability of sending and receiving scrambled/coded audio and video transmissions. Audio pick up and filtration system works both multi-directionally and as a shotgun mic. Audio recording and enhancement. A tactical camera can record up to 48 hours of footage (often used for combat analysis, field studies and combat training) into video memory and can be transmitted live to one or more receivers, or stored and sent later.

Thermal Imager

Infrared and Ultraviolet Optics

Nightvision Optics

Smoke Grenades (3)

Built in language translator (programmed with the nine known languages, plus room for 12 additional and can recognize and monitor up to three different voices and two different languages or dialects at  once.  

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