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TOMAHAWK MBR-04-MK VI MAIN BATTLE ROBOT

Revised Stats by DANIEL HENWOOD (dhenwood@hotmail.com)
Layout Style Adapted from DAVE DEITRICH (deitrich@mcs.net)
Background info provided by the MACROSS ONLINE COMPENDIUM

TOMAHAWK

BACKGROUND

The Tomahawk Main Battle Robot is the primary Battle Robot of the United Nations Armed Forces. And was the first Battle ready Robot to enter UN service. Development of the Tomahawk began in May of 2001 and trial production begain in December 2003. The decision was made to begin mass production of the MBR-04 series of Destroids in June of 2006. The first Combat Ready models (the Mark I) rolled off the production plant floors February 2007 meaning it was too late for them to be used in the UN Wars, their first chance for actual combat came on the day the Zentraedi found Earth.

The Tomahawk was a major part of the Destroid Defence Force aboard the SDF-1 and on numerous occasions engaged Zentran and Meltran Mecha on the decks of the SDF-1 itself. The Tomahawk Destroid was also an instrumental Mecha following the near destruction of war, maintaining peace, in outlying area's and dealing with rogue Zentraedi looking to create havoc.

By the year 2020 the UN Armed Forces had decided to fully embrace the Variable Fighter as its mecha of choice, leaving all Destroids with an uncertain future. With no upgrades and a general phasing out, Destroids such as the Tomahawk were either used for parts, targets at UN Test Centres, or decommisioned and sold to civilians, normally for demolition and construction work.

Only two branches of the UN Armed Forces still use the Tomahawk Destroid and other Destroids. The UN Army, and UN Space Marines. As both are generally ground based combat units, they saw a need for large, heavily armoured weapons platforms, and still employ the Tomahawk and other Destroids in front line combat roles.

RPG STATS

Vehicle Types: Tomahawk MBR-04-MK VI
Class: Main Battle Robot
Manufacturer: Viggers/Chrauler
Crew: One pilot wearing Tactical Life Support System

MDC BY LOCATION: 

    Searchlight                  		 35
    Upper arm (2)                     		100 each
    P-Beam Forearms (2)                		150 each
(1) Main Body                			350
    Legs (2)                       		250 each
    Missile Pods mounted on shoulders (2)       150 each
    Missile Pods mounted above shoulder (2)     125 each
    Reinforced Pilot Compartment		200

NOTES:

  1. Depleting the MDC of the main body will destroy the mecha. The pilot will be automatically ejected from the doomed mecha before it explodes by the mecha's main computer.

SPEED:

TOP SPEED RUNNING:
50 mph (88 kmph)

STATISTICAL DATA:

HEIGHT:
12.7 m
WIDTH:
7.9 m
LENGTH:
5.1 m
MASS:
31,300 kg
PHYSICAL STRENGTH:
Equal to a P.S. of 60
CARGO:
Small compartment behind pilot's seat for personal belongings.
POWER PLANT:
Kranss-Maffai MT808 thermonuclear reaction furnace developing 2800 bhp
AUXILLARY POWER PLANT:
GE EM9G fuel generator rated at 450 kW

WEAPON SYSTEMS:

  1. MAULER PBG-11 LIQUID-COOLED PARTICLE BEAM GUNS(2): The Tomahawk mounts powerful Particle Beam Cannons on each arm as its main weapons. These powerful weapons are capable of destroying some mecha with a single blast.

  2. BIFORS CLOSE-IN SELF-GUIDED ROCKET LAUNCHERS (SHOULDER MOUNTED)(2): Located in either shoulder are two Rocket Launcher packs mounting short range guided missiles for extra destructive capability close in. .

  3. ERLIKON ANTI-AIRCRAFT SELF-GUIDED MISSILES PACK(1): Located above the right shoulder,the Erlikon Rocket pack contains medium range missiles for anti-aircraft purposes.

  4. RAMINGTON M-89 12.7MM AIR-COOLED MG (2): Above the cockpit, and to either side, used for Anti-Personnel and Anti-Mecha work

  5. ASTRA TZ-III GUN CLUSTER (2): Just below the shoulder mounted Rocket Launcher packs are the two TZ­III Gun Clusters,consisting of 1 x laser gun, 1 x 25 mm MG, 1 x 180 mm grenade launcher, 1 x flamethrower used for Anti-Personnel work

  6. HAND TO HAND COMBAT: If necessary, the pilot of the Tomahawk can engage in melee combat rather than use a weapon. The Destroid although not particularly agile but can execute most typical hand to hand combat moves, such as punches and kicks, rolling with impacts, etc.

    DAMAGE:

STANDARD EQUIPMENT FOR THE TOMAHAWK:

COMBAT BONUSES FOR TOMAHAWK COMBAT TRAINING:

ADVANCED TOMAHAWK COMBAT TRAINING