Player name: Steam Character name: Julia Richardson/Reilev Kidoreaon Canon: Astral frontier
New mech, Julia's midseason upgrade, the Corona! As in the HK-1138 model, the one meant for actual combat!
Robot Description: During the events of the third mission, Julia acquires the first (and only) combat-model Corona ever made, which was produced practically on the eve of Herrera Futuristics's hostile takeover by Danconias-Phillips. As a machine actually meant for fighting, it's drastically superior to the test model, being faster, armed with actual weapons built into it this time, and just as capable of fighting in the air as it is in space or on the ground. The machine also looks roughly the same, only differntiated by being a darker shade of magenta and also sporting a whole slew of tron lines all over its body.
Unlike the propaganda model, the combat model's leg thrusters provide a noticeably greater and better-regulated thrust. The effects help a lot in space, and in an atmosphere they let the Corona keep up with dedicated flyers. Its chest-mounted laser is also fully-functioning, and rather than merely disorient close enemies the cannon packs a devastating punch behind it, enabling the Corona to disable even smaller capital ships with a lucky shot from outside the range of its other weapons. However, the cannon does have a tremendous drain on the machine's power, robbing it of its more energy-based weaponry (as well as deactivating the microwave emitters on its sword) until a decent charge is recovered. Lastly, the missile tubes on the Corona's back are outfitted and prepped for any sort of missile that can be fitted inside, although they're primarily used as chaffs to throw off enemy targeting.
This Corona also is equipped with an anti-beam defensive system, in practice the counterpart to the Kinetic Dispersal Units equipped on the various Thaumata machines Julia will be fighting. The machine is outfitted with a certain kind of anti-beam gas, which drastically takes the edge off projectile beam weaponry fired into it and allows the Corona to be better protected against all but the strongest kinds of beam weapons. Vents are also located all over the frame of the machine, each one capable of releasing a burst of the gas or just let it gradually flow out.
Rounding out the upgrade is a pair of HFM Blades that are mounted on a rack on the Corona's backside, as well as an experimental railgun developed specifically for the Corona; the first every fully automatic railgun. Though good trigger discipline is required to use the weapon effectively, lest one waste all the ammo, it is very much an improvement over the railgun Julia used previously.
That said, the combat model has one glaring difficulty Julia will have to overcome through sheer determination and hours of practice: a different control scheme. Though actually a more streamlined design meant to be more intuitive for pilots, it prevents her from piloting it as well as she'd be able to under more ideal circumstances. Thus, for the months following acquiring it, Julia's going to have to bust her hump to overcome that double-edged Irgelion muscle memory and get used to not only a different control scheme, but superior performance.
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Character name: Julia Richardson/Reilev Kidoreaon
Canon: Astral frontier
New mech, Julia's midseason upgrade, the Corona! As in the HK-1138 model, the one meant for actual combat!
Robot Description: During the events of the third mission, Julia acquires the first (and only) combat-model Corona ever made, which was produced practically on the eve of Herrera Futuristics's hostile takeover by Danconias-Phillips. As a machine actually meant for fighting, it's drastically superior to the test model, being faster, armed with actual weapons built into it this time, and just as capable of fighting in the air as it is in space or on the ground. The machine also looks roughly the same, only differntiated by being a darker shade of magenta and also sporting a whole slew of tron lines all over its body.
Unlike the propaganda model, the combat model's leg thrusters provide a noticeably greater and better-regulated thrust. The effects help a lot in space, and in an atmosphere they let the Corona keep up with dedicated flyers. Its chest-mounted laser is also fully-functioning, and rather than merely disorient close enemies the cannon packs a devastating punch behind it, enabling the Corona to disable even smaller capital ships with a lucky shot from outside the range of its other weapons. However, the cannon does have a tremendous drain on the machine's power, robbing it of its more energy-based weaponry (as well as deactivating the microwave emitters on its sword) until a decent charge is recovered. Lastly, the missile tubes on the Corona's back are outfitted and prepped for any sort of missile that can be fitted inside, although they're primarily used as chaffs to throw off enemy targeting.
This Corona also is equipped with an anti-beam defensive system, in practice the counterpart to the Kinetic Dispersal Units equipped on the various Thaumata machines Julia will be fighting. The machine is outfitted with a certain kind of anti-beam gas, which drastically takes the edge off projectile beam weaponry fired into it and allows the Corona to be better protected against all but the strongest kinds of beam weapons. Vents are also located all over the frame of the machine, each one capable of releasing a burst of the gas or just let it gradually flow out.
Rounding out the upgrade is a pair of HFM Blades that are mounted on a rack on the Corona's backside, as well as an experimental railgun developed specifically for the Corona; the first every fully automatic railgun. Though good trigger discipline is required to use the weapon effectively, lest one waste all the ammo, it is very much an improvement over the railgun Julia used previously.
That said, the combat model has one glaring difficulty Julia will have to overcome through sheer determination and hours of practice: a different control scheme. Though actually a more streamlined design meant to be more intuitive for pilots, it prevents her from piloting it as well as she'd be able to under more ideal circumstances. Thus, for the months following acquiring it, Julia's going to have to bust her hump to overcome that double-edged Irgelion muscle memory and get used to not only a different control scheme, but superior performance.
Terrain Stats:
Land: A
Air: A
Sea: C
Space: S