The following material is from
THE THIRD INVID
WAR, a fan supplement by
Dave Deitrich and
Chris
Meadows. Please feel free to use, copy, and distribute
it as you see fit. All we ask is that you give proper credit to us and do not
claim that it is your own work. Comments and suggestions are welcome.
Most of the weapons in this section were based on weapons used in
Robotech: The Untold Story (A.K.A. Megazone 23 Part 1).
Special thanks to PETER WALKER for pictures and background info.
CYCLONE HAND WEAPONS
A big strength of the cyclone mecha is that because it is a battlesuit and
not a full-sized mecha, it can use a variety of different hand weapons in
addition to its normal armaments. Cyclone pilots can either use infantry
hand weapons such as the Gallant H-90 or Wolverine Assault Rifle, or can
use larger anti-mecha weapons with the help of the Cyclone's hydraulics
and targeting systems. The weapons below for the most part fit into the
latter category. They were actually designed for the Garland series
cyclones used by the Southern Cross just before and during the
Second Robotech War. Although somewhat rare after almost 12 years
of warfare, they can still be found from time to time and are a valuable
addition to cyclone infantry squads and terran resistance fighters.
NOTE: These weapons can easily be integrated into your Southern Cross
or Invid Invasion campaigns even if you are not playing a full Third
Invid War campaign. They should be generally available on Earth any
time after the late 2020s / early 2030s, shortly before the arrival of the
Robotech Masters. Stats for the Southern Cross Garland Cyclones are available by clicking HERE.
CONTENTS:
GU-11S 55mm GUN POD
This weapon is a variant of the original GU-11 Gun Pod
used by the old VF-1 Veritechs of the Robotech Defense Force (RDF). Smaller,
with a shorter barrel and smaller ammo supply, the weapon was designed to be
used by the smaller-scale battloids and garlands of the Southern Cross. The
weapon can be used by Cyclone riders, but looks a little out of scale for
them; more like a three-barrel bazooka than a carbine. Although popular because of
it's strong punch, the weapon is becoming increasingly rare due to lack of
55mm ammo.
- PRIMARY PURPOSE:
Assault
- MEGA-DAMAGE:
3D6 for a short burst, 6D6 for a long burst, or 1D6x10 for a full
melee burst.
- RATE OF FIRE:
Short or medium bursts count as one attack. The pilot may fire
as many bursts as his combined HTH attacks per melee. A full melee burst
takes the place of all attacks.
- RANGE:
4000 ft (1200 m)
- PAYLOAD:
160 rounds per clip, equal to 16 short bursts, 8 long bursts, or 4
full-melee bursts.
GU-18 23mm GUN POD
A small handheld gun pod designed to be used by the series
5 Garlands of the Southern Cross. This handheld weapon is a fairly popular
replacement for the EP-40 Pulse Beam Gun because of its non-reliance on
protoculture energy supplies. The gun itself is difficult to find due to its
limited production, but ammo can frequently be found in the ruins of old SC
bases and equipment caches.
- PRIMARY PURPOSE: Assault
- MEGA-DAMAGE: 1D4x10 M.D.
- RATE OF FIRE:
Semi-automatic; equal to the pilot's combined HTH attacks.
- RANGE: 2000 ft (600 m)
- PAYLOAD:
12 rounds per magazine. Magazine clips fit in the back of the gun.
Inserting a spare clip requires 2 melee actions (1 to remove the clip, and 1
to replace it).
GU-19 35mm GUN POD
A non-protoculture, conventional ammunition version of the
EP-37 Beam Cannon for the Cyclone mecha. This weapon is EXTREMELY popular
with resistance fighters, as it uses the same ammunition that the GU-XX Gun
Pod (used on Alpha and Beta fighters) uses, allowing the Veritechs and
Cyclones to share ammo when necessary. The weapon can be used by humans
without Cyclones, but is heavy and akward, and imposes a penalty of -3 to
strike.
- PRIMARY PURPOSE:
Assault
- MEGA-DAMAGE:
2D6 per short burst, 4D6 per long burst, or 1D6x10 per full melee burst.
- RATE OF FIRE:
Short or medium bursts count as one attack. The pilot may fire
as many bursts as his combined HTH attacks per melee. A full melee burst
takes the place of all attacks.
- RANGE:
4000 ft (1200 m)
- PAYLOAD:
Can fire 12 short bursts, 6 long bursts, or 3 full melee bursts per
clip. Note that although the bullets used by the GU-19 and GU-XX are the
same, the clips themselves are different. Therefore bullets must be unloaded
from one clip and loaded into another if the two mecha are going to share
ammo.
N-1 NET LAUNCHER
A unique weapon developed for the Global Military Police (GMP)
during the years before the Second Robotech War, this weapon fires a woven
cable net about 10 feet in diameter. The net is very strong, and breaking it
requires the victim to do at least 20 MDC points of damage (total) to the net;
each strand is only 1 MDC each, but many strands must be broken before the
victim can be freed. It will take 4D6 melees for a person to untangle himself
or herself from the net.
The N-1 Net Gun was originally designed to help GMP agents capture fugitives
and suspects without a great risk of harming them (or their hostages).
Due to this fact, this weapon is seldom used by terran resistance, as they
seldom desire to actually capture an Invid. Instead, it is more commonly used
by Frags and other Invid sympathizers to
capture resistance fighters and slaves for the Invid.
- PRIMARY PURPOSE: Capture
- MEGA-DAMAGE: None; see above.
- RATE OF FIRE: Single shot weapon.
- RANGE: 100 feet
- PAYLOAD:
One shot per net canister. Replacing a canister with a spare takes 2
melee actions (1 to detach the old canister, and 1 to put a new one on).
Reloading a canister after it has been used requires 2D6x10 minutes.
GU-21 45mm RECOILLESS RIFLE (with optional N-2 NET LAUNCHER)
A rather
powerful and dangerous weapon developed for the Garland cyclones shortly before
the arrival of the Robotech Masters. This weapon is fairly rare and well
sought after for it's destructive potential. The GU-21 fires 45mm fin-
stabilized grenades, and can use several different types of grenades. The
weapon uses a unique ammo clip that can carry up to 3 different types of ammo,
and can switch between those ammo types by flipping a switch on the back of
the rifle. The GU-21 ca use High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT), Fragmentation
(FRAG), Smoke or Gas grenades. The GU-21 can also be equipped with an
external N-2 net launcher, which launches a net similar to the N-1 net gun.
GU-21 Recoilless Rifle:
- PRIMARY PURPOSE: Assault
- SECONDARY PURPOSE: Anti-Mecha, Crowd Control
- MEGA-DAMAGE: HEAT:
2D4x10 M.D., FRAG: 1D6x10 M.D., Smoke or Gas: No Damage.
The smoke grenades will block sight and infrared sensors, and the gas grenades
may be loaded with drugs such as tear gas or sleeping gas.
- RATE OF FIRE:
Single Shots only. Number of shots per round is equal to
pilot's combined HTH attacks.
- RANGE: 3000 ft (900 m)
- PAYLOAD:
Each clip contains up to 30 grenades, and the 30 grenades carried can
be subdivided into groups of 10 of different types. Switching types of
grenades (by changing the switch at the end of the gun) takes 1 melee action.
N-2 Net Launcher:
- PRIMARY PURPOSE: Capture
- MEGA-DAMAGE: None; see N-1 Net Launcher description.
- RATE OF FIRE: Single shot weapon.
- RANGE: 100 feet
- PAYLOAD:
One shot per net canister. Replacing a canister with a spare takes 3
melee actions (1 to detach the old canister, 1 to put a new one on, and 1 to
hook it up to the GU-21's firing systems). Reloading a canister after it has
been used requires 2D6x10 minutes.
