USN Black Knight, Redux by Jaen-ni-rin on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

So well, I did redux the Black Knight, to make it more AFF-ish.
Stranj seems to be pleased, so I guess it isn't that bad.

Heavily borrowing from Xadu's ([link]) design - [link]
He's really good at mecha, but his design seemed to be a bit too ground based for Black Knight, I just kind of space-ified it.
So no, it's too good to be done on my own

Some tech specifications:
Height: 15,7 m
Weight 134 tonnes empty
Max. atmospheric speed: 670 km/h
Max. walking speed: 54 km/h
Jump height: 15m
Jump height (with leg exhaust boost): 86m

Weapons in the main body:
3x2 missile block in each shoulder
5x multipurpose launchers (smoke grenades, chaff etc.) in groin area
4x plaslance PDS in the chest area (those lenses)
2x front facing vulcans (yellow slits near the shoulders)
(optional) 2x turreted plascannons on each shouldrer pad (those round things; as in here - [link])

Weapons in the flightpack:
2x4 missile block on each side
2x rear-facing PDS guns (one on each side)

Handheld weapons:
AWEs (Arm Weapon Extensions) - basically scaled-up guns of various kinds, that interface directly with the mech's targeting systems through a socket in it's arm. No more stupid giant triggers
MVKs (Monomolecular Vibro-Knives) - just your usual powered mech knives; each Black Knight carries two of them in mounts on their arms.
(optional )TEAR (Thermal Emission Armor Render), more commonly called plasclaws - special issue weapon that makes use of the superheated plasma from mech's fusion torch (reactor) to easily tear enemy armour apart.

Of course those weapon names aren't too official ATM.
Just wanted to have some fun with acronyms.
Same for the tech specifications, I need to have story guys verify them (the wiki is down -_-'.

Those red-framed holes are vernier thrusters. Why? It's space, lol!

Some blagh (mainly the rifle):
[link]