Locust Mark 1

Designer's Notes

Another mecha loosely inspired by battletech. This mecha is obviously extremely weak and most heavier mechs will simply up the locust without blinking. The locust works extremely well in tandem with other, heavier units such as tanks and mecha. The locust quickly becomes a pain. However it has extremely limited punch.

In the asteroid field, the Locusts are usually outfitted with a series of thrusters giving them mobility equivalent to a Zentraedi Battle Pods.

Robotech Background

The locust were built as a cheap mecha by bandits and anti-unification rebels. It is a cheap mecha made with legs from destroyed battle pods and a cockpit made from a reinforced truck or other human vehicle. It is found heavily amongst bandits and other rebels.

Macross II Background

The locust were built as a cheap mecha by the Giovani Empire and anti-unification rebels. It is a cheap mecha made with legs from destroyed battle pods and a cockpit made from a reinforced truck or other human vehicle.

The Giovanni have sold the plans to the Locust to a number of minor forces. The locust is a common sight in many regions of the world, especially near and around crashed Zentran ships and areas of heavy Zentran activity.

On their "home" planet of Italia, the Giovanni have older locusts with incomplete cockpits. Some of the models there are purely civilian and have a large array of SDC weapons. The model statted here is a military version.

Model	Locust Mark 1
Crew	One, Cabin of some locust may allow for one passenger.
MDC by Location	Missile Launchers (2) 20 each Upper Body * 30 Lower Body * 40 Legs 35 each Windshield 200 SDC Side Windows ** 20 SDC each Top-Mounted Laser Turret ** 5 Lower Body Auto Cannon ** 3 each Main Body 75 *: Destroying the upper or lower body shuts down the mecha. **: Small Target: -3 to called shots
Speed	Running 150mph Leap 20ft Asteroid Hop 500mph
Height	30ft
Weight	16 tons
Main Engine	Nuclear (Alien Origin)
Weapons Systems	1- Shoulder-Mounted SRM Launcher Purpose Assault Range per missile Mega-Damage per short-range missile, usually plasma or armor-piercing Rate of Fire 1, 2, 4 or 6. Payload 6 Missiles (3 per launcher) 2- Top-Mounted Laser Turret Purpose Anti-Infantry Range 4000ft Mega-Damage 1d6 per burst Rate of Fire Bursts Payload Effectively unlimited 3- Lower body Autocannon This is taken right out of a Zentraedi/Zentran battle pod. Many locusts lack this weapon. Purpose Assault/Anti-Infantry Range 2000ft Mega-Damage 1d6 short burst, 2d6 long burst and 4d6 for a full melee of continuous fire. Each burst is considered one attack regardless of the damage inflicted. Damage is per cannon Payload 480 rounds. 24 rounds are expended on full melee burst, 12 on long burst and 6 on short burst. 4- Optional Hand-to-Hand Kick 1d6