The elemental is a direct import from battletech. The elementals formed the core of the Tharkadian army in our Macross II campaign. The Tharkad campaign is the last campaign I ran before we moved on to other things.
Robotech Background
The Tharkadians are an almost-human race freed from the Invid by the Sentinels. Elementals are very limited when facing invid but are very effective in large swarms against slower opponents (such as Zentraedi Infantry.
Macross II Background
The elemental was developped by the Tharkadian, a small group of Marduk renegades who defected from Lord Ingus' fleet long ago. They were mostly pirates preying on the Marduk Empire.
Model
Elemental Mark 1
Crew
One
MDC by Location
Arms *
30 each
Legs *
70 each
Shoulder-mounted missile launchers (2)*
40 each
Helmet *
30 each
Main Body
100
*: Very Small Target: -8 to called shots
Speed
Power Run/Leap
up to 95mph for short bursts
Run
50mph
Hover
300ft
Flying (space only)
About 100mph
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 or 2.
Payload
4 Missiles
2- Hand Ion Blaster
Purpose
Assault
Range
3000ft in space 1500ft in atmosphere
Mega-Damage
4d6 per shot or 1d6x10 per burst (but counts as two attacks).