Designation: Bioroid (Interceptor, Stormtrooper, Observer)

I. Dimensions:

II. Type:

• (Interceptor, Stormtrooper): One-man all weather surface main battle mecha.
• (Observer): One-man all weather surface reconnaissance mecha.

III. Service History

• Interceptor: Served with the Tirol Bloc Army, Tirol Border Fleet, and Tirol Tactical Space Corps from 2058.
• Stormtrooper: Served with the Tirol Bloc Army, Tirol Border Fleet, and Tirol Tactical Space Corps from 2058.
• Observer: Served with the Tirol Bloc Army, Tirol Border Fleet, and Tirol Tactical Space Corps from 2060.

IV. Propulsion:

(All):

• 2 x Nakajima MBS-1A thrust vectoring fusion/plasma shock-expansion engines in the shoulder thruster mounts, max. unboosted output 165 kN each (boosted, 203 kN each).
• 2 x Pratt & Whitney JG94 fusion plasma-air/reaction mass intermix turbines in the lower legs, max. unboosted output 90 kN each (boosted, 110 kN each)
• Four Nakajima NBS-1 high-thrust vernier thrusters distributed around the mecha.
• Six P&W LHP04 low-thrust vernier thrusters distributed around the mecha.
• Powerplant: 2 x RRL-2R miniaturized protoculture-cell energizer providing 850 MW of power.
• Fuel Capacity:
  • 16 Standard Canisters of Protoculture.
  • 45 lit. D₂O reactant for fusion engines.

V. Performance:

• Level speed: 112 kph (running)
• Maximum jumping distance: 67 m (Terra normalized)
• Max level speed (sea level): 500 kph
• Max level speed (5,000 m): 625 kph
• Initial climb rate: over 24000 m per minute
• Unboosted service ceiling: 5 km
• Range (space): Total Δ-v 10.9 kps on internal reaction mass.
• Protoculture supply: 375 hours operational use.
• G limits: +12.0/-6.5

VI. Electronics:

Radar tracking:

(Interceptor, Stormtrooper):

• Tirol Avionics Office KSY-2057 spherical phased-array radar with surveillance modes and max range of 12 km.

(Observer):

• Tirol Avionics Office KSU-2060 spherical phased-array radar with surveillance modes and max range of 52 km.

Optical tracking:

• Thomson DOS-2513 optical composite tracking system, using sensors for high-quality basic optical, UV, IR and x-ray.
• Thomson LT-9 multi-frequency laser ranger and designator.

Tactical Electronic Warfare System (TEWS):

• IBM IBM-200 combat computer
• Westinghouse AN/ALR-80 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) 
• Westinghouse ALQ-260(V) ECM pod

Countermeasures:

• Chaff decoy dispenser with 25 shot capacity.
• Flare decoy dispenser with 25 shot capacity.
• Smoke decoy dispenser with 25 shot capacity.

VII. Armament:

Gun units:

• 1 x Bioroid Blaster carried in one of the mecha's hands. Cannon fires particle beam blasts in full automatic mode at a high setting of 30 MJ and 16 pulses per minute or a low setting of 15 MJ and 32 pulses per minute. This weapon is powered directly from its own Protoculture energizer.

Cannons:

(Interceptor):

• 2 x RRG PL-7 triple barrel laser cannons in the shoulder thruster mounts. This cannon can fire a laser beam with a yield of 3.32 MJ per barrel every .09 second.

(Stormtrooper, Observer):

• RRG PL-7 triple barrel laser cannon in the right side shoulder thruster mount. This cannon can fire a laser beam with a yield of 3.32 MJ per barrel every .09 second.

Missiles:

• 2 x MM-16 internal missile system in the legs. Each system consists of two groups of eight launch tubes, and carries 16 SRAAMs inboard the mecha.

Miscellaneous:

• 1 x T'luaza Milldiem 281 model assault rifle.
• or 1 x Naz'aa Sendel 2060 model carbine.
• 1 x Tirolian Service Committee medium or large survival kit.

VIII. Armor:

The armor on the Bioroid is a Tirolian hybrid of state-of-the-art Terran low-mass composite Chobham plating and older formulations developed by the Robotech Masters. Aside from the respectable protection provided against projectiles, missiles, and other kinetic weapons, this armor is also resistant to plasma globes (annihilation discs), lasers, and to a lesser extent, particle guns, owing to the fact that the armor can flake off and evaporate in layers under fire from such high-energy weapons, taking much of the weapon's energy and converting it into the latent heat of sublimation in the armor.

The armor stops all small arms fire and heavy infantry weapons fire; provides excellent resistance to light mecha-mounted weaponry, such as the Zentraedi 22.3mm HE autocannon round; provides good to fair resistance to medium mecha-mounted weaponry, such as the Valkyrie's 55mm APFSDS round, and poor resistance to heavy mecha-mounted weaponry, such as the VHT's 105mm smoothbore shells.

The Bioroid life support system provides full protection from nuclear, biological, and chemical hazards, using an overpressure cockpit environment activated by radiation and hazardous chemical sensors, or manually when such warfare conditions are anticipated. The internal consumables supplies can provide atmosphere for 78 hours maximum.

IX. Development:

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