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The Hub => Requests => Build Your Technology => Topic started by: @Pokemon Master Red on October 20, 2011, 05:53:05 PM
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Not much right now, but Im making a thread for them. I think I'll start off with something that'll ensure nobody dares challenge my Terrestrial Superiority in terms of warfare. :D
Contingent Model 'BEHEMOTH':More commonly known as the 'Warriors of Tradition', the Behemoths are massive superweapons that actually predate the Mechera's transition from organic to machine, and while they aren't ENTIRELY sure how it works, the Behemoths were the template for all other Contingent technology the Mechera have made, though not in terms of shape. It was first fielded late in the Convergence War(essentially the war that united the Mechera) by Dekterra, who at that point was losing. Six of them, easily three times the size of a city, were Dekterra's last stand in the war, though supposedly they did not build the massive superweapons(and in fact, none of the Mechera truly know where they came from, though hypothesis ranging from alien contact to ancient civilizations have sprung up). Behemoths use a extremely strong super-condensed metal in its armoring, and in the entirety of each of their six legs. Even with the strength of the armor and the fact that it rests on six legs, it still must be spread out at the feet and throughout the legs in order to maintain its own weight. Because of this, while its hardened enough to probably survive orbital bombardment, it is very, very, very slow moving. Internally, Behemoths function as massive troop transports, with passages running through the entirety of the machine large enough for most Assault and Aegis Contingents to pass through without trouble. The position of Behemoths as transports is further cemented by the six launch-wings sported on the front and back(three at the front, three at the back, with one in the middle, one above, and one below). These 'wings' are able to unfold, with the upper and lower ones moving sideways in order to give launching aerial forces more room to maneuver upwards, and to spread the forces instead of concentrating them. In terms of offensive weaponry, Behemoths have six main batteries(yes, I know, it seems like a lot of things are in groups of six :P), with three in the front and three in the back. Each of the cannons is capable of aiming independently of one another, can pretty much hit anything in sight(in terms of range, that is, meaning anything within its horizon, including the arc of the shell for solid ammunition), and can fire a variety of specialty ammunition created specifically for the cannons. The 'default' ammo is a solid-shell high explosive warhead able to inflict heavy damage on even larger frigates. When not in use, the cannons are kept in a upright position(those structures above them are used to keep them in place, so they dont accidentally damage themselves from 'bouncing' when the Behemoth itself moves). On the underside of them, they contain multiple missile emplacements and cannons, meant for attacking enemy forces that attempt to attack it from below. Behemoths themselves do NOT have any form of internally integrated shielding system, however oftentimes these are externally mounted onto the Behemoth itself. This is because, as the Behemoths are not fully understood, attempts to 'upgrade' them have always been met with failure, because nobody is really sure just what the hell they're removing to put the new thing in. Most researchers wisely think its a better idea to leave everything in. Other weapons systems are also often constructed directly onto the Behemoths, in order to increase their effectiveness at closer range(though if it comes down to it, they can of course just step on their foes). Because they predate the Mechera's transformation from organic to machine, and because 'upgrades' are fundamentally impossible, it must be manned with a physical crew, and a large one at that. A skeleton crew on board a single Behemoth consists of around 2-3 million Mechera, all coordinating different systems and just generally making sure everything is working properly, and thats at a absolute minimum. As well, the massive weapons aren't built to receive transmissions, and have no built-in transmitters or receivers, leaving the computer systems entirely in a closed network. Hacking attempts therefor wont work, simply because there's no way to connect to the computer systems of the machine itself. Of course, this means that other computer systems are brought in specifically for communications purposes, so that the machine as a whole can still be coordinated remotely. Apart from that, most anything else necessary for the operation in question is usually emplaced directly onto it as needed. For the matter, while the Mechera dont know exactly what everything on it does, they DO know the placements of all of the technology on board, and have mapped it digitally, allowing them to know how, more or less, to repair portions of them in the off chance that they're actually damaged, assuming of course that no critical systems they dont understand are damaged(such as its generator system...The Mechera really have no idea how its power generator works).
(This is a pretty good image of it, even though it doesn't have any color): http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/189/b/1/arms_fort_spirit_of_motherwill_by_commanderalpha-d3lg0m2.jpg
Aaaand I think Im mostly finished with it.
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*coughcoughBUMPcoughcough*
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Sorry, forgot about this.
Looks okay to me, approved.
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Can't be unhackable.
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From an outside approach, it may be. If it was somehow infiltrated with a hardline, it could i suppose.
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Can't be unhackable.
TECHNICALLY its hackable. I only mean that you cant actually connect to the system from the outside, since there's no way for the computers on board to actually recieve any transmissions, and in order to hack it you'd need to figure out a way to connect a computer system to it from the inside. Which, in itself, would be a challenge since not even the owners of the technology are entirely aware of how the hardware functions, so good luck to you with trying to connect a computer of your own to its systems.
But yes, if you could figure out how to connect a computer or something of your own directly into its computer systems, then you could stand a chance at hacking it.