[gurps] [VEHICLE] of the week 686 – XNU-Alpha Warbot

[Onno Meyer]

  This is a weekly posting with GURPS vehicles (and the like) to the 
GURPSnet mailing list. I grant the permission for all non-commercial 
redistribution of my work, but I would like to know if you put it on 
a website or the like. My site is down for rebuilding, but sooner or 
later the old stuff should reappear at   omeyer.gmxhome.de
  Onno Meyer, 2007-12-17

XNU-Alpha Warbot v1.0 (TL7/8)
  Copyright 2007 by Onno Meyer

  The global robot revolt described in Reign of Steel is still a couple 
of years away, but it would include early models like this eXperimental 
Naval Unit Alpha. Later the XNU would hunt down human survivors. 
  The warbot consists of an inflatable speedboat with a sensor/weapons 
turret. The first models mount a 7.62mm LMG or grenade launcher, later 
upgraded to a 6mm LSW. The XNU can patrol an area and engage intruders 
or report to a control center for further orders.

Brain: Small brain (2 lbs., 0.04 cf, $1,000, -5 points) with Complexity
  2.
Sensors: Basic sensor with laser rangefinder, no sense of smell/taste, 
  smoke detector, search radar/5, radiation detector and sonar/5 (23
  lbs., 0.46 cf, $23,600, 1.5 kW, 150 points).
Communicator: Basic communicator with disturbing voice and medium radio 
  (2 lbs., 0.04 cf, $450, 6 points).
Propulsion: 18 kW screw (38 lbs., 0.76 cf, $380, 18 kW).
Weaponry: 7.62mm LMG (25 lbs., 0.5 cf, $3,000, 100 points).
Accessories: Spotlight (10 lbs., 0.2 cf, $100); GPS (0.5 lbs., 0.01 cf, 
  $100).
Power: Power requirement 19.5 kW. 20 kW gasoline engine (125 lbs., 2.5 
  cf, $625). Energy bank with 3 r9v cells (total  0.3 lbs., 0.03 cf, $6) 
  storing 27 kWs. Tank with 10 gallons gasoline (65 lbs., 1.5 cf, $50). 
  Endurance 12.5 hours. 
Subassemblies: Head with full rotation.
Body Design: Body houses brain, sonar, screw, GPS, engine, energy bank,
  tank, 4.76 cf empty space (10 cf total).
Head Design: Houses remaining sensors, communicator, LMG, spotlight (1
  cf total).
Surface Area: Body 30 sf, Head 6 sf, total surface area 36.
Structure: Light (72 lbs., $1,800).
Hit Points: Body 27, Head 5.
Armor: DR 5 non-rigid armor (7.2 lbs, $720, 64 points). Waterproof 
  ($72).
Statistics: 370 lbs., $31,903, 11 cf (7' long, -10 points), Body ST 54, 
  Arm ST 0 (96 points), DX 9 (-10 points), IQ 5 (-40 points), HT 12 (20
  points). No ground speed. Can swim, water speed 16 (30 points). LC 0. 
  Point cost 80.

Design Notes
  The robot uses the design rules from Robots [Oct 99 errata].


Next Week: A racing spacecraft, as the basis for a micro-fighter.