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TAI Special Projects

Current and completed projects:

Occasionally Thundercraft Automaton Industries takes up special research and development projects for its own use and for other factions. Such projects attempt to create or improve technology, and are usually kept from the prying eyes of the public.
((anything you read on this page is known to you only out of character...in character you must learn directly of these projects to know anything about them))



Name: LD6-X-HAL Droid Brain
Type: Sentient Droid Brain
Contractor: The New Imperial Order
Description: The HAL (Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer) droid brain is an attempt to create a sentient droid by using layered self replicating programming. The initial prototype, LD6-X-HAL-1, was a success, though its whereabouts are generally unknown. The base programming protocols of the droid brain are for the LD6-B droid body, but there are rumors that Imperial Dark Trooper droids have been implanted with the brains, though these rumors are unsubstantial.



(the picture above is of a very early prototype of the Myrmidon, without all of the laminamium and heavy durasteel plating, and thus some gears are exposed. They are not so in the actual design)
Name: Imperial Wardroid "Myrmidon"
Type: Ground Assault Unit/Droid
Contractor: The New Imperial Order
Size: 40 meters long, 30 meters tall
Weaponry: Turbolaser Pulsor, Rapidfire Quad Turbolaser Cannon, Projectile launcher, Heavy gatling concussion beam, heavy repeating disruptor turrets, twin heavy laser cannons, variable electroshock pads. Front limbs can also be used as weapons.
Defense: Laminamium armor, heavy durasteel plating (underneath the Laminamium), disintigration field generator, shield generator.
Max Speed: 170 km/h (when galloping at full)
Power: There are two massive fusion generators, both in the rear "abdomen" section.
Verbobrain: Almost the entire middle section of the droid is occupied by a powerful computer which simultaneously controls the droid and predicts enemy manuevers and ways to counteract them. It is also intelligent enough to take calculated risks and attempt new strategies when all previous experience doesn't aid them in a new situation.



Name: Variable Electroshock Pads
Type: Personal/Vehicle Weapon
Contractor: TAI
Description:This tech will be used occasionally on vehicles, troops, and droids. The VES Pads are used as contact weapons, acting as energy weapons against whatever they come into contact with. A VES generator is hooked up to any conductive metal surface and that surface can then be energized in a variety of ways:
1. Electrify: Simple electricity pouring through the metal...can be adjusted to shock, stun, or or even kill. Higher settings damage more than just living things.
2. Ionization: Like with an ion gun, when electronics contact an ionized VES Pad they shut down. 3. Power Drain: This power setting absorbs rather than produces energy, and sends the captured energy to the VES generator (from which it can be sent to any other attached device). It can be adjusted to operate passively, only absorbing direct energy hits like blaster shots, or actively, where it will drain whatever energy it can from a power source that it comes into contact with. On the highest setting, it actually has a range of up to ten meters (depending on the strength of the VES generator being used).
The smaller the VES generator, the less effective it is. For example, a palm sized VES Pad wouldn't be able to drain the power from a landspeeder, but would work on a commlink.



Name: TAI Anti-Repulsor Field Generator
Type: Field Generator
Contractor: TAI
Size: 8 x 8 x 8 meters (8 m = apprx. 26.25 ft)
Description: The TAI Anti-Repulsor Field unleashes fluctuating magnetic fields in all directions, causing errors in repulsorlift drives. The errors generally include over-reaction or under-reaction to controller commands, spurts of power to random parts of the repulsorlift drive, and full drive shut-down. The generator must be hooked up with a power source, and the power source must be magnetically sealed, or it may suffer from errors itself, caused by the generator. The cube-shaped generator is too large to fit on fighters, so it will generally be stationed at an immobile location, though it could theoretically be mounted on a moving platform, or aboard a capital ship. The type of error it causes in a repulsorlift system depends both upon the quality of the repulsorlift system, and the output strength of the generator (which in turn depends upon the capacity of the power source). It brings with it many safety hazards for the user, as well as the targets. The magnetic fields attract and ionize particles, and the subsequent energy field can often enough leave traces of radiation. The longer the generator runs, and the more particles in the atmosphere, the stronger the radiation, and the more unhealthy it is for most beings. It also interferes with many electronic devices, though there are some which are relatively unaffected.



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