Kimmolito
02-01-2011, 04:11 PM
War, that word has all but lost its meaning, for if there is no peace, how can there be war? The world has been engulfed in a war which has been going on for ten years, and it doesn’t look like it will end any time soon. The European Union, the West Atlantic Alliance, composed of the USA, Canada and Mexico, the Pacific Defense Initiative under the iron rule of China and the Alliance of Muslim Republics are all fighting for Earth’s resources. The fighting is fierce and any niceties and rules of engagement have been thrown to the wind. The UN has long since dissolved, after all, an organization trying to preserve peace is worthless in a world where there is nothing but war.
The newest and most widely used weapon in the war is Armored Combat Suits, or ACSs. The standard ACS is a roughly seven meters tall humanoid war machine, though bigger and smaller variants exist. The pilot, situated in the cockpit in the “stomach” of the ACS is wired to it and controls its movements with his own. The ACS was originally designed by Japanese scientists for the Pacific Defense Initiative to use but the plans were stolen and sold on the black market. Soon every one of the major powers started manufacture of the ACSs and they soon became a more common sight than tanks on the battlefield.
This is the backdrop for my RP, as you might have guessed, it has to do with giant mechas. I will have the players be part of the European Union army Armored Combat Suit division. You are all raw recruits who have just finished your training and have been assigned to the 26th Armored Combat Suit battalion stationed in Greece, a frontline zone. You will be piloting a standard issue Jaeger Pattern Medium Armored Combat Suit mark IV. Armed with a high caliber heavy machinegun and solid armor you are the basic “infantry man” of the ACS division. However, because this is such a high risk area, you are granted specialist equipment, of which each pilot may select three each for his suit. The specialist equipment you can choose from are the following.
Rocket pods: Mounted on the shoulders of your suit, these twin rocket pods contain ten anti armor missiles each. The pods can be fired simultaneously or one at a time.
Advanced targeting systems: Upping the targeting systems of your suit allows you to shoot down moving targets with ease, it is placed in the “head” of the suit.
Heavy Gatling gun: Replaces your heavy machine gun with a heavy Gatling gun able to spew profound amounts of death at the enemy. Because of the enormous amount of ammunition needed, the suit will be fitted with a large backpack shaped magazine holding the ammunition for the gun. The weight of the gun means that rocket boosters cannot be picked together with it.
Rocket boosters: The rocket boosters allow for short flights with the suit. More proper would be to call it rocket jumps than actual flight. The boosters are placed on an attachment on the back as well as under the feet. Firing while in the air is near impossible without advanced targeting systems.
Armor piercing precision rifle: Essentially an enormous sniper rifle. The rifle comes with an IR scanner for the suit, allowing the user to target the enemy pilots inside their suits. The bullets will penetrate most medium level armor without problem. The rifle can be carried alongside the heavy machinegun, fastened on the back of the suit while not in use.
Long range radar equipment: The long range radar equipment is an upgrade to your suits existing radar. Like the name suggests, it allows you to detect enemies farther away than you normally would. The unit is fitted in a small box on the lower back of the suit.
Jamming device: The jamming device allows you to jam the enemy communications and radar within a large area around your suit. Friendly communications and radar are unaffected due to transmitting on the right frequencies. The unit is a rather large backpack like box on the back of the suit, due to this it cannot be selected along with the rocket boosters or the heavy Gatling gun.
Extra armor plating: Thicker armor for greater protection, simple as that.
Those are the specialist equipment choices available to you.
Each player should make two characters, a pilot as well as your mechanic.
I will be taking the role of corporal and squad leader, the rest are limited to private at the start.
Pilot:
Name: Karl Andersson
Nationality: Swedish
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Rank: Corporal
Suit modifications: Jamming device, long range radar equipment, rocket pods.
Appearance: Blonde and blue eyed, 186cm tall and fairly fair skinned. He has his hair cut short, marine style despite it not being a requirement, he’s also always clean shaved. He keeps his uniform clean and spotless at all times when on base.
Personality: Despite his no-nonsense looks he cares for the soldiers under his command. He is quite strict and expects his soldiers to follow orders to the letter and not question them. This harshness comes from a desire to keep the soldiers under his command alive. He is slightly bothered with the mechanic assigned to him, he finds her too lax on discipline but respects the work she does on his suit.
Background: Born in Stockholm, Sweden, the war was never something close for Karl, most of it being fought in southern Europe and Great Britain. However he watched the recruitment videos on TV and became fascinated with the Armored Combat Suits, so when he was old enough he enlisted as an NCO. After finishing his education at the top of his class he was assigned as Corporal of the newly formed 26th Armored Combat Suit battalion stationed in Greece. This is his first combat mission.
Mechanic:
Name: Eos Demetriou
Nationality: Greek
Gender: Female
Age: 27
Rank: Private
Appearance: Long brown hair tied into a tail, her skin is lightly tanned and she has brown eyes. She’s dressed in grease stained pair of overalls and wears heavy work boots. She’s always got a pair of welding goggles on her forehead and wears thick work gloves. She is almost constantly dirty from mechanical work.
Personality: Happy and upbeat, she’s a generally pleasant person to be around. She has a burning passion for machines and enjoys tinkering with them. She likes to poke fun at Karl since he’s so serious all the time, she also refers to his suit as her own, he just happens to pilot it. She’s a good mechanic but has a tendency to get too absorbed with her work and become virtually unreachable.
Background: Growing up in Greece meant that the war was a very close neighbor for her. Her father owned a workshop in Athens. One day it was hit by a bomb when her father was working inside. Eos of course was heartbroken. She wanted to help the armed forces, but since she had no military training and her mother couldn’t afford it she enlisted as an Armored Combat Suit mechanic instead. She was assigned to the corporal of the newly formed 26th Armored Combat Suit battalion.
On another note I'd like to apologize to the ones who were in my last RP since I disappeared all of a sudden, I promise to not let that happen again!
The newest and most widely used weapon in the war is Armored Combat Suits, or ACSs. The standard ACS is a roughly seven meters tall humanoid war machine, though bigger and smaller variants exist. The pilot, situated in the cockpit in the “stomach” of the ACS is wired to it and controls its movements with his own. The ACS was originally designed by Japanese scientists for the Pacific Defense Initiative to use but the plans were stolen and sold on the black market. Soon every one of the major powers started manufacture of the ACSs and they soon became a more common sight than tanks on the battlefield.
This is the backdrop for my RP, as you might have guessed, it has to do with giant mechas. I will have the players be part of the European Union army Armored Combat Suit division. You are all raw recruits who have just finished your training and have been assigned to the 26th Armored Combat Suit battalion stationed in Greece, a frontline zone. You will be piloting a standard issue Jaeger Pattern Medium Armored Combat Suit mark IV. Armed with a high caliber heavy machinegun and solid armor you are the basic “infantry man” of the ACS division. However, because this is such a high risk area, you are granted specialist equipment, of which each pilot may select three each for his suit. The specialist equipment you can choose from are the following.
Rocket pods: Mounted on the shoulders of your suit, these twin rocket pods contain ten anti armor missiles each. The pods can be fired simultaneously or one at a time.
Advanced targeting systems: Upping the targeting systems of your suit allows you to shoot down moving targets with ease, it is placed in the “head” of the suit.
Heavy Gatling gun: Replaces your heavy machine gun with a heavy Gatling gun able to spew profound amounts of death at the enemy. Because of the enormous amount of ammunition needed, the suit will be fitted with a large backpack shaped magazine holding the ammunition for the gun. The weight of the gun means that rocket boosters cannot be picked together with it.
Rocket boosters: The rocket boosters allow for short flights with the suit. More proper would be to call it rocket jumps than actual flight. The boosters are placed on an attachment on the back as well as under the feet. Firing while in the air is near impossible without advanced targeting systems.
Armor piercing precision rifle: Essentially an enormous sniper rifle. The rifle comes with an IR scanner for the suit, allowing the user to target the enemy pilots inside their suits. The bullets will penetrate most medium level armor without problem. The rifle can be carried alongside the heavy machinegun, fastened on the back of the suit while not in use.
Long range radar equipment: The long range radar equipment is an upgrade to your suits existing radar. Like the name suggests, it allows you to detect enemies farther away than you normally would. The unit is fitted in a small box on the lower back of the suit.
Jamming device: The jamming device allows you to jam the enemy communications and radar within a large area around your suit. Friendly communications and radar are unaffected due to transmitting on the right frequencies. The unit is a rather large backpack like box on the back of the suit, due to this it cannot be selected along with the rocket boosters or the heavy Gatling gun.
Extra armor plating: Thicker armor for greater protection, simple as that.
Those are the specialist equipment choices available to you.
Each player should make two characters, a pilot as well as your mechanic.
I will be taking the role of corporal and squad leader, the rest are limited to private at the start.
Pilot:
Name: Karl Andersson
Nationality: Swedish
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Rank: Corporal
Suit modifications: Jamming device, long range radar equipment, rocket pods.
Appearance: Blonde and blue eyed, 186cm tall and fairly fair skinned. He has his hair cut short, marine style despite it not being a requirement, he’s also always clean shaved. He keeps his uniform clean and spotless at all times when on base.
Personality: Despite his no-nonsense looks he cares for the soldiers under his command. He is quite strict and expects his soldiers to follow orders to the letter and not question them. This harshness comes from a desire to keep the soldiers under his command alive. He is slightly bothered with the mechanic assigned to him, he finds her too lax on discipline but respects the work she does on his suit.
Background: Born in Stockholm, Sweden, the war was never something close for Karl, most of it being fought in southern Europe and Great Britain. However he watched the recruitment videos on TV and became fascinated with the Armored Combat Suits, so when he was old enough he enlisted as an NCO. After finishing his education at the top of his class he was assigned as Corporal of the newly formed 26th Armored Combat Suit battalion stationed in Greece. This is his first combat mission.
Mechanic:
Name: Eos Demetriou
Nationality: Greek
Gender: Female
Age: 27
Rank: Private
Appearance: Long brown hair tied into a tail, her skin is lightly tanned and she has brown eyes. She’s dressed in grease stained pair of overalls and wears heavy work boots. She’s always got a pair of welding goggles on her forehead and wears thick work gloves. She is almost constantly dirty from mechanical work.
Personality: Happy and upbeat, she’s a generally pleasant person to be around. She has a burning passion for machines and enjoys tinkering with them. She likes to poke fun at Karl since he’s so serious all the time, she also refers to his suit as her own, he just happens to pilot it. She’s a good mechanic but has a tendency to get too absorbed with her work and become virtually unreachable.
Background: Growing up in Greece meant that the war was a very close neighbor for her. Her father owned a workshop in Athens. One day it was hit by a bomb when her father was working inside. Eos of course was heartbroken. She wanted to help the armed forces, but since she had no military training and her mother couldn’t afford it she enlisted as an Armored Combat Suit mechanic instead. She was assigned to the corporal of the newly formed 26th Armored Combat Suit battalion.
On another note I'd like to apologize to the ones who were in my last RP since I disappeared all of a sudden, I promise to not let that happen again!