PD-6's guard a C1A5 launching an MQ-3.
The C1A5 Archon is a command vehicle in use by the United States Joint Strike Force.
Overview
Knowledge is power. This is especially true on the battlefields of 2020. Having a command and control vehicle like the C1A5 Archon on the ground boosts efficiency as well as morale and gives the commander a stronger link to his forces as well as adding the ability to initiate a Sitrep. The Archon can also deploy a small compliment of armed sentry drones and an armed airborne hunter-killer UAV known as the Scryer.
Tech Commentary
C1A5 Archons can provide a valuable tactical edge on the battlefield. Each one of these high-tech vehicles is equipped with a dizzying array of computers, sensors, and other tools for information gathering and distribution. The Archon is a one-stop shop for all C5ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Combat Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) needs. Placing a C1A5 on the ground will give commanders drastically enhanced battlefield awareness and allows for the detection of traps and stealth units.
Archons are also capable of deploying PD-6 Rottweiler sentry drones and an MQ-3 Scryer hunter-killer UAV. Rottweilers are armed with a 6.8minigun while Scryers are armed with guided multi-purpose missiles. Even when it's on its own an Archon isn't really alone. For close-range defense Archons are equipped with a 20mm remotely-operated chaingun.
C1A5s are powered by twin hybrid engines, with one engine powering each tread. A special system is in place which allows both treads to be powered by a single engine if one is damaged or disabled. While its sentry drones and UAV are effective at protecting the Archon, it is not designed to be a front-line combat vehicle and can be an easy target for enemy units if left unsupported.
Specifications
- Length: 38' 2" (11.63 m)
- Width: 13' 0" (3.96 m)
- Height: 12' 7" (3.83 m)
- Weight: 11 tons
- Powerplant: 2x 600hp hybrid engines
- Armament
- 20mm chaingun
Archon Upgrades
Attack
- ARV (Armed Robotic vehicle air defense missile system) missile- Increases drone damage, Cost- 100,000CR, Recruit rank
Defense
- Point Defense- Equips a short range defensive weapon, Cost- 100,000CR, Recruit rank
- Composite armor- Increases hit points, Cost- 300,000CR, Recruit rank
- Electric armor- Increases hit points, Cost- 900,000CR, Regular rank
- Active defense- Improves shields, Cost- 1,200,000CR, Hardened rank
Mobility
- Hydrogen cells- Improves movement speed, Cost- 100,000CR, Recruit rank
- Power unit- Improves movement speed, Cost- 300,000CR, Hardened
Abilities
- Stealth detection- deafeats enemy stealth abilities within BHQ LOS, Cost- 100,000CR, Recruit rank
- Scryer- Enables deployment of an unarmed scryer UAV, Cost- 300,000CR, Recruit rank
- Hunter killer- Upgrades UAV to perform attack missions- Cost- 900,000CR, Hardened rank
- Trap detection- Detects all enemy minefields within BHQ line of sight, Cost 1,200,000CR, Veteran rank
Archon callsigns
Archon callsigns tend to reference crime syndicates.
- The Don
- Mr Big
- Yakuza
- CrimeBoss
- Daymio
- Scion
- Kingpin
Trivia
- The C1A5 is the only tracked command vehicle.
- Archon is a greek word that means ruler or lord.