|
General
Electric 45mm Very Heavy Assault Cannon
|
|
The
General Electric Very Heavy Assault Cannon, better known as the VHAC,
is perhaps the single deadliest cannon available to the Exo pilot.
The familiar image of the VHAC is a moral booster for friendly
troops and a bad omen to the enemy. The VHAC uses an air-cooled
General Electric motor to spin six-heat treated barrels at a very
high rate. The VHAC is able to flood an area with hundreds of
bullets in an incredibly short amount of time, what it lacks in
accuracy it make up for in sheer volume. The VHAC is marketed as
an Anti-Exo and Tank weapon, however it serves relatively well as
a short-range anti-Aircraft weapon. On several occasions it has
been used to defend friendly targets from incoming missiles,
aircraft and helicopters, as well as Tanks, Exo’s and
Infantrymen. If the VHAC
has any drawbacks at all it is that the gun is an ammunition
hungry weapon, able to exhaust its ammo drum in no time at all.
Most field commanders have solved this by allowing the unit to be
serviced by a lighter Exo carrying additional ammunition. Alliance
commanders often arm the VHAC on Heavy Exo’s such as the Tiger
while Scout-Recon Exo’s like the Puma carry extra ammo and
defend the heavier unit from attack. |
|
Statistical
Data |
| Product
I.D.: |
|
VHAC,
Very Heavy Assault Cannon.
|
| Manufacturer: |
 |
General
Electric |
| Primary
Purpose: |
|
Anti-Exo
and Anti-Tank. |
| Weight: |
|
45
lbs (20.5 kg) for the six-barrel cannon and drive motor,
the ammunition cylinder adds another 65 lbs (29.5 kg) to
the mass of the machine. Only Heavy Exo’s are able to
use the GE VHAC without penalty.
|
| Range: |
|
2,000
feet (600.0 nm)!
|
| Damage: |
|
1D4*10
per short burst of 3 Rounds, a medium burst of 5 Rounds
does 1D6*10 and a long burst of 10 Rounds does 1D8*10
points of damage!
|
| Rate
of Fire: |
|
Short,
medium and long bursts only, not capable of single shell
firing. Equal to the combined number of hand to hand
attacks per melee of the pilot.
|
| Payload: |
|
The
standard GE VHAC cylinder holds 600 rounds of ammo.
Enough for 200 short bursts, 120 medium bursts or 60
long bursts.
|
| Cost: |
|
$
31,900.00 |
| Special
Feature: |
|
None. |
| Bonuses: |
|
None. |
|
|
