Civilian Battle Walker

Civilian Battle Walker

Technically there are no civilian battle walkers, as the term indicates military hardware.

The United Stars Marine Corps has completley abandoned the concept of battle walkers. The United Stars Army still uses them.

Battle walkers are defined as semi robotic machines with a sentient pilot, substantially biggger than a battle suit and using some form of legs for locomotion.[1]

However the Science Corps has recieved a number of retired Gorgon Class battle suits from the United Stars Army. These Gorgon Class walkers have been stripped of their weapons, but retained their strong shields and tough armor. The Science corps has modified them with additional science sensors and specimen collection equipment. These suits were rebranded and designated Armored Specimen Collector (ARSPEC ). Originally intended to collect some of the most dangerous lifeforms on Gren Hell (Arspecs were used to capture  life Water Snakes, a few Stompers and Burrow Diggers ) Two ARSPECs were lost on Green Hell during these missions.

Subsequently ARSPECs were used on other planets with extreme environments to protect researchers and allow hands on scientific observation and research.

The ARSPEC program was extended in 5050 and SII developed a new ARSPEC from the ground up for the Science Corps. No longer based on a military machine.

Every Union Explorer ship has at least two or three ARSPECs aboard as standard equipment.

[1] The Ragin Bull model battle walker of the United Stars Army is technically not a battle walker as it uses articulated tracks. Since the tracks can be configured in something that resembles legs, the machine is sometimes designated a battle walker.