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Mobile Weapons of the Human Progress Alliance

HPA Overview

Human Progress Alliance

The Human Progress Alliance is a supranational community consisting of the old countries of Tieguo, Carpathia, Kazemura, Ishnalla, Svarna, Hoinom, Singan, Dagoth, “Ostaran” Severyane, Eretzora, and So’Karsa, among others. It was the second of the big three blocs to complete its orbital elevator in 1696 CE, and has begun construction of its section of the proposed orbital ring habitat. Member nations of the old world have been replaced by similarly-functioning administrative regions, and it operates asteroid habitats at L-point 4 and a research facility on Lune. The HPA was the first to enter the mobile suit era, in 1696, prompting the other factions to play catch up.

It is the most centralized of the three, with a chairperson as head of government who works and resides in the capital somewhere in Tieguo. The exact nature of its government isn’t known to those outside of its structure, though it’s apparently socio-politically socialist in structure with the stated mission of advancing humanity beyond what it views as an old primitive state of individualism into a future of collective utopia. The government exercises a large degree of control in the lives of its people, who are allowed freedom to pursue love, hobbies and other enjoyment, but heavily control information and constantly monitor to ensure “enemy saboteurs” don’t infiltrate to spread distracting lies about missing “freedoms.” After generations, the public at large seems to believe in the nobility of their good and just pursuit of utopia.


Significant Locations

The Internationale - the terminal transport station and ballast satellite at the end of the HPA-administered orbital elevator.

Space Habitat Fatong - the largest of a cluster of asteroid habitats operated by the HPA at L-point 4, housing some 120k people. The habitat is the site of space science research laboratories, and is connected to one of the region’s several mineral extraction and refining facilities.


Suits & Weaponry

MAJ-7 Quolong
MAJ-8 Xiaoshou
MSG-5 Menlong

MAJ-7 Quolong

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The MAJ-7 Quolong is the world's only operating aerial mobile armor developed and fielded by the HPA since the mid-80's, when it replaced the bloc's outdated and more conventional craft. The Quolong is the smallest frontline mobile weapon to date, and heavily armed and armored for its size. Straight wings limit its speed, but heavy armor and an unmatched ability to loiter makes it a beloved air-support weapon amongst the HPA army.

Being too small for a cockpit, the Quolong is either controlled remotely or via fully-autonomous AI, courtesy of its powerful on-board computing and sensor suite. The craft's normal weapons can be swapped for additional sensing equipment for electronic warfare.


Name/Model: MAJ-7 Quolong autonomous CAS armor
Armor: Titanium Carbide
Crew: None (with remote computer control or AI pilot)

Operators:
HPA


Equipment/Armament:

30mm Autocannon x2
Housed in a retractable mount beneath the craft's bulbous front, these dual autocannons can rotate and track both airborne and ground targets far outside its front arc.

External equipment mounts x6
For missiles, rocket pods, bombs, electronic warfare equipment, and anything else designed to fit upon these external equipment hardpoints.

MAJ-08 Xiaoshou

The MAJ-8 Xiaoshou is the mainstay space-defence mobile armor for the HPA. originally designed in the late 70's and serving from the early 80's for the maintenance and construction of the bloc's space colonies and orbital elevator, constant development and conflict led the HPA to adopt this weaponized variant of the machine. Small in size and lightly armed compared to many of its comparable early space opponents, this versatile, purpose-built space weapon nevertheless sports outstanding agility.

The mobile weapon's arms can be replaced with various weapons mounts as needed, or left in place for general utility. Instead of treads or legs, a single large liquid propellant tank makes up the bulk of the unit's height and lower half, and the thrusters it feeds are its sole means of movement. Too small for an in-built power plant, the Xiaoshou relies upon a rechargable energy pack, which limits its operating time and range; as such, it is primarily used for static station defense.

The unit's most significant claim to fame resides in what came after it, as lessons in the design and systems of this craft led tot he development of the HPA's, and the world's, first true mobile suit.


Name/Model: MAJ-08 Xiaoshou
Height: 8 m (about 3.5 m without propellant)
Armor: Titanium carbide
Propulsion: Electric battery; Synthetic CRF (jet propellant)
Crew: 1 Pilot

Operators:
HPA


Static Equipment/Armament:

100mm x 50cal smoothbore gun
Lacking the power generation of other mobile armors the Xiaoshou relies upon conventional weaponry. It is capable of mounting one gun upon hardpoint mounts on either, or both, arms.

Missile/rocket pods
By replacing the unit's arms, the Xiaoshou can use various weapons pods at the cost of losing utility, these pods cannot be mounted elsewhere, or they would obstruct the machine's in-built reaction control thruster ports.

MSG-5 Menlong

Introduced in 1696 as the world's first true mobile suit, the MSG-5 Menlong is the HPA's frontline mass-production mobile weapon, having fully replaced all its predecessors in the bloc by 1700.

Much of the Menlong's systems were tested within and come directly from the MAJ-8 Xhaoshou space mobile armor, making for quick training of pilots between the two systems and easy transition between the controls; the cockpits of the two mobile weapons are laid out almost identically, even, the only appreciable difference being a shift in placement of the Menlong's pedal controls, to accomodate a different range of leg-based movement from the Xiaoshou's zero-G thrusters. This similarity of systems also made for easier and cheaper development of this ground-breaking mobile weapon.

Where the Xiaoshou was a stop-gap weapon to quickly defend the HPA's space assets, the Menlong is a purpose-built war machine. Unlike the all-purpose compact design of the SSF's Thunderchief or the sleek high-powered Hjolrun of the LU, the Menlong was developed with the soul and doctrine of the main battle tanks of past eras by pushing the limits of the large mecha's main strength: by using its size and high power output to make each unit a veritable armored fortress. Weighing more than twice that of its rival mobile suits, the machine's mobility is comparatively limited, but the sheer bulk of its thick armored plating makes a large portion of the machine practically impervious to most conventional weaponry.

Unlike the small fusion reactors of the other blocs, the Menlong is powered by a combustion engine burning a synthetic reaction fuel, providing power to the electric motors that power the suit's movement and systems; this same fuel is burned in the suit's attached jumpjets, trading operating time for a mild increase in mobility in challenging or more vertical terrain. While considered prior-generation technology, the combustion generator reduces the suit's maintenance complexity and production cost over new-model small-reactor suits.


Name/Model: MSG-5 Menlong
Height: 16.4 m (18.4 m including the combustion exhaust)
Weight: 134.9t
Speed: 60 kph
Armor: Titanium Alloy Ceramic Composite
Propulsion: Synthetic CRF (main engine and jumpjet propellant)
Crew: 1 Pilot in neck/head

Operators:
HPA


Static Equipment/Armament:

160mm x 50 cal. Cannon
This magazine-fed smoothbore gun is mounted on the suit's neck, beneath the cockpit. While able to rotate in a narrow forward arc, the range is limited and likely relies upon movement of the entire suit during intense combat, making it rather difficult to use. Each magazine holds 25 shells, and the suit can store up to four additional magazine reloads on its side armor skirts, two on each side.

280mm Missile launcher:
While the suit is capable of mounting old-style missile and rocket pods upon is shoulders and forearms, such pods can only be relaoded with much time and special equipment. After the Solar Wars, the HPA focssed upon a new design philosophy: to reduce firepower in favor of battlefield staying power by swapping pods and internal ammunition bays for external ammunition containers for quick resupply.

To that end the Menlong's magazine-fed gun and missile launcher were developed. This large missile launcher is effectively a simple long tube; a canister at the back of the tube holds up to three missiles that automatically load into the tube, and upon launch several vents block the backblast and redirect it to the side of the weapon. The Menlong can store two extra missile canisters on its rear armor skirt, for 9 total shots before resupply (a factory-fresh tube comes pre-loaded, allowing for 10 shots).

LASER Propogator
A rather effective anti-infantry weapon. Attached on either side of the cannon.

32-tube Rocket or 4 tube missile Pods
Like many other mobile weapons, the Menlong can attach rocket or missile pods to either forearm or to each shoulder. These are rarely used except when a team of suits must crack heavy fortifications. Use of the shield or 280mm missile launcher on either arm obstructs the mounting of these pods.

Shield
Mounted to either forearm (though generally the left), this large, thick slab of armor can deflect high-powered shots with proper use, or be used as a battering, puncturing melee weapon when needed.

Smoke launchers
Launch cannisters of smoke generators.

Mobile Weapons of the Lagrain Union of Free States

LU Overview

Lagrain Union of Free States

The Lagrain Union of Free States (usually shortened to Lagrain Union) is a supranational politico-economic organization spanning four continents and consisting of countries like the Western Brigidnan Union, Nerysia, Royal Kvaenna, Lanlania, Laurentia, Mordvania, Saratov, Angiris, western Severyane, and Eskkya, among many others. It is a democratic union, an association of nationstates headed by an elected chancellor and parliament that makes policy and law on matters for the whole union from Tarleton. States otherwise govern themselves, and its member states manage their own militaries but serve under a unified LU military apparatus. Several states have close association with the union to varying degrees but are not members, such as Taeunas, Mestra, Krinis, Drahen, Akitsu, and others.

The LU was the first bloc to complete its orbital elevator in 1696, and has begun construction of its portion of the orbital ring habitat. The union controls clusters of asteroid habitats at L-point 5, as well as a research station on Lune. It is the largest and richest of the three blocs, and considered by some as the most advanced in their weaponry given they are home to many old-world weapons powerhouses and were the last to unveil their mobile suit designs, but are likewise the least experienced operators of this eminent technology.


Significant Locations

Space Habitat Orchis - the first of the cluster of asteroid habitats operated by the union at L-point 5, housing some 80k people and an additional unknown sized staff at an attached weapons research station.

Lilium - A self-sufficient research lab on the far side of Lune


Suits & Weaponry

FA-33 Taifun
MT-43 Panther
MA-430 Mongrel
MA-440 Bastion
AMA-15 Fury
AMS-02 Hjolrun

FA-33 Taifun

The FA-33 Taifun (and it's FA-34 space "variant") is the Lagrain Union's mainstay multirole aircraft. First developed by Vytaras MW of Nerysia just before the end of the Great War, it has been endlessly improved and modified to match the evolving needs of warfare, and has seen extensive and distinguished service through the Solar Wars and into the present. While an aging platform, its countless upgrades have reduced its maneuverability in atmosphere but made it harder, faster, stronger than any aircraft in current service; with a massive powerplant, heavy armor for a fighter and an unparalleled assortment of weaponry, this boom-and-zoom fighter packs enough punch and survivability to concern even the toughest of enemy mobile weapons.

Unlike the other two factions, the Union didn't retrofit the Taifun as an unmanned unit, committing instead to an "AI Copilot" to assist with navigation, weapons targeting, and situational awareness.

Name/Model: FA-33/34 Taifun Multirole/Space Fighter
Height: 3.6 m
Length: 18.0 m
Span: 9.0 m
Crew: 1 (Pilot only, AI Copilot)

Operators:
LU
+ others


Equipment/Armament:

30mm Machine Gun x4
Standard armament since the 60's, 4 machine guns straddle the nose cone, 2 to either side.

LASER Propagator
While laser weaponry was rendered all but obsolete with the advent of Laser-Reflective Coating in the late Great War, it still remains rather effective as strafing weapon against soft targets. The Taifun has one such center-mounted beneath the fuselage.

Missile Launcher x12
four racks of three missiles sit atop and beneath the wings of the Taifun, giving it the firepower necessary to defeat even the hardest of mobile weapons.

MT-43 Panther

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The MT-43 Panther is the Lagrain Union's primary ground weapon. Whereas the SSF focused on stonkin' big guns and the HPA phased out main battle tanks altogether, the LU relied upon volume of fire, giving the Panther a second 140mm smoothbore cannon and automated systems. To compensate for the heavy weight of a second gun, a wider turret ring was developed, and new longer ammunition created to keep it on par with the larger guns of its rivals. Over the years the crew was reduced in size as more and more systems were automated, until only the commander remains; it has since seen wide deployment across the LU as a relatively cheap alternative to the more expensive mobile armors, and export models see it widely used across the world, especially in places unable to field the autonomous command centers of its direct rivals.

Following the traditional layout of tanks defined centuries ago, the Panther was already considered an anachronism in its time and more than 40 years on may feel obsolete, but its small size, cheap cost and the outright massive number of variations (both for combat and support) made over the years still makes them useful to keep around.

Due to the sheer quantity of variants, stats and descriptions given are for the base rollout model only, unless otherwise stated.


Name/Model: MT-43 Panther MBT
Height: 3.9 m
Length: 9.6 m
Speed: 90 kph
Armor: Titanium Alloy Ceramic Composite
Crew: 1 (Commander w/ AI gunner/loader/driver)

Operators:
LU
+ others


Equipment/Armament:

140mm Smoothbore Gun x2
A single-minded pursuit of the "volume of fire" doctrine at the time led to a second gun attached to this tank. Increasing automation of the tanks systems now see it crewed by only a commander, which surveys the field and gives orders to the advanced driver/gunner/loader AI that handles all tasks.

LASER Propagator
While laser weaponry was rendered all but obsolete with the advent of Laser-Reflective Coating in the late Great War, it still remains rather effective as an anti-infantry weapon. The Panther has two such systems, one between the main guns and another coaxial on the tank's front.

12.7mm MG
Mounted on pintles to the front of the commander's cupola to repel infantry assault. Sometimes you just need a normal ol' gun to get the job done.

MA-430 Mongrel

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Developed from the concepts of the Panther, the MA-430 Mongrel is related in inspiration only: at more than twice the height and length of the Panther and bristling with guns, the MA-430 was created during the Great War by LU engineers as a stop-gap to quickly field a mobile weapon that could counter advanced mobile armors from the HPA. The result was a ten-cannoned tracked behemoth, a "mongrel" seemingly bolted together with whatever parts the LU could already produce.

Because it practically was.

Nevertheless, the general design was refined and upgraded over the years to keep it serviceable and relevant, transforming the Mongrel into a tracked heavy fire support platform with a versatile and terrifying array of weaponry.


Name/Model: MA-430 Mongrel
Height: 8.0 m
Length: 18.5 m
Speed: 110 kph (maximum straight-line)
Armor: Titanium Alloy Ceramic Composite
Propulsion: Broda small-fission reactor
Crew: 2 (Gunner, Commander w/ AI loader/driver)

Operators:
LU


Equipment/Armament:

180mm Railgun x2
Mounted left and right abreast of the weapon's main body. The Mongrel's primary armament, these weapons have a high degree of inclination to lob high-velocity railgun shots at distances as great as most naval guns.

200mm missile tubes x8
Primarily used for self-defense, these stonkin' big missile tubes mounted at the ends of "arms" that protrude from either side of the mobile armor's main body, used primarily to defend the ungainly and unmaneuverable weapon in close combat.

56-rack rocket pod x2
Mounted one each on either side of the Mongrel's rear chassis, they can lay down an absolutely devastating barrage of fire in the mobile armor's frontal cone.

LASER Propagator x2
While laser weaponry was rendered all but obsolete with the advent of Laser-Reflective Coating in the late Great War, it still remains rather effective as an anti-infantry weapon. The Mongrel equips two on the arms between all the missile tubes.

30mm Autocannon x6
Mounted three per arm around the outside of the missile tubes.

Smoke launchers
Launch canisters of smoke generators.

MA-440 Bastion

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An evolution of the MA-430, the MA-440 Bastion is a post-War heavy assault and fire support mobile armor. Developed as a next-generation replacement for the slap-dash Mongrels, the Bastion takes all its armaments and more into a more compact and maneuverable frame; the powerplant has been miniaturized, and the long tracked runners replaced with quadrupedal legs tracked for fast transport, but allowing for faster turns and a rotatable torso giving a range of motion that the longer rigid body of the Mongrel couldn't match.

Bastions are designed to be a mobile fortress, sent on their own to halt entire enemy armored advances, and take the LU "volume of fire" doctrinal philosophy to its most extreme conclusion. Bristling with enough weaponry to count as its own armored column, it's similarly covered in a wide array of electronic and kinetic countermeasures to reliably shrug off the withering barrage of punishment they are expected to receive...and heavy enough armor to either continue the fight, or survive at least long enough to take the enemy down with them.

All this power is controlled by the advanced sensor suite that sits at the unit's "head" and at countless points across the body to provide information to the advanced co-pilot AI that controls all the weapon's functions, overseen and directed by the manned pilot. This advanced AI suite logs and assesses threats, controlling the finer points of targeting and defending the suit while receiving tactical direction from its controller, who can manually take over specific functions as needed.


Name/Model: MA-440 Bastion
Height: 9.2 m
Speed: 110 kph
Armor: Tungsten/Titanium Alloy Ceramic Composite w/ ERA
Propulsion: Broda small-fission reactor
Crew: 1 (Pilot w/ AI gunner/navigator)

Operators:
LU


Equipment/Armament:

180mm/L Railgun x2
Pivoting over the shoulders, these stonking long guns can fire in high arcs for indirect fire support, or be brought on level for devastating direct fire.

50mm Autocannons x2
Also pivoting over the interior shoulder joints, these quick-firing guns can be leveled at softer ground targets, or aimed at the sky for anti-air cover.

4-tube SAM pack x2
Mounted behind the torso just beside the shoulders, these surface-to-air missiles receive their targeting directly from the suit's powerful sky-looking sensors, defending the suit and the battlefield from air attack.

4-tube missile rack x2
Two racks of four ground-to-ground wire-guided missiles are mounted on the inner forearms.

36-rack rocket pod x4
Mounted within the shoulder sections, two racks aim forward and two more aim backward, though the rear-facing racks can only be fired when the railguns are no more than 8° from level.

LASER Propagator x4
Mounted on top of the shoulders, two face forward and two to the rear. Excellent for anti-infantry protection in the forward and rearward arcs.

30mm Gatling X10
Four mounted forward in the upper torso, and two mounted in turrets on the outer shoulders. Two each replace what would have been hands at the end of the arms.

30mm Autocannon x6
Mounted two on each of the outer forearms and two aiming forward in the chest.

Flamethrower x2
Two large flamethrowers are mounted on the forearms for makin' bacon.

Smoke launchers
Launch canisters of smoke generators, mounted around the shoulders and knees.

AMA-15 Fury

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The Union's main front line mass-produced weapon, the AMA-15 Fury is a small, fast, and light bipedal mobile armor intended to overwhelm the battlefield with massed numbers and heavy firepower for its size. Built as a fast flanking unit to serve alongside the MA-430/440, the Fury are often deployed in small teams to surround and overwhelm enemy mobile weapons under their withering fire.

At the time of the Fury's development, the LU had begun to dabble in autonomous weapons, which they were slow to adopt behind their rivals in the SSF and HPA. Using SSF research, all furies have been retrofitted with the ability to be operated via their on-board AI with input from a central battlefield station, or to follow the usual configuration of a manned pilot with an AI copilot.

With the help of its powerful jump jets and robust shock absorption, the Fury is the master of battlefield positioning and mobility, able to launch and recover itself several stories into the air.

Name/Model: AMA-15 Fury
Height: 6.2 m
Speed: 130 kph
Armor: Titanium Alloy Ceramic Composite
Propulsion: Broda small-fission reactor
Crew: 1 (Pilot in torso w/ AI gunner); None (autonomous configuration)

Operators:
LU


Equipment/Armament:

80mm Railgun
The Fury's primary weapon, mounted in a turret on top of the torso.

3-tube SAM pack x2
Mounted either side of the turret, the Fury provides adequate anti-air cover.

6-rack reloadable rocket pod x2
Taking the place of "arms," these rocket pods support the main railgun with intermittent, reloadable volleys.

LASER Propagator x2
Mounted to the left and right of the torso, perfect for defending against infantry and soft targets in the frontal arc.

Twin 30mm Autocannon xs
Mounted two on each on the outside of the rocket pods.

AMS-02 Hjolrun

The MS-02/AMS-02 Hjolrun is the Union's first mass-production mobile suit, first delivered in 1700, and its its first fully AI-controlled mobile weapon (in the AMS-02 variant); the chest section of the MS-02 manned variant protrudes an extra meter forward to accommodate the cockpit.

Designed after the development of the SSF and HPA suits became known, the Hjolrun is a more modern take on either of their rivals' designs. It's of lighter construction and more mobile than other suits with a wider range of motion, cutting back on armor around the joints to increase the suit's freedom of movement while keeping thick plating around vital systems. Learning from their enemy's designs, the Union's Hjolrun was built to be modular for various situations: additional armored plating can be bolted on for better survivability, or swapped out for weapons mounts, or utility and sensors equipment for special missions.

The Hjolrun is also the tallest and most humanoid of the three spheres' mobile suits. Primary sensors are in a "head" with full range of motion, with additional secondary sensors scattered about key locations on its body. Building off the mobile suit research of the late Dr. Broda, these sensors feed into the suit's advanced AMBAC system and provide it with the most stable human-like movement of a mobile weapon to date.

Name/Model: MS-02/AMS-02 Hjolrun
Height: 17.2 m
Weight: 39.8 t
Armor: Titanium Alloy Ceramic Composite
Propulsion: Broda small-fission reactor
Crew: 1 (Pilot in chest w/ AI gunner); None (autonomous configuration)

Operators:
LU


Equipment/Armament:

LASER Propagator x2
Mounted on either side of the head sensor.

30mm Gatling X4
Located two-abreast of the cockpit on the chest, primarily used at close range.

120mm Railgun
The suit's primary weapon, held in one or both hands.

36-rack rocket pod x2
Mounted in place of armor on the suit's shins, these forward-facing rocket pods lay down a heavy barrage of fire.

Back Shoulder Mounts
The Hjolrun's strength is its versatility, capable of changing itself to suit the mission without carrying what it doesn't need. The back mounts of the suit can carry much of the MA-440's main armaments: either two 180mm Railguns, two 50mm autocannons, two 4-tube SAM packs, and optionally two 54-rack rocket pods, or a combination of two of the above. The suit can also mount a Space Propulsion Pack for maneuvering in space, though the use of this equipment interferes with back-mounted weaponry, so the two cannot be used together.

Arm Mounts
By removing the heavy armor plates on its arms, the suit can mount additional weaponry to hardpoints hidden within, including: 4-tube missile racks, gatlings, autocannons, and flamethrowers, among other equipment. With two hardpoints on each arm, the suit can arm any combination of the above.

Smoke Canisters