Thread:CaptainMcToasty/@comment-24901923-20140905201011

Here's my idea for the title line. I'll submit my pilot's MS next. Sorry for the post length.

Viking: The mainline UWG MS, the Viking typically uses an back-mounted equipment rack to attach parachutes or storage containers similar to hiking packs for heavy weapons and additional ammunition. The rear skirts of the Viking are equipped with an weapon storage rack. The hips, forearms, lower legs, and pauldrons can mount various add-on modules. It is powered by an Minovosky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor. The head carries an rabbit-ear communications unit on the right side, and an periscopic sensor on the left side for underwater and trench warfare. It's main advantage in battle is the versatility provided by it's use of module hardpoints.

Primary armaments:

60mm vulcan cannon:  Mounted in the left chest and used for anti-personnel/-vehicle/-missile purposes. It has an high firing rate, but isn't effective against MS beyond point-blank range. It's also the only integrated weapon this MS carries.

100mm machine gun: An MS handheld machinegun with an magazine carrying 30 100x50mm rounds. It comes equipped with an folding stock, iron sights, underslung targeting sensor, and fixed vertical foregrip. Maximum range is 1.5 kilometers. It may be placed on the rear skirt's weapon rack.

Beam rifle: An MS handheld beam rifle with exchangeable 'e-pac' magazines with 15 shots per charge. It has an 150mm bore, 2-kilometer effective range, an vertical foregrip, and targeting sensor. It may be placed on the rear skirt's weapon rack. This is the weapon preferred when long-duration missions are anticipated, as the MS carrying it can be equipped with recharge/storage racks that replenish spent e-pacs as they are swapped out.

Shield: An six-sided rectangular shield built with ammunition racks and a swivel mount to allow the hand to be used for swapping magazines and steadying the MS's handheld weapon. it also comes with storage/recharge racks for two beam sabers. The ammunition racks can be swapped for an e-pac storage/recharge rack, depending on the MS' handheld armament.

Heavy armaments:

Beam cannon: An bazooka-like beam rifle for dealing with heavy armor, the 300mm bore beam cannon has a range of 3 kilometers, with an large exchangeable e-pac providing 5 shots. It can be broken down into 4 pieces for storage in an MS' backpack storage container; the foreward barrel/muzzle brake/foregrip group, the rear barrel/targeting optics/trigger group, reciever group, and magazine.

Hyper Bazooka: An MS handheld bazooka that fires 380x1900mm HEDP rockets up to 2.5 kilometers. It comes with an 5-round exchangeable magazine with 1 rocket pre-loaded into the chamber. The hyper bazooka is broken down into 5 parts for storage in the backpack storage container; the foreward barrel/muzzle group, the middle barrel/trigger/targeting optics group, the rear barrel group, the reciever group, and magazine.

Modules: These modules are used to increase the MS' firepower and ammunition supplies in battle, and can be jettisoned as needed to reduce deadwieght.

Back:

Parachute pack: Containing several parachutes and thrusters, used for aerial insertion into ground combat zones.

Storage container pack: The preferred choice for ground combat, the storage container pack carries either the parts for 1 heavy weapon, extra ammunition, or additional parts and supplies for long-duration missions.

Thruster pack: Built specifically to increase mobility for space and rapid assault missions, the thruster pack can also carry either 2 beam spray guns, or 2 beam saber storage/recharge racks.

Hips:

Ammunition storage racks: Built to carry one or two extra magazines for the heavy or primary weapons respectively.

E-pac storage/recharge rack: Built to carry and recharge one or two extra magazines for the MS' beam weapons.

Missile pod: An 4-tube disposable missile pod which fires the same rockets as the Hyper Bazooka, albeit at a shorter range of 1.5 kilometers. The tubes can retract into the pod's armor to help protect against enemy fire.

Venier thrusters: An set of 5 venier thrusters(2 front, 2 rear, 1 bottom). Used for enhanced mobility, typically in space battles or for rapid assault. The thrusters may retract into armored slots to reduce the chance of damage when not in use.

Heat axe storage/power rack: Though based on older technology, the heat axe can cut through armor treated against beam weapons. It is normally used when enemies using such armor are expected.

Pauldrons:

Ammunition storage racks: Built to carry one or two extra magazines for the heavy or primary weapons respectively.

E-pac storage/recharge rack: Built to carry and recharge one or two extra magazines for the MS' beam weapons.

Missile pod: An 4-tube disposable missile pod which fires the same rockets as the Hyper Bazooka, albeit at a shorter range of 1.5 kilometers. The tubes can retract into the pod's armor to help protect against enemy fire.

CQB ballistics shield: An 6-sided trapezoidal buckler shield containing an storage/recharge rack for a single beam saber. Because it hangs from the shoulder, it leave that hand of the MS free to use additional weapons, etc. It usually isn't used when an primary shield is, and must be mounted on the opposite side when it is.

Forearms:

Beam spray gun: An beam weapon that fire an shotgun-like spray of beam particles. Though useless against anything further than short range, it is still very effective within that range.

2-tube missile launcher: An 2-tube version of the larger hip and shoulder missile pod units.

Clawed buckler: An small rectangular shield with a top-mounted carry handle and a bottom-mounted claw, which can be used for melee or to plant the buckler into the ground to serve as a firing rest for the MS' handheld weapons. This shield is typically paired with an shoulder-mounted CQB ballistics shield on the same side.

Lower legs:

Ammunition storage racks: Built to carry one or two extra magazines for the heavy or primary weapons respectively.

E-pac storage/recharge rack: Built to carry and recharge one or two extra magazines for the MS' beam weapons.

Missile pod: An 4-tube disposable missile pod which fires the same rockets as the Hyper Bazooka, albeit at a shorter range of 1.5 kilometers. The tubes can retract into the pod's armor to help protect against enemy fire.

Thrusters: An set of 2 thrusters retractable into an armored slot to for protection, used for space and rapid assault settings. 