XCD-001-2 Kreuzgun
Technical Data
Model number: XCD-001-2
Code name: XSeed
Nickname: Kreuzgun
Classification: energy weapon optimized Sentinel use combat frame
Manufacturer: Seed Corporation
Operator: [REDACTED]
First deployment: CY 1
Crew: 1 pilot in cockpit in chest
Height: 19 meters
Weight: dry weight 65 metric tons, full weight 78.4 metric tons
Armor type: “1D” carbyne laminar armor
Powerplant: cold fusion reactor, max output 2795 KW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 4x 41,790 kg, 4x 20,910 kg, 2x 12,000kg; top speed 3564 kph; maneuvering thrusters: 20, 180° turn time 0.80 seconds; legs: top ground speed 196 kph
Sensors: radar, thermal, optical array; main binocular cameras mounted in head
Fixed armaments: quad plasma rifle, power rated at 3.75 MW, magazine-fed, 10 shots per mag, can recharge from internal capacitor; 2x plasma sword, power rated at 0.50 MW, stored in recharge rack on back, hand-carried in use
Optional hand armaments: carbyne shield, mounts to either forearm
Optional hand armaments: carbyne shield, mounts to either forearm
General Notes
The second XSeed prototype and sister CF to the XCD-001-1 Prometheus, the Kreuzgun matched its elder sibling’s performance in every respect. With the notable exception of firepower, where the XCD-001-2 actually surpassed its potent predecessor.
Instead of the sniper style Prometheus plasma rifle, the Project S team equipped the Kreuzgun with a squad scale nonintegrated plasma cannon 3x as powerful as the plasma rifle carried by the CF-014 Ein Dolph. The Kreuzgun’s weapon featured four barrels arranged in a cross pattern when seen head-on, hence the name. This sight was usually the last an intended target saw.
Combined with the same energy-absorbing 1D armor that made the Prometheus nigh indestructible, the Kreuzgun represented a major leap forward in Megami’s quest for the ultimate terror weapon.
Line art: quad plasma rifle
"The Kreuzgun's weapon featured four barrels arranged in a cross pattern when seen head-on, hence the name. This sight was usually the last an intended target saw."
I am reminded of the guns that the Clerics wielded in Equilibrium with their cross-shaped flashes.
But the weapon–would it be the mecha equivalent of a carbine? a rifle? something else–would definitely be more useful in a fast-paced environment than a sniper rifle would be.
"I am reminded of the guns that the Clerics wielded in Equilibrium with their cross-shaped flashes."
I love that movie. Hugely underrated.
Re: XSeed weapons – The Prometheus wasn't necessarily designed with fast-paced mech dueling in mind. Megami had it built for a specific purpose, which the second book will reveal.
Heard about it, was intrigued by it, and Christian Bale is a very dashing figure in black, as well as in white.
I still love "Not without incident."
I enjoyed that movie too. It was a great mashup of pulp, samurai/martial arts and post apocalypse dystopia.
Look forward to the reveal
xavier