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The custom Behemoth:
Kharon
Kharon is a modified Behemoth Explorer. On the outside it appears to be the standard explorer with a few defensive weapon systems and some storage boxes added. However, under the paint job is a highly reflective super dense metal… Chromium!? The modification was done in such a way that it severely reduces the total weight of the Kharon while also marginally increasing its structural integrity. Due to its reduced weight it is capable of traveling faster on land and has been modified with FLIGHT and aquatic capabilities. In order to fly the legs fold up so that the ducted thrusters on the backside point down while in this mode the arms are also folded up against the hull where they are locked to maintain stability until the legs extend. There are also several other thruster vents positioned across the hull to maintain stability and allow for reasonable agility in flight, you won’t see it banking and jinking, but it can still dodge in flight. A flying explorer may be odd or imaginative but all the jets also allow the behemoth to jump, and a hopping one is just too weird.

Primarily, the interior is unmodified from a standard Explorer except that the labs have been sacrificed for a larger rear hanger/mechanic bay. This unit is set up as a mobile vehicle repair/upgrade bay. A nano-lathe dominates the interior of the mechanic bay and another retractable arm is mounted in the ceiling to manipulate vehicles. Several additional weapon systems are concealed across the surface of the hull, including the storage boxes.
The interior is divided into four levels:
The upper most level is the observation/dining deck it has enough seating for 20 people and enough standing room for another 20. The observation dome has three entry points that are all locked with failsafe keypads, all the glass can be covered by automated armor plates when entering combat. To the rear is the top of the communication towers.
The second level includes the communications equipment in the upper rear half and the top of the rear hanger and the control room for the manipulator arm in the bottom half. The gun wells are located in the roof of this deck one to the rear between the sensor towers accessed from the comm equipment deck and two in the front behind the headlights accessed through the mech room. In the middle is a conference room which includes a large meeting table/mainframe computer and two private offices that are used for customer consultation and drafting. In front of the office space, between the arms’ drive motors but behind the cockpit is the galley. There is a small hanger on each side for personal craft. Toward the front are the cockpit and the beginning of the forward mechanical compartment.
The third level has the main portion of the rear hanger taking up half the length of the explorer plus the area between the legs’ drive motors, where access to the lower gun well can be found through a trap door in the floor. Beyond the forward bulkhead are the living quarters with a small dining area/lounge with a viewing area below the explorer and in front of that but above the viewport is the rest of the forward mechanical systems.
Finally the fourth level is a maze of conduit from where all electrical cables are routed and liquids are stored this starts shallow at the rear then starts to widen as it proceeds to the front. The cylinder for the lower gun well goes from deck two to this area where the retracted turret rests. The turret is accessible on this level… just inconvenient, access here is primarily meant for maintenance. The studious technician will climb down the gun well and then rotate the turret to exit on the maintenance level rather than entering through a maintenance hatch and crawling all the way to the turret. All the way at the front of the vehicle is another observation deck which is reached from a staircase on the third level. This viewing area is very small only about four feet from the rear wall to the glass but runs from one side of the explorer to the other. There are retractable bucket seats along the wall with tables that retract into the floor, but most guests stand in order to get the full view. Like all other windows there is an automated armored plate that can cover in combat.


Kharon
Model Type: Behemoth Explorer Robot EX-5K
Class: Mobile Command Center/Maintenance Vehicle
Crew: Three; one pilot, one copilot, one commo and can accommodate 15 to 40 passengers.
M.D.C. by Location:
Upper Arms/Shoulders (2) --- 150
Forearms (2) --- 250
Hands (2 large) --- 75
Hands (3 small, retractable) --- 38
Upper Legs (2) --- 120
*Lower Legs/Primary Thrusters (2) ---250
**Control Thrusters (11) --- 10
Side & Arm Searchlights (6) --- 6
Top Mounted Searchlights (2, Headlights) --- 13
***Sensor Towers (2) --- 38
Doors (per 3 foot section) --- 10
Pilots Compartment --- 250
Observation Deck --- 325
Lower Observation Deck --- 115
Force field --- 600 (regenerates 2d6 per melee)
****Main Body --- 625
* Destroying either one of these will cause the unit to be unable to walk and reduce its flight ceiling to 2’ and speed by 50%
** Destroying one of these will make the behemoth difficult to fly or pilot in/on the water -5% per unit. Note: The vents are small and difficult to hit only a called shot can strike even then, the attacker is -2 to hit.
*** Destroying the sensor towers in the rear reduces sensor range and capabilities by half. The pilot is now restricted to visual sensors. Note: The tower is a small and difficult target requiring a called shot at -1 to strike.
**** Depleting the M.D.C. of the main body will shut the robot down completely, rendering it useless.
Speed
Running: 60 mph
Leaping: with the assistance of all the jets the Kharon can leap 30 feet high and 41 feet long
Flying: In transport mode the Kharon can fly at a Top speed of 200 mph but cruising speed is considered 100mph
Maximum Altitude: 100 feet
Water: 20 mph
Underwater: all the control thrusters create a cavity in the water allowing the Kharon to perform like an "unsuper" super cavicating vehicle, this allows the Kharon to travel through the water at 100 mph
Maximum Depth: 1 mile
Statistical Data
Height: 60 feet
Width: 20 feet
Length: 82 feet
Weight: 800 tons fully loaded, but with empty hanger bay.
Physical Strength: 45 robotic
Cargo: rear hanger; 24’ wide x 30’ long x 12’ tall
hanger/boarding compartment; 24’ wide x 6’ long x 9’ tall on each side
standard cargo capacity; of 200 tons
maximum cargo capacity; of 1,163 tons possible but reduces ground speed to 40 mph and eliminates flight and water surface travel capabilities
Power System: TW/Nuclear; The TW power system has an average life of 1 year before requiring a PPE recharge of 1 million PPE, which commonly requires sitting on a layline for a few hours. The secondary generator is a small fission power plant that is meant to provide constant power for all the weapon systems it can be used as the primary power in an emergency but can only be used for a constant 24 hours before it blows out and has to be replaced. The fission generator can be used indefinitely if used 3 hours at a time with an hour long charge periods between.
Black Market Cost: This unit is a one of a kind specialized vehicle and as such is either going to fetch somewhere near 400 million credits or more likely, if captured intact, scrapped for its armor and tech for somewhere in the neighborhood of a billion credits. Of more value would be the knowledge of where the unit came from.

Weapon Systems
1. RG-14 Boomguns (2): Concealed behind an armored door in the center of each of the big claw hands is a boomgun. When the claws on the hand full retract the gun’s barrel protrudes from the center of the claw. Due to the Kharon’s great weight it is unnecessary for it to use stabilizers or thrusters to fire the guns. Power is drawn from the Kharon’s secondary power generator.
Primary Purpose: Assault and Anti-Armor
Secondary Purpose: Anti-Aircraft
Weight: 1 ton
Mega-Damage: 3d6x10 per round
Effects of Sonic Boom: The Kharon is insulated from the shockwaves of the Boomgun; however, everybody within 200 feet will be temporarily deafened. Characters without any type of head/ear protection will be temporarily deafened for 2d4 minutes and are -8 on initiative and -3 to parry and dodge. Characters that are in protective body or power armor will have some protection but are still temporarily deafened for 1d4 minutes; same penalties apply. Each sonic boom adds to the duration of the deafness. The sonic boom will also affect the physical surroundings by shaking buildings and shattering S.D.C. windows within 300 feet of the boom.
Rate of Fire: Equal to number of hand to hand attacks of the pilot
Maximum Effective Range: 11,000 feet
Payload: 100 round drums in each arm, reloaded from a central feeder located in the main body that extracts from ammo drums. Normally 10 are carried
2. CIDS (6): These Close-In Defense Systems are automated 30 mm chainguns firing proximity fused fragmentation rounds. They are each guided by integral radar/lidar/sonar sensors mounted on top of each unit. Each unit is fed rounds from a 2000 round drum mounted in the turret right behind the cannon. The units can rotate 360°, aim straight up (90°) and tilt down to 20° but are limited through software so as not to damage the Kharon (including weapon projections, but not antennas), without removing a mechanical safety. As long as they are on they will constantly fire at anything in there line of sight that is flying toward the Kharon. They are mounted on the corners of the rear platform, above each headlight and along the center line at the front and back of the observation deck. These units have an internal power supply that will last an hour after it is moved from its ‘home’, charging, position where it draws power from the Kharon’s secondary “weapon” power generator.
Primary Purpose: Anti-Missile
Secondary Purpose: Defense
Weight: 2 tons
Mega-Damage: 2d6x10 per 20 rounds with a 20’ area of effect
Rate of Fire: Standard
Effective Range: 3000 feet
Payload: 2000 rounds the drums weigh 1 ton and must be manually switched out, taking about 5 minutes
3. Hex NG-E15 (1): To defend the underbelly from attacks there is a retractable turret equipped with six NG-E15s mounted on the center of the hull between the legs. The turret is capable of 360° rotation and 90° traverse to shoot directly below it. Software programming also restricts controls so that it can’t aim at the vehicle without removing a mechanical safety. It is controlled by a gunner sitting in a gun well located above the turrets drive motor. The ball turret can be manually retracted but when not in use it will automatically retract and will not extend if the Kharon is on its belly. Power is drawn from the Kharon’s secondary power generator.
Primary Purpose: Anti-Personnel
Secondary Purpose: Defense
Weight: 1 ton
Mega-Damage: 3d8x20
Rate of Fire: Equal to number of hand to hand attacks of the gunner
Effective Range: 1600 feet
Payload: Effectively unlimited
Penalty to Strike: -1 to strike


4. Quad NE-99 (3): Three turrets are mounted on the top of the Kharon and act as anti-aircraft turrets. These have 360° rotation and 180° traverse to aid in rapid target acquisition like the other turret mounted weapons it is mechanically limited from damaging the Kharon. One is behind each headlamp and another is located between the sensor towers. Each one is controlled by a gunner. The gunner sits in a chair which is then pulled forward, by the turrets drive motor, at the same time the transparent clamshell of the ball closes around the chair. The outer hatch slides opened and the pod is drawn up through the hole barrels first to be locked into place by the drive motor’s collar. Each has four Naruni Rapid-Fire Assault Lasers. Power is drawn from the Kharon’s secondary power generator.
Primary Purpose: Anti-Aircraft
Secondary Purpose: Assault
Weight: 1 ton
Mega-Damage: 4d20x10 at a single target or 2d6x10 at 2d6+2 targets
Rate of Fire: Each shot counts as 3 melee attacks
Effective Range: 4000 feet
Payload: Effectively unlimited
5. Gills (2): Along either side of the cockpit there are two panels that ‘pop-out’ like backwards gills. Each panel hides two Wilk’s 1000 Pulse Laser Cannon Nodes (W1K4) and six tube Naruni Micro-Missile launchers (NMML). The W1K4 nodes redirect the beam of W1K4’s into small ball turrets which use the targeting sensors to locate the point to focus all four beams on. The nodes are effectively fixed forward but can fire on any target the pilot can see through the view port.
Primary Purpose: Defense
Secondary Purpose: Assault
Weight: 1000 pounds
Mega-Damage: 1) W1K4: 3d8x20. 2) NMML: xxxx
Rate of Fire: 1) WIK4: Equal to number of hand to hand attacks of the pilot or co-pilot. 2) NMML: volleys of 2, 4, 6 or 12.
Effective Range: 1) WIK4: 3000 feet. 2) NMML: xxxx
Payload: 1) WIK4: Effectively unlimited. 2) NMML: 12 per launcher for a total of 24 and can be reloaded from the inside by magazine taking a turn.
6. Murmurs (MRMS) (20): The Modular Rack Missile System has several configurations. Each of the boxes can be removed and replaced with another unit containing a different mix of missiles. The boxes adhere to the hull with an electrically controlled molecular bond and remote launched. There are no cables passing between the MRMS and the Kharon. The boxes may be dropped from the hull and will always land tubes up. If ejected in the water they are buoyant and will float just below the surface of the water. The range on launch and control commands is 1 mile, but each of the boxes also act as a repeater allowing for an array of missiles to be stretched 21 miles long, an issue with the repeaters and parsing the commands causes a second delay per mile (so if a command was given to launch the box at the 21st mile it would take 21 seconds before it fired.) A small patch has been applied for simultaneous launch of all boxes, where each repeat adds a bit to the launch code. When the final box in the launch string is reached it starts a timer with 1 second per bit and sends a confirmation signal back after removing a bit from the code. On the return the next box in line sets its timer 1 second shorter than the first box (because the bit was already removed} and so on and so forth until it reaches the first box where the timer is set to zero at which time all boxes should launch (so in a 21 mile line it takes 21 seconds out and 20 seconds back to the first box so it would take 41 seconds to simultaneously launch a 21 mile line.
Primary Purpose: Varies on pack; Anti-personnel to Anti-ship
Secondary Purpose: Booby-trap
Weight: 1 ton per box (20 tons)
Mega0Damage: Varies per missile
Rate of Fire: Launch volleys of 1 to all (with micro-missiles it would total 12,000 missiles!)
Effective Range: Varies per missile
Payload:
1) Micro-Missiles: Not commonly used due to short range and slow speed. The single shot launch tubes are out the top, bottom and to the sides 600 per box!
2) Mini-Missiles: Not commonly used due to short range and lack of guidance. The single shot launch tubes are to the sides. There are a total 300 missiles.
3) Short Range Missiles: The single shot launch tubes are on the top and the sides, all launch upwards. There are 30 missiles per box.
4) Medium Range Missiles: The single shot launch tubes are on the top and the sides, all launch upwards. There are 9 missiles per box.
5) Long Range Missiles: The single shot launch tubes are out the top, launch upwards. There are 3 missiles per box.

7. Hand to Hand Combat: Rather than use a weapon, the pilot can engage in mega-damage hand to hand combat. See Power Armor Combat Training in the Robot Combat section. Because of the reduced weight granted by the supplemented chromium armor the Kharon is more nimble gaining a +1 to strike and parry however the reduced mass also reduces damage which is supplemented by a vibrofield.
Large Arms/Claws: 4d6 punch and tear/pry, 2d6 crush
Retractable Arms: 1d4, 2d20 laser blade stabs, 3d20x2 spinning laser blade slash
Stomp: 2d6
Body Block: 2d4 w/70% of knock down

8. Sensor System of Note: As a Behemoth the Kharon has some of the best sensory systems available in a robot.
1) Thermo-Imager: A special optical heat sensor that allows the infrared radiation of warm objects to be converted into a visible image. Enables the pilot to see in the dark, in shadows, and through smoke. Range: 2000 feet
2) Infrared (IR) Optics: The IR system enables the pilot to see in the dark and to see other IR beams. Note: Smoke impairs the IR beam, making it impossible to see.
3) Ultraviolet (UV) Optics: The UV system enables the pilot to see into the UV spectrum of light and is mostly used to detect the light beams of UV detection systems.
4) Multi-spectrum Searchlights: The two front headlights also have two additional elements that allow them to function as IR or UV searchlights. The lights can be used to scan an area at night using the invisible light to avoid detection. Range: 500 feet
5) Enhanced Radar: Can identify and simultaneously track up to 96 different targets. Range: 100.