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Unit Spotlight: Sickle
360° durch drei Geschütze abgedeckt (anklicken für große Version).
Frühe Version, die an den Flanken noch anfällig war (anklicken für große Version).
Einheitentyp: Anti-Infanterie Walker
Kurzvideo
Basic Facts:
- drei PKX 12.7 mm Maschinengewehre
- unter Druck stehende Sprungbeine
- drei verschlossene kugelgelagerte Geschützkapseln (gepanzert, drehbar)
Produktionsort: Waffenfabrik
Hintergrundinformationen:
Originally designed as a police vehicle for use in fringe-republics noted for their "heightened" risk of revolt, the Soviet Union's KDB-5 Sickle has a compact form factor, four durable steel stilt-legs, and three articulated gunnery positions that make it ideal for urban operations and crowd control. It exceeded expectations in its original role, becoming a mainstay in Soviet mechanized armor divisions while escalating the Ukraine's Kazminov Design Bureau to the upper echelons of the Soviet Union's weapons manufacturers.
The Sickle's dramatic spiderlike shape--clearly a response to Sversky Robot Works' infamous "Terror Drone" remote-operated military scout created almost a decade prior--quickly deterred crime in some areas. However, occasionally the Sickle had the opposite effect, provoking an already-disrespectful and ungrateful populace into full-on riots and street fighting. It was through several of these incidents that the Soviet military took notice of the vehicle, for it managed to cut down a staggering number of traitorous men, women, and children in record time. (How foolish they were to poke fun at the Sickle!) In spite of the spindly look of the vehicle, it proved stable and fast enough to allow its three machine gunners a near-perfect vantage point for silencing enemy combatants.
The militarized version of the Sickle features a much sturdier, reinforced leg design that allows the entire vehicle to leap long distances, sending it clear over obstacles such as roadblocks or traffic intersections. The maneuver was intended only to provide these types of tactical advantages, though Soviet authorities have conceded that the Sickle's ability to "flea jump", as Sickle gunners affectionately refer to the technique, has increasingly been used for recreational purposes. Appropriate punishment is still being vetted in military courts, though for now, all Sickles in the field have been hard-coded with a strict limit on how frequently the jump maneuver may be used.
Some concerns abound about the Sickle, despite its patriotic name and purpose. From interviews and ongoing psychological profiling, it is becoming apparent that Sickle gunners--typically three once-normal young men per vehicle--are fully twice as prone to acts of sadism, excess, or disregard for authority than the average Soviet conscript. This perhaps explains that the average life expectancy of Sickle gunners is but 31.8 years. In spite of repeated safety video screenings, operators of these vehicles seem unable to help themselves from engaging in senseless acts of violence or self-endangerment. At any rate, the Soviet Union continues to use Sickles extensively as part of its military operations, and citizens continue to volunteer by the throng for a chance to drive one.
The Sickle's dramatic spiderlike shape--clearly a response to Sversky Robot Works' infamous "Terror Drone" remote-operated military scout created almost a decade prior--quickly deterred crime in some areas. However, occasionally the Sickle had the opposite effect, provoking an already-disrespectful and ungrateful populace into full-on riots and street fighting. It was through several of these incidents that the Soviet military took notice of the vehicle, for it managed to cut down a staggering number of traitorous men, women, and children in record time. (How foolish they were to poke fun at the Sickle!) In spite of the spindly look of the vehicle, it proved stable and fast enough to allow its three machine gunners a near-perfect vantage point for silencing enemy combatants.
The militarized version of the Sickle features a much sturdier, reinforced leg design that allows the entire vehicle to leap long distances, sending it clear over obstacles such as roadblocks or traffic intersections. The maneuver was intended only to provide these types of tactical advantages, though Soviet authorities have conceded that the Sickle's ability to "flea jump", as Sickle gunners affectionately refer to the technique, has increasingly been used for recreational purposes. Appropriate punishment is still being vetted in military courts, though for now, all Sickles in the field have been hard-coded with a strict limit on how frequently the jump maneuver may be used.
Some concerns abound about the Sickle, despite its patriotic name and purpose. From interviews and ongoing psychological profiling, it is becoming apparent that Sickle gunners--typically three once-normal young men per vehicle--are fully twice as prone to acts of sadism, excess, or disregard for authority than the average Soviet conscript. This perhaps explains that the average life expectancy of Sickle gunners is but 31.8 years. In spite of repeated safety video screenings, operators of these vehicles seem unable to help themselves from engaging in senseless acts of violence or self-endangerment. At any rate, the Soviet Union continues to use Sickles extensively as part of its military operations, and citizens continue to volunteer by the throng for a chance to drive one.
Gameplayinformationen:
- komplette Abdeckung - Jede Sickle verfügt über drei schwere Maschinengewehre, die je einen 130° Feuerradius haben. Sickle können effektiv während der Bewegung feuern und gleichzeitig verschiedene Ziele angreifen. Aufgrund der Verteilung der Geschütze können niemals alle drei auf das gleiche Ziel feuern.
- keine Luftverteidigung - Während zwar um die Sickle herrum in alle Richtungen gefeuert werden kann reicht die Schwenkbarkeit nicht aus um auch Luftziele zu attackieren. Die Geschütze können dafür nicht nicht stark in vertikaler Richtung bewegt werden.
- [*]Fluchtsprung - Der Fluchtsprung hat sich bereits als enorm effektiv und nützlich erwiesen; insbesondere bei Aufklärungsarbeiten. So kann die Sickle beispielsweise auf eine normalerweise nicht erreichbare Hochebene springen und von dort aus - für die unten platzierten Einheiten nicht sichtbar - eine große Fläche überwachen. Ebenfalls hilfreich kann der Sprung für Überraschungsangriffe auf nichtsahnende Infanterietruppen sein. Selbst wenn die Infanterie nicht durch den Sprung zerquetscht werden sollte, so machen die Geschütze der Sickle dann kurzen Prozess.
- Kosteneffektiv - Die Sickle ist sehr preiswert, so dass sie sinnvoll und kurzfristig für verschiedenste Aufgaben verwendet werden kann. Dies hat allerdings zur Folge, dass die Sickle leichtem Beschuss standhält, bei der geringsten Brise von Panzerbeschuss allerdings große Probleme bekommt.