ΒΆ Mechas
Mechs, or mechas, have also come into prominence as combat vehicles since the development of lightweight allows such as durasteel and advanced polymers in tandem with better power technology. Mechs are designed with mobility and maneuvering in mind, fit with legs and armatures that allow them to perform tasks that conventional armored vehicles cannot.
Most mechas range from 10 to 20 ft in height, and can weigh anywhere from a few tonnes to fifty. They can also come in a large variety of configurations, from bipedal walkers to spider-like mechs with multiple legs. They can have a variety of different armors and are typically powered with an on-board reactor such as a solarium reactor.
Although deadly, these metal monstrosities are only as good as the pilot who is wearing them. Learning to fully pilot a mecha can take months to years of training depending on the complexity of the model, making being a Pilot a lucrative, but dangerous occupation. Because of the dangers they impose, Mechas are banned on nearly any colony one might find, though few pilots would find themselves foolish enough to bust out a Mecha for anything but a full-blown battle where simple infantry just isn't able to cut it.
The dropship left the hangar, and deployed the drop pods into the planet. Deployment zone was a scrapyard near the equator of the planet; as they neared the deployment zone, they could already see signs of gunfire being shot at the Ruinlings - there were a large number of them pouring out of what looked like a massive nest protruding from the ground, hidden behind three piles of scrapped cars. Two larger ruinlings were firing pulses of magenta lasers towards a group of gun priests opening fire at them, melting away the scrap cars they used as cover - the fleshy monsters were large, around 30 ft in height, and standing on six legs with a single large eye protruding from a thick stalk and several others protruding from its main body. It had several strong tendrils that it used to lash out at Deadbeats, managing to take one and throwing it several dozen feet away.
Their pods landed, and opened up.
"<:: Deployment successful," Delari called out through her radio.
Once the pods opened, Xander stepped out in his mech, pulling the chaingun off from his back and starting to open fire upon the larger Ruinlings, leaving the smaller ones to the cultists for the time being. Sofia's mech opened fire at the same ruinling as it wreaked havoc on the scrapyard.
"<:: Okay, let's do this!"
Delari brought out her chaingun, opening fire at the same ruinling - the 20mm shells began to rip into it, golden blood spilling from it as it faltered back; it went low and began to bound towards them, eyes lighting up with a magenta glow as a sustained laser was shot out, sweeping across Xander's mech and slagging a line of its armor. The other Ruinling began to fire several bursts of its large and powerful lasers onto Dee's mech, slagging the plating over her chest.
The Battle of Schelor was just beginning.