Designation: Queadluun-Rau Air/Ground Power Armor

I. Dimensions:

Length :	10.8 m
Width :	18.4 m
Height :	16.8 m
:	18.8 m (with antenna)
Weight :	32.5 metric ton

II. Type:

• Design: Quimeliquola design bureau.
• Builder: Various manufacturers
• One man, all weather aerospace/ground combat mecha.

III. Service History:

• Served with all arms of the Regular Zentraedi Forces and Border Fleets from 1981 onwards.

IV. Propulsion:

• Two Varshtanna type 342 plasma-shock expansion engines with vectorable exhaust. The thrusters are located in the back. Each has a maximum burst output of 260 kN and a maximum sustained output of 170 kN.
• Queadluun-Rau specific Inertia Vector Control System (IVCS). A large number of exhaust ports are located over the surface of the mecha, with two large exhausts to the sides of the chest and in the feet, and minor exhausts in all limbs and the main body. The IVCS is fed plasma from the type 342 engines.
• Fuel Capacity: 20 Standard Canisters of Protoculture.

V. Performance:

• Maximum atmospheric speed (Earth like environment) : 1160 kph.
• Maximum running speed (Earth like environment): 176 kph.
• Delta-v capacity: 4.7 kps on graphite reactant.
• Average cell duration : 180 hours continuous operational use.

VI. Sensor Systems:

Radar tracking:

• VPAS2-SS (*) phased array radar with spherical coverage, for various scan/track, battlefield surveillance and counterbattery options.

Optical tracking:

• VPAS2-SS Multi-band digital camera system, for medium range all attitude infra-red imaging, optical and ultra-violet band detection and tracking.
• VPAS2-SS Multi-frequency laser ranger and designator.

Tactical Electronic Warfare System (TEWS):

• VPAS2-SS Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)
• VPAS2-SS Infra-red Warning Receiver (IRWR)
• VPAS2-SS Active sensor jammer
• VPAS2-SS Chaff and flare dispenser

(*) Terran designation. The Tirolian designers considered the sensors part of the design and did not assign separate designations for these systems.

VI. Armament:

Cannons:

• 2 Moldile Mistraekor-49 (also known under the Terran designation of RGT-F) 79.2mm triple-barreled rotary liquid-fueled, self-propelled low velocity cannons in the port and starboard torso. The cannons fired rocket-assisted semi-active laser guided HESH-shells with a maximum speed of 480 m/s at 180 rpm to a maximum effective range of up to 1.9 km in an Earth-like environment. The ammunition bin for each weapon could contain 60 rounds.
• 6 x Makharsz Vawnous-12 (also known under the Terran designation of DP-1) particle beam/pulse cannons, in two clusters of three cannons, one in each arm. In pulse mode, each cannon fired particles discs ('annihilation discs') at 4000 m/s to a maximum effective range of 8 km. In beam mode, each cannon fired a particle beam. Typically, the cannons fired in series when in beam mode and in parallel when in pulse mode. In both modes the yield of each cannon was 3.5 MJ per second.

Missiles:

• 2 x Diwhaug Ratsatoul-8 missile launchers in the hips. The Ratsatoul-8 circular launcher for Glatrlan Diwhaug Universal Dogfight type Missiles (UDM) (Terran codename Maggot missiles) had 21 missiles in launch position, and no reloads.
• 2 x Diwhaug Ratsatoul-9 missile launchers in the shoulders. The Ratsatoul-9 circular launcher for Glatrlan Diwhaug Universal Dogfight type Missiles (UDM) (Terran codename Maggot missiles) had 21 missiles in launch position, and 21 reload missiles stored behind these..

VIII. Armor:

The armor of the Queadluun-Rau was composed of an advanced titanium-steel alloy. The armor stopped all small arms and heavy infantry weapons fire, provided reasonable resistance to light mecha-mounted weaponry, such as the Zentraedi 22.3mm HE autocannon round, and poor resistance to medium mecha-mounted weaponry, such as the Valkyrie's 55mm APFSDS round.

The Queadluun-Rau provided full protection from nuclear, biological, and chemical hazards, using a sealed cockpit environment. The internal consumables supplies could provide breathable atmosphere for four days maximum.

VIII. Development:

The final, and very probably most effective and finest Zentraedi mecha was the Queadlunn-Rau, literally the "Heavy Power Armor". Used almost exclusively by the female Zentraedi air corps, this battle suit was one of the last of the Zentraedi mecha to be developed, created after initial combat experience with the Disciples of Zor showed that the Nousjadeul-Ger was less suited for commando raids. This mecha was used in that role because it was the most suited at the time, but as it was originally intended as an ground cavalry mecha, it performed badly against -air or spaceborne opponents. The requirements called for a mecha with the highest possible acceleration, a very heavy armament, excellent capability as a dogfighter and performance identical to the Nousjadeul-Ger on the ground.

Fulfilling these demanding requirements did not prove simple. The large speed required large engines, which required a large frame, which in return required more engine power, and so forth. The Queadluun-Rau battle armor design eventually grow larger than the Regult battlepod, although advanced materials kept the overall weight down. However, the power demands from the engine's fusion piles made an exclusive energy weapon fit impossible, and the designers switched to a mix of cannons, missiles and energy weaponry. To improve maneuverability, the Queadluun-Rau had the most extensive attitude thruster installation ever installed. This system, known as the Inertia Vector Control System, made it possible to not only control the attitude of the mecha and engines, but also positioned the limbs. The advantage over other systems, which generally use servo mechanisms to move limbs about, is enhanced maneuverability. However, the system was relatively fragile and required a large amount of maintenance.

The chest cannons of the Queadluun-Rau were identical to the single chest Gatling cannon of the Nousjadeul-Ger. However, because of the doubled firing rate but the not quite doubled ammunition supply, the battlefield persistence of these weapons was low. In addition, these weapons, by nature and placement, were effectively useless in aerial or aerospace combat. The cannon armament was made up of six small dual-purpose particle beam, bundled into two mounts of three guns each. The firing arcs of these weapons were excellent, and the accumulative effects on a target sufficient. The pulse mode was installed as a strafing option, but was in practice little used, the pilots instead preferring to use the large missile armament against ground targets. The actual missile mounted on the Queadluun-Rau was one of the smallest ever mounted on a modern mecha, and consequently their range was restricted to what came down to point-blank. No less than 126 missiles were carried, but as tended to be used in large salvo's, the missile supply ran dry after an average of eight shots.

The Queadluun-Rau was probably the most feared of all Zentraedi mecha, Given its assault and commando mission profiles however, losses tended to be high. The mecha was expensive to construct, and though plans existed to re-equip many units (including close air support and cavalry units) with this mecha, only the more elite commando forces received shipments of these machines before the Zentraedi military machine was destroyed.

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