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Name: HDR-04-Mk XII Phalanx
Operator: Earth Sphere Federation
Equipment Type: heavy defense robot
Manufacturer: Vickers/Chrauler
Introduction: March 2094
Accommodation: pilot only
Dimensions: height 12.05 meters (11.27 meters ground to searchlight); length 5.1 meters; width 10.8 meters.
Mass: 47.2 metric tons
Power Plant: Kranss-Maffai MT828 thermonuclear reactor developing 2800 shp; auxillary Shinnakasu Industry CT 03 minature thermonuclear generator, output rated at 970 kW.
Design Features: 1 x Texco DARDA-3C electronic large three-part positionable laser searchlight (pivoting light capable of 90 degree incline/decline)
Armament:2 x Howard SHIN-SHM-10 Derringer short-range high-maneuverability self-guided missile pods with 22 missiles each (mounted one per arm).
Description and History: Development of the Phalanx began in July 2094 and quickly reached rollout in December of that year. Roughly 200 Phalanx MBRs were built. Armed with dozens of missiles in two large launchers, the Phalanx made an excellent semi-mobile missile-based battery (minor variants featured armaments such as a head-mounted gatling gun).
