"TAC-OS"

Tech

5

Level

Structure

40

Points

Energy

18

Points

Salvage

18

Value

System

5

Slots

Module

2

Slots

Cargo

6

Capacity

Heat

30

Capacity

The 'TAC-OS PATTERN' Cerberus is a colossal multi-headed Automech, the pinnacle of the Automech Program. Designed by TJG Automations, it features three independently controlled heads - Kyrios, Phren, and Morphos - each capable of mounting separate weapon systems and modules. The advanced Tac-OS A.I. system was the only system powerful enough to control all three heads simultaneously, though the chassis can also be piloted by three separate Pilots, one for each head.

Chassis Ability

Automech

Passive

The Cerberus is an Automech and follows all of the rules for Automechs.

Chassis Ability

Cerberus Control System

Passive

The three heads of Cerberus are piloted separately. Each head can be piloted by a separate Pilot, or all three can be piloted by the same Pilot. Each Pilot activates Systems and Modules and makes attacks separately for their head. Movement is shared between all heads and the chassis. Each head and the chassis can target separately. Critical damage is rolled separately for the chassis and each head. The chassis and all heads share Energy Points and Heat Capacity. Reactor Overload checks are made for the chassis.

TAC-OS

The apex Mech of the doomed Automech Program. Only the advanced 'Tac-OS' A.I. system was powerful enough to singularly control its colossal form. Cerberus was last deployed to coordinate the Automech attack against the Bunker 13, each of its heads spitting death against the arrayed defences. It is said to still lurk deep within Hell, patiently plotting the destruction of any who would send its friends to their deaths.

Designed by TJG Automations, the Cerberus features an advanced Tac-OS A.I. that can control all three heads simultaneously. Each head - Kyrios, Phren, and Morphos - can mount separate systems and modules, allowing for devastating coordinated attacks.

HEAD 1 'KYRIOS': Mounts Railgun and Multi-Phase Shield systems, with Laser Guidance and Thermal Optics modules for precision targeting.

HEAD 2 'PHREN': Equipped with Ion Cannon and Shield Dome systems, supported by Firewall, Mech Scrambler, Sonic Screecher, and Comms Tapper modules for electronic warfare.

HEAD 3 'MORPHOS': Features Missile Pod, Automated Machine Gun Turret, and Chaff Launcher systems, with Coolant Flow Manifold and Offensive Protocols modules.

CHASSIS: The main body mounts Stabilising Locomotion System and Chaff Launcher systems, with Comms Module and Reactor Safety Protocols modules.

Each head and the chassis must be crafted and repaired separately. Systems and modules mounted on the chassis can be activated by any Pilot, while those on individual heads can only be activated by the Pilot controlling that head. Cerberus restores statistics and repairs damage in a Tech 5 Mechbay or higher during Downtime.

Systems

Modules

Pattern

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