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| AA18: LIGHT CAVALRY | |
| General information | |
| Classification | Special Craft, CAVALRY Units |
| Manufacturer | Planetary Closure Administration, Arquebus Advanced Development Division |
| Affiliation | PCA, Arquebus Corporation |
| Conflicts present | Coral War |
| Real world information | |
| Appearances | ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON |
The AA18: LIGHT CAVALRY (or LC as it's more commonly referred) is an Enemy Class in ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON, manufactured by the Planetary Closure Administration.
The LC is the PCA’s heavy duty foot-soldier, often the main force utilized in their Enforcement Squads, and are a notable step up from the AM14: SENTRY MTs used by the PCA’s Subject Guard. They are bipedal, mass-produced high-performance machines capable of high mobility, usually specializing in mid-range engagements.
LCs all have the exact same general chassis, true to their nature as mass-produced machines meant for a large professional military, but they can be equipped with a wide variety of loadouts to suit a number of different niches in combat.
Unlike ACs, LCs are capable of performing omnidirectional quick boost evasions, including upwards and downwards.
A variant of LC is equipped with flares, capable of redirecting enemy missile fire, protecting them during long-range skirmishes.
Variants[]
Enforcement Officer[]
An LC equipped with a kinetic assault rifle with an underslung grenade launcher attachment on its right arm and a shield on its left arm, as well as rapid-fire high mobility missiles on its right shoulder. They are highly mobile, able to stay in the air near indefinitely and pelt you from afar with their mid-range weaponry. They also have incredibly strong boosters, allowing them to quickly backpedal to keep distance between them and their target. One of these variants is piloted by a PCA Chief Sergeant 1st Cls in the Prevent Corporate Salvage of New Tech mission.
Canister Cannon[]
An LC equipped with a powerful mid-range canister cannon. It also has a rack of high mobility missiles on its right shoulder, as well as vertical missile launchers on its left shoulder. It takes a more aggressive approach, able to launch much more firepower your way, at the cost of having severely lowered defenses due to the lack of any shield. Unlike conventional shotguns, the canister rounds exits the muzzle as a single projectile that splits into a cluster of smaller pellets after travelling a short distance. One of these variants is piloted by a PCA Chief Sergeant 2nd Cls in the Prevent Corporate Salvage of New Tech mission.
Sniper[]
An LC equipped solely with a long-range laser-cannon for sniping targets from afar. They will stand stationary and charge up their rifles. If one gets too close, they will swap the laser rifle to a standard assault rifle (without the grenade launcher attachment) and begin attacking at close range. Their long-range niche dictates a lack of any armor augmentations, as such they are the weakest of the LC variants. They also mount an auxiliary radar unit on their right shoulder, for targeting foes from longer ranges. This variant is used by the standard rank and file PCA troops that specialize in expert marskamanship.
AA18A: LIGHT CAVALRY HM[]
The “High Mobility” (HM) LC is equipped with large auxiliary booster modules that take the shape of wings. It also has the same loadout as the Enforcement Officer LC, utilizing a rifle with an under-slung grenade launcher on its right arm, a physical shield on its left arm and high mobility missiles in its right shoulder. Its auxiliary boosters give it true permanent flight capabilities, allowing it to fly around the battlefield at high speeds, pelting its targets from a safe distance while avoiding incoming fire with ease. As a final bit of kit, it has even more missile launchers hidden away in its wings, which it can fire vertically, or in a massive volley after swiftly flying away from the player.
It appears alongside an HC during the mission "Attack the Old Spaceport" piloted by the a PCA 1st Lieutenant and once again as a secret encounter during the mission "Intercept the Corporate Forces” which can be downed to obtain a combat log,
AA18C: LIGHT CAVALRY HF[]
A heavy firepower (HF) LC developed by Arquebus Advanced Development Division, utilized during the attack on the Xylem. It comes equipped with a grenade launcher in its right hand, a canister cannon in its left hand, as well as 2 massive 3 shot grenade cannons on its back. On top of this, it also has the standard high mobility missiles on its right shoulder, along with a massive missile barrage thanks to its auxiliary missile launchers attached to each shoulder. It also has a new ability, allowing it to hunch over and charge forward at high speeds, similar to the Juggernaut.
It first appears near the end of the mission "Take the Uninhabited Floating City”, and a pair of them appear near the end of the mission "Intercept the Corporate Forces” prior to fighting V.I Freud, one also appears in “MIA” along with two Sentry MTs as a mid-mission “mini-boss” in the heat exchanger section of Watchpoint Alpha’s Depth 2.
Armament[]
- PCA Rifle (Basic, Sniper)
- PCA Rifle Grenade Launcher (Enforcement Officer, High Mobility)
- Missile Launcher (Enforcement Officer, High Mobility, HF Variant)
- Vertical Missile Launcher (Cannon)
- PCA Handheld Cannon (Cannon, HF variant)
- 2x 3 Shot Grenade Cannon (HF variant)
- Long-range Laser Cannon (Sniper)
- Solid Shield (Basic, Enforcement Officer, High Mobility)
Gameplay[]
LCs appear in a wide variety of missions once the player reaches Chapter 3. They are always enemies, and are either under the employ of the Planetary Closure Administration, or by Arquebus once the PCA have been expelled from Rubicon 3 during the events of Chapter 4.
During the mission "Attack the Refueling Base," a couple special Loghunt Sniper LCs can be found with distinct blue-green visors. In the mission "Attack the Old Spaceport", there are two separate cases of Special Loghunt LCs in the mission. One is an Enforcement Officer type (with the Shield) located near the tower while on opposite end of the ravine are two cannister cannon types. Another Loghunt Sniper LC appears in “Tunnel Sabotage”. Another instance of this special distinct blue-green visor is a LC HM type in the mission "Intercept the Corporate Forces" in a hidden encounter at the start of the mission.
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