UA 571-C AUTOMATED SENTRY GUN

These tripod-mounted robot sentries form an automated perimeter defense system that tracks and automatically fires upon any target that moves within range. The UA 571 series is equipped with automatic thermal and movement actuated AI targeting capabilities. The UA 571-C utilizes an M30 Autocannon. Just be mindful of your friend or foe settings before walking in front of one. Those set up with ARS—Advanced Recognition Software—can be programmed to identify friendly targets with a variable success rate. If set for motion and heat only, anything hot that moves might as well be dead. When activated, the Sentry Gun is always in overwatch position and fires with skill level 8 in RANGED COMBAT (no AGILITY). The Sentry Gun can also be operated remotely by using a Head Mounted Sight.

Overview

Each remote sentry unit weighs in at 19.6 kg and can be assembled in under 150 seconds. The major components consist of a snap-open tripod mounting, battery pack, breech and barrel assembly, sensor unit and 500-round ammunition drum. A microwave datalink connects the sentry to a remote command console. Once emplaced, the system may be set to sweep wide arcs up to 360° (subject to terrain and emplacement restrictions), though doctrine is to set several sentries to cover smaller, interlocking fields of fire on a narrow frontage. The UA 571-C mounts the pulse action M30 Autocannon firing the 10×28mm High Explosive Armor Piercing round used by the Corps' M56 Smartguns. The weapon has a cyclic rate of 1,100 rpm and is air cooled, with an automatic cutout preventing the loading of any more rounds into the breech should overheating cause a chance of ammunition "cook-off".

Sensors

The sentry unit's sensor array is mounted above the barrel, aligned to cover a 60° cone in front of the weapon. This sensing suite consists of a cooled infrared detector in the 3-5 µm and 8-13 µm band, ambient light optics, an ultrasonic motion tracker and a lidar. If a target's visual or thermal profile is known, the system may be pre-set to scan for only these specific targets using infrared or optical. However, the system is usually set to multi-spectral mode, where the sentry's software cross-correlates received data from the different sensors to obtain a full target profile.
The information collected by the UA 571-C's sensor is automatically relayed to the visual support systems of nearby soldiers, enabling them to see cloaked Yautja as if they were uncloaked.

Setup and operation

The UA 571-C has three operating modes — Auto-Remote, Manual Override and Semi-Automatic. When set to Auto-Remote, the sentry will interrogate all targets in its sensor cone using an Identification Friend Foe (IFF) transponder. All Colonial Marine personnel and vehicles carry an IFF transponder in their communications gear which sends back a coded radio signal when interrogated. If the IFF return is positive, the weapon will let the soldier or vehicle pass; otherwise it will open fire. Enemy IFF transponders can also be detected by the UA 571-C and used to direct fire even if the target is otherwise avoiding the sentry's detection mechanisms. If the system is set to Manual Override or Semi-Automatic, this information is flashed back to the command console, where the system operator can decide whether or not to fire.
Before the weapon opens fire, automated servos in the tripod orient it to point at the target. The number and grouping of rounds fired in a burst is automatically selected dependent on the target profile, so that the most economical use of ammunition is made.

BONUS: +3
DAMAGE: 4
RANGE: Extreme
COMMENT: Armor piercing, full auto, RANGED COMBAT 8

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Item type

Weapon, Ranged

Weight

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Base Price

$12000