Military Technology

The armored personnel carrier's (APC) design was a stout, sleek, and predatory machine with a solid frame made of composite alloy armor. It had six mighty wheels, each as tall as a human and as tough as the alloy hull of the Rhino. The whole machine was almost the size of a train car.^[1]

The APC was designed to be mobile, with wheels connected to a robust suspension system and short integrated limbs that could be extended from the vehicle's frame. It also had powerful boosters that enabled it to sustain autonomous levitation, hop over short distances, and even move across the water as an amphibious vessel.^[1]

The Rhino's distinctive feature that gave its peculiar name was a massive steel wedge raised above its wide snout, which could be lowered to the ground, turning it into a semblance of a heavy siege ram. With this sharp catcher lowered, the APC appeared capable of tearing through walls, debris, natural obstacles, and the flesh of the Nightmare Creatures with equal ease.^[1]

See also: Devils' Rhino

There are around forty metal leviathans each over a kilometer long and as tall as a castle. Their hulls bore thick and heavy armor, making it difficult for these massive steel mountains to stay afloat. Some appeared shiny, but most bore deep scars. The ships had a variety of armaments, including heavy artillery cannons, rapid-fire anti-air guns, and snub-nosed mortars. Hidden nests were filled with rockets, missiles, and torpedoes.^[2]

The main cannons, most resembling oversized railguns, were capable of propelling heavy kinetic rounds at ferocious speeds, making it unlikely for human structures to survive the impact.^[2]

The coil gun or Gauss rifle was made of incredibly tough alloy and featured dampening materials to make its internals more resistant to concussive damage. It was as tall as Samara and had a long, fearsome barrel. The rifle was powerful, capable of propelling solid slugs forward with stunning speed and firing them in subsonic and supersonic modes, useful for remaining discreet.^[3]

Technically, it was too heavy and powerful for human use and was intended for soldiers in full exoskeleton armor suits or as a light weapon for smaller humanoid war platforms.^[3]

The mobile war platforms (MWP) are giant humanoid robots that were about six meters tall. There are also smaller ones. These exoskeleton armor suits can help mundane soldiers deal with Awakened Nightmare Creatures.^[4]

• Parts of Nightmare Creatures could be used for crafting melee weapons, upgrading armored shells of MWPs, and powering exotic spelltech mechanisms.^[5]