Neo-Jovian Mecha Recognition Guide

SolFed

Solar Federation Space Force

Iolaus A2

Primary Operator: SFSF
Role: mass production orbital

Fixed Armament

• 2 linear gun (head)
• 1 beam saber (right hip)
• 3-slot grenade rack (left hip)

Notes
The Iolaus is the Solar Federation's current front line mass production mobile suit and of all its myriad variants, the SFSF's orbital use Iolaus A2 variants are the most common. A well designed, well rounded and perhaps most importantly, technically mature unit, its performance in all key metrics is at least equal if not superior to any opposing force it is likely to encounter in significant numbers.

Other

• Iolaus A3

Solar Federation Army/Airforce

Iolaus B

Primary Operator: SFAA
Role: mass production terrestrial

Fixed Armament

• 2 modular mission pod hardpoint (head)
• 1 beam saber (right hip)
• 3-slot grenade rack (left hip)
• more hardpoints!

Notes
Long relegated to second fiddle when it came to its share of the military acquisitions budget, the planetary wing of the the SolFed military has been acquiring its own B and C variant Iolauss for terrestrial and atmospheric operating environments. The B variant is equipped to handle a wide variety of terrain and gravitational conditions and is inherently a tougher suit than the A variants as it is almost never issued with a shield. Head mounted linear cannons are also replaced with modular mission pod hardpoints (usually direct-fire cannon armament on one side and something else in the other).

Solar Federation Navy/Marines

Iolaus D

Primary Operator: SFNM
Role: mass production amphibious/gas giant

Notes
The longest Iolaus variant in coming and by far the most sophisticated from an engineering perspective, the Iolaus D goes far above and beyond the mundane requirement of operation in Earthlike waters. Featuring robust environmental controls, radialogical and electromagnetic flux hardening and a condensed graviton pressure balance system, Iolaus D can operate in incredibly hostile environments that have nevertheless proven militarily important in the past, such as the upper layers of gas giants. Its main fixed armament are shoulder mounted heavy pods for missiles or torpedoes.

Verge Polities

League of Outer Stars

Type 11 Raptor

Primary Operator: League
Role: mass production mobile doll

Notes
As a mobile doll, the Type 11 Raptor lacks a cockpit or any of the protections and systems associated with keeping a human alive in space. The balance of empty space is filled with additional energy cell capacity and propellant tanks. In combat, the AI makes full use of its ability to sustain high G forces constantly making it notoriously difficult to target with certain weapons systems. In flight, the Raptor's unusual silhouette is easily recognizeable and is a result of its ability to fold neatly into a roughly triangular package. League ships typically launch groups of six at a time from hexagonal linear catapults.