Yes. Thunder Rift.
An Idea On How To Sneak Up On The Poor Bloody Ped.
Elderman frowned as he looked at the schematics of the design.
I don't like trees. Give me a Azovian Desert anyday. At least in the desert you did not have to worry about a tree falling on you or some rabid Sonombula Bear falling out on top of you.
"Hmm, this...I am not sure about this new idea. Will it block the Mechwarrior's view?" Captain Elderman wondered with a noticeable grimace on his face.
"Sir, as you well know, Battlemech's do not use canopies in so many words. Rather, they rely on outboard sensor panels to send information that is then reconstituted in the cockpit as far more detailed environment for the Mechwarrior inside, so we just left those specific sensor points uncovered." Tech Anderson pleaded. Anderson's team had spent the entire night coming up with this new camouflage scheme after a recent exercise where Delta Lance had trouble ambushing infantry.
"Tell Jones to get on with the test."
"Yessir, Cap'n."
Elderman stood and watched as Jone's
Stinger began moving from within the tall pine trees. The
Stinger itself no longer represented the high technology battle machine equipped with a host of weapons. Instead, it's legs had been covered each with a single large pipe that had been cut up the center and painted various brown hues. The arms were no longer visible under the mass of vegetation covering them. Indeed, even the right hand medium laser barrel had a large branch grafted to it covered with leaves and the occasional bird's nest. Elderman could barely make out the reflective sensor screen on the 'Mech's head. The head had some sort of moss all over it and looked not like the sophisticated targeting and tracking system original to the design, but now had a giant conical hat, reminiscent of a Burundian medicine man head gear, atop its antenna.
With a noticeable sigh, Elderman signaled for Jones to stop and enter "Coniferous Mode."
The
Stinger stopped its addled walking and brought both legs together. The tubular vambraces up the outside of each leg meshed and became a single large tree trunk. Once Jones realized his legs were together, he brought up the mechs arms and angled them each at opposing directions, simulated the stretching of large support branches. Finally, a mask of sheet moss tipped over the edge of the faceplate, covering just enough as to completely disguise the head unit.
There it stood. The STUMPS, milspeak for Stinger Terrestrial Ubiquitous Material Passive Screen system. Complete with simulated birds and bird chirping sounds. Elderman could not believe this is what his team had come up with.
A rising commotion had started near the
Stinger which roused Elderman out of his stupor. Elderman peered over and noted that a small group of trucks had stopped near the
Stinger and a group of men had gotten out. They all were looking up at the
Stinger. One of them, apparently the leader, called out orders to the others. Hauling longsaws, chainsaws, and climbing harnesses out of the trucks, the men proceeded to begin lumberjack operations around the
Stinger.
"Hmph. I guess the craziest schemes do work sometimes." Elderman muttered. "Anderson?"
Anderson stared at the scene unfolding. "Sir?"
"Best go tell the 'jacks the truth."
"Yessir."
"And Anderson?"
"Sir?"
"Is it supposed to a Douglas Fir or Scotch Pine?"
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Excellent work, Schriv!!!
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, it is also the basis for the units name and logo(see avatar) the 1st Jaguar Nightstalkers (in the process of becoming Clan Nightstalker once I finish the units history...)
I have a 1000 megs to play with and about 160 or so actually used up so far, but I just keep putting off getting the domain name and paying for the web hosting. Too many distractions and too much urge to keep fiddling and editing.
