Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-26397825-20160424135023/@comment-28345522-20160506014919

Name: Aegis Overwatch (WIP) 



Wielder: Any volunteering Atlesian Specialist willing to test this unorthodox weapon 



Maker/Smith: Atlesian Department of Experimental Warfare (ADEW) 



Type: D.R.E.A.D Combat Smart Shield (DCSS) 

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#cccccc;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Weapon Derivation: I asked myself two questions: “What if Captain America’s shield was in RWBY?” and “How could it possibly be even more American?” <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#cccccc;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">

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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.4;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#cccccc;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Design: This shield is one the latest attempts by Atlas to  improve battlefield info gathering, communication, and mobility. In its normal circular form, it has diameter of 2.5ft(0.76m)and at first glance it is simply shield, but further inspection reveals that it houses a small drone computer and it is sporting one of the latest and strangest weapons: the D.R.E.A.D ( a centrifugal gun system). This new weapon system allows for swift and relatively quiet dispatching of foes. It also has a riot shield mode in case of the kingdom enters a “national state of emergency”. Atlas plans to give the Aegis to small recon squads in the main army but first wants to field test them with the more than capable Specialists. <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#cccccc;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">

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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.4;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#cccccc;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Holstered/Inactive Form: The weapon is placed on the back like a regular shield <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#cccccc;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">

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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.4;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#cccccc;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Form 1:This  form has dual function. The wielder can either fight with this on while most likely wielding a bladed weapon, or they can throw it up in the air, exposing the barrel and camera, and it will orbit around the user  50m in the air providing  vital battlefield data and fire support.

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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.4;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="color:rgb(204,204,204);font-family:Arial;font-size:14.6667px;font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;line-height:2.4;">Form 2: The shield then changes into a tactical riot shield with the barrel of the D.R.E.A.D. sticking out of the front, for whenever you are challenged with an angry swarm of grimm or unruly citizens. The D.R.E.A.D. is not to be used on civilians of course.

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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.4;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> <span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(204,204,204);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">Features: Shield has dual function of either a riot shield or a support drone. <span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(204,204,204);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.4;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> <span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(204,204,204);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">Dust Capacity: As this is still in the prototype stage, testing of dust ammunition has been held off until it has been tested further as a viable weapon for the military. <span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(204,204,204);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.4;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> <span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(204,204,204);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">Ammunition: Specialized ball bearings for the new D.R.E.A.D. system. <span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(204,204,204);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.4;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> <span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(204,204,204);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">Usage: Planned for deployment amongst recon teams and infiltration squads as sort of squad support weapon. <span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(204,204,204);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.4;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> <span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(204,204,204);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">Planned/Possible Upgrades: Giving the ball-bearings dust capabilities, and increasing its max flight ceiling, and better data connectivity. <span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(204,204,204);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.4;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> <span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(204,204,204);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">Notes: I know, Captain America’s shield -- <span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(204,204,204);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;white-space:pre-wrap;">ughh <span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(204,204,204);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">-- BUT, hear me out, I just thought it fit with Atlas being the most technologically advanced nation among the kingdoms and not to brag but the U.S. DARPA is developing some cutting edge military tech, including the D.R.E.A.D., it just made sense. Plus I originally had planned for this weapon for an OC, but then I realized he’d be a black Captain America and I said “NOPE”. So don’t take this weapon too seriously, cuz I’m not. <span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(204,204,204);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">