Post by Maethius on Jun 1, 2011 9:54:46 GMT -5
My entry in the ZP contest.... please let me know if you think it holds water:
GFZ-1000 Daidalos
Chassis: Cameroceras Type
Power Plant: GDI-99FCZ (Guylos Deochalcum-Infused Fleet Class Zoid)
Primary Mission: Deochalcum/Emeralite recovery and processing facility
Secondary Mission: Marine defense/assault platform
Tertiary Mission: Classified (Mactabilis Telum; “Lethal Spear” Reactionary Artillery Cannon)
Dimensions (cruise/Mactabilis Telem deployed)
Length: 1,090 meters
Width: 175/430 meters
Height: 180/255 meters
Mass:
- Displacement: 1,620,000 tons
- Full Compliment (including full ore load): 2,000,000+ tons
Performance
Speed: 80 KPH
Crew: 696
History
It is well known that Guylos has returned to using Deochalcum since the last age, that its refinement has been improved, and the shielding of its radiation through the use of the new crystalline mineral dubbed Emeralite. It is also known that these two components have been fused together and alloyed with the old Dark Armor to create Reactionary Dark Armor, which hardens under pressure and becomes stronger with intense heat or radiation. However, the deposits available to the Dynasty once again began to dwindle, and the only new sources to be found were located in intensely deep water. It was already taking almost a full day for mining Zoids to surface with what ore they could extract due to extreme decompression, and Zenevas and other forces were growing steadily in strength.
The order was given to find a solution to the issues of Guylos Zoid production. The Dynasty needed more Deochalcum for power plants, more Emeralite for armor and reinforced structures, greater speed in the retrieval of these elements, and more efficiency in their processing. The solution came in the form of a staggering discovery by the deepest diving Angstmorder to date; something was alive down there… something immense. Major Kahsar, a military scientist in charge of the Deep Dive Research Division, knew such a Zoid could be the answer that Guylos needed. His team managed to bait and capture one of the massive Zoids, then drew it to the surface. The DDRD began work designing a new capital Zoid from the wild creature’s specifications. Within a year a secret grotto was chosen as the construction site for the very first GFZ designated unit; a Guylos Fleet Zoid. The Guylos name of the project is “Daidalos”, a name which literally means “cunningly or curiously wrought.” The massive, million-ton cameroceras is well deserving of the name. The code name for the Zoid within Helic and Zenevas, however, is “Typhon”, the god of all monsters.
The Daidalos site: A0W - Daidalos
GFZ-1000 Daidalos
Chassis: Cameroceras Type
Power Plant: GDI-99FCZ (Guylos Deochalcum-Infused Fleet Class Zoid)
Primary Mission: Deochalcum/Emeralite recovery and processing facility
Secondary Mission: Marine defense/assault platform
Tertiary Mission: Classified (Mactabilis Telum; “Lethal Spear” Reactionary Artillery Cannon)
Dimensions (cruise/Mactabilis Telem deployed)
Length: 1,090 meters
Width: 175/430 meters
Height: 180/255 meters
Mass:
- Displacement: 1,620,000 tons
- Full Compliment (including full ore load): 2,000,000+ tons
Performance
Speed: 80 KPH
Crew: 696
History
It is well known that Guylos has returned to using Deochalcum since the last age, that its refinement has been improved, and the shielding of its radiation through the use of the new crystalline mineral dubbed Emeralite. It is also known that these two components have been fused together and alloyed with the old Dark Armor to create Reactionary Dark Armor, which hardens under pressure and becomes stronger with intense heat or radiation. However, the deposits available to the Dynasty once again began to dwindle, and the only new sources to be found were located in intensely deep water. It was already taking almost a full day for mining Zoids to surface with what ore they could extract due to extreme decompression, and Zenevas and other forces were growing steadily in strength.
The order was given to find a solution to the issues of Guylos Zoid production. The Dynasty needed more Deochalcum for power plants, more Emeralite for armor and reinforced structures, greater speed in the retrieval of these elements, and more efficiency in their processing. The solution came in the form of a staggering discovery by the deepest diving Angstmorder to date; something was alive down there… something immense. Major Kahsar, a military scientist in charge of the Deep Dive Research Division, knew such a Zoid could be the answer that Guylos needed. His team managed to bait and capture one of the massive Zoids, then drew it to the surface. The DDRD began work designing a new capital Zoid from the wild creature’s specifications. Within a year a secret grotto was chosen as the construction site for the very first GFZ designated unit; a Guylos Fleet Zoid. The Guylos name of the project is “Daidalos”, a name which literally means “cunningly or curiously wrought.” The massive, million-ton cameroceras is well deserving of the name. The code name for the Zoid within Helic and Zenevas, however, is “Typhon”, the god of all monsters.
The Daidalos site: A0W - Daidalos
I am planning on building the Deep Dredger in full detail, and have already started gathering parts for the Dread Goblin and the Undertow.
