Hammerhead Drone

* Army
* Marines
* Navy
* Air Force

The **NRC-15 Hammerhead**, best known as Hammerhead Drones, were unmanned combat drones created by Nexima Robotics Corporation based on Michael Nexima's Assault powered "Iron Man" armor. Is a type of armoured robot used to support infantry forces into battle and provide direct-fire support; and serve as mechanical infantry.

The individual drones were then customized into separate models for use by various parts of the Armed Forces of the Panamoan Republic, meant to enhance the durability and firepower of a squad. Though each model has the same basic design, their armament and configurations are drastically different for each branch.

## Design

The Hammerhead Drones are share the "Kilowag" design template, which allows it to be manufactured quickly without compromising their capabilities and overall quality. All of them share the standard Rhinestone armor that modern tanks use in battlefields such as the M7 Rhino. They share the same headpiece, which is why it is called "Hammerhead". All Hammerhead Drones sport a visible SIGMA reactor on the torso, shielded by a reinforced, bulletproof polycarbonate-glass type of material.

It is also confirmed that the drones are actually armored suits, as a confidential photograph shows it's body with a humanoid pilot inside, with his helmet removed. The helmet was simply converted into a robotic head; As the design is ACTUALLY a heavily altered variant of the NRC-05 armor.

### Capabilities

* **Superhuman Strength**: All Hammerhead Drones are equipped with advanced propulsion and hydraulic systems that allows the drones to exert impressive feats of strength; Easily capable of busting up an armored door by charging through it. They can easily turn organic opponents into a bloody mush with hand to hand combat alone. A Marine unit is strong enough to lift up to 90 metric tons.

* **Enhanced Durability**: Hammerhead Drones are equipped with Rhinestone armor that gives them exceptional durability against physical, thermal and chemical attacks from external sources, assorted weaponry or opponents. Completely bulletproof except for the dilated, glowing single-piece visor. However, it can be easily destroyed by anti-tank cannons utilizing armor-piercing rounds.

* **Master Combatant**: All Hammerhead Drones are experts of unarmed combat through their large amounts of martial arts techniques embedded to their memory bank; Giving them an extreme intimidation and sheer dominance over the opposition. If a unit is desperately losing in Close Quarters Combat, it can easily scan all the attack patterns of it's opponents to turn the tide.

* **Anti-Phasing Tech**: The Drone's armor has a completely sealed surface, muscle layer and mind control layer, making it impossible to infiltrate and disable its systems by beings with shrinking abilities or technologies (Micro-Man, Sub-atomic, etc.). The bots' defense system can adapt vibrational frequency of the nano-particles to prevent beings with phasing abilities/tech from infiltrating the armor.

* **Flight**: Navy and Air Force drone variants are fully capable of flying at the speed of Mach 3, which can easily help intercept fleeing aircraft when fighter jets cannot chase fast enough. Not to mention the Army and Marine variant can also fly as well, though a slower due to their heavy weaponry.

* **Enhanced Speed**: All of the drones are equipped with advanced, bipedal hydraulic legs that allows them move and sprint at speeds of 80 mph, with little energy consumption to all units in the field.

* **Enhanced Agility**: All Hammerhead drone units support an integrated flap-like component on the legs and arms that helps their agility much better without needing proper timing or leverage, and help balance it's feet/footing to prevent falling unintentionally especially on harsh conditions, such as treacherous terrain.

* **Enhanced Targeting System**: Top-grade NX-AVIS 4.6 AI allows all variants to utilize a targeting system that allows them to strategically or accurately fire their weapons instead of blindly wasting ammunition on the opponent to increase their hit rate capabilities.

## Hammerhead Variants

### Army

These drones are equipped with Rhinestone armor, which is a composite material armor; the plates feature a 9090 Titanium Alloy matrix frame mixed with various materials. Ceramics, kevlar fibres, polymers and elastic materials are sandwiched in the middle, providing superior protection against small arms fire, anti-material rounds, physical trauma and various other types of punishment. This drone is armed with a huge MK242 Bushmaster autocannon and a medium range, custom dual NRC80 wrist cannons. The large Bushmaster autocannon can alternate between semi-automatic and automatic firing when the drone is stationary. The autocannon is mounted on a rail system mounted between the arm and shoulder, that allows the cannon to retract straight up on it's back when not in use. The armor piercing rounds could be potentially fired at targets 3.5 miles away. The NRC80 is integrated in the drone's forearms, and is slightly retractable. In a combat situation, they enable facial plating that protect their heads, using special, lighter but stronger components that protect the rest of their body.

### Marine

The Marine Drones are a series of powerfully armed, camouflaged robot drones that are better camouflaged at jungles, which are primarily operated by the Amphibious Panamoan Marine Corps. Equipped with double-plated reinforced Rhinestone armor and high caliber wrist machineguns, or NRC80 cannons as per manufacturing preference, they are designed for fast paced, heavy combat; With the ability to easily blend in the environment through it's simple but effective tiger-stripe camouflage. They are also skilled in the use of blades due to their NX-AVIS system implementing a CQC program on it's software.

Multiple high-definition cameras are linked to satellites and are streamed to HQ servers. Strategic analysis software filters the feed against established mission objectives to provide nearly instantaneous tactical directives. These drones are armed with E.M.P.S. (Electromagnetic Pulse Shielding) systems and wrist mounted missiles. Generated from within the torso and dispersed from the front, these Electromagnetic Pulses disrupt or disable electrical systems within a roughly 100-ft. radius. Insulated components throughout the armor protect the drone from it's own pulses. When in a serious fight, they engage face plates, that protect their heads' sensitive optical visor.

### Air Force

The Air Force Drones are a series of air-based drones that are primarily operated by the Aerospace Panamoan Air Force. These robots can fly with better accuracy than the other drones, as they are exclusively used by the Air Force, as they would need to serve the aerial warfare the APAF's forces are used for. They possess a Central-beam system in the chest, a Vortex Ring Gun, Air-To-Air missiles, rotary wrist blasters and flight stabilizers. Radiation detected between 900-14000 nanometers tracks objects during both day and night. Additional infra-red sensors supplement the system for HD quality night imaging. A lightweight dielectric composite material encases the entire exterior, making it less suspicious to radar detection. The armor was also coated in RAM (Radar Absorbing Material) paint for further absorption of reflecting rays. When in an intense combat scenario, they activate their face plates, that protect their head's dilated and illuminated visor, that is susceptible to gunfire from high caliber rifles.

### Navy

The Navy Hammerhead drone are clad in reinforced Rhinestone armor, computerized firing system to improve precision and are equipped with the COIL (Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser) system. They are also equipped with the IRST (Infrared Scan & Track) system which tracks incoming projectiles, calculating distance, speed, and location of fuel tank for targeting and elimination. Singlet delta oxygen is combined with ionized iodine gas to create the beam. It exerts sufficient energy to be used as a weapon. These drones are armed with the Stinger Missiles. The dual shoulder-mounted Surface-to-air missile pods each contain 12 separate missiles arranged 6 by 6, for a total of 12 missiles mounted. These can be fired independently or concurrently up to 3 at a time, only six per pod (due to heat). These missiles are controlled by the IRST system to target hostiles and guide missiles. An additional 32 missiles are stored in the torso of the drone. When in a serious fight, they engage facial covers, that protect their heads.