G11A Dirty Harry

## Overview

The G11A Dirty Harry is a large but inconspicuous anti-vehicle/tank mine. A simple but deadly piece of explosive equipment, it is capable of vaporizing an entire Vicar MBT if scoring a direct hit. It was developed in Y3563 by the Sons of Marloth during the bloody post-Collingian Empire period, where numerous warlords battled endlessly over scorched and battered patches of land. up to 3 mines can be carried relatively easily by a single soldier, making it a seriously powerful and versatile piece of ordinance. In a single morning, a small squad of Iron Horde Combat Engineers can mine an entire area, stopping a column of Pax-Viribus Theocracy armor for weeks.

### History

After the fall of the Collingian Empire in Y3556, a bloody civil war broke out between the various states of the Western Primus Territory. One faction in particular were the Sons of Marloth, a small state whose territory was centered around Napier and the surrounding Bostrom Peaks. They were particularly adept at high explosives technology, having direct access to naturally occurring Daxite in the mines under Mount Britt, a precursor required for powerful explosives compounds. As the Iron Federation slowly gained momentum during this period, they eventually defeated and absorbed the Sons of Marloth, absorbing their military and technological resources. One of these acquisitions was the Klipsringer Anti-Tank Mine. The ordinance was developed in secret by Boerlem Engineer Armand DeGroot and his team in Y3422, under the auspices of the Sons of Marloth Commonwealth. There was much civil unrest with Collingian Empire was nearing its demise, and the SOMC quietly started building their military arsenal in anticipation of an all-out war; tests were carried out in secret to avoid the attention of Collingian sentries. The device made use of a novel shaped kinetic charge underneath a solid Uranium slab. This combination was extremely effective, destroying all armored targets during testing, even at suboptimal angles and distances.

At the start of the Collingian Civil War in Y3557 the SOMC was one of the first states to engage with the Iron Federation. Unfortunately for them, they could not mobilize their forces quickly enough before the IF neutralized them in a relatively bloodless engagement, lasting only a few days. This was a boon for the IF as they gained a massive increase to their arsenal, amongst which was a large cache of Klipspringer mines. The mine's name was updated to IF nomenclature, and was now the G1 Dirt Harry AT-AV Mine System. Going forward the IF used this ordinance to great effect, and it was integral in cementing their power over the region. A number of iterations later and the G11A is still in use today, primarily in the arid regions of the Synovian Desert and Gulf of Kemet. After the defeat in the 1st Battle of Bulwark, the emboldened Pax-Viribus Theocracy began an offensive in earnest, with a large number of armor and artillery. To combat this the Iron Horde deployed thousands of Combat Engineer squads and SSO Sapper units, mining nearly the entire road network traversing the Gulf of Kemet.

### Features

#### Auto-chaining

A common method of mine-laying is the technique of "Daisy-Chaining" devices together, so that if one explosive is triggered the rest will be detonated, potentially causing higher casualties. Traditionally this process was painstakingly done by hand, taking long hours, potentially blowing a soldier's cover and compromising the operation. The G11A is equipped with a local area network chip, wirelessly interfacing on an encrypted channel with other mines on the battlefield. Once the mines are laid the engineer can design a map designating which mines will detonate if one is triggered, allowing him to create a tailored combat response to oncoming enemy forces. This feature can also be used to remotely disable mines in an area that is being traversed by friendly or non-combatant forces.

#### Ball-Joint Pressure Targeting System

Once a mine has been buried and the device has been armed, an entrenching foot-plate at the base of the mine shoots downward into the earth, allowing its main housing to move freely on a ball-joint axis. This system is coupled with a highly attuned directional pressure sensor, which can detect signals at a distance as well as determine the type of vehicle based on its seismic signature. The mine will then rotate its axis to face the signature, detonating once the vehicle is within lethal distance. the system is used to great effect, as the mine commands a much wider area of effect while maintaining an extremely low profile. It also allows squads to selectively engage targets and vehicles depending on their objectives, causing mass confusion and fear in an enemy armor column.

Pictured: Iron Horde Combat Engineer running a pack of G11A Dirty Harry AT-AV mines: