ACS-5 Golem

* 2x 4-barrel Plasma rotary guns
* 2x Micro-missile launchers
* 2x Plasma blades

The ACS-5 Golem, known by its full name as Armored Combat Suit-5, is a armored exosuit developed jointly by the United Earth Federation and Kingdom of Icarus. It is a heavily armed and armored exosuit, designed as a small individual mech suit for combat, only slightly taller than the average adult human male at 2 meters in height.

Designed originally for use against the Sentinels, specifically Sentinel Guardians, they would arrive late into the war and only saw a handful of action before the war's end, primarily in use by the Federation's newly formed Special Combat Units (or SCUs). The Icarusians, who were involved in its development, would produce their own off-shoot version of the ACS-5 Golem known as the CAMS (Combat Assault Mech Suit).

The ACS-5 Golem was also designed to be highly customizable and modifiable to a user or unit's needs or want. As a result, many experimental variants with different weapons and systems exist. Some of these include the addition of rocket boosters or the trading out of one weapon for another.

## Description

The ACS-5 Golem is an armored exosuit, designed as an individual mech suit, it is only 2 meters (6.5 ft) tall. In its original design and default configuration, it is equipped with two high power 4-barrel plasma rotary guns and two plasma blade generators on the arms. Additonally, two micro missile launchers are located to the side of the shoulders. Due to power usage and the location of both the plasma rotary guns and blades are, only either the blades or the rotary guns may be active at once. The suit is powered by two plasma battery cores located on the back, slightly above the entry door into the suit.

## Variants

**ACS-5 Golem A -** Standard configured version of the Golem.

**ACS-5 Golem B -** An improved model based on multiple experiments and feed back from pilots. It is equipped with two rocket boosters, powered by the power cells, located on the back for increased mobility. This variant also moves the two plasma battery cores slightly towards the suit's waist.

**ESCS-1 "Gundam" -** ESC, "Experimental, Space, Combat Suit". A experimental model designed for combat operations in zero-gravity and space, as well as to have limited flight capabilities. It is fully sealed and armor platings are reinforced in order to withstand radiation and/or temperatures of deep space. Equipped with additional rocket boosters on both the feet, waist and back, as well as multiple RCS thrusters for maneuvering. Only ever used by the 9110th Test Squadron.

## Armaments

**PRG-4A -** 4-barrel plasma rotary gun.

**PPCX -** Exprimental high-power armor penetrating plasma pulse cannon. Competed with the XRL as part of the same project to develop a high explosive and armor penetrating weapon. Nicknamed the "Plasma Lance" and "Pile Driver".

**XRL -** Experimental magazine-fed rocket launcher with 8 shots. Competed with and lost out to the PPCX as part of the same project to develop a high explosive and armor penetrating weapon.

**ML-454 Mk. 2 -** 18 cell micro-missile launcher.

**ML-455 Mk. 2 -** 6 cell missile launcher.

**Mk. 10 Plasma Blade Projectors -** Retractable Plasma Blade Projectors.