Conquerors

## Conqueror Armor System

In 2095 Mobile Weapons Manufacturer produced a bid to replace the aging North American Union equipment. This bid consisted of a new standard issue weapon for infantry, a new side arm, a new powered armored system and finally a 2 story bipedal weapons system intended to replace or supplement NAU's IFV. The powered armor system and the mech both fell under the "Conqueror Project." The powered armor intended for infantry use would be classified as "Hetairoi" class while its bipedal sibling would be classified as "Cataphract" class. The NAU would only express interest in the Cataphract class of armor and demand that the system, which was still in the testing phase, be rushed into combat ready within a 2 month period to bring them to the infamous World Summit in china that would see the world leaders of the world killed by a Cataphract Class. Shortly after this incident the MWM would be scape-goated as the ones at fault for this tragedy; this would have the Cataphract Class banned internationally and all similar weapons. MWM would be banned from selling weapons as well putting the Hetairoi class and Cataphract class being put into storage.

### Hetairoi Class

Intended to revolutionize the battle field like Iskandar's Calvary of the same name the Hetairoi class was design to incorporate a jump pack for earth and space use to meet the NAU's bid requirements for their armor system. The Hetairoi class of armor would sit in storage for two years until MWM issued them to their security force and hired them out as mercenaries to the NAU forming the Mobile Weapons Unit.

The Hetairoi would gain infamy in its early days of use as it constantly broke down randomly, and when it became uncalibrated had the chance to kill its user. They were so bad initially that they were called walking coffins. It was the 1st MWM company (Later known as the 14th) that discovered it had to do with the the suits internal A/C systems. Tearing them out of their suits the MWU would dominate the battle field from that point on. The turn around in effectiveness was so noticeable rumors circulated that the MWU had lied about the suits ineffectiveness to the public and secretly extorted the government for money to seriously fight.

The Hetairoi class's internal systems, hardware and software are all top level secrets. To help maintain secrecy the armors internally burn all sensitive parts upon their operators death. Despite the extreme cost of this the MWU has deemed it a vital function.

### Cataphract Class

The Cataphract class of Conqueror has recently been pulled out of storage and been put into actual battlefield use during the liberation war for Ardicia. Unlike its little sibling the Cataphracts internals have been stolen by foreign operatives leading to an influx of foreign versions of the Bi-pedal mech. Standing between 2 and 3 stories the Cataphract class is only possible due to a combination of sensors located in redundancy all over the armor that calculate minute adjustments required to keep it standing on treacherous terrain. This system may be replaced soon by the experimental neural- link system which gives pilots the ability to control the mech like their own body, but the invasive surgery required and potential risks have left many skeptical.

The Cataphract class has proven very effective in combat so far due to its smaller profile from above aircraft and satellites have had a hard time targeting them. Along with their smaller profile from above they can fire from positions and angles other armor cannot making them extremely effective until other forces have adjusted.