M450 Hellhound Automated Weapons Platform

The is a UNSC Drone.

Description
The Aurochs was a specially designed drone designed to supplement special forces units in the field. A specially designed drone, it is modelled after a miniature tank, and designed to provide highly mobile support, usually in the form of short range artillery or heavy ordnance.

The Aurochs is designed around a twin track, each self powered by in-hub motors, and a flat bed carrying a weapon. Each track features independently actuated wheels allowing it to raise itself up to tackle rough terrain, or raise itself up to fire over cover. Each wheel in the track has an in-hub motor, and is powered by a pair of hydrogen fuel cells. Each side is covered in a slab of armour, featuring a titanium shell with ceramic tile inserts, and can be augmented with appliqué armour or cages. The front can be augmented with a fire shield, though this adds front end wait.

The Aurochs has clusters of sensors all around it, allowing it map its surroundings and track enemy targets. It has several small clusters of sensors mixing a LIDAR, a nightvision sensor and a full-colour camera. These sensors are used to map its surroundings, allowing it to navigate, and then to identify and track targets. It has a forward facing fire-control sensor that is used for precision aiming. This sensor cluster features a long distance night vision sight and a full-colour camera. For mapping targets, it has a dual purpose LIDAR/laser range finder. Lastly, it has a fire control RADAR for detecting targets at range, and directing precision fire. For patrol security, it has a short ranged ARGUS sensor, allowing it to 'sniff' out explosive charges.

The Aurochs' weapon mount allows it to carry heavy artillery into the field, that would normally required a vehicle mount or a weapons team. This is used for combat support in the field.


 * M46 LAAG
 * M1024 30mm automatic cannon
 * M891 70mm Heavy Automatic Cannon
 * M68 Gauss Gun
 * 65mm rocket pod
 * twin 81mm mortar

The Lion's CPU is an advanced neural network, capable of shared learning and networked operation with both friendly soldiers and other drones. It can autonomously engage targets, preform fluid patrol missions, edit it's own mission parameters, prioritise targets and preform independent or teamed Reconnaissance. It can be controlled remotely using a shared platform controller and video interface, using a portable computer system or using a control dock on a vehicle. The Lion's assets are uploaded onto the War Net, allowing any reconnaissance it gathers to find its way to fellow troops. From protection against hacking, its central computer core, command and control systems and communication systems are protected by a three phase cybernetic defence, integrating a dummy barrier, a maze barrier and a attack barrier, running in three parallel series. Should it be cut off from it's remote command, it will enter autonomous mode. It has both radio and satellite communication systems, along with a pair of hardline ports allow it to be interfaced directly.

The Lion is deployed on a squad basis, usually as a small fire support platform, to preform a variety of roles for the squad.

UNSC Remarks
"It's like a having a little kid in a pedal car with you... but a little kid who's toting a six-point-eight mike mike chain gun."

- Corporal Mihalyi T. Mohorovich