User:Impurest Cheese/Type 70 Mining Transport


 * The Type 70 Mining Transport or Millipede as it would be called by the UNSC was a walking mining vehicle that could slither other uneven surfaces and through caves to extract ores and later forerunner artefacts.

History on Eyan

 * The Kig-yar had for a long time extracted ores and minerals from the surface of Eyan. As these resources began to run out they created vehicles that could tunnel into the earth and bring resources to the surface. Among the various vehicles created was the Type 70 Mining Transport that had the role of carrying workers and equipment through excavated tunnels to the minerals and then transporting minerals to the surface. The Covenant would later use the Millipede for their own use.

Covenant Use

 * After the recruitment of the Kig-yar into the Covenant most of their technology was replaced with the more advanced Covenant variants. The Type 70 Mining Vehicle would be phased out and replaced with Grav Lifts to move minerals to the surface. Eventually the Covenant would find Forerunner Relics that were in deep cave systems and the Millipede along with the Locust would be used to bore tunnels and move large amounts of artefacts to the surface where a Capital's Ships Grav Lift would take over.


 * The Millipede would remain in this role while the Locust and later the Scarab would be refitted for combat use. The Millipede would eventually see combat service on the Fungal Moon of Agric IV to transport soldiers over the steep terrain that decreased the efficacy of repulsorlift vehicles. After the damage that was caused to the Millipede's the Brutes fitted a pair of [Type 421 Chemical Sprayer]s on the front and increased the armor for further combat use.

Transport Capabilities

 * Due to their short and skinny stature around 20 Kig-yar not including the Pilots could ride in the Type 70 Mining Transport's cargo bay along with two pieces of heavy mining equipment. In the Covenant service the number of troops carried was reduced as different species would ride in the Millipede. In combat the Millipede deployed troops through a hatch in the floor although the vehicle had to extend its legs to allow larger aliens such as Brutes and Hunters to exit. It has been suggested that a pair of Ghosts could be carried by the Millipede although there has been no evidence for this.

Sensor Capabilities

 * The Millipede has a wide range of Sensors that help with exploring and moving through caverns and tunnels. For navigation the Millipede uses sonar to locate and avoid obstacles that are in the cave. For the safety of the crew the Millipede carries sensors for detecting changes in seismic activity as well as gas analysis technology to make sure that the crew can breath when extracting the ore from the rock. Finally for finding forerunner artefacts and ores the Millipede has sensors that analysize rock by detecting the changes in density.

All Terrain Features

 * The Millipede is a walker equipped with ten pairs of legs. Each leg moves separately and is equipped with magnetic clamps to grip and climb vertical surfaces. The surface of the Millipede is also segmented allowing it to articulate although this can cause movement of cargo if it is not probably secured with magnetic clamps.

Compatibility

 * Jackals
 * Elites
 * Grunts
 * Hunters
 * Drones

UNSC Remarks

 * "Saw a swarm of Millipedes climbing up over the ridge. The sight of it caused me to feel sick as they overran our position"

Trivia

 * The Millipede was incorrectly referenced as the Type 70 Armoured Vehicle in the M342 Close Combat Vehicle article.


 * The Millipede follows the tradition of Covenant Mining vehicles being named after insects.