Post by Ty'e'ca on Dec 31, 2009 2:43:19 GMT -5
* ATV
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The ATV Grinder is a ground vehicle used by RDA. It is a fast and deadly single-occupant, all terrain vehicle maneuverable in all kinds of topography. The lethal forward sighting weapons include four chain guns mounted above the front wheels, and long range missile racks mounted above the rear treads.
* Aerospatiale SA-2 Samson
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The Aerospatiale SA-2 Samson are light tiltrotor-craft created by Humans. The Samsons are armed only with door guns and detachable rocket pods, and are the work-horse of RDA operations on Pandora. They are used to transport cargo and personnel to and from isolated sites. A hook point for sling load operations allows the Samson to carry outsize cargo
* Amplified Mobility Platform
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The Amplified Mobility Platform (or “AMP” Suit) is a distant descendant of the first military exoskeletons used on Earth in the mid 21st century. It was improved during military service in a myriad of combat theaters– from arctic to jungle to desert– over the decades. Sealed and pressurized models for toxic environments were developed as well. The suit is used extensively on the Moon and Mars colonies (where they are powered by fuel cells and/or monopropellant ceramic turbines). Its well-tested capabilities have proved invaluable in the deadly environment of Pandora.
The human-operated walking machine magnifies the strength and mobility of a soldier or civilian worker while providing protection from military and environmental threats. Unlike fanciful designs in which weapons were integrated into limbs, the AMP suit is a multi-purpose machine, able to duplicate all functions of the infantry soldier. Since soldiers spend much of their time loading and unloading, and performing other tasks besides operating weapons, it was determined that the AMP suit needed the same functionality as a human: two legs, two arms, and highly dexterous hands. This allows not only a wide range of functions, but allows the suit to operate a variety of weapons systems.
The servo-actuated limbs instantly respond to the driver's hand and leg movements inside the sealed cab, greatly magnifying the driver's strength.
The legs are actuated by foot-pedals which amplify on an even larger ratio. In fact the leg sensors work slightly differently than the arms. Due to the confining spatial envelope around the feet and legs of the operator, the pedals cannot move in long strides, even on a scaled relationship. Instead, they sense the force and direction of the input and the onboard computer triggers a corresponding programmed movement of the legs. So the operator creates pressure and direction “cues” which trigger leg movements. The suit executes the “intention” of the pilot, calculating terrain factors and momentum to perform balanced movement.
The arms on the other hand, operate in a directly scaled relationship to the operator’s arms, which allows better spatial positioning of the hands. The fingers and thumb are in direct 1:1 ratio. The servo armature has force feedback, and resists the movement of the operator’s arms when the suit’s limbs meet an obstacle. The operator can “feel” what the suit is doing. It is said that the suit can be operated in full darkness, by a skilled driver, by “feel” alone.
Using the suit, a driver is able to punch through a tree trunk, lift a half ton cargo crate, or rapidly build prefab units without a construction crew. Its cannon obliterates anything in its targeting sights with a rain of armor-piercing rounds, at a 250 round per minute cyclic rate of fire
*Exopack
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The Exopack is a lightweight atmosphere filtration system developed from civilian rebreater techonolgy that allows humans to survive on Pandora with a minimum of equipment. Pandora's atmosphere would be easily breathable if it wasn't contaminated by a pungent mixture of Nitrogen, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Xenon, Ammonia, Methane and Hydrogen Cyanide.
* Dragon Assault Ship
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The C-21 Dragon Assault Ship is a four-rotor VTOL, heavy transport craft and heavy gunship used by the RDA for full-scale military operations against the Na'vi, or as support during small incursions into otherwise hostile territory teeming with vicious megafauna and flora. It is the RDA's most powerful non-nuclear weapon on Pandora; the firepower of just one is said to be enough to annihilate a city the size of Manhattan inside of six seconds. The RDA only had one operational Dragon at the time of the film. There was actually a second Dragon airframe on Pandora, but most of the main components hadn't arrived from Earth. Quaritch led RDA forces with one of these.
* GAU-19
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GAU-90 is a huge 30mm hip-fired autocannon.
It can fire 250 explosive rounds per minute and had a large bayonet. It is used as a "rifle" by the Amplified Mobility Platforms.
The gun can be slung using an over the-shoulder rifle-sling to free the hands for other tasks.
* M60 Machine Gun
The M60 Machine Gun is one of the firearms used in Avatar. They are used by RDA's private military force on Pandora. Its used as door guns on the SA-2 Samson tiltroters helicopters, and double as a assault rifle by ten foot tall Avatars. It is unknown if it is an actual M60 in the storyline, but the machine guns used in the movie they are M60's with mocked-up externals and other notable changes.
Changes from the modern-day M60 to the futuristic one includes a unique heat shield/hand guard that helps the user get a controlled grip of the weapon without getting their hands burned from the hot barrel when fired continuously (this helps the Avatars especially because they use these as assault rifles, and grip the heat shield instead of having it attached on a vehicle as a door gun). Another change would be the round, detachable drum magazine opposed to the standard-issued, modern box magazines.
* Modified General Dynamics GAU-19/A
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The Modified General Dynamics GAU-19/A is one of the weapons in Avatar. It is used by RDA's private military. The GAU-19 is seen used as door guns on the Aerospatiale SA-2 Samson, and on the Valkyrie that is used as a bomber. Trudy's Samson, had two auto fired during the battle for the tree of souls.
* Scorpion Gunship
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The AT-99 “Scorpion” Gunship (or simply Scorpion) is a VTOL gunship and the designated term for a fire-support air craft of the RDA. It is equipped with ducted-fan rotors that are similar to the Aerospatiale SA-2 Samson's.
* Swan
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Ground Assault Vehicle (GAV) JL-723 or Swan is RDA's primary assault vehicle for nearly all terrain.
It has a gyrostabilized platform so when the it travels over rough terrain, the gunner platform is stabilized. The extended gunner's chair can rise up to 3.6 meters above the vehicle to see over obstructions between the gun and the target, like the long neck of a swan, hence the name. The gunner must ride high and unprotected, making him a primary target for the enemy and vulnerable to the smallest attack.
The six tires also have little armor protection, but are themselves made from a hybrid polymer blend, with titanium strands woven throughout, which make them very tough to puncture. For the under carriage, they've designed a 1.25-centimeter thick permalloy armor that expands to two-thirds of an in inch beneath the chassis to protect against the shrapnel from mines.
To protect the driver and spotter, a rudimentary roll bar exists, but it's rare that a Swan rolls over due to the stability of its gyroscopic system. Should it ever happen, gunners have learned from experience it is better to release the safety harness and jump clear, if there is enough time.
In the thick of the jungle and the vast expanse of the plains on Pandora, you’ll be thankful that you left Hell’s Gate with nothing but the best equipment on six wheels: The Swan. This 6x6 is built to take a bump, with its permalloy armor, and deliver a crushing blow to anything in its path with its four turret-mounted, sixty-millimeter rotary autocannons.
* Wasp
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The WASP is a sidearm used by the RDA. They have a short effective range and small bullet capacity, which is fed by what seems to be a cylinder, giving the pistol its futuristic revolver look. It is not likely it is the standard issued sidearm of the RDA, for the other pistol is more commonly seen in the film.
images2.wikia.nocookie.net/jamescameronsavatar/images/thumb/4/45/Grinder_vehicle_RDA.jpg/250px-Grinder_vehicle_RDA.jpg
The ATV Grinder is a ground vehicle used by RDA. It is a fast and deadly single-occupant, all terrain vehicle maneuverable in all kinds of topography. The lethal forward sighting weapons include four chain guns mounted above the front wheels, and long range missile racks mounted above the rear treads.
* Aerospatiale SA-2 Samson
james-camerons-avatar.wikia.com/wiki/File:Tiale.jpg
The Aerospatiale SA-2 Samson are light tiltrotor-craft created by Humans. The Samsons are armed only with door guns and detachable rocket pods, and are the work-horse of RDA operations on Pandora. They are used to transport cargo and personnel to and from isolated sites. A hook point for sling load operations allows the Samson to carry outsize cargo
* Amplified Mobility Platform
images4.wikia.nocookie.net/jamescameronsavatar/images/thumb/d/d0/Powersuitt.jpg/250px-Powersuitt.jpg
The Amplified Mobility Platform (or “AMP” Suit) is a distant descendant of the first military exoskeletons used on Earth in the mid 21st century. It was improved during military service in a myriad of combat theaters– from arctic to jungle to desert– over the decades. Sealed and pressurized models for toxic environments were developed as well. The suit is used extensively on the Moon and Mars colonies (where they are powered by fuel cells and/or monopropellant ceramic turbines). Its well-tested capabilities have proved invaluable in the deadly environment of Pandora.
The human-operated walking machine magnifies the strength and mobility of a soldier or civilian worker while providing protection from military and environmental threats. Unlike fanciful designs in which weapons were integrated into limbs, the AMP suit is a multi-purpose machine, able to duplicate all functions of the infantry soldier. Since soldiers spend much of their time loading and unloading, and performing other tasks besides operating weapons, it was determined that the AMP suit needed the same functionality as a human: two legs, two arms, and highly dexterous hands. This allows not only a wide range of functions, but allows the suit to operate a variety of weapons systems.
The servo-actuated limbs instantly respond to the driver's hand and leg movements inside the sealed cab, greatly magnifying the driver's strength.
The legs are actuated by foot-pedals which amplify on an even larger ratio. In fact the leg sensors work slightly differently than the arms. Due to the confining spatial envelope around the feet and legs of the operator, the pedals cannot move in long strides, even on a scaled relationship. Instead, they sense the force and direction of the input and the onboard computer triggers a corresponding programmed movement of the legs. So the operator creates pressure and direction “cues” which trigger leg movements. The suit executes the “intention” of the pilot, calculating terrain factors and momentum to perform balanced movement.
The arms on the other hand, operate in a directly scaled relationship to the operator’s arms, which allows better spatial positioning of the hands. The fingers and thumb are in direct 1:1 ratio. The servo armature has force feedback, and resists the movement of the operator’s arms when the suit’s limbs meet an obstacle. The operator can “feel” what the suit is doing. It is said that the suit can be operated in full darkness, by a skilled driver, by “feel” alone.
Using the suit, a driver is able to punch through a tree trunk, lift a half ton cargo crate, or rapidly build prefab units without a construction crew. Its cannon obliterates anything in its targeting sights with a rain of armor-piercing rounds, at a 250 round per minute cyclic rate of fire
*Exopack
images2.wikia.nocookie.net/jamescameronsavatar/images/6/64/Exopack.jpg
The Exopack is a lightweight atmosphere filtration system developed from civilian rebreater techonolgy that allows humans to survive on Pandora with a minimum of equipment. Pandora's atmosphere would be easily breathable if it wasn't contaminated by a pungent mixture of Nitrogen, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Xenon, Ammonia, Methane and Hydrogen Cyanide.
* Dragon Assault Ship
images1.wikia.nocookie.net/jamescameronsavatar/images/thumb/b/bb/Dragon.jpg/250px-Dragon.jpg
The C-21 Dragon Assault Ship is a four-rotor VTOL, heavy transport craft and heavy gunship used by the RDA for full-scale military operations against the Na'vi, or as support during small incursions into otherwise hostile territory teeming with vicious megafauna and flora. It is the RDA's most powerful non-nuclear weapon on Pandora; the firepower of just one is said to be enough to annihilate a city the size of Manhattan inside of six seconds. The RDA only had one operational Dragon at the time of the film. There was actually a second Dragon airframe on Pandora, but most of the main components hadn't arrived from Earth. Quaritch led RDA forces with one of these.
* GAU-19
images3.wikia.nocookie.net/jamescameronsavatar/images/thumb/a/a2/Screenshot062.jpg/250px-Screenshot062.jpg
GAU-90 is a huge 30mm hip-fired autocannon.
It can fire 250 explosive rounds per minute and had a large bayonet. It is used as a "rifle" by the Amplified Mobility Platforms.
The gun can be slung using an over the-shoulder rifle-sling to free the hands for other tasks.
* M60 Machine Gun
The M60 Machine Gun is one of the firearms used in Avatar. They are used by RDA's private military force on Pandora. Its used as door guns on the SA-2 Samson tiltroters helicopters, and double as a assault rifle by ten foot tall Avatars. It is unknown if it is an actual M60 in the storyline, but the machine guns used in the movie they are M60's with mocked-up externals and other notable changes.
Changes from the modern-day M60 to the futuristic one includes a unique heat shield/hand guard that helps the user get a controlled grip of the weapon without getting their hands burned from the hot barrel when fired continuously (this helps the Avatars especially because they use these as assault rifles, and grip the heat shield instead of having it attached on a vehicle as a door gun). Another change would be the round, detachable drum magazine opposed to the standard-issued, modern box magazines.
* Modified General Dynamics GAU-19/A
images3.wikia.nocookie.net/jamescameronsavatar/images/thumb/e/e8/GAU_-_19.jpg/250px-GAU_-_19.jpg
The Modified General Dynamics GAU-19/A is one of the weapons in Avatar. It is used by RDA's private military. The GAU-19 is seen used as door guns on the Aerospatiale SA-2 Samson, and on the Valkyrie that is used as a bomber. Trudy's Samson, had two auto fired during the battle for the tree of souls.
* Scorpion Gunship
images2.wikia.nocookie.net/jamescameronsavatar/images/thumb/d/d2/Scorpion.jpg/250px-Scorpion.jpg
The AT-99 “Scorpion” Gunship (or simply Scorpion) is a VTOL gunship and the designated term for a fire-support air craft of the RDA. It is equipped with ducted-fan rotors that are similar to the Aerospatiale SA-2 Samson's.
* Swan
images2.wikia.nocookie.net/jamescameronsavatar/images/f/f2/Swan.jpg
Ground Assault Vehicle (GAV) JL-723 or Swan is RDA's primary assault vehicle for nearly all terrain.
It has a gyrostabilized platform so when the it travels over rough terrain, the gunner platform is stabilized. The extended gunner's chair can rise up to 3.6 meters above the vehicle to see over obstructions between the gun and the target, like the long neck of a swan, hence the name. The gunner must ride high and unprotected, making him a primary target for the enemy and vulnerable to the smallest attack.
The six tires also have little armor protection, but are themselves made from a hybrid polymer blend, with titanium strands woven throughout, which make them very tough to puncture. For the under carriage, they've designed a 1.25-centimeter thick permalloy armor that expands to two-thirds of an in inch beneath the chassis to protect against the shrapnel from mines.
To protect the driver and spotter, a rudimentary roll bar exists, but it's rare that a Swan rolls over due to the stability of its gyroscopic system. Should it ever happen, gunners have learned from experience it is better to release the safety harness and jump clear, if there is enough time.
In the thick of the jungle and the vast expanse of the plains on Pandora, you’ll be thankful that you left Hell’s Gate with nothing but the best equipment on six wheels: The Swan. This 6x6 is built to take a bump, with its permalloy armor, and deliver a crushing blow to anything in its path with its four turret-mounted, sixty-millimeter rotary autocannons.
* Wasp
images1.wikia.nocookie.net/jamescameronsavatar/images/thumb/2/2a/Wasp.jpg/250px-Wasp.jpg
The WASP is a sidearm used by the RDA. They have a short effective range and small bullet capacity, which is fed by what seems to be a cylinder, giving the pistol its futuristic revolver look. It is not likely it is the standard issued sidearm of the RDA, for the other pistol is more commonly seen in the film.