The Agamemnon Thunders into Battle

PA-AX01 AGAMEMNON

If war were to break out between the North and the South, repercussions upon the Badlands would be unavoidable. Seeing the tensions build between the polar powers, the probability of conflict became a forgone conclusion. In preparation, Peace River and Paxton Arms began vehicle research and development in earnest.

L. Derek Evans, regarded by many to be a Gear design prodigy, was assigned to lead the Agamemnon team. Within three seasons, the first of the Agamemnon prototypes had been built. The armor necessary to meet the design's required specifications was too heavy, and so Jean Robertson developed a special composite material for the design which proved lighter and more resilient than the armor used on the other Elite designs. Unfortunately the cost and labor involved in manufacturing the new composite prevent the replacement of the armor on the other designs with the Robertson composite until a more efficient manufacturing process is devised.

Weapons systems expert Jesse Lloyde was assigned the task of testing and in some cases, designing from scratch, the weapons for the Agamemnon that would best serve it in its intended role. The primary weapon is a Thunderclap II field gun, a clip-fed affair capable of direct as well as indirect fire. It is backed by a rocket pack for supplementary firepower, a light field mortar on the back pack to lay down covering fire and a vibroknife, in case things became most dire.

At the time of Peace River's destruction, the Agamemnon was at an early prototype stage. Even then, though, the PA-AX01 showed great promise, and its design team is determined to make the design worthy of the heroic deeds that will be required of its pilots in the future, should the vehicle be chosen to go into mass production.

Using New Gears in Heavy Gear Blitz!

Introducing new and old gears is one of the great parts of the Extended Content project for blitz. These gears may be used in the armies specified in their description. Sometimes, they will count as another gear for rules purposes, since the sublists were written without them in mind. In these cases, they interact with special rules as if they were a gear of the type mentioned.

The Agamemnon is the precursor to the Vulture used by Black Talons, which uses the same chassis. You can make your own out of a Vulture (or two of them) with appropriate weapons and the Crusader V-Engine available on the DP9 store. Keep your eye out for an upcoming article showing how to convert your own!

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Agamemnon in Heavy Gear Blitz!

The Agamemnon is a Peace River Gear added to the Peace River model list in Heavy Gear Blitz!. These additional profiles are Extended Content..

Model	TV	Roles	MR	Arm	H/S	A	GU	PI	EW	React Weapons	Mounted Weapons	Traits	Type	Size
Agamemnon	17	SK, FS	W/G:6	9	3/3	1	3+	4+	5+	LFG, LVB	LFM, MRP, MFC	Hands, React+	Gear	2"
Vanguard Agamemnon	17	SK, FS	W/G:6	9	3/3	1	3+	4+	5+	HAC, LVB	LFM, MRP, MFC	Hands, React+	Gear	2"
Shamshir Agamemnon	17	SK, FS	W/G:6	9	3/3	1	3+	4+	5+	HBZ, LVB	LFM, MRP, MFC	Hands, React+	Gear	2"
Pilum Upgrade	+2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-LFM, +MATM	-	-	-

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Agamemnon in Heavy Gear RPG

• Manufacturer: Paxton

• Unit Type: Fire Support Gear

• Height: 5.1 m / 16.9 ft

• Weight: 9,850 kg / 21,715 lbs

Description

Location	Stock	Strip
Torso	7	16
R Manip	0	4
L Manip	0	4
R Shoulder	0	4
L Shoulder	0	0

Variant	TV	PL	Crew	MR	Arm	HI	GU	PI	EW	Weapons, Equipment & Traits	Type	Size
Agamemnon	17	8	1	W/G:6	9	6	+1	+0	+0	LFG (Manip), LVB (Manip), MRP, MFC (Torso), LFM	Gear	2"
Vanguard Agamemnon	17	8	1	W/G:6	9	6	+1	+0	+0	HAC (Manip), LVB (Manip), MRP, MFC (Torso), LFM	Gear	2"
Shamshir Agamemnon	17	8	1	W/G:6	9	6	+1	+0	+0	HBZ (Manip), LVB (Manip), MRP, MFC (Torso), LFM	Gear	2"
Pilum Upgrade	+2	+1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-LFM, + MATM	Gear	2"
Hands, Quick Response System

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