SPECIFICATIONS

SBR-01
GOVERNMENT: Earth Federal Republic
TYPE: Main Battle Robot (Space Type)
MODELS:  Lockheed-Magnum MBR-01S/SBR-01 "Sabre"
DATE INTRODUCED:  2172 A.D.
LENGTH: 16.4 feet (5 meters)
WIDTH:  20.7 feet (6.3 meters)
HEIGHT: 28.2 feet (8.61 meters)
MATERIAL:   Composite-Alloy 
POWER PLANT:  Federal Energy FEFR-120
OUTPUT: 1209.8 kilowatts 
ARMOR TYPE: Composite Alloy
ARMOR THICKNESS: 3 inches
DISPLACEMENT: 30 tons
CREW: 1 Pilot

PROPULSION
             PRIMARY (FLIGHT):
             4x Rockwheel NRE-04 nuclear rocket engines
             SPEED: 200 mph each (800 mph total)

             PRIMARY (WALKER):
             1x Arctic Motors RE-03 walker engine
             SPEED: 20 mph

WEAPONS:
             PRIMARY (OFFENSIVE):
             1x Bohing/MMI M230-AC-GP 30-millimeter one-ton gunpod; Effective Range: 864 yards; Payload: 100 round drum; ROF: bursts of 5, 10, or 20 rounds with a cyclic rate of 1200 rounds per minute.

             SECONDARY (OFFENSIVE):
             2x Norking SRM-03-S missile launcher; Missile Type: standard EFR long-range space-type missile armed with a 10-pound warhead; Effective Range: 417 miles; Payload: 24 missiles; ROF: 1, 2, or 3 missiles every two seconds.

             PRIMARY (ASSAULT):
             1x Norking MML-01 four-shot RPPG launcher; Missile Type: 3 inch Rocket Propelled Plasma Grenade; Effective Range: 900 feet; Payload: 24 RPPGs in an autoloading tubular launch rack; ROF: 1, 2, 3, or 4 RPPGs per salvo with a cyclic rate of 120 grenades per minute.

             OPTIONAL SECONDARY (ASSAULT):
             1x Bophors ACR-105S (gunpod) 105 millimeter autocannon; Effective Range: 6 miles; Payload: 30 rounds in a machine-fed detachable box magazine; ROF: single shots with a cyclic rate of 15 rounds per minute.
 
ELECTRONICS:
             1x Microwave Radio Communications array with a 6000-mile range.
             1x Laser Communications array with a range of 10,000 miles.
             1x RADAR array with a 1000-mile range.

Description/Overview:
         (MBR-01S/SBR-01 "Sabre")
          The Lokheed/Magnum MBR-01S/SBR-01 was the first battle robot specifically designed for use in space. After the Battle of Ceres, the MBR-01 and MBR-01A were deemed inadequate for space operations. Therefore, the military sent out a contract order for an MBR-01A model completely redesigned around space combat. Lokheed’s Magnum Research and Development facility (located on Luna in Britannia’s largest surface city of New-London) answered the call. Many of the MBR-01’s original systems were in the new Lokheed “S” model including the chassis, frame and fibro-carbon muscles. However, after the vernier thrusters, space navigational systems, tinted glass-steel canopy, and other upgrades to the battle robot’s original design, it quickly became clear that the battle robot was no longer an MBR-01 even though it did retain the designation of MBR-01S until after the Battle of Pallas in 2172 AD.
         The MBR-01S first saw use in combat when the Earth Federal Forces attacked the UNSC base on the planetoid Hermes in 2172 AD. The MBR-01S proved to be an effective weapon system during that battle against numerous different types of UNSC equipment including their premier space fighter of the day, the SF-02.
         The maneuver thrusters of the “S” model made it as versatile in space as the MBR-01A was on the ground. The speed of the space battle robot was admirable for its time. The main propulsion engines of the MBR-01S consisted of a pair of RockWheel NRE-04 nuclear rocket engines. Each of these rocket engines were capable of propelling the MBR-01S at speeds of 400 mph. Together the nuclear rockets gave the battle robot a speed of 800 mph in space. However, in an atmospheric environment the robot was only able to ‘jump’ via these nuclear rockets (300 feet maximum altitude) due to the non-aerodynamic frame of the MBR-01S. The versatility of this mecha proved to be an asset to the space marine forces that used it during the invasions of the near-Earth UNSC planetoids in the initial phases of the 1st Interplanetary War.
         The walker engine of the MBR-01S was actually a version used on the ICR-01(Industrial Construction Robot) variant of the MBR-01. This walker engine was considerably slow compared to the one used on the MBR-01A model. With a top speed of only 20 mph, the Arctic motors RE-03 didn’t give the MBR-01S much in the way of running speed. However the small size and low power consumption did allow the MBR-01S to carry greater quantities of fuel than the MBR-01A and thus gave the ‘S’ model a much longer combat-duration time; nearly 7 years for the craft’s nuclear reactor.
         The nuclear reactor of the MBR-01S was one Federal Energy FEFR-120, 120 Megawatt fusion reactor. This reactor was capable of running for seven years before refueling.
         The main armament of the MBR-01S was the M230-AC-GP 30 millimeter autocannon gunpod built by a joint effort of Bohing and Militia Military Industries (MMI). This weapon could be used in either hand of the battle robot but was commonly mounted in the mecha’s right hand and was fed via a gear-driven metallic-link belt that was housed inside of a 100 round drum. Like the MBR-01 and MBR-01A, the MBR-01S’ combat-computer held a program that instructed the mecha to replenish empty ammo-drums with fresh ones from the hardpoints on the legs of the battle robot. This gave the MBR-01S main weapon considerable firepower as each leg was capable of holding eight ammo-drums, giving the mecha an additional sixteen-hundred rounds of thirty-millimeter ammunition after its initial ammo-drum was depleted.
         Like the MBR-01A before it, the MBR-01S was armed missile launchers on the forearms.  Two Norking SRM-03-S medium range missile launchers were fitted to the SBR-01 for space operations. These weapons were used for intermediate ranged combat and were considered adequate for anti-tank and anti-space fighter purposes. These determinations having been made after the battle of Ceres by military analysts. The success of the medium range missile weapons made them standard issue on all subsequent models Space Battle Robots and the Heavy Battle Robots.
         Due to the effective use of PRPG (plasma rocket propelled grenade) weapons on the UN’s SF-01 space fighters during the subsequent battles after the EFF invasion of Ceres in 2171 AD, the Earth Federal Forces command demanded the inclusion of a similar weapon system on the new space-battle robot. This requirement handed down by the EFF command led to the MBR-01S being fitted with the Norking MML-01 mini-missile launcher weapon system. The three-inch diameter grenades were armed with only anti-armor warheads making them very powerful, especially when fired in a volley. With a payload of twenty-four PRPGs, the MBR-01S had a formidable level of what amounted to close-range or proximal firepower in addition to its medium range weaponry. However, the short range of the grenades hampered the mecha’s ability to make effective use of this weapon in space; especially during the battle of Hermes when the SF-02 proved to be too fast and maneuverable for the unguided missiles to be of any real use against the space fighters. In contrast to the battle in space, the MML-01 proved an asset during the ground assault phase of the Hermes invasion when this anti-armor weapon proved itself extremely effective against the UN Main Battle Tanks that were within the Hermes complex.
         Late in 2171 AD, the Bophors company began developing a new heavy autocannon-rifle gunpod for the MBR-01A battle robots. This autocannon was intended to help the MBRs against the main battle tanks of the UN. The disastrous loses of battle robots during the Ceres invasion had spurred many of the Earth’s weapons manufacturers to begin researching newer more powerful weapons for the mecha forces of the Federal military. The Bophors ACR-105S 105 millimeter space autocannon rifle was the first of this new line of improved anti-tank weaponry built for the Earth’s armed forces. This new weapon used plasma tipped ammunition exclusively in order to facilitate maximum armor penetration and destructive power against the formidable Type-55 hover tanks of the UNSC. The ACR-105S used a detachable belt-fed box magazine that used the same type of ‘quick-change’ software in the mecha’s combat-computer as that of the M230-AC-GP thirty millimeter autocannon gunpod. This weapon was used during the Hermes assault by members of the Earth Federal Space Marine expeditionary forces. In the hands of experienced pilots the ACR-105S proved to be a vast improvement over the thirty-millimeter M230-AC-GP. The plasma shells were capable of melting through nearly all types of UN armored craft easily. The primary drawback of the weapon was its low ammunition capacity. Though most EFSM units housed four extra thirty round ammo-boxes on each leg of their MBR-01S their ammunition supplies were rapidly used up during combat. This became especially clear during the battle of Pallas when many space marine mecha pilots lost their lives due to depleted weaponry. Though this shortcoming was soon corrected in the SBR-01A with the addition of a new missile launcher to complement the 105 millimeter AC.
         The EFSN changed the official designation of the MBR-01S to SBR-01 after the Battle of Pallas to honor the distinguished machine for its role in helping prevent the complete annihilation of the Earth forces in that confrontation.