Warrior

Specifications
Use	Trooper Gear
Production Code	PA-01
Manufacturer	Paxton Industries
Height	4.3 meters
Speed	Walker: 43 kph SMS: 73 kph

Paxton Arms has always been the major weapons supplier in the Badlands. The corporation’s only setback was its tardiness in entering the Gear market. Paxton’s research and development division had a very hard time duplicating the required neural net and, by the time the new Warrior rolled off the Peace River #2 production line in TN 1802, Northco and Territorial Arms had already cornered the military Gear market.

There have long been rumors that polar agents used dirty tricks to keep Paxton out of Gear production. The Warrior is based on the original Hunter design since Paxton did not want to spend research money “reinventing the wheel.”

The Warrior was conceived with both the terrain and the market of the Badlands in mind, so it incorporates special features that make it more efficient in the harsh conditions that prevail in this region. All joints are covered with thick cloth to protect them against the dust that would otherwise chew up the delicate bearings in no time. The engine is equipped with dust filters and a special cooling system, which also serves as the cockpit’s air conditioning. A small 1-liter cooler placed behind the pilot’s seat contains fresh water.

Another notable feature is the basic ECM package installed in the head, used primarily to defeat rovers’ unsophisticated sensor arrays.

Usage

Since its introduction to the public, the Warrior has served mainly in Paxton’s own forces and invarious Badlands militias. In this role it developed a reputation as a reliable alternative to the Hunter or Jäger general purpose trooper Gears. The Mark I was replaced in many places by the Mark II and Mark III Warriors introduced in the early 1900s. The changes between these models were relatively minor except for the addition of a ECM pod.

Most Mark I’s have been retrofitted with the ECM pod as well, and most pilots still refer to their Mark IIs or IIIs just as “Warriors.” The only polar market that has been successfully penetrated by the Warrior is the Eastern Sun Emirates. Several emirs have entered deals with Paxton and equipped their militias with Badlander Gears.