The Sloane 24x24 Ranger is the basic IMT work gang transport. Its
origins as a pure transport mean that it has limited weaponry and is
very poor in combat with mechs and fighters. However against natives,
colonists, crew and troops it has a special advantage: the Protein
Scoop. This evil device, manufactured by IMT riot control
subsidiary Solent Green Ltd in England, allows the Sloane to scoop up
lifeforms outside bases and process them as food at a local IMT base.
This is not ethical but the Chups never complain. Defeated lifeforms
are
converted to food at the rate of TBA
to one food unit.
The Bushwacker Fighting Vehicle is the IMT dedicated warrior mech.
Designed by Tarquin "Ned" Kelly at IMTs Brisbane labs it is designed to
do unto others before they have a chance to do unto IMT. It was
supposed
to be a mixed role ground and anti-air unit however the cheap missiles
selected by the management team mean it worked out much better in the
ground role. This mech is usually found in groups escorting Sloane
Rangers.
The Diller Killer is a specialised mech with the job of stripping
the minerals from a planetary crust without having to make a base and
settling in. Simply drop a squadron of them by assault pod and recover
them later plus the minerals and ore sitting on the planetary surface.
They are banned in over seventy jurisdictions across the Milky Way
Galaxy alone. The DK can operate on the surface when fighting against
ground troops or mechs, though this is not really what it does best.
When mining it operates 90% under the surface for maximum procesing
efficiency.