RPZ-12 Hound Soldier
Type: Dog
Length: 23 meters
Height: 7.4 meters
Weight: 66 tons
Speed: 330 kilometers per hour
Equipment: Triple 30mm Beam Cannons, AZ70mm Electromagnetic Net Gun, Alloy Face Lances, Boosters, Sensory Unit
Armor Description:
Designed for recon and adapted for heavy assault, the Hound Soldier has good armor for it's size covering it's entire body. The legs and chest are especially sturdy with extra layers of armor. However, the Hound Soldier pays the price for this great armor in it's flexibility and agility, which is below average for it's level. It's like the Knight in Shining Armor of Zoids.
Triple 30mm Beam Cannons- Clustered in a forward-fixed position in the Hound Soldier’s chest are a trio of small-caliber beam cannons.
AZ70mm Electromagnetic Net Gun- Mounted in the tail, rear-facing, the net gun fires a large rocket-propelled canister at an opponent. Once within close proximity the rocket detaches and the canister dissolves, allowing the large net to open up and engulf the enemy Zoid, shocking it a second later. The shock is enough to stun a Zoid for several more seconds and perhaps mess with the internal systems of a Zoid if they are exposed. The range of the rocket-propelled net canister is a full 300 meters but it is only truly accurate and effective at half that distance. Plus, there is only one shot so you better make it count.
Alloy Face Lances- These 11-meter long alloy lances are the most powerful melee weapon available to the Hound Soldier and while they can’t charge they are still very good at what they do. The lances can be flipped back to lay against the Soldier's shoulders, or flipped forward to act as actual lances, complete with large size, long length, and pointy tip. Like the mounted Knight in shining armor that it is, the Hound Soldier could very likely bore through even the toughest of Zoid armor with one top-speed ram.
Boosters- The gold-painted boosters are the key to the Hound Soldier’s amazing speed. These pieces of equipment are located on the back. Together they offer 40 kilometers per hour worth of speed to bring the Hound Soldier to it’s amazing top speed of 330 kilometers per hour. Without them it runs at a pace of 290 kilometers per hour. However, because they can’t pivot much they don’t help at all with agility or turning and because of the sub-par flexibility of the legs the boosters don’t help with jumping either. This Zoid is clearly designed to run straight at it’s opponent on flat terrain.
Sensory Unit-
The Hound Soldier’s sensory unit is also located on it’s back near the boosters and has absolutely no protection from attack whatsoever. However, it is a small target so anything less accurate than a sniper weapon will need to fire a lot of shells to hit it. The Hound Soldier’s sensory unit makes use of a simple radar as well as 3D mapping to see many stealth Zoids.