RZ-046 Shadow Fox

Type: Fox
Length: 17.3 meters
Height: 8 meters
Weight: 52 tons
Speed: 290 kilometers per hour
Equipment: AZ30mm Laser Vulcan Gun, AZ70mm Electromagnetic Net Gun, Electron Bite Fangs, Strike Laser Claw x4, Anchor x4, Smoke Dischargers, Optical Camouflage, Multi-Sensor, Sensor-Jammer

Armor Description:
Designed to be able to do just about anything in support of the Liger Zero, the Shadow Fox has rather decent armor strength for it's size and the armor covers nearly every part of the body with a few gaps in the legs to allow greater flexibility. Combined with it's awesome speed, agility, and stealth and the Shadow Fox becomes a very difficult Zoid to damage.

AZ30mm Laser Vulcan Gun - This state-of-the-art laser Vulcan fires shots with above-average piercing power. The gun can rotate a full 360 degrees on the horizontal axis and can pivot a great deal up and down on the vertical axis, being capable of shooting from nearly any angle except straight down.

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.

Electron Bite Fangs - Rows of razor-sharp alloy teeth line the Shadow Fox's sleek jaws. They can be charged up with electric energy for a lot of shocking electrical damage to go along with the physical damage. Generally used as a last resort, this equipment delivers quite a drain to the Shadow Fox's energy supply

Strike Laser Claw x4 - One on the end of each of the Shadow Fox's legs, these claws have four toes made of a sharp, extra-strength alloy. They can be charged with laser energy for more damage.

Anchor x4 - Mounted on the backs of the ankles of the Shadow Fox's feet, these anchors are designed to absorb the recoil of some of the larger weapons the Shadow Fox is capable of mounting.

Smoke Dischargers - These are located on the shoulders of the Fox. They can discharge a cloud of smoke that can be just blown away by a variety of things such as boosters and high-velocity fire. The smoke cloud's size depends on how long the Shadow Fox pours out the smoke and it is especially useful in close range to allow the Fox to sneak up on an opponent. Please note that muzzle flashes from gun fire from the Fox will easily expose the Fox even with smoke. Also note that because of their location, if the Fox's shoulders get heavily damaged the smoke dischargers will cease to function.

Optical Camouflage - Contrary to popular belief, the Shadow Fox's optical camouflage is different from the stealth shield of the Helcat. Rather than hide the Fox, it simply camouflages it with it's surroundings. At ranges below 100 meters the optical camouflage is just about useless plus too much movement will expose the Fox. Additionally, the camouflage works through the armor of the Zoid and should it lose a critical piece of it that area won't be camouflaged, thus exposing the Fox unless it uses smoke. Still, despite it's weaknesses, the camouflage can be very useful in ranged combat.

Multi-Sensor - These allow the Fox to see pretty much anything. The unit includes a variety of sensors including infrared, x-ray, radar, night vision, and various other sensors to allow the Shadow Fox to see just about any opponent regardless of their covering tactics.

Sensor Jammer - One of the unique abilities available to the Shadow Fox's Multi-Sensor is the ability to jam enemy sensors. It can't jam every sensor out there being that it can only jam an enemy's heat-based or infrared sensors. Still, that's pretty good and allows the Shadow Fox better stealth coverage against Zoids relying on heat tracking and infrared.