K-24 Lo-Żssazrobar

The K-24 Lo-Żssazrobar is a tripedal combat walker of the Hierarchy, used by the Internal Security and Direct Forces of the Integratoriate. A variant capable of outer space operation, known as the K-24/2 Uru-Żssazrobar, is also in use with the Aerospace Force.

Development of a new combat walker to replace the aging SEK 13 began in 281. The SEK 13 had seen extensive service in the 277 Empire-Hierarchy War, but proved unsatisfactory in many respects - designed for internal security and mop-up operations, it was insufficiently armed and armoured to deal with the threat of Imperial ground armour. The K-24 capitalised on technological advances that had taken hold since the introduction of the SEK 13 just under half a century earlier; new composites allowed for the new walker to almost match its predecessor in weight while doubling its effective level of armour, while advances in energy miniaturisation allowed the K-24 to become the first fusion-powered mainline walkers in Hierarchy service. The Żssazrobar entered service in 291, and soon began to prove its worth during the Katouku conflict and the 299 Lunar Rebellion.

Today, the Żssazrobar is one of the Hierarchy's most widely produced and widely used manned ground combat vehicles, and the versatility of the design has allowed it to be adapted to a wide variety of roles, with many updates and variants being produced over the years.

121
Developed for the surface-to-air and surface-to-orbit roles, the K-24/121 carries a powerful mantle-mounted long distance electrolaser, a rotary six barrel 9.2 mm coilgun, a modern anti-Drone ECM suite, and four U-26 Surface-to-Orbit missiles, capable of reaching altitudes of up to 1,500 km. It is also equipped with a targeting radar, and a single light aerial search radar drone.

134
The K-24/134 is a limited production variant developed for the Direct Force Shock Troop, a special planetary landing unit. It is intended for use in vanguards, alongside Crash and Drop Frames, transferring troops from orbit to the surface and establishing a beachhead for further deployments. It is armoured with a super-light nanoweave skin, allowing it to be delivered in a Drop Frame with it's crew on board, and equipped with it's own atmospheric propulsion system for rapid maneuverability and obstacle avoidance. It also houses a triple AI-core processor, allowing it to act as a drone swarm coordinator upon connecting to the network of a nearby Crash Frame. It does not carry any internally mounted weaponry, and thus requires modular weapon systems for use with it's manipulators.

178
The K-24/178 is an artillery variant, developed as a sub-variant of the 121, carrying a singular 144.25 mm coilgun. Like the 121, it is capable of 'freezing' it's electromuscle circuits, allowing for rapid deployment. It's legs however are much thicker, and it has a broader front profile, on account of structural reinforcement to account for the recoil from it's armament. It is equipped with the KOROHSHIK Rapid Loading System, also featured on the unmanned 1002/89 howitzer.

216
A utility variant, developed to assist with cargo loading. The 25/16/216's modifications include the replacement of most of it's heavy armour kit with a light nanoplastic frame, and the substitution of four larger, clawed electromuscle arms in place of the usual six manipulators. A static tractor beam replaces the laser mount, and the mantle hangars are expanded to accommodate three small cargo drones.

301
A tank and walker hunter, equipped with two batteries of sixteen KHAZEL "Ground Hugger" Smart Missiles in it's shoulder mounts, two 50mm coilguns in flexible electromuscle mounts, and a fixed 140mm railgun in it's mantle. It's two modified reconnaissance drones are also loaded with smart explosives, and can be used as weapons in of themselves. The 301 bears a much lower profile compared to other variants of the K-24, at the expense of a wider front and side silhouette, and at minimum limb extension comes in at just under 3 meters.

470
A variant produced for the Aerospace Force, based on the example of the heavier SEK 25. Modifications include a full multi-directional propulsion kit, an upgraded life support system, cosmic radiation and laser shielding, additional ECM capabilities, a short-wave subspace communicator and an internally-mounted breaching lance. The electrolaser is replaced with a modular section which can accommodate a high power exo-atmospheric laser for interception missions, or a sustained cutting laser for boarding. Reconnaissance VTOLs are swapped out for nailgun and laser-armed combat drones, or micro-missile launchers.