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Glossary: Model Twelve

Glossary: Model Twelve

Glossary: Model Twelve

Model Twelve?

Enemy Classification: Electronic Warfare Unit / High-Threat / Troop Carrier

Elimination Reward: 100 Points

Model Description: The Model Twelve is an imposing figure on the battlefield, resembling a grotesque, oversized bumblebee with a bus-sized frame. It is equipped with six legs and functional wings, allowing for substantial mobility despite its size. The most distinctive feature of Model Twelve is its large rear section, which houses an advanced organic electronic countermeasures (O-ECM) system. This system is capable of disrupting electronic targeting and sensor equipment directed at it, making it a critical asset in Antithesis operations. Additionally, its carapace can carry smaller models, facilitating rapid deployment of forces across the battlefield.

Artist Depiction of a Model Twelve?

Threat Analysis Report: Model Twelve

Threat Rating:

HighOverview

Model Twelve combines heavy transport capabilities with electronic warfare, disrupting communications and sensor systems while deploying Antithesis units directly into combat zones. Its ability to interfere with electronic equipment makes it a priority target in engagements.

Threat Capabilities

Electronic Countermeasures:

The organic ECM system in its rear can jam radar, communications, and other electronic sensors, effectively blinding and confusing ground forces at critical moments.

Mobility: Despite its size, the Model Twelve is surprisingly lightweight and agile, capable of quick aerial manoeuvres thanks to its robust wings.

Troop Transport: Can carry and deploy multiple smaller models, enhancing the hive's ability to project force and respond to threats rapidly.

Survivability: Its size and mobility make it a challenging target, while the ECM capabilities reduce the effectiveness of guided weapons against it.

Strategic Threat Assessment

Containment Difficulty:

High. The combination of electronic warfare capabilities and physical size requires specialised tactics and equipment to effectively counter.

Military and Civilian Risk: Very High. Its role in disrupting communications can lead to significant operational failures, endangering both military personnel and civilian infrastructure.

Potential for Expansion: Medium. While primarily a support unit, its ability to deploy troops and disrupt enemy systems indirectly facilitates Antithesis territorial expansion.

Mitigation Strategies

Electronic Hardening:

Equip units with hardened electronics and counter-ECM technologies to mitigate the disruptive effects of Model Twelves.

Anti-Aircraft Tactics: Deployment of rapid-response anti-aircraft systems that do not rely solely on electronics for targeting.

Coordinated Assaults: Use coordinated, multi-angle attacks to exploit brief windows when ECM is less effective.

Research and Development: Study captured specimens to understand and potentially replicate its ECM technology for human use.

Conclusion

The Model Twelve is a formidable asset in the Antithesis arsenal, combining transport, combat support, and electronic warfare into a single, highly effective unit. Neutralising this threat requires a combination of advanced electronic countermeasures and robust physical attacks.

Addendum M12-1: Field Incident Report

Date: [Redacted]

Details: An engagement involving Model Twelve resulted in temporary disorientation and communication breakdown among ground forces, directly contributing to a tactical withdrawal. The incident highlights the need for improved ECM training and the deployment of counter-ECM equipment in field units.

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Our troops were trained in high-communications environments. They are not prepared or equipped for situations where strat-com is offline.

Addendum M12-2: Known colloquially among troops as:

- Buzzers

- Flying Fortress

- Blackout Bee

- ECM Hornet

- Bumbles

Addendum M12-3: Research Analysis by Dr. Evelyn "Dagger" Hargrove

Date: [Redacted]

Subject: Biological ECM Mechanisms of Model Twelve

Start of Transcript.

Dr. Evelyn Hargrove:

"Recording now. Today, we're diving deep into the unique ECM capabilities of the Model Twelve. Apparently.

Look, it's not that I doubt the field reports, but ECM is complicated. There's not one type. Fooling IR sensors isn't the same as spoofing radar, and it sure as shit isn't the same as deceiving lasers. I find it hard to believe that an organic thing can fool one kind of sensor system, let along all of them.

I'm getting ahead of myself. The 'ECM organ,' located in its large rear, appears to generate a complex field of electromagnetic noise through a series of rapid biochemical reactions."

[Sound of lab instruments]

Dr. Evelyn Hargrove:

"Initial dissections revealed multiple glands that secrete specialised compounds. I don't know what these are, sending them to the lab.

It looks like these compounds react with the air to produce ionized particles, which are then expelled to create interference patterns.

Annnd my augs shut down again. I hate working on this thing."

[Pause for note-taking]

Dr. Evelyn Hargrove:

"The implications for both military and civilian technologies are profound. Understanding these biological processes could lead to advancements in organic-based ECM systems, potentially offering new methods to shield sensitive information from electronic surveillance. Speaking more forthrightly, I have no idea how this works. By all means, it shouldn't. This is pushing what I believe organic chemistry can do to the limit and beyond, and yet it's doing it despite my reservations."

[Recording ends]

End of Transcript.

Addendum M12-4: Corporate Interest from TechCor Dynamics

Date: [Redacted]

Communication:

"To Whom It May Concern,

TechCor Dynamics has been following the developments surrounding the Antithesis Model Twelve with great interest, particularly its biological ECM capabilities. As a leader in defence technology solutions, we believe there is significant potential to adapt these organic ECM mechanisms into our existing frameworks. This could revolutionise not only military defence systems but also provide robust anti-surveillance technology for private sector applications. We are interested in collaborating on research efforts to further understand and possibly synthesise these biological components for broader use.

Best regards,

[Signature],

Head of R&D, TechCor Dynamics"

Note:

Refuse all advances from the corporate sector into research and development of O-ECM. The public cannot have access to systems that interfere so much with our surveillance network.

Addendum M12-5: Tactical Review Meeting

Date: [Redacted]

Summary:

During a high-level tactical review, discussions centred on encounters with Model Twelves highlighted the urgent need for improved ECM training for troops. The meeting concluded with directives to incorporate simulated ECM attacks in regular drills to better prepare forces for the disorienting effects experienced in the field. Additionally, the development of portable counter-ECM devices was prioritised to provide ground units with immediate response capabilities against Model Twelve engagements.

Addendum M12-6:Environmental Impact Study

A preliminary environmental impact study has been initiated to assess the ecological effects of the electromagnetic emissions from Model Twelve. Concerns have been raised about the potential disruption to wildlife, particularly migratory birds and marine life sensitive to electromagnetic fields. The study aims to determine the extent of these impacts and develop strategies to mitigate adverse effects on local ecosystems.