Designed in YE 33, the Paladin Core is a core unit for the Ke-M10 Modular Combat Armor System, created to allow Elysian soldiers in the Star Army of Yamatai to utilize the standard Star Army equipment for Powered armors. Designed by a joint Elysian-Ketsurui team, the Paladin incorporates the best aspects of Yamataian and Elysian powered armor design into a streamlined package visually reminiscent of the graceful and imposing Anthedon, but with the sleekness of the Mindy. Because of its design during the second year of the NMX War, the Paladin is explicitly an anti-armor armor, meant for fighting NMX powered armors. The Core's construction is inherently resistant to damage, giving it a bonus to SP of 2(Armor Scale), although this has the disadvantage of causing the core itself to be heavy.
The Paladin is well armed and armored, designed to be able to adapt to a wide range of combat environments and situations. Due to situations where Elysian infantry serving on board mostly Nekovalkyrja vessels were unable to utilize the standard modular equipment, one of the main requirements of the Paladin's development was for the finished project to have the capacity to mount modular equipment. The core itself, from top to bottom, contains more than the necessary hard-points, implemented for redundancy's purpose: behind each shoulder, on the outside of the wing, is a shoulder hard-point; Between the wings, on the lower back, is the dorsal hard-point; On the top of each forearm lies a forearm hard-point; On the outer thighs and lower legs are four more hard-points. In addition to the hard-points, each wing sheath contains an Energy Cloak projector, creating a combined shield worth 2 SP; as well as a bank of Ke-M2-W2908 Offensive Augmentation Pods. The Armor also has, in the right pauldron, a shield generator that utilizes technology derived from the Anthedon's energy shield to create an energy shield to protect the armor from attacks with an SP of 8.
Like previous Elysian powered armors, the Paladin comes equipped with Elbow and Knee blades, though the Paladin's have been upgraded to include a shaped energy field. The Paladin also comes with a Star Army Butt Pack, Type 29.
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Pilot Information: Requires one Elysian pilot.
See Damage Rating (Version 3) for an explanation of the damage system.
Location: One on each wing. Warhead: Ke-M2-W2908-MSAP Multi-purpose Shield and Armor Piercing Purpose: Mid-range dogfighting weapon; anti-armour/anti-starship Damage:Tier 4, Light Anti-Armor Range: 50 miles (80.47 km) Rate of Fire: Individually, or in volleys of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 10 from each pod Payload 40 per pod
Location: Elbows and knees Purpose: Stabbing. Damage: MDR 3 Range: Melee - about 1 metre. Payload N/A
| Ke-M10-F3303 | M10 Paladin Core | Anthedon Organic Interior, advanced Polymer and Synthetic frame | Can be worn with clothing, Built in equipment, +2 SP(Armor),Shield+Cloak (10 SP) | Extremely Heavy, Wings are a burden without an Elysian |