| Item#002: Conscious Artillery | |||
| Size | 11,73 m; 2,5 m. | Class | Armament. |
| Living | No. | Conscious | Possibly. |
| Hazards | Wear of the internal mechanism of the article. Malfunction of the article due to incorrect use of this. The article must be handled only by authorized personnel with previous experience with the object or similar artillery. | Gear | At least 2 mechanical maintenance teams are required weekly for the electromechanical revision of the article and repair of possible malfunctions. |
| Location | Base Seven, Warehouse for Anomalous Armament. | Anomaly | Correction of the altitude of the canyon, transverse correction of the cannon and of projectiles in full flight, speed of exit superior to the average. |
Use
The object must be deployed in the area of action prior to the beginning of the conflict and must be used only for support, siege and attack functions. The object can use different shells of 130 mm caliber artillery, however, due to the speed of the cannon, it is recommended to use standard projectiles to maintain the confidentiality of the IC and the article in the area of action. The object must be deployed only within a range of 30 to 56km from the target, any deployment request that exceeds the specified minimum should be immediately rejected regardless of the reason for the request, insubordination of the order would increase the chances of revealing the position of the article and consequently the possibility of loss or structural damage to the article. In case of insubordination of the orders permission is granted to the personnel assigned for the neutralization of the insubordinate personnel, later the personnel and the article must be extracted immediately.
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Report
Currently the object is in a storage chamber for anomalous Armament in Wing 54 of Base Seven, it is strictly restricted the entry to unauthorized personnel, only maintenance and security personnel have access to the camera.
Maintenance personnel are allowed to enter only every thirty-six (36) hours while security personnel must conduct rounds every two (2) hours.
The entrance to the storage chamber must be kept closed at all times electronically with a lock with code of 16 characters and secured with an encryption system of 1024 bytes, the authorization of entry can be granted only by the security director of the Base Seven. The surveillance of the chamber of the enclosure is carried out by four (4) security cameras, two (2) cameras of thermal lens security, six (6) motion sensors and in person by two (2) security guards equipped with fire weapons. The object is always connected to an adjacent computer without an internet connection which is at all times under monitoring by a team responsible for the security of the article network.
The object has characteristics similar to other pieces of artillery, however, it has an electromechanical system inside which is connected to a small computer located in the right outer section of the latter. The latter is able to provide integrity data, heating, tranversity and degrees of inclination of the barrel. The operation of the artillery piece is similar to other Soviet M-46s, however, the reloading and firing process has a relatively longer duration. The electromechanical system is controlled by an advanced artificial intelligence in triangulation and correction of operational failures. Artificial intelligence has the ability to process data on the inclination, distance of the target, transection of the cannon and direction of the projectiles in mid-flight and readjust them in case of finding an apparent failure.
Currently responds to the name of AC01 and is under study for its possible relationship with the GdI-███: The Mechanical Angel. The data collected can be verified and displayed on a laptop modified personally for the article (See Annex PAC-2).
The projectiles also have the anomaly of correcting their course according to the degree of deviation of the objective, provided that it does not exceed the maximum of 8 degrees of deviation, likewise the projectiles are marked electronically to process data on their speed, distance and deviation. The object, despite having the anomaly of correcting apparent faults in its operation, is unable to operate autonomously, so the presence of at least two (2) staff members is necessary to carry out the loading of the projectiles and to aim the weapon.
The object called the attention of the Insurgency after the strange events led by the ORIA in Afghanistan during the 80s. Between the days of 05/23/1980 and 05/25/1980 the fall of at least ██ barracks belonging to Mujahideen forces in less than 72 hours. These facts attracted the attention of the High Command, so they decided to send reconnaissance agents to the area to investigate the origin of the events. After ██ hours of recognition and investigation occurred with the origin of the ORIA facilities in Afghanistan, to the Northeast of [DATA EXPUNGED].
During the first █ hours the agents were ordered to recognize and provide information on the relation of the shots and the origin of the fall of the mujahideen barracks, until ██ hours after the initial reconnaissance █ artillery fire from the installation was recorded with the objective of two mujahideen barracks north of the facility. Once the origin and the total damage of the projectiles were verified, the infiltration was carried out inside the installation. The assigned agents found the necessary information on the existence of the article, but no records were found on the origin of the article. Finally ██ hours after the reconnaissance mission, the High Command ordered a direct offensive against the installation for the recovery of the article.
Update
After the successful interview with the artificial intelligence of the article, the Mechatronic Team was granted authorization and Dr. ██████ an expert in analytical psychology for research and maintenance of the article. (See Addendum PAC-1)
Update 01/18/2017
The maintenance personnel performed the artillery software update, resulting in a substantial improvement in the artillery firing method, the location of coordinates has been changed by a modified satellite guidance method to perform Ground Contour Matching and thus, to process a live image of the size, speed and distance of the target, all the data collected is sent to the artillery computer to make the necessary corrections. The missile projectiles were modified to work under the SACLOS guidance system. All the data of the projectile in flight is sent directly to the artillery computer and is later corrected by it. The implementation of the SACLOS system substantially improved the speed of reloading and the effectiveness of corrections in flight.
The artillery was modified to fully comply with the orders of the designated superior, only a member present with a Beta-level investigation credential can give order to fire (See Incident 001). The artillery is capable of denying the shots that put the integrity of the artillery at risk as well as temporarily disabling all the attempts to shoot by the operator. In order for this process to be fulfilled, civilian personnel must be injured during the assignment, it should be noted that It is only recognized civilian personnel during the missile's full flight, so collateral losses due to inertia will not be considered. During the assignments of the article, all personnel in the area should be cleared to prevent casualties in insurgent personnel. It is advised that the only present to give order to fire is Dr. █████, previously assigned in the interviews due to his relationship to the article, Dr. █████ should be escorted by an armed squad throughout at the moment, they in turn will have to carry out tasks such as loading the ammunition and aiming the barrel in the initial firing direction.
Likewise, to prevent insubordination to the personnel, the artillery was implemented with a remote deactivation system, in the event of attacking the insurgent personnel or directly against the integrity of an insurgent base, the projectiles can be deactivated in flight from the control center in the Base Seven, the deactivation order can only be carried out with a Beta level authorization (with prior consent of an Delta Command member) or higher.