"When they thought we were nothing more than toys and let their guard down and laughed, we had pierced them like a sword."

— Sasaki Musashi.

(At that time, he was the leader of the 8th Humanoid Weapon Squad of the Holy Roman Empire, with the rank of sergeant.) This speech comes from his mobilization speech to his own team before the Battle of Carthage. ）

"Modeling"

The "Eagle Style" is 20 meters tall and has a black paint color. The head is modeled after the Roman Gallic G-type helmet, while the torso is shaped by the famous "lobster shell".

"Armament"

(Standard) machine gun gun, thermal saber.

(Optional) grenades, flashbangs, smoke grenades, rocket artillery, semi-automatic smoothbore guns, shoulder missile compartments.

《Development Process》

When the Holy Roman Empire of the universe (HER) was founded, it was far inferior to other powers in terms of economy and armaments.

Frederick I, the monarch of HER, was a man of extreme fanaticism for "legends". He firmly believes that the humanoid weapon that appears in the "legend" is the hope that will lead HER to prosperity.

But under the technical conditions of that time, there were too many difficulties to overcome in developing a humanoid weapon that could be used in real combat. So much so that when the other forces learned of HER's plan, they laughed at it, believing that it was just a toy, a living target in the universe.

At that time, various forces were spending money on the development of fighter jets and warships, which meant that humanoid weapons had to be faster than fighters; In terms of protection, it cannot be destroyed by fighters; In terms of firepower, it is possible to sink the armor of the battleship, otherwise there is no need for its existence.

Since it is something that appears in the "legend", the breakthrough point may also exist in the "legend". Genius scientist Keanu. Lang looked for inspiration from the "legend" and solved the development problems one by one.

The first is power, at that time the fighter still used a fuel engine, which could not support the much larger humanoid weapons. Keanu. Dr. Lang set his sights on the warship's nuclear engine, miniaturized it, and made an engine for humanoid weapons.

However, nuclear engines are unstable, especially after they are downsized. Keanu. To this end, Lang researched the "legendary" photonic energy technology and applied it to a miniaturized nuclear engine to enhance reliability.

Next is the ability to protect, which must be made in terms of weight and mobility. Keanu. Lang's team developed a new composite material that incorporated new metallic elements discovered by HER in the universe to make it lighter than anything that had ever appeared before while also being hard, which they named "HER material."

(Other forces copied the technology and renamed it "A-Material.") ）

By layering layers of HER materials, the reliable outer armor of the "Eagle Style" was finally made. In addition to increasing the hardness, only the outermost HER material will be destroyed in the face of bullets and explosive fragments, while the inner layer of HER material will not be broken, so that the same part of the fuselage can withstand multiple blows, which also makes it easier to maintain humanoid weapons.

At this point, the prototype of the humanoid weapon was finally developed, and after several modifications. Frederick I himself named it "Eagle Flying", which means "Eagle Raising Rome".

In terms of firepower, it was the most unexpected by the various forces.

The use of firearms to fire bullets in the universe required a huge amount of kinetic energy to be supplied to the bullets, so the firearms at that time were very ineffective in shooting in the universe. In this regard, HER's solution was the same as the engine, which was to miniaturize the machine gun on the battleship into a "machine gun gun", because the machine gun at that time had solved the problem of insufficient kinetic energy of ammunition in the space environment. However, one of the drawbacks of the machine gun is that its muzzle is too large, and the dust in the universe can easily adhere to the inside of the barrel, making it more difficult to maintain.

The design of the Eagle Crane also takes into account the future of "humanoid weapons" combat, and is equipped with a thermal saber, which heats the blade through a nuclear engine to achieve the effect of sharpening iron like mud.

In addition to the above standard armament, the Eagle can also be equipped with grenades, smoke grenades, flashbang grenades, shoulder missile compartments (which can fire 6 missiles), and can also choose between rocket artillery and semi-automatic smoothbore guns according to the requirements of the driver and commander. However, the more equipment you carry, the greater the burden on your body.

"Record"

Although various countries received information about the development of humanoid weapons by HER, no one expected that HER would be able to mass-produce humanoid weapons at that time.

In the "Battle of Carthage", the inferior HER fleet was constantly repulsed, causing the Alliance fleet to let its guard down and be caught off guard by the sudden appearance of humanoid weapons. In the end, at the cost of losing 41 warships, 78 fighters, and 2 Eagles, the HER sank 78 coalition warships, captured 46 warships, and 234 fighters.

The Coalition was torn apart by the loss of this battle, and HER pursued the victory, snatching a large number of colonial satellites, during which the humanoid weapons were indispensable. After witnessing the potential of humanoid weapons, various forces also began to develop their own humanoid weapons.