IEC Dragoon Specs - (Chromebook Volume 2)

The Dragoon's advantage over all other land-based combat units is its humanoid form. It is capable of taking maximum advantage of terrain, it can enter buildings, hold territory and perform every part of a military operation, from guerrilla warfare to anti-aircraft artillery. Its performance levels give it equal speed (and superior all-terrain capability) to a 4x4 combat car, while it can go where no car ever could: treetops, maintenance tunnels, even vehicle cockpits. Combined with this unbeatable mobility is the Dragoon's inherent toughness: its armor plating consists of a monocrystalline ceramic composite with an ablative layer of heat-displacing ceramics and foamed metal (full SP vs lasers, etc), while its critical system redundancies and raw ability to soak damage make it the rough equivalent of an AFV. In this respect, the Dragoon can easily function as a perimeter patrol and defense unit, as well as an anti-site fast-attack system. It is also a fearsome opponent to troops and vehicles.

As a military weapon, Dragoon has many subsystems which are vital on the battlefield as standard features. It has a wide array of detection, acquisition and designation systems, backup sensors, environmental scanners and communications gear which maximize its chances of getting that most precious of commodities: current data on your foe. However, the Dragoon is not a dedicated design; rather, its modular construction allows it to custom-tailor its equipment to suit almost any role. All four of its limbs are interchangeable, allowing it to mount almost any type of weapons, from a suppressed SMG for special ops to a heavy machinegun or railcannon for anti-vehicular combat. The Dragoon is also fully protected against nuclear, biological, chemical and electronic warfare, giving it greatly enhanced staying power in an extended engagement.

The most immediately obvious problem with such a full body conversion package is the almost guaranteed development of devastating cyberpsychosis. It is true that a human brain, implanted in such a body, cannot easily cope with so many new senses and capabilities. IEC overcame this problem: the Dragoon, being a restricted, combat-use body, comes with an interchangeable biopod. This biopod, which houses the cyborg's biosystems, normally inhabits an "off-duty body," usually an Alpha Class. The Dragoon is only fitted with the biopod, and the human mind within, when it is actively performing missions. To ensure reliable performance from the Dragoon, a Behavioral Inhibitor Program in the cyborg's on-board computer (operating in concert with a chemical injection system loaded with psychoactives) restrict the Borg's thought processes, turning it into a loyal soldier. Battle-proven in the Brushfire Wars of 2018, the Dragoon's prowess and dependability are assured.

Note: The Behavioral Inhibitor Program and its battery of psychoactives do, indeed, keep the cyborg from going cyberpsycho (in the conventional sense). Basically, anyone whose biopod is in this body will act like a robot, unimaginative and literal minded. The borg's commanding officer says "Do this," and the Dragoon says "Yes, sir..." and does it. Because Dragoons are so straightforward-thinking, they are given very specific orders with carefully-laid out parameters. They are also easy to trick, so truly sensitive work is still left to more human operatives. A common mission would be to send a Dragoon into a sector which has been cleared of friendly forces and have it kill anyone it finds, then return. Those soldiers who have been the "minds" of Dragoons are not comfortable with the experience, likening it to being in a dream (or nightmare).