russian doll nesting flying drones below ;-)
I’ve had some great fun building drones with an integral drone rack for launching drone swarms.
i have a setup that goes Dustoff(with rigger inside)->bumblebee->ammo drone (loaded with area jammers instead of ammo magazines)->noizquito
they all pack up inside each other like nesting russian dolls, which is pretty cool as the rigger can fly in to the area with the dustoff and start dispensing drones.
Once they are all out of their racks you can compile them into swarms as needed and jump in/ remote the ones that aren't.
highly flexible, very dangerous and airborne!
Aeroquip Dustoff
Bumblebee
Ammo Drone
10 x Nozquitos
<phew>
You can put a rigger/ passenger in the Dustoff.
The Ammo Drone carries 3 x area jammers in lieu of ammo clips.
Typical tactics would be to deploy the Dustoff at long range and let it fly into medium range to deploy the Bumblebee.
the Bumblebee deploys the Ammo Drone while hosing down the area with its LMG.
The Ammo Drone flys into medium/close range and starts jamming targets while dropping it's 3x area jammers around the battelspace to knock the enemy offline (jammers don't affect the deployer if set correctly).
Then it deploys the nozquito swarm to distract and attack targets with their tasers, strobes and audio.
This build costs @$200,000k and includes some items you can't get in chargen due to availability so you should review for suitability to your use.
Aeroquip Dustoff
CHASSIS: AEROQUIP DUSTOFF
Handling 3, Speed 4, Acceleration 4, Body 4, Pilot 4, Sensor 3, Device Rating 4, Data Processing 4, Firewall 4
Condition Monitor: 8
Armor: 6H
Limits: Mental 6
Physical Initiative: 8+4D6
Vehicle Mods:
Armor, Standard (1)
Chameleon coating
Drone Rack, Standard, Medium
Ejection Seats
Rigger Interface
Secondary Propulsion (Amphibious, Surface)
Signature Masking (4)
Special Armor Modification (Non-Conductivity) (6)
Spoof chip
Weapon Mount, Light (Fixed, External, Remote)
Winch, Basic
Gear:
Linguistics: English (local language)
Linguistics: Japanese (Manufacturer's Language)
Weapons:
Ingram Smartgun X [SMG, Acc 4, DV 8P, AP –, BF/FA, RC 2(3), 32 (c)] w/ Folding Stock, Gas-Vent System (2), Silencer/Suppressor, Smartgun System, Internal
Ammunition & Resources:
Ingram Smartgun X - unloaded
F-B Bumblebee
CHASSIS: F-B BUMBLEBEE
Handling 3, Speed 2, Acceleration 1, Body 4, Pilot 3, Sensor 3, Device Rating 3, Data Processing 3, Firewall 3
Condition Monitor: 8
Armor: 15H
Limits: Mental 4
Physical Initiative: 6+4D6
Vehicle Mods:
Armor, Standard (1)
Chameleon coating
Drone Rack, Standard, Small
Electrochromatic Coating
Electronic Countermeasures (6)
Heavy Weapon Mount (Fixed, External, Remote)
Retrans Unit
Rigger Interface
Smoke Projector
Special Armor Modification (Non-Conductivity) (6)
Gear:
Linguistics: English (local language)
Linguistics: Japanese (Manufacturer's Language)
Weapons:
Stoner-Ares M202 [MMG, Acc 5, DV 10P, AP -3, FA, 50 (c)]
Ammunition & Resources:
Stoner-Ares M202 - unloaded
Jammer Drone (ammo chassis)
CHASSIS: AMMO DRONE
Handling 2, Speed 2, Acceleration 2, Body 2, Pilot 3, Sensor 2, Device Rating 3, Data Processing 3, Firewall 3
Condition Monitor: 7
Armor: 4H
Limits: Mental 4
Physical Initiative: 6+4D6
Active Skills: Pilot Aircraft Maneuvering 0 (2)
Vehicle Mods:
Chameleon coating
Drone Rack, Landing, Micro
Electronic Countermeasures (6)
Rigger Interface
Special Armor Modification (Non-Conductivity) (4)
Gear:
Linguistics: English (local language)
Linguistics: Japanese (Manufacturer's Language)
Maneuvering: Pilot Aircraft
Ammunition & Resources:
-none-
Gunquito "Noizquito"
CHASSIS: HORIZON "NOIZQUITO"
Handling 4, Speed 3, Acceleration 2, Body 1, Pilot 3, Sensor 3, Device Rating 3, Data Processing 3, Firewall 3
Condition Monitor: 7
Armor: 0
Limits: Mental 4
Physical Initiative: 6+4D6
Vehicle Mods:
Rigger Interface
Speakers
Strobes
Weapon Mount, Mini
Gear:
Linguistics: English (local language)
Linguistics: Japanese (Manufacturer's Language)
Weapons:
Defiance EX Shocker [Taser, Acc 4, DV 9S(e), AP -5, SS, 4 (m)] w/ Smartgun System, External
Ammunition & Resources:
Defiance EX Shocker - unloaded