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<blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8225244" data-attributes="member: 30538"><p><span style="font-size: 26px">Caroline Swensen</span></p><p><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-N4RcBmD/0/de24c27c/S/Leona-2-S.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><em>Caroline</em></p><p><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-qnjTrzh/0/28e27897/S/mprj5ba91muz-S.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><em>Her tank</em></p><p></p><p>By 1985, when the Pythonian Insurgency had lasted three years, the commanders of the Joint Special Operations Taskforce began to consider more radical options in answering the threat they posed. One of these, perhaps the most famous, was a program designed by Wisconsin-born roboticist Gunter Swensen, which he claimed would be able to automate most of the functions of a tank or other armored fighting vehicle so that it could be operated by a single driver, a critical consideration for the relatively small number of personnel who qualified for JSOT. His proof of concept vehicle, demonstrated for the brass, was a prototype Porsche Wiesel AWC.</p><p></p><p>The demonstration impressed the observers with the modified vehicle's mobility and reaction time. After the test operation concluded, the observers were further startled when the driver was revealed to be Swensen's 19-year old daughter Caroline, who had enlisted in the Army and was scheduled to report for basic training a week after the demonstration. Their overall opinion was that it had been a stunt intended to demonstrate that the vehicle had been easily operated with Swensen's modifications, but Commander Waverly quietly held a different opinion, and resolved to keep an eye on Ms. Swensen.</p><p></p><p>While the Swensen system was implemented on a number of US tankettes for use by JSOT, their service usage did not in the main live up to expectations that the demonstration had created; the official operators reported that the vehicles were unusually cramped, even for a tank, and found it hard to adjust to its different demands. Waverly's opinion, that the new form of vehicle demanded an operator who wasn't limited by the preconceptions about how it 'ought' to work, seemed to have been borne out. He contacted Private Swensen's superiors and arranged for her to be transferred to the JSOT training program. She managed to pass by the skin of her teeth, and was assigned to supervise the armored unit, training a new generation of drivers to operate according to the new paradigm.</p><p></p><p>Under the codename Max Factor, Corporal Swensen did just that for the remaining seven years of the war with the Pythons. While her unit was somewhat notorious for the amount of collateral damage that occurred in the course of their operations, it was generally held that by the time they took the field, most of the damage had already been inflicted by the opposition forces. Swensen and her teammates were some of the first units sent into battle during the assault on Delphi, and the survivors, including Caroline herself, were officially commended in the aftermath.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, Sergeant Swensen's post-Insurgency career was tragically short. She remained with the Army and was sent into battle in Syria, fighting against insurgents who'd learned from the experience of the Pythons. Her vehicle was critically damaged by anti-tank weapons, and she was killed in action in 1995, less than ten years after the demonstration that started it all.</p><p></p><p><strong>Caroline Swensen/Max Factor -- PL 7</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong></p><p><strong>STR</strong> 1 | <strong>STA</strong> 1 | <strong>AGL</strong> 1 | <strong>DEX</strong> 2 | <strong>FGT</strong> 3 | <strong>INT</strong> 1 | <strong>AWE</strong> 2 | <strong>PRE</strong> 2</p><p></p><p><strong>Advantages:</strong></p><p>Assessment, Defensive Roll, Equipment 12, Improved Initiative, Leadership, Ranged Attack 2.</p><p></p><p><em>Equipment:</em></p><p>Heavy Pistol (Ranged Damage 4), Commlink and 4 points of equipment as needed.</p><p><strong><em>Mini-Tank:</em></strong> Size Huge; Strength 10; Speed 6 (ground); Defense 7; Toughness 12; Powers: Armor (Impervious Toughness 8), Cannon (Ranged Damage 10, Burst Area 6), Mini-gun (Ranged Multiattack Damage 5) - 47 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong></p><p>Athletics 4 (+5), Close Combat: Unarmed 2 (+5), Expertise: Military 4 (+5), Insight 4 (+6), Intimidation 3 (+5), Investigation 4 (+5), Perception 4 (+6), Ranged Attack: Guns 2 (+4), Vehicles 5 (+7).</p><p></p><p><strong>Offense:</strong></p><p>Initiative +5</p><p>Unarmed +5 (Close Damage 1)</p><p>Pistol +6 (Ranged Damage 3)</p><p>Cannon +4 (Ranged Damage 10, Ranged Burst Area Damage 6)</p><p>Mini-Gun +6 (Ranged Damage 5)</p><p></p><p><strong>Defense:</strong></p><p>Dodge 5, Parry 5, Fortitude 5, Toughness 3/1, Will 5.</p><p></p><p><strong>Totals:</strong></p><p>Abilities 26 + Powers 0 + Advantages 18 + Skills 16 + Defenses 12 = 72 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Complications:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Patriotism--Motivation. Accident/Logical Consequences of the Use of Heavy Artillery in an Urban Environment.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><em>Note: From 1988 onwards, she's equipped with a Blaster Pistol (Ranged Damage 5) instead.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Davies, post: 8225244, member: 30538"] [SIZE=7]Caroline Swensen[/SIZE] [IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-N4RcBmD/0/de24c27c/S/Leona-2-S.jpg[/IMG] [I]Caroline[/I] [IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-qnjTrzh/0/28e27897/S/mprj5ba91muz-S.jpg[/IMG] [I]Her tank[/I] By 1985, when the Pythonian Insurgency had lasted three years, the commanders of the Joint Special Operations Taskforce began to consider more radical options in answering the threat they posed. One of these, perhaps the most famous, was a program designed by Wisconsin-born roboticist Gunter Swensen, which he claimed would be able to automate most of the functions of a tank or other armored fighting vehicle so that it could be operated by a single driver, a critical consideration for the relatively small number of personnel who qualified for JSOT. His proof of concept vehicle, demonstrated for the brass, was a prototype Porsche Wiesel AWC. The demonstration impressed the observers with the modified vehicle's mobility and reaction time. After the test operation concluded, the observers were further startled when the driver was revealed to be Swensen's 19-year old daughter Caroline, who had enlisted in the Army and was scheduled to report for basic training a week after the demonstration. Their overall opinion was that it had been a stunt intended to demonstrate that the vehicle had been easily operated with Swensen's modifications, but Commander Waverly quietly held a different opinion, and resolved to keep an eye on Ms. Swensen. While the Swensen system was implemented on a number of US tankettes for use by JSOT, their service usage did not in the main live up to expectations that the demonstration had created; the official operators reported that the vehicles were unusually cramped, even for a tank, and found it hard to adjust to its different demands. Waverly's opinion, that the new form of vehicle demanded an operator who wasn't limited by the preconceptions about how it 'ought' to work, seemed to have been borne out. He contacted Private Swensen's superiors and arranged for her to be transferred to the JSOT training program. She managed to pass by the skin of her teeth, and was assigned to supervise the armored unit, training a new generation of drivers to operate according to the new paradigm. Under the codename Max Factor, Corporal Swensen did just that for the remaining seven years of the war with the Pythons. While her unit was somewhat notorious for the amount of collateral damage that occurred in the course of their operations, it was generally held that by the time they took the field, most of the damage had already been inflicted by the opposition forces. Swensen and her teammates were some of the first units sent into battle during the assault on Delphi, and the survivors, including Caroline herself, were officially commended in the aftermath. Unfortunately, Sergeant Swensen's post-Insurgency career was tragically short. She remained with the Army and was sent into battle in Syria, fighting against insurgents who'd learned from the experience of the Pythons. Her vehicle was critically damaged by anti-tank weapons, and she was killed in action in 1995, less than ten years after the demonstration that started it all. [B]Caroline Swensen/Max Factor -- PL 7 Abilities: STR[/B] 1 | [B]STA[/B] 1 | [B]AGL[/B] 1 | [B]DEX[/B] 2 | [B]FGT[/B] 3 | [B]INT[/B] 1 | [B]AWE[/B] 2 | [B]PRE[/B] 2 [B]Advantages:[/B] Assessment, Defensive Roll, Equipment 12, Improved Initiative, Leadership, Ranged Attack 2. [I]Equipment:[/I] Heavy Pistol (Ranged Damage 4), Commlink and 4 points of equipment as needed. [B][I]Mini-Tank:[/I][/B] Size Huge; Strength 10; Speed 6 (ground); Defense 7; Toughness 12; Powers: Armor (Impervious Toughness 8), Cannon (Ranged Damage 10, Burst Area 6), Mini-gun (Ranged Multiattack Damage 5) - 47 points [B]Skills:[/B] Athletics 4 (+5), Close Combat: Unarmed 2 (+5), Expertise: Military 4 (+5), Insight 4 (+6), Intimidation 3 (+5), Investigation 4 (+5), Perception 4 (+6), Ranged Attack: Guns 2 (+4), Vehicles 5 (+7). [B]Offense:[/B] Initiative +5 Unarmed +5 (Close Damage 1) Pistol +6 (Ranged Damage 3) Cannon +4 (Ranged Damage 10, Ranged Burst Area Damage 6) Mini-Gun +6 (Ranged Damage 5) [B]Defense:[/B] Dodge 5, Parry 5, Fortitude 5, Toughness 3/1, Will 5. [B]Totals:[/B] Abilities 26 + Powers 0 + Advantages 18 + Skills 16 + Defenses 12 = 72 points [B]Complications: [I]Patriotism--Motivation. Accident/Logical Consequences of the Use of Heavy Artillery in an Urban Environment.[/I][/B] [I]Note: From 1988 onwards, she's equipped with a Blaster Pistol (Ranged Damage 5) instead.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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