M80 "Ripper" Sentry Gun
The M80 "Ripper" Sentry Gun system is in use around the Gigerdi Alliance Military and has seen export to other starpowers as well.
The robot sentry unit is primarily used as an automatic perimeter defense system. Its average weight is 19.6 Kg and can be assembled within 150 seconds. Major components of the M80 "Ripper" include a snap open tripod mounting, battery pack, breech and barrel assembly, sensors, and a 1500 round ammunition drum (although ammunition drums with lesser capacities are available).
The M80 system comes with various different weapon mounts; Dual Plasma, single plasma, particle beam, disruptor, Plasma Rocket Launcher etc. weapon mounts are all available for easy installation on the tripod mount. Usually the specific mounts are included depending on the mission.
Access to the system by a person proficient in sentry gun maintenance is aided by a microwave datalink connected to a remote command console. Once the unit is placed into position, it can be set to cover an entire range of 360 degrees. The sentry unit may specifically be set to monitor targets in infrared or optical depending on the profile of the target. In particular, targets with thermal or visual profiles respectively. For the most comprehensive target profile, the sentry unit will be set for multispectral mode. Here, data is transmitted from the sentry's sensor suite (infrared, optical, and motion) and is then cross - correlated by system software. If the sentry unit is set for auto - remote, all targets within the range of the 60 degree sensor cone will be interrogated.
The sentry unit's sensor array is mounted at the back of the weapon, aligned to cover a 60 degree cone in front of the weapon. This sensing suite consists of a cooled infrared detector, ambient light optics, and ultrasonic motion tracker and a radar. If a target’s visual or thermal profile is known, the system may be set just to monitor these specific targets using infrared or optical. However, the system is usually set to multi-spectral mode, where the sentry’s software cross-correlates received data from the different sensors to obtain a full target profile.
