Iron Tide

by gentlemen genocide machine

Of all the things that can happen to a person, it had to happen to me (this is based off of some self insert fiction that can be found on space battle forums and sufficient velocity. had to use total annihilation due to planetary annihilation not having a entry)

8. Supplementary chapter

Supplementary chapter: Phalanx.

The second largest class of drone, the large, bulky phalanx is the shield and siege engine of the iron legion.

Large, bulky and heavily armoured, the phalanxes role in the legions of hades is to be the shield that all of their foes break against. Their spherical, bulbous shoulders house both a shield emitter and when needed, an energy lance.

The reason behind their role as siege engines is thanks to their durability, weight and Strength allowing them to grapple with the likes of dreadnoughts, battlesuits and other large infantry unit's.

The equipment that the phalanx bear include deployable shields attached to their large forearms that they can wield like melee weapons in their clamp like three digit hands, along with that they can warp and fuse their arm's together to form large shields that they can merge with other phalanxes.

A weakness of the phalanx would be it's exposed, unprotected spine. While it is possible to maneuver around the phalanx, the machine would simply rotate it's torso to face whoever did.

Usually, they're deployed at defensive points or as a front line defence or even as bodyguards.