Full Summary: A look into the mecha of Earth-16, from the widely deployed Tactical Strike Fighters and Knightmare Frames to the Panzer Soldats of Zemuria and the European Union, Mobile Tactical Armors are a global response to foreseen and unforeseen threats that humanity will have to face in the future. Manned by surface pilots of all nationalities and ancestries (thus sometimes considered to be knights of the modern era alongside a select number of elite fighter pilots), these machines are lethal in the right hands or walking catastrophes in the wrong ones, or in autonomous mode under the direction of a command unit. For better or for worse, the mobile tactical armor has rapidly become a common sight in most well-funded armies and a important facet of combined arms warfare. This guide will take you, the reader, on a look through the various designs and models of tactical armor platforms in service around the world.
Mobile Tactical Armors
The development of the advanced bipedal mecha known as Mobile Tactical Armors was in response to many foreseen, in addition to many unforeseen, threats in the near future. With a multitude of great powers as well as numerous private companies that hold a presence within the various military-industrial complexes and even the United Nations spearheading the initiative. It is regarded as the new facet of modern warfare, with a keen focus on agile fighting power and as a complement to both jet fighters and main battle tanks. Using data gleaned from the study of the [CLASSIFIED] at the [CLASSIFIED] in the United States of America and the [CLASSIFIED] at the Rainford Group's [CLASSIFIED] facility in the Imperial Kingdom of Erusea as well as similar clandestine research facilities across the world.
First to be introduced were the Tactical Strike Fighters which would set the standard for all other derivatives: an aerodynamic design which allowed for agile maneuvers, owing to the involvement of the various aerospace companies, as fighter/attacker aircraft designs were used as a basis. Deployed sparingly and often covertly, the first large scale deployment of the TSF platform would be in the vicinity of the Chinese metropolis of Kashgar against a enemy whose name remains heavily redacted. Knightmare Frames were co-developed by the Commonwealth of Nations and the United States as a compliment to the TSF: the (sudden, unscheduled) deployment of the Harwey RPI-11 Griogair, better known as the Glasgow to its various pilots, developed by Harwey Dynamics in collaboration with Stark Industries, amidst the 2010 global crisis saw insurrectionist forces fall en masse.
Panzer Soldats were known to follow similar principles as their parent designs, the first examples were under the command of the Erusean Noble Alliance rebels and Free Erusea terrorists during the Erusean Civil War, engaging Knightmare Frames and Tactical Strike Fighters piloted by UN and Calvardian pilots whilst a number of government forces would seize their own Soldats from the coup forces. They were further refined and later absorbed into the Forces Éruséen as a standard issue, military-wide indigenous design comparable in performance to TSFs and KMFs in active service at the time. In comparison, the Zauber Soldats of [CLASSIFIED] War infamy, were purported to be the most advanced humanoid weapon system ever developed and slated to render most active platforms even the PZ obsolete but were discontinued due to many flaws that proved to detrimental to its pilots. Developed by Volskaya Industries and the DR Consortium for Russian military and PMC usage, the Svyatogors were brawler and shock troop class mechs in service with the Russian Army, Naval Infantry, Aerospace Forces, and Maritime Fleet as well as a variety of government-sponsored PMCs such as BEAR.
Calvard's Assault Frame program was a response to the Panzer Soldat and developed by the leaders of the nation's defense industry, with a keen focus on speed and adaptability. The first Assault Frames were derivatives of the various Tactical Strike Fighter, Knightmare Frame, Svyatogor, Iron Dragoon, and Panzer Soldat models that were in service with the Calvardian military. The Iron Dragoons of the nations of Eastern Zemuria were first publicly unveiled during the Second Calvard Emergency in use with Usean, predominantly those from the United Concordian Republic Armed Forces, peacekeepers. Using data from other mobile tactical armor platforms, the Iron Dragoons were developed alongside the Rajput Warrior System of India and thus shared a number of traits with them.
All mechs have been recorded at a general height of about 7 meters and taller, highly modular in nature, technologically advanced but not to the point of absurdity, and capable of supporting a variety of armaments. Standard issue loadouts typically consist of a fully-automatic Assault Cannon, a leg-mounted Side Cannon, and a close quarters weapon system in the event that CQC battle is deemed to be unavoidable. Some nations have their designs tailored made for their respective doctrines and, for some noteworthy pilots, personal preference. An example is found in Japanese Knightmare Frames and TSFs as well as Panzer Soldats and Iron Dragoons have been modified to utilize long blade-type melee halberds in addition to JSDF/JAF standard close quarters armaments. At the insistence of certain surface pilots, all Mobile Tactical Armors have had their carbonic actuators reinforced in order to conduct melee combat.
Mobile Tactical Armor Weapons
Close Quarters Weapons
Type-65 PB Knife
CIWS-1A Close Combat Knife
CIWS-1B Close Combat Knife
Mk-29 Assault Dagger
Stun Tonfas
Large Close-Combat Dagger
Vooruzhennyye Sily Combat Knife
CIWS-2A Long Blade (Melee Halberd)
L40 Destroyer Lance Melee Halberd
Type 04 PB Blade (Melee Halberd)
CIWS-2B Close Quarters Weapon System
Jìnzhàn-07 Close Range Battle Halberd
CIWS-3A Marine Saber (Melee Halberd)
CIWS-4B Baton (Melee Halberd)
CIWS-5C Cavalry Saber (Melee Halberd)
CIWS-6C Club (Melee Halberd)
CIWS-7T Tomahawk (Melee Halberd)
CIWS-8H Hatchet (Melee Halberd)
BWS-8 Flugelberte
BWS-3 Great Sword
Falcate Sword
Vooruzhennyye Sily Shashka (Melee Halberd)
Vooruzhennyye Sily Arming (Melee Halberd)
Vooruzhennyye Sily Kindjal (Melee Halberd)
Vooruzhennyye Sily Palash (Melee Halberd)
Vooruzhennyye Sily Ulfberh (Melee Halberd)
Vooruzhennyye Sily Ingelrii (Melee Halberd)
Vooruzhennyye Sily Rogatina (Melee Halberd)
Vooruzhennyye Sily Shpaga (Melee Halberd)
Vooruzhennyye Sily Konchar (Melee Halberd)
Vooruzhennyye Sily Sablia (Melee Halberd)
Blade/Spike Vane
Blade Edge Armor
Wire Cutter
Blade Motor
CIDS Mk. 1 Javelin
Retractable Dagger
Clawed Manipulator
Wrist-Mounted Hidden Blade
Assault Cannons
Umbrella Industries WS-16 Assault Cannon (Bullpup M16; out of service)
Mitsubishi-Kirijō Type 04 Assault Cannon (Bullpup Type 89)
Volskaya A-07 Assault Cannon (Bullpup AK-74)
Wernher and Noah-Stark AMWS-4 Assault Cannon (Bullpup M4A1)
Wernher and Noah-Stark AMWS-5 Assault Cannon (Bullpup Heckler & Koch HK416)
Ducasse Technologies AMWS-6 Combat System (Bullpup SCAR)
Neumann Aerospace Industries AMWS-7 Combat System (Bullpup SIG M7)
BAE Systems AC05 Tactical Precision Assault Cannon (SA80 equivalent)
BAE Systems-Collins Defense AC14 Tactical Precision Assault Cannon (Bullpup Colt Canada C8/L119)
BAE Systems-Neumann Aerospace Industries AC26 Tactical Precision Assault Cannon (Bullpup Knight's Stoner-1/L403)
Gründer GWS-26 Sturmkanone (Bullpup Heckler & Koch G36)
Gründer GWS-38 Sturmkanone (Bullpup Heckler & Koch G38)
Gründer GWS-45 Sturmkanone (Bullpup Heckler & Koch G95A1)
Nexter FWS-G1 Assault Cannon (FAMAS equivalent)
Nexter FWS-G6 Assault Cannon (Bullpup Heckler & Koch HK416F)
Fabrique Nationale CA2000 (F2000 equivalent)
Fabrique Nationale CA2400 (Bullpup SCAR)
ZTP-05 Tactical Assault Cannon (QBZ-85 equivalent)
Vought Defense Mk 8 Assault Cannon (Bullpup XM8)
LWI Habayit (Tavor equivalent)
Pindad AC1 (Bullpup AM1)
Collins Defense Minimal Light Operation / Applications – Carbine (MLOA-C; Bullpup LVOA-C)
PTRAI Meriam Serangan Tingkat Lanjut Individu (IFAR 22 equivalent)
Thales OCAWS-1 (Bullpup Australian Combat Assault Rifle)
DIO Zulfiqar Assault Cannon (Bullpup Masaf)
Rainford M08 Assault Cannon (Bullpup Rainford RG 412)
Z111 STC-16 line Tactical Assault Cannon (Bullpup Z111 STV series)
Thales GPAC (Thales NGSW equivalent)
Korean Aerospace Industries KAC-4 (Bullpup Dasan Machineries K16)
Steyr SK-27 (Bullpup RS556)
Steyr SK-04 (AUG equivalent)
Honami Type 25 Assault Cannon (Bullpup Howa Type 20)
ZTP-23 Tactical Assault Cannon (Bullpup QBZ-191)
Rainford M10 Assault Cannon (Bullpup Rainford RG 419)
VK A-18 Tactical Assault Cannon (Bullpup KORD 6P67)
Gründer GWS-53 Sturmkanone (Bullpup Heckler & Koch HK433)
Aeroscraft-Ukroboronprom AMWS-40 Combat System (Bullpup M4-WAC-47)
MKE HST-20 Precision Assault Cannon (Bullpup MPT)
Kale Kalıp TSS-27 Modular Assault Cannon (Bullpup Kale KCR-556)
Taurus CAT-18 Combat System (Bullpup Taurus T4)
FB MDS Advanced Weapon System (Bullpup FB MSBS-K & FB MSBS-B equivalent)
Daewoo MEK-A Assault Cannon (Bullpup S&T Motiv S&T STG16)
Volskaya A-15 Assault Cannon (Bullpup KC AM17)
Indumil Salavarrieta Assault Cannon (Bullpup Galil Córdova)
Gründer AMWS-27 Tactical Automatic Cannon (Bullpup Heckler & Koch M27)
Z111 STC-15 line Tactical Assault Cannon (Bullpup Z111 STL-1A)
KA Zakhysnyk Assault Cannon (Malyuk equivalent)
Collins Defense-Wernher and Noah (Desert Tech MDR equivalent)
ST Kinetics Multirole Combat System (BR18 equivalent)
DIO Rostam Assault Cannon (Bullpup Fateh)
PTRAI Advanced Battle System (Bullpup Komodo Armaments D5)
DRDO Kharga Tactical Assault Cannon (Bullpup Excalibur Rifle)
Steyr SK-12 (Bullpup Steyr STM 556)
IMBEL Sistema de Assalto Individual (Bullpup IMBEL IA2)
Drakon Rytsar A-10 Assault Cannon (Bullpup AK-12/AK-200 series)
Heinemann AMWS-14/15 (Bullpup Remington R4/R5 RGP)
LWI Heron Modular Precision Assault Cannon (Tavor X95 equivalent)
Stark Industries Modular Weapon System-10 (Bullpup SIG Sauer MCX)
CZ Pokročilý Systém Individuálního Boje (Bullpup CZ 805 BREN/BREN 2)
LWI Dayan Modular Precision Assault Cannon (Bullpup LWI Galil ACE)
TAWC Modular Assault Platform (Bullpup LWRC M6)
Dirección General de Industria Militar del Ejército Cañón De Asalto-15 (Bullpup FX-05 Xiuhcoatl)
HS Produkt Višenamjenski Jurišni Top (VHS equivalent)
LWI Nesher Modular Precision Assault Cannon (Bullpup LWI Zion-15)
DIO Shamshir-e Assault Cannon (KH-2002 Khaybar equivalent)
LWI Ofakim Modular Precision Assault Cannon (Bullpup LWI Carmel)
LWI Dimona Modular Precision Assault Cannon (Bullpup LWI ARAD)
Collins Defense AMWS-18 (Bullpup Colt Mk18)
Wernher and Noah-Stark Advanced Combat System (Bullpup Remington ACR)
SIMA Electrónica Cañón Automático Táctico (FAD equivalent)
Traxus Modular Assault Weapon System (Bullpup LMT MARS)
ZTP-03 Tactical Assault Cannon (Bullpup QBZ-03)
205A AC11 Modular Precision Assault Cannon (Bullpup 205A T91)
Side Cannons
Honami Type 16 Hand Cannon (Upsized SFP9)
Misriah S6 Magnum Cannon (Upsized Handgun)
Lawrence M24 Side Cannon (Upsized SIG Sauer M17)
Glock-Rainford Glockenhammer 15 (Upsized Glock)
Heavy Cannons
Saeki-Tokugawa Type 19 Heavy Cannon
Wernher and Noah-Stark ATWS-24 Advanced Tactical Weapon System (M240/M249/M250 equivalent)
Einzbern Mk.57 Squad Support Gun (MG3 equivalent)
General Electric GAU-8/T Avenger (Heavily redesigned GAU-8)
VK PSP Support Automatic Cannon (Bullpup RPK-16)
Support Weapons
Ozawa Type 18 Support Assault Cannon
Kirijō Type-24 Multipurpose Supplemental Armor
Einzbern DS-3 Schürzen-II Multi-Purpose Supplemental Armor
Instalaza Escudo de Pinchos Multi-Purpose Armor
Chengdu DYBZ-15 Round Buckler
Missile Armaments
Hanka Type-22 Multi-Purpose Missile System
Raytheon AGPM-140 General-Purpose Missile Pod
Raytheon MGM-192 Advanced Tactical Missile System
PL-20 Multi-Lock Missile System
Vympel R-80 Ambrose Multi-Purpose Missile System
Raytheon MGPM-25 Ace Joint Strike Missile
MBDA Comet Joint Strike Missile
Non-standard/Special Weapons
S-11 SD-SYSTEM
Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency EML-99X Electromagnetic Induction Launcher
Slash Harken
Mechs in Earth-16/61 have followed a similar path of development to those in Kiseki, Muv-Luv, Code Geass, and to a lesser extent, those of other continuities.
The aerodynamic designs of the mecha owe this attribute to the universe of Muv-Luv and its trademark Tactical Surface Fighters, which I think are one of the more realistic takes on mecha.
The weapons are a mix of concepts from Code Geass (slash harkens & stun tonfas, plus a number of specialized weaponry), Muv-Luv (assault cannons & melee halberds), and Kiseki (a variety of weapons from Cold Steel onwards). In my universes, Assault Cannons (which are inspired by Muv-Luv's Assault Cannons) are based upon preexisting weapon designs either original bullpup assault rifles or conventional assault rifle designs that were reimagined as a bullpup assault cannons.
Knightmare Frames have had their trademark land spinners, an obvious vulnerability in all respects (and a new opinion of mine), replaced with the mobility systems of the Tactical Surface Fighter from Muv-Luv and Aldnoah Zero's Kataphrakt. The float system is also replaced by Muv-Luv's jump units, which allows for prolonged flight time for deployed mechs. These design features are also evident on the Assault Frame, the Rajput Warrior System, Panzer (& Zauber) Soldats, Knightmare Frames, and, of course, my derivative of the Muv-Luv Alternative staple mecha: the Tactical Strike Fighter, among others.
All mobile tactical armors have an standard height of seven meters and greater, an influence from Trails' Panzer Soldats added to afford more transportation options, such as onboard specialized ground vehicles, airships and aircraft with mech deployment in mind, and modified assault carriers. Navy aircraft carriers and other carrier platforms could perform mech deployment missions in the event of an emergency but it is not recommended. All other mecha from Code Geass, the models from the Kiseki franchise, and my personal mecha platforms aesthetic-wise look like TSFs, such as imagine the Lancelot or Guren looking like they were made in the Muv-Luv universe but with the height of the Soldats.
Knightmare Frames were developed from a heavily customized T-4 G Spectre TSF known as the Ganymede, piloted by Marianne 'Flash Knight' Lamperouge and was deployed during the Kashgar Incident of the early Pre-Ulysses era, operating under the auspices of Task Force Olympus, commanding her squadron of TSFs much like other Olympus pilots. The losses suffered during the event would have a significant impact on the pilot and the rest of the task force as a whole, which would be compounded by the following cover up. The other units were also named after deities from the Roman pantheon:
Romulus (Uzumati Johnston, United States Army)
Remus (Jenna Weizenbaum, United States Marine Corps)
Agenoria (Angela Pellegrini, French Army)
Angerona (Theodore Scott, Irish Ground Forces)
Anna Perenna (Orvar Holmström, Swedish Army)
Apollo (Zhao Jin, People's Liberation Army Ground Force)
Aurora (Rose-Marie Bossuet, French Army)
Abundantia (Demetrios Alanakos, Hellenic Army)
Aequitas (Gordan Franković, United States Army)
Aeternitas (Michelle Cambeiro, Spanish Army)
Africa (Khaled Sayegh, Egyptian Army)
Annona (Ataleo De Pasquale, Italian Army)
Averruncus (Bakar el-Naqvi, Saudi Arabian Land Forces)
Bellona (Alagh Yid, Russian Ground Forces)
Bona Dea (Mell Underwood, United States Air Force)
Carmenta (Sun Hong, People's Liberation Army Ground Force)
Castor (Ian Sandau, United States Army) and Pollux (Harold Sandau, United States Army)
Ceres (Ogum Sunghyon, Republic of Korea Marine Corps)
Cloacina (Sadhana Gorkhali, Joint Indian-Nepalese Task Force)
Cupid (Myron Dobrovolskyj, Ukrainian Ground Forces)
Caelus (Joachim Rommel, Deutsches Heer)
Concordia (Ambre Beauregard, French Navy)
Dea Dia (Jónás Endre, Hungarian Army)
Diana (Edilyn Estevez, United States Navy)
Dies (Kivanc Celik, Turkish Land Forces)
Dīs Pater (Ismael Basara, Egyptian Army)
Egeria (Blanche Wathelet, French Army)
Fauna (Lucas Bartley, Armee Éruséen)
Faunus (Eugene Smilas, French Army)
Flora (Haruno Isoshi, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force)
Feronia (Jordyn Emerson, United Concordian Republic Army)
Fides (Chloe Gallagher, Armee Éruséen)
Fortuna (Ishwar Navathe, Joint Indian-Nepalese Task Force)
Fontus (Percy Hansen, Australian Army)
Genius (Ezgi Neyzi, Turkish Land Forces)
Ganymede (Marianne Lamperouge, United States Army)
Hercules (Montgomery Black, British Army)
Janus (Killian Osborne, Armee Éruséen)
Juno (Stina Ersland, Norwegian Army)
Jupiter (Lionel Bridges, United States Navy)
Lares (Gautier Bonhomme, Republic of Calvard Army)
Liber (Dorian Vincent, United States Marine Corps)
Libertas (Gracelyn Mckenzie, Republic of Calvard Fleet Marines)
Luna (Daniel Hopkins, Royal Navy)
Laverna (Hanno Baumann, Deustches Heer)
Mars (Jasper Stadtfeld, United States Army)
Mercury (Charles de Bretan, United States Army)
Minerva (Violet Wheeler, Canadian Army)
Neptune (Jacaubré Davenport, United States Marine Corps)
Nox (Eliano Fazzolari, Italian Army)
Ops (Dolun Aydogan, Turkish Land Forces)
Orcus (Zahir Bordelies, United Concordian Republic Navy)
Penates (Pierre-Antoine Lajoie, Kathian Armee)
Pluto (Ulrich von Einzbern, Deustches Heer)
Pomona (Wana'ao Makaio, United States Navy)
Priapus (Arthur Diaz, Canadian Army)
Proserpina (Kristen Laurits, Multinational Battalion Battle Group Estonia)
Pax (P'il Na-Rae, Republic of Korea Army)
Pietas (Tedjokumoro Wencheng, Indonesian Army)
Quirinus (Úc Minh Chiến, People's Army of Vietnam)
Roma (Kyle Hester & Korbin Guerra, Republic of Calvard Army)
Salus (Xandinho Valente, Portuguese Army)
Securitas (Johannes Leppänen, Finnish Army)
Spes (Abdul Lateef al-Abdo, Royal Jordanian Army)
Salacia (Astrid Caillat, French Navy)
Saturn (Beaunard Van Der Watt, South African Army)
Silvanus (Ilgonis Birznieks, Multinational Battalion Battle Group Latvia)
Sol (Andrej Novák, Czech Army)
Summanus (Ferdynand Repiński, Multinational Battalion Battle Group Poland)
Tranquillitas (Nakanishi Sumiko, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
Terra (Jonathon Noble, United States Marine Corps)
Victoria (Hannah Roche, British Army)
Venus (Esmeralda Lennox, United States Army)
Veritas (Alanta Noreikiene, Multinational Battalion Battle Group Lithuania)
Vesta (Brianna Sears, United States Marine Corps)
Vertumnus (Yannick Böckler, Republic of Calvard Navy)
Vulcan (Kururugi Genbu, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force)
The infamous "Eight Minutes of Death" is both an omen and rite of passage for surface pilots as well as a simple superstition, many rookie pilots have died due to letting their guard down after 8 minutes into a battle, and veteran pilots are also not exempt from this rule. Average survival time for the first pilots of early 1st generation tactical armors on their first sortie was topped at eight minutes, and surviving the "eight minutes of death" has become a rite of passage among modern pilots, even when using 2nd or 3rd generation platforms. Inspired by the same concept and superstition from the Muv-Luv universe, which is pretty much the same thing as it was in the Betaverse visual novels.
Certain mechs have been added with different names than from in their respective canons:
TSFs have had their names changed due to the fact that events of Muv-Luv never really take due to poor timing on the BETA's part which narrowly avoid the BETA War, thus jet fighters never fell out of military usage hence the different names. Example: the 3rd Gen F-22 Raptor of Muv-Luv fame is the T-22 Raven in my Earth-16/61 continuities, as Ravens are a species of corvid that has been heavily associated with death. This reflects its parallels with its Muv-Luv counterpart as a area-dominance tactical armor with a first look-first kill capability as well as to the air dominance role of the F-22A Raptor in real life, because of its projected air-to-air victory ratio.
As I have implied, the Harwey and BAE Knightmares are analogous to the mass production models from Code Geass as well as ones from the Megiddo fanon continuity, but given different names in order to differentiate between them from their source material, that of famous figures from British history. One example being the Glasgow being the Griogair but still know as the former due to it being a hard hitter in spite of its supposedly increasing obsolescence and a reference to the Glasgow Kiss, akin to an old warhorse being kept in spite of its age. On the other hand, the Camelot Tech models are counterparts to the high performance Knightmare Frames used by the elite of the Britannian armed forces and the Knights of the Round from Code Geass and Code Geass Megiddo, each one is named after a character in Arthurian lore. Whilst certain elements possess a number of high performance Knightmare Frames named after the infamous Vortigern as well as a other few historical and mythical villains of ancient Britain. Japanese knightmare frames have names from in canon and the Megiddo fanfiction continuity (which I absolutely love), even the Guren makes an appearance but with an aerodynamic design and jump units that are evocative of Muv-Luv's TSF. Also no Frame Coats, sorry Shanti, while it is baddass but in retrospect its also kinda impractical in this setting.
The hi-lo mix is prevalent as it was in Muv-Luv: with cheaper, more simple, and 'lighter' models being supplemented by advanced, expensive, and 'heavier' models, like the Shoichleach (Sutherland) and Gloriana (Gloucester) KMFs respectively or the Mak-29 (MiG-29 Lastochka) and the Vo-27/35 (Su-27 Zhuravlik) TSFs. The High-Low Mix, sometimes spelled as Hi-Low Mix, refers to a strategic measure introduced by the United States (and subsequently adopted by many other nations) in order to effectively adapt to ever changing battlefield environment for tactical armor deployment. On the "High" portion of the scale, this involves the use of "heavy" TSFs, usually referring to units with the capability to operate over long distances for extended periods of time, alongside "Low" or "light" TSFs during combat, which are usually units with higher maneuverability thanks to their lightweight construction, with the tradeoff being reduced combat range.
Panzer Soldats were designed by Erusean and German/French research teams led by the world renowned technology engineer Franz Rainford as a indigenous counterpart to the Knightmare Frames and Tactical Strike Fighters, described as "knights for the modern age" by its core designer. Being refined by his mentor, disciple of Claude Eichenberg: Professor Gerhardt Schmidt upon his student's untimely death, the design would be acquired by Duke Croire de Cayenne before it was revealed to the government and the military, the French and German teams being paid off into silence. This subterfuge would be discovered following the end of the 2022 crisis in 2025 with the development teams being sacked by their respective employers and EU Panzer Soldats began rolling out of advanced automated assembly plants later that year, the Second Generation Panzer Soldat Billotte entering servicing with numerous European militaries by the first months of 2026.
Svyatogors were developed as shock troop/brawler-class mobile tactical armor by the private Volskaya Industries and the state-sponsored Drakon Rytsar conglomerate for service with the Russian military and various government-affiliated private military contractors like Wagner, Konni Group, or Battle Encounter and Assault Response Services. All known models were named after Russian heroes from across the nation's history.