MESS-S1bB-006 Artillery

Technology and Combat Characteristics
The large arsenal of portable weapons the Artillery uses allows for a versatile style of combat. This means it can use certain weapons for specific situations, and will give it a sustainable amount of firepower which will keep it long into combat. The shield and armor will also ensure its longevity in combat. It houses two “packs,” or loadouts, which it can deploy into battle with. These are the Mastergun and Gladiator Packs. The Mastergun Pack combines all four of its ranged weapons into a single weapon via a combination frame, unleashing devastating firepower from a single source. The Gladiator Pack uses the sword and shield/knuckle to utilize a close-quarters fight style.

Armaments
The Artillery can swap between four individual weapons: An Assault Rifle, Pistol, Minigun, and Missile Launcher. It also has a sword for melee attacks, and a shield for use with the sword or as a mobile barrier which it can hide behind. All weapons are stored on a back mounted storage rack, and are deployed through it grabbing it from over the shoulder. All four weapons can be combined into a weapon known as the Quadcannon, which fires all four weapons at once in the shape of an oversized turret. The shield can convert into a top mounted shield, and the rack can convert into a tripod. (This will depend) The shield can combine with the Breaker gauntlet to become an close-quarters Actuator Knuckle.

Special Equipment and Features
- Hi-Sensitivity Targeting System:

- Automatic Deployment Weapon Rack:

- High-Capacity Ammunition Pack:

- Variable Attachment Point:

History
Artillery was the first Heavygun to be developed in the second line of MESS Units. Being the first of its kind, it did not use a plethora of fixed weapons and compact systems. Instead, it was given a large number of handheld weapons, which it could only use one at a time. It was eventually overhauled into the Hightower and reused by Richard Longbow. The Artillery is designed to support versatile combat options depending on the situation. Thus, it can also be considered as a situation adaptable unit, or SAU.

Trivia
- Despite having the Hi-Sensitivity Targeting Sensor, the Artillery is only tuned to fighting at medium range, compared to the long range systems implanted in shelling and sniping units in the future.