Unit type: prototype aura battler
Designer: Shott Weapon
Builder: House Drake
Operator(s): House Drake, House Given
Rollout: AD ?
First deployed: AD 1983
Production run: 3 units
Height: 6.9 met
Imperial weight: 4.4 lufton
Armor materials: bio-armor (gatder carapace & kamai-lug shell)
Cruising speed: 200 rill (later model: 250 rill)
Maximum speed: 280 rill (later model: 360 rill)
Aura coefficient: 0.92
Necessary aura power: 10 aura (later model: 9 aura)
Maximum aura power: unknown (later model: 16 aura)
Basic armament:
aura sword x 1
cable talon x 4
Aura battler description:
[in the language of Byston Well - Dunbine is loosely translated to mean "guardian of the House of Luft"]
An experimental aura battler developed in anticipation of the time when people of Upper Earth were to be summoned to Byston Well. Three craft were manufactured but, due to the limitations of thier aura power, no more were commissioned. One is used by Shou Zama. The craft used by Tokamk was downed by a Dana-O'Shee. Todd's craft was shot down by a Fou (but was later recovered and used for parts aboard the Zelerna).
aura sword - Stored on the aura converter in a scabbard when not in use, Dunbine's aura sword is an all-purpose close combat melee weapon. Standard long sword style blade. It is more lethal when used in conjunction with aura for aura and hyper aura cuts.
cable talons - Located two per forearm. Cable talons are a single talon attached to a long cable used for medium range grappling attacks.
Optional Armament:
aura shot - Attached to either forearm, the aura shot is a ranged projectile weapon that can be loaded with a number of different ammunitions, such as ballistic rounds, missiles and aura. Can be fired singly or in pairs alternating between the outermost two and the innermost two barrels. Can be used paired, but the aura shot restricts use of the cable talons. Magazine fed, spare magazines stored on rear waist of Dunbine.
