Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/WASP Hive

"Ready to unleash the Swarm!"

-WASP Hive

The WASP (Weaponized Assault, Security and Patrol) Hive is the latest Aquilan asset in unconventional warfare. Fielded after the 2004-2005 V.C. Voshkod Invasion of Aquila, it is a drone platform that shreds ground targets with its WASP drone swarm from a considerable distance. Planned to be voiced by John DeMita

History
"Aquila taxpayers' money at its finest!"

-A WASP operator talking about the cost of the WASP

Ever since the turn of the millennium, unmanned weapons have become a mainstay counter-insurgency tool in the Elona, Lustria and Southern Continent. The WASP Hive was the first breakthrough made by current generation drone technologies, the result of billions of dollars worth of research and their increasing importance to Aquilan military operations.

Although a plain Stryker APC on the outside, its passenger compartment has been completely redesigned to shelter advanced computer systems and a console. Besides the driver, the only other crew member is the drone operator. Thanks to advanced computer assistance controls, the operator functions more as a 'drone commander' than a 'drone pilot' as he orders an entire swarm of WASPs to fight for him and protect the vehicle if necessary.

The technology does have its limitations however: Although the operator has what seems to be an unlimited swarm of drones at his disposal, the computer cannot control more than three drones simultaneously. Due to the expendable nature of the WASPs, the Hive is designed with drone losses in mind and can quickly a replace a drone that is shot down, making it excellent for harassing enemies and supporting more valuable units at a long distance.

Little is known about the drone operators themselves, other than they are required to have a high resistance to fatigue due to extended active duty and patience to conduct operations that can last days in scouting, acquiring and neutralizing a single target.