Real Personal Trooper Type-3

Real Personal Trooper Type-3, known better as the R-3, is a fictional robot in the Super Robot Wars series. Its upgrade is known as the R-3 Powered. It has appeared as a playable unit in Shin Super Robot Wars, the Super Robot Wars Alpha series and series. The R-3 Altered for the Banpreios Project has been mentioned, but has not yet appeared in any games.

Description

R-3 is a small, skinny humanoid mecha. It seems frail, but at the same time, well off enough to do combat. It is mostly orange-red.

Technical And Historical

The SRX Developmental Project spawned in an attempt to counter existing threats to the Earth required a set of robots to combine to form the mighty machine that would become SRX. This began the development of the R-Series mecha. One of the mecha of the series which is meant to form the waist and legs of SRX is the Real Personal Trooper Type-3, or R-3. The R-3 was an important aspect of the R-Series mecha because its T-Link System would serve as the main system for the SRX. Because it was such an important component, much effort was put into its creation. The R-3 was made as a high speed support attack unit. Because of this, armor was sacrificed, which was why the R-3 was so thin compared to most Personal Troopers.

The R-3's pilot is Aya Kobayashi, the field captain of the SRX Team. She is a very powerful Psychodriver who is immediately able to take advantage of the R-3's psychic weapons. Later on, the R-3 is outfitted with "Plus Parts" to create R-3 Powered. The Plus Parts are a large module that the R-3 is docked into. This module can become the legs of the SRX when the combination sequence is done. The R-3 Powered uses a T-Link Flight System to allow it to fly. It also carries multiple Telsa Drives that will allow the SRX to fly when the combination sequence is done.

After the war with the Aerogaters from Balmar in Super Robot Wars Alpha, the R-Series mecha were dismantled one by one. As Balmar begins their full-on invasion of the Earth begins in Super Robot Wars Alpha 3, the R-Series mecha are rebuilt. The SRX, however, is destroyed by Hazal Gozzo. During this time, the project to build the SRX Altered Banpreios is in the works, and in the process, an R-3 Altered is to act as the core machine of the unit. However, the combining plan is cancelled, so instead of three separate units, the Banpreios is built as a single, inseparable unit (although the 3 units still exist in the design, allowing the feature to be activated in the future).

R-3 Specifications

Height: 15.3 meters

Weight: 49.4 tons

Weapon Systems:

*60 mm Vulcan Guns
"In the head there area a pair of small-calibur guns."

*Beam Sword
"A beam sword is stocked on the R-3 in case it needs to engage in melee combat."

*Nendou Sasshushiki Laser Cannon
"This is a large laser cannon using psychic energy."

*Strike Shield
"These are large "shield" like weapons that can be launched to collide with the opponent striking them at high speeds. These are highly accurate because they are guided by the pilot. These are stored on the R-3's back."

R-3 Powered Specifications

Height: 24.7 meters

Weight: 186.2 tons

Weapon Systems:

*60 mm Vulcan Guns
"In the head there area a pair of small-calibur guns."

*Telekinesis Missile
"These missiles are guided by the pilot and are highly accurate. They can be used to bombard a large area without any risk of friendly fire. They're stored in the Plus Parts."

*Beam Sword
"A beam sword is stocked on the R-3 in case it needs to engage in melee combat."

*Nendou Sasshushiki Laser Cannon
"This is a large laser cannon using psychic energy. It is now hooked up to the Plus Parts"

*Strike Shield
"These are large "shield" like weapons that can be launched to collide with the opponent striking them at high speeds. These are highly accurate because they are guided by the pilot. These are now stored on the Plus Parts."

*Formation R:
"A synchronized attack by the R-1, R-2, and R-3. Ryusei Date transforms the R-1 into its R-Wing mode to close with the enemy, while Raidiese F. Branstein and Aya fire their Hi-Zol Launchers and Strike Shields respectively. Once Ryusei is close enough, he changes form and finishes the enemy off with a T-Link Knuckle. In Original Generations, the R-1 will perform two T-Link Knuckle attacks, before finishing off the combination with a T-Link Sword."

Notes

In the animated OVA, it is revealed that unlike many mechs, the cockpit of the R-3 Powered does not have a seating arrangement, but rather its pilot must stand in order to operate it.

The Plus Parts give the R-3 the appearance of the Dendrobium Gundam Orchis from Gundam 0083. The original R-3's frailty is reminiscent of the Dendrobium's Stamen unit.