Rocinante-class Destroyer Strider

Striders by nature are intended for close combat, often in urban environments, and the Rocinante destroyer strider takes that specialization to the extreme. Massive in scale compared to even the hulking Balius, a Rocinante exists to close the gap between itself and the enemy as quickly as possible and bully its target into submission once there. Due to this specialization most variants eschew ranged weapons almost entirely and rely on the machine’s overcharged Gravity Engine, thick armor, and rocket thrusters to negate a foe’s range advantage. Because of its high expense and challenging single-pilot controls, the Rocinante is nearly always assigned to veteran operators and is thus seen as an ace machine within the Strider Corps. These experienced pilots have come up with a variety of specialized tactics and maneuvers based around the machines' quirks and capabilities. Prominent examples include bounding 'Death from Above' attacks, and the 'Grav Lasso', in which pilots use their engine’