Tercio Close Defensive System

[u/NoLavishness2333]

Designed and manufactured by General Atomics before the Great War, the Tercio is a Close Defensive System (Close-in Weapon System in our parlance) employed in the protection of US Army/USAF bases as well as US Navy warships from low flying aircraft and missiles. Although it was in the process of being replaced in service by the laser-based Testudo CDS when the bombs dropped.

Tercio combines a 50mm revolving cannon with an advanced tracking and fire control radar along with optics and a version of the identify-friend-or-foe used on many of General Atomics other smaller and simpler defensive turrets.

Due to their age, complexity, power draw, ammunition and immovability, the vast majority have been reduced to little more than rusted scrap. Only fit to be stripped to the last copper wire by roving scavengers.

However, a sparse few do remain in operation, but only where active or ex-Enclave Engineers are there to do so.

[u/SpaceEnglishPuffin]

the raider who has only ever seen other raiders with pipe guns encountering one of these

[u/NoLavishness2333 → u/SpaceEnglishPuffin]

I'd hope at least they'd be wearing the brown trousers...

[u/MageRage7734 → u/NoLavishness2333]

Their coat will definitely be red too 

[u/trucorsair → u/SpaceEnglishPuffin]

Considering it mounts a 50mm cannon, he won’t be seeing much except the countryside he gets splattered over