MOCU 'Zoltar'

Maranian Organic Combat Unit
MOCU or in Maranian known as a 'Zoltar' is a highly efficent combat unit made from organic beings but responds like a robotic unit.

It's first designed was started when the Federation's gained insight in their fragile state when compared to other and much larger alien civilizations. The first Zoltar design was intended to supplement the Federal combat forces and help to prevent friendly casualties and inflict heavy enemy casualties.

The project was however abandoned as the Federation decided to manufacter much cheaper mechanical units that would serve almost as efficent.

Later on as the Federation expanded, few would deny that their Zoltar design would be much more efficent on the battlefield and would function better as a squad supplement to Infantry and create a better cohesion.

Each Field Commander and Squad Commander are issued a small computer system that will allow them to control their Zoltar units. A Squad commander can easier coordinate their strikes this way, and a Field Commander will be able to re-organize with much ease. The small computer are personalized and will only recognize it's main users and any backup users assigned to it.

The Zoltar unit can however operate on their own as they are able to easily recognize hostile units and will engage them if considered beneficial. Should a Zoltar unit lose connection with it's command terminal it will follow three hard coded directives.

Re-group with friendly forces, assist friendly forces, prevent friendly loss of life at all costs. The last directive implying the Zoltar will sacrifice itself in order to save valuable Maranian life.

The production
It is considered a great honor to continue to serve the Federation, even if their minds are technically dead. The Zoltar units are mainly created from Maranian casualties that are close to death and cannot be saved. It is voluntarily and is a pact signed before entering combat, at least as far as most of the Federation are aware.

Maranian life are considered holy, and as such no foul will fall to any Maranian citizen or servicemember. However many Zoltar units are secretly created from prisoners and enemy casualties found on the battlefield. The Federation deems it a necessary evil, but the secret remains closely guarded.

Mechnical parts and armor are added to improve the movement and protection. Chemical stimulus are added to enhance growth and muscles. Electrical components are added to aid the Zoltar in tracking, reciving and sending data, as well as giving the "body" it's programming. A Zoltar unit can no longer behave like it's previous self and does now only serve as a combat unit.