"The Amalgam Ground Unit is the first attempt made by the Warmind to take combat on human colonies such as planets and Solars. With little knowledge on human anatomy - the first batch of AGU-50 appears vaguely humanoid in shape, but with no features. Very little is known about its components- the main manufacturing station, and its precepts aside from being an expendable assault unit. Armed with an "AAR-10" - also known as "Amalgam Assault Rifle", these droids are specifically designed to take a moderate amount of plasma and kinetic based weaponry. However, their armor is weak to tachyon and neutron." -Neural Net Infocard, 826 A.S
Amalgam drones prove moderately efficient at fending off the human waste. Logical moves would include a ground offensive against humanity. Designated droid "AGU-50" development has begun. Outpost Primus facility works at peak efficiency in building the first prototypes. Result. Not optimal. The prototypes show fast overheating, which results in battery drainage, reducing the desired battery efficiency from 25 days without recharge down to 10 days. Possible solutions include adding the "XXXX" compound with directives of initiating a thermoelectric cooling procedure. "XXXX" compound requires no electrical recharge, thus it can act independently.
As expected. The compound successfully solved overheating issues, thus increasing processing power, battery life, and overall performance. Estimated secondary safety measures should "XXXX" substance tubes be torn count to 10 Cryotubes which in conjunction with said substance, self-sustaining against overheating is possible. The second batch of AGU-50 prototypes shows temperatures below those detectable by heat sensors and other devices that detect heat signatures. However, a combat unit is as good as its aim in most situations. The "AGU-50" lack proper aim - flaw caused by the cybernetic cortex and optic arrays which seem to be outdated. A new batch of supplies is required to properly adjust and calibrate aim. This issue can be easily fixed as human transports often carry the required materials for their stations. Once provided - ETA 1 hour, updated "AGU-50" droids will be deployed on the firing range aboard Outpost Primus. Temporary artificial gravitation turned on. First tests will include firing in a controlled environment. Followed by more tests conducted in open space - zero-gravity environment.
The most recent version - the AGU-50 ver1.2 - has shown promise in combat. The models provide strong reflexes while aiming, similar to a highly trained humanoid. Unfortunately, dodging capabilities are compared to the chance of a dumbstruck human on the verge of suiciding to survive - zero. The AGU-50 spends 84% of its processing power to excel in reflexes, and less than 10% to movement, thus, rendering the droid useful as scouts, snipers, or expendable soldiers which are cheap to produce and easy to maintain. This is the final version an AGU-50 can be until further anatomical data is gathered from human physiology and structure. Furthermore, the development of AGU-50 has granted new possibilities for the next project: AGU-70. An improved version which should grant increased movement over small firearms experience to increase survivability.
The "AGU-50" assault droid mass production has started. With current resources, circa 50 units per day can be built with minimal resource drain. Their first designated target is unknown for field testing in active combat situations.
"The Amalgam Assault Unit (AAU-100) is an aggressive, weak entity formed of specially programmed nanobots to allow high mobility through tight spaces and the possibility to possess humans - or kill them once they reach open wounds. The AAU-100 is one of the few Amalgams that have a humanoid shape and yet distorts itself for infiltration purposes. Unlike the AGU-50, the AAU-100 has no protection to any sort of weaponry and has very little integrity. Able to instantly kill, possess and fight any sort of human being, the AAU-100 is a formidable foe against anyone in a close quarter combat situation with its animalistic behavior." -Neural Net Infocard, 826 A.S
Amalgam Assault Units are formed from an unstable version of the Amalgam Virus that combine with nanobots. Against all odds, the Virus seems to alter the way any humanoid shape forms. This entity provides an animalistic style of walking and attacking despite high intelligence. Tests show that hacking hardware is realized by injecting about half of the Entity's left arm. Hacking takes around 10 seconds, from which point all points are accessible to said terminal. Infiltration appears to be its best attribute considering the fact that it can deform and reform in a quick manner of seconds, mostly milliseconds. This aids the entity to deform and avoid gunshots.
Primary combat tests in quick succession consisted of 10 AAU-100s in active combat in hermetically sealed and oxygenated rooms where 20 humanoids were trapped - each having different types of weaponry ranging from Plasma to Kinetic. Results consisted in the death of all 20 humans with 4 casualties on the Amalgam side. Deforming took too long and gunshots were taken in core points - main "AV" source especially, located in the head section. Optimizations can be made, especially the way processing power performs - which is responsible for the AAU-100 deforming and re-forming.
The new batch of AAU-100 has been deployed in the same room with new optimizations. A number of 25 humanoids were deployed with heavy and light ordinance weaponry, as well as small firearms. The AAU-100 units lost one (1) member due to a direct shot. All other units noticed humanoid tactics and needed approximately 10 minutes of hiding - time in which they learned tactics and adapted. Results show that all 25 humanoids died. No more Amalgam casualties. The AAU-100 shows teamwork in difficult combat situations. Outcome - pleasing.