The Skyline Barracuda

Over the next two weeks the newly risen faction, quietly but surely, got underway in preparing itself for entering the violent road scene.

In times gone past their Skylines would be a thing of pedestal-like admiration and awe. Now though the times meant any car was a car and it’s looks meant for nothing. But it was what lay within machine that gave it the true power.

Frames were constructed, weapons mounted, suspension raised and strengthened.

Initially BCs liberal mindset allowed the skyliners free rein over the steel, weaponry and armanents.

This was a heady period with those who had the knowhow fitting lethal weaponry to their machines.

Some favoured a ‘battle-car’ approach with heavy armour, weapons for slugging it out with a potential foe.

They looked like sleek behemoths; Steel armour-plating on the front, rear and sides, bullet-thickened glass, a mesh cage with removable ‘squares’ cut out for the driver and co-driver protected the windows further. A set of machine guns on either side, operated by either driver or co-driver was the typical arrangement.

An ordinary car would suffer in performance with the added weight, but not the Skyline!

BC and his conclave of brothers watched as the experienced mechanics and machinists directed the in-experienced ones to and fro.

“So these are the Barracuda’s.” BC mused, using the moniker these skylines were known by. Most of them were R32s and R33s; their spare parts pool being in great supply.

“The machine-guns aren’t perfect BC. We’ve been able to mount them for forward-firing only. And there’s still no easy way to remotely trigger them from the cockpit.” Speedreaper said disparagingly. He was in-charge overall of the garage and it’s operation.

“So the gunner and driver have to leave their windows open and fire manually. Not good for high-speed fighting.” BC brooded, annoyed at the disadvantage his people would have. He went on.

“They aren’t the sentinel-guns that the Scoobies use but they’ll do for now. Are the machinists upgrading all 50 of the Barracuda Skylines to this Spec.” BC replied, mentioning the turret-machine guns mounted forward of the sun-roof favoured by Clan Scooby.

“Aye, but it took some persuading let me tell you. Some of the lads weren’t happy to see their pride and joy messed up with all the armour.”

“Times have changed and still there are those that think it’s safe to drive unarmoured when allied to a faction.” BC chuckled and examined one of the machine guns. It was from the catche left by the Benefactor, a GPMG from an abandoned barracks somewhere he reckoned.

It was of course heavy, yet BC handled it as though it was a mere rifle something they lacked.

“See about using cables and pulleys wired to the trigger fixes the trigger problem somehow. It's a crude method but should suffice for the time being.” BC saged, noting the generous trigger guard. “Will-do BC. Should take me a week to rig them all up.”

"This is only the start of our journey, look one of the Talon's is nearly ready.” BC continued, going over to the middle-section of the garage complex.