Dalek Drones - Generation 01 and Generation 03.
A unique product of Dalek design, the Spider Dalek casing saw limited production. This model varied from a standard casing, the design based as it was on an arachnid. Davros utilised the design for some of his Imperial Dalek forces and the design proved particularly effective over rough terrain, proving even more nimble than the contemporary Mark Three Casing's levitation capabilities allowed. Usually these units were reserved for battles in the Dalek Civil War rather than being pitted against inferior life-forms.
The Spider casing was topped by a standard dome, as seen on the Mark Three Travel Machine. The dome had the usual two luminoscity dischargers and an eyestalk that was reminiscent of the other casing designs. The mid-section of the casing was also reminiscent of the standard casings, consisting of a series of energy collection panels in addition to two manipulator arm attachment modules. A number of attachments were available for utilisation, the standard load out for a Spider casing was an energy weapon and either a sucker / data probe or claw manipulation arm.
From the mid-section, eight multi-jointed legs were spaced around the casing. Each leg ended in a vicious point that the occupant could use as stabbing weapons in close combat. The legs extended below the bulbous casing which was covered with forty-nine sensor globes to feed data about the terrain and environment in which the casing found itself.
The main portion of the casing housed the power generator and the mechanism that enabled the legs to manoeuvre the casing with precision, agility and speed across most terrain. The habitation module was located in the mid-section, with the nutrient tank and other life-support systems just beneath it and above the power generator. The casing's dome housed the computer systems that the occupant accesses for required information and targeting information. The power generator focused all its energy on the life support, computer and weapon systems.
War of the Daleks
