Armored Weapons Platform

The Armored Weapons Platform is a kick-ass piece of hardware from the live-action film series continuity.

Optimus Prime's trailer can convert into an Armored Weapons Platform and the wearable Omega Combat Armor, which is also known as Flight Tech.

It's kinda awesome.

Fiction

Live-action film series

Optimus Prime took his trailer with him on a investigative mission to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. When Shockwave and his Driller attacked, the trailer transformed into a weapons bay from which Prime retrieved an Energon Sword and a shield.

Optimus later took the trailer with him for the Autobots' staged exile from Earth, and then to the city of Chicago, which had been fortified by the Decepticons. As they rolled into the city, the Driller attacked once more, separating Prime from the trailer. Eventually, he was able to reach it, and equipped himself with the jetpack and large weapons stored inside. Dark of the Moon

Games

Transformers: Dark of the Moon - The Game

(Xbox 360/PS3)

Optimus Prime took his trailer with him on the assault of the Decepticon base in Siberia. When he eventually found Megatron, Prime used the trailer to smash his opponent. The trailer then transformed into a weapons bay, from which Optimus retrieved a chainsaw, a shoulder-mounted rocket launcher, and four Energon Armor Field Generators. After the Field Generators were destroyed, this equipment then transformed into a flight pack. Dark of the Moon

Toys

Dark of the Moon

Cyberverse

• Optimus Prime / Armored Weapons Platform (Cyberverse Action Set, 2011)
  • Series: 1
  • Number: 004
  • Japanese ID number: CV12
  • Accessories: Missile, missile launcher, NEST

This release of Cyberverse Optimus Prime comes with a clip on trailer, sporting movie-style Autobot emblems, that can transform into a “Battle Base”/Strike Base and an “Assault Vehicle”/Mechanical Exosuit. Several Mech Tech ports are available on the trailer, and the removable missile launcher has handles for it to be held by smaller Cyberverse figures as well as a 5mm post for it to attach to larger figures.

The Battle Base stock photos and instructions oddly do not match. The instructions show a different configuration (seen to the right), with the trailer panels facing forward and not being connected to the sides of the "turret". Also, the cannon itself is connected upside-down onto the turret base's hinge instead of being pegged right-side up onto the base's peg-hole, and the base of the turret is lowered enough that Optimus has to kneel to man the cannon.

Thanks to the fortuitous position of the base connectors on the trailer sides, said panels can connect for a pair of makeshift wings for the base if so desired.

Like other action sets, Optimus Prime comes with a cardboard backdrop. In his case, it's the human-sized AllSpark containment room in Diego Garcia, with three soldiers guarding said sacred implement. With Optimus being dwarfed by the soldiers, it should not be necessary to mention that this is extremely out-of-scale.

Voyager Class toys

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• Optimus Prime / MechTech Trailer (MechTech Voyager, May 14, 2011)
  • Japanese ID number: DA03
  • Accessories: MechTech Ion Blaster/Energy Blade, MechTech trailer

This retool of Hasbro's Voyager Optimus Prime toy, includes his 'MechTech Trailer', which opens up much like Generation 1 Optimus Prime's trailer (as well as being able to stand up to harken back to the Generation 1 Combat Deck's upright mode). The trailer features storage for many MechTech weapons inside and out, and is able to transport up to two Deluxe class Autobots.

• Tritanium Optimus Prime (MechTech Voyager, 2011)
  • Accessories: MechTech Ion Blaster/Energy Blade, MechTech trailer

This gold vacuum metallized version of Voyager class Dark of the Moon Optimus Prime, including his MechTech Trailer, is a prize in TakaraTomy's Dark of the Moon Lucky Draw campaign. To go into the entry for this toy, one needs to have entered all three Dark of the Moon campaigns (beginning on May 14 2011). This toy is limited to 100 pieces.

Ultimate

• Ultimate Optimus Prime (MechTech Ultimate, 2011)
  • Japanese ID number:
  • Accessories: Trailer/Omega Combat Armor, MechTech Ultimax Super Cannon

This version of the trailer transforms into the colossal Omega Combat Armor, featuring nearly two feet of limb extensions, armor, and wings for Optimus to combine with. The armor remains completely integrated (except for the Ultimax Super Cannon) during transformation, with no partsforming, although this, along with stability concerns, render the final power-up robot mode somewhat limited in articulation. The trailer on its own has twelve 5mm ports, while transforming it into the armor adds six 5mm ports of dubious utility around the feet, retains the eight from the trailer (on the backs of the wings), and has its own pair of 5mm fist holes.

• Ultimate Optimus Prime (MechTech Ultimate, 2011)
  • Accessories: Trailer/Omega Combat Armor, MechTech Ultimax Super Cannon

Available exclusively at Hasbro Toy Shop and their booth at San Diego Comic-Con 2011, this version of Ultimate Optimus Prime is presented in vehicle mode, packaged into a large, foil-embossed bubble packaging (similar to late Alternators packaging) styled after Optimus Prime's trailer, with an additional foil-embossed sleeve styled after the hood of Optimus Prime's truck. Exclusive to this release is a set of stickers one can apply to the trailer. The toy itself is otherwise identical to the regular retail release.

Chronicle

• G1 Optimus Prime & Movie Optimus Prime (multi-pack, 2011)
  • ID number: CH01
  • Accessories: Laser rifle, trailer

This e-Hobby two-pack of a reissue of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime figure and the deluxe Dark of the Moon Optimus Prime figure comes with a new deluxe-scaled trailer based on the one towed by Prime in Dark of the Moon not available with any other figure. The trailer is compatible with both figures, and sports 5mm post-holes that will hold (among many other things) G1 Prime's laser rifle and the MechTech weapon Movie Prime is armed with.