BattleMech Technical Readout
Name/Model: Star Cobra
Designer: Ruger
Source(s): Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology: Clan
Technology Rating: F
Tonnage: 50
Configuration: Biped BattleMech
Era/Year: Dark Age / 3150
Rules (Current): Advanced
Rules (Era): Advanced
Rules (Year): Advanced
Total Cost: 10,962,750 C-Bills
Battle Value: 2,604
Chassis: Endo Steel
Power Plant: 300 XL
Walking Speed: 64.8 kph
Maximum Speed: 97.2 kph
Jump Jets: Standard
Jump Capacity: 180 meters
Armor: Ferro-Lamellor with CASE II
Armament:
1 ER PPC
3 ER Medium Lasers
1 SRM 6
1 Streak SRM 2
Manufacturer: Krupp Armament Works
Primary Factory: Terra (Germany)
Communications: Exeter Longscan 200
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown with Advanced Targeting Computer
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Overview:
ComStar designed the Raijin to refit depleted ComGuard units in the aftermath of Tukayyid.
Not content to rely on the ComGuard's stockpile of Star League-era BattleMechs on Terra,
Precentor Martial Focht wanted a new 'Mech whose technology would be unfamiliar to both the
Inner Sphere and the Clans.
One of the first 'Mechs to be built at Krupp Armaments Works in Germany since Amaris
occupation forces razed the factory after the coup three centuries earlier, the Raijin
rolled off the line in six months. Jerome Blake had ordered the Krupps facility rebuilt
after Stefan Amaris's defeat-he then mothballed the factory and several other large 'Mech
plants, confident that these facilities could be quickly reactivated should ComStar need
them. The speed with which the Krupp plant produced the Raijin testifies to the wisdom of
Blake's planning.
Capabilities:
An all-purpose 'Mech, the Raijin moves fast, has excellent jump capability and carries
impressive firepower centered around an extended-range PPC. Mounted on the external housing
of the Raijin's right torso, the PPC gives the Raijin high-energy firepower with an extended
reach. As a potential edge against the Clans, the designers outfitted the Raijin with
several Rawlings 60 jump jets. According to Precentor Martial Focht's analysis of Clan
OmniMechs, the Clans rarely deploy jump-capable machines.
The Raijin originally mounted a one-shot Holly SRM pack opposite the PPC. Concealed on the
torso, this SRM rack was heavily insulated to prevent detection by IR scanning. MechWarriors
used this hidden weapon at close ranges to devastating effect against an unprepared enemy.
Recent models of the Raijin come equipped with a standard SRM-6 rack for more staying power.
The bulk of the Raijin's medium- to short-range firepower rests in three medium pulse lasers
mounted in the "Mech's left arm. Though these weapons and the ER PPC generate
excessive heat, their reliability gives this 'Mech a deadly short-range punch.
The Holly SRM Streak pack mounted in the Raijin's right torso has proven to be the 'Mech's
only design problem; the angle of the launcher tends to jam the loading mechanism. Techs
have made field modifications to Raijins already deployed, however, and the Krupp plant has
corrected the problem on new machines.
Thin armor is the Raijin's only weak point; a few well-placed shots can easily cripple it.
However, the Raijin is less vulnerable than opponents might expect. Though its designers
clearly intended the mobile Raijin to keep opposition at a distance, the 'Mech has enough
firepower to destroy any enemy that gets too close.
Deployment:
Most of the Raijins built so far have been shipped to ComStar's Eighth Army and deployed in
the 85th and 167th Divisions.
Variants:
The Star Cobra is the Clan Goliath Scorpion upgrade to the original Comstar/Word of Blake
Raijin, and the initial prototype model reported here is theorized to only be a test model
for an upcoming OmniMech version. Armed much like the original design, Scorpiin engineers
opted to replace the pulse lasers of the progenitor with extended range medium lasers. The
freed mass allowed for an additional heat sink to be added, as well as a centrally mounted
targeting computer that makes the energy weapons extremely accurate. The armored shell of
the ?Mech was also thickened, and the original ferro-fibrous plate was replaced with the new
ferro-lamellor, greatl improving defenses on the unit. One final measure of protection was
included with the additional of upgraded CASE systems around the missile payload.
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Equipment Mass
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Internal Structure: Endo Steel 2.50
Engine: 300 XL 9.50
Walking MP: 6
Running MP: 9
Jumping MP: 6
Heat Sinks (Double): 11 [22] 1.00
Gyro: Standard 3.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Armor Factor: 161 11.50
Type: Ferro-Lamellor
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head: 3 9
Center Torso: 16 24
Center Torso (rear): 8
R/L Torso: 12 18
R/L Torso (rear): 6
R/L Arm: 8 16
R/L Leg: 12 20
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Weapons and Ammo Location Critical Tonnage
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Targeting Computer CT 2 2.00
CASE II RT 1 0.50
Jump Jet RT 1 0.50
Streak SRM 2 RT 1 1.00
Streak SRM 2 (Ammo 50) RT 1 1.00
CASE II LT 1 0.50
Jump Jet LT 1 0.50
SRM 6 LT 1 1.50
SRM 6 (Ammo 15) LT 1 1.00
ER PPC RA 2 6.00
3 ER Medium Lasers LA 3 3.00
2 Jump Jets RL 2 1.00
2 Jump Jets LL 2 1.00
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Alpha Strike Statistics
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Point Value (PV): 37
TP: BM, SZ: 2, TMM: 2, MV: 12"j
Damage: (S) 3 / (M) 3 / (L) 2, OV: 3
Armor (A): 6, Structure (S): 3
Specials: CASEII, CR
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