OV-A2 Overste

Mass: 100 tons
Chassis: GC Type 2 Overste
Power Plant: GM 300
Cruising Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Jump Jets: None
   Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: GC Slab
Armament: 4
   2 Lord's Light Extended Range Particle Projection Cannons
   4 Defiance B3M Medium Lasers
   1 Norse-Storm Model Guardian ECM
   1 Blackwell Fury Gauss Rifle
Manufacturer:  Grumium Creations
Communications System: Dalban Micronics
Targeting & Tracking System: Dalban HiRez II

Overview: 
"From its birth following the Fourth Succession War, 
through the Ronin Wars and the Clan invasion, the Free 
Rasalhague Republic has known few times of real peace. 
This has only served to strengthen our people, however, 
and teach us the value of a strong military. " 

- Christian Månsdotter, Överbefälhavare of the 
Rasalhague KungsArmé, 26 March 3062  
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Christian Månsdotter was the veteran of several gruelling 
campaigns during the days of the Ronin Wars and Clan 
Invasion. His memories of the past are often bitter and 
tearful. Having seen how Rasalhague has fallen to the 
Clans, Månsdotter now finally the Överbefälhavare and 
regent of the FRR has decided to revamp the FRR military 
once and for all. 

The Truce is expiring, the hostility among the Lyrans and 
Davions, plus with Clan Wolf and Ghost Bear moving, 
Månsdotter saw the need to make haste.
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Overview

In standard FRR procedures, the Overste (Colonel) always 
fought along side with their men and women and are often 
killed in action. The OV-A2 Overste Battlemech is in a way 
to pay tribute to the capable leaders that have fallen in the 
line of duty as well as protecting future leaders that might 
actually pilot this machine.

Amassing at 100 tons and 19 tons of locally produced GC 
plated armor, the Overste is capable of taking the heaviest 
punishment that would fall most mechs. Coupled with a 
GM 300 standard fusion engine that is both reliable and 
rugged, the Overste will keep on ticking even after most 
mechs have fallen. A single Norse-Storm Model Guardian 
ECM which have being provided by trade deals between 
the Lyrans augument's the mech's defensive capabilities, 
protecting the Overste against various smart weapons. 
The mech itself does not feature advanced construction 
techniques aside from Double heat sink technology 
making it very quick and cheap to produce as well.

Weapon wise, the mech has being jokingly label as being 
constructed from various spare parts but nevertheless it is 
effective and deadly.

Grumium Creations relied on their connections with the 
Draconis Combine to obtain permits to purchase large 
quantities of the powerful Lord's Light Extended Range 
PPCs. The deal went through and all Overste mounts a 
pair of these to give the assault machine striking firepower 
over the distance. 17 Double strength freezers (which 
specs are derived from Comstar) enable the mech to fire 
the dangerous pair with impunity. The Overste also 
features a Blackwell Fury Gauss Rifle (CASE protected). 
Clearly a weapon of Wolf Dragoon's origin, the weapon 
has being finely tuned and designed, making it one of the 
most reliable Gauss rifle ever. Supplied with a massive 32 
reloads, the Overste mechwarrior can count on the 
weapon for an extended operation time. The sufficient 
cooling from the DHS ensure d that the Overste can fire 
the gauss rifle and erppcs together with little trouble.

For close ranged defence, a quad of Defiance B3M 
medium lasers round out the weapon's array. A single 
medium laser in the centre torso has being flipped to the 
rear to discourage rear attacks. Although the mech seems 
to lack short ranged firepower, it should be reminded that 
ERPPCs have no minimum range and can be used up 
close, if needed.

The Overste obvious lack of powerful short range 
weaponary seems to based on sobering lessons learnt 
from the Clans. During the invasion, Clan Omnimechs 
consistently outranged FRR Battlemechs and often tore 
FRR units into shreds even before the FRR mechs can 
engage. Now better equipped for long range combat, any 
Overste mechwarrior can rest easy, knowing that his mech 
return the favour. The delibrate long range profile and the 
slower mech was chosen is to encourage the 
mechwarriors of the Overste (usually the upper ranks of 
the Kungsarme) to stay back and have a bigger view of 
the battlefield while remaining composed under fire.

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Variants

A variant exist where the Gauss rifle is replaced with a 
Defiance Thunder Ultra autocannon. 2 DHS were moved 
from the torso to the arms and 4 tons of UAC-20 ammo rest 
there with the CASE. With impending hostilities between 
the Davions and Lyrans, getting the high tech Defiance 
Thunder is a rare prospect, a lower tech but locally produced 
Pontinac 200 AC was used instead. 25 CASE protected 
reloads supply the Pontinac 200 and gives the maverick 
commander lots of ammunition to spare.  

Deployment
A company of Overste have rolled off GC assault 
battlemech factories. 3 of these are assigned to the 3rd 
Hussars whose main task is the protection of GC's assault 
mech facilities. 

A lance was assigned to the 4th Kavalleri. Booming with 
confidence of defeating Clan Wolf in the worlds of 
Altenmarkt and Disod, Månsdotter personally gave 
Overste Cizek a lance of these new deadly battlemechs.

The last 5 have being shipped to the 1st Tyr, the heart 
and soul of the FRR. Having fought both in the Ronin 
Wars and Clan Invasion, its a given that Månsdotter will 
assign the mechs to the grizzled and combat hardened 
war veterans in the unit.

GC is currently preparing to produce more Overste after its 
1st run of Vikings is complete.

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Type: OV-A2 Overste
Technology Base: Inner Sphere Level 2 Custom
Tonnage: 100

Equipment                                                Mass
Internal Structure:                                      10.0
Engine:               300                                19.0
   Walking MP:          3
   Running MP:          5 
   Jumping MP:          0
Heat Sinks:            17 [34]                            7
Gyro:                                                     3
Cockpit:                                                  3
Armor Factor:         304                                19.0
                        Internal           Armor
                        Structure          Value
   Head:                     3                9
   Center Torso:            31               46
   Center Torso (Rear):                      15
   R/L Torso:               21               31
   R/L Torso (Rear):                         10
   R/L Arm:                 17               34
   R/L Leg:                 21               42


Weapons and Ammo          Location   Critical   Heat     Mass
ER PPC                        RA         3       15       7.0
ER PPC                        LA         3       15       7.0
Medium Laser                   H         1        3       1.0
Medium Laser                  CT         1        3       1.0
Medium Laser                  CT         1        3       1.0
Medium Laser                  LT         1        3       1.0
Guardian ECM Suite            RT         2        0       1.5
Gauss Rifle                   RT         7        1      15.0
@Gauss Rifle (16)             RL         2        0       2.0
@Gauss Rifle (16)             LL         2        0       2.0
CASE                          RT         1        0       0.5
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BV : 2106  
Cost : 10,744,000 C-bills