Sokuryou

Sokuryou
Sokuryou
Production information
Manufacturer Osaka Heavy Metrics[1]
Use Reconnaissance

Artillery Spotter

Production Year 3084[2]
Model SKU-197[1]
Class Light
Cost 1,926,875 C-bills[2]
Technical specifications
'Mech type Inner Sphere IndustrialMech
Mass 25 tons
Chassis CERO V Frame[1]
Armor Tybalt Blue Heavy Industrial Plate[1]
Engine Nissan 150 fusion engine[1]
Communications System Sipher Security Plus Advanced[1]
Targeting Tracking System Daidouji 52 Enhanced Optical with Beagle active probe[1]
Heat Sinks 10 single heat sinks[1]
Speed 97[1] km/h
Armament
BV (2.0) 395[1][2]


Description[edit]

The Sokuryou SurveyMech is a militarized IndustrialMech that was originally conceived in 3064. However, the design had languished for decades until the 3080s, when the Draconis Combine finally approved the design for production, with Osaka Heavy Metrics was one of many small firms that were awarded contracts to bolster the Combine's damaged military and industrial infrastructure. The Sokuryou is an IndustrialMech, and is designed as a modestly speedy and cost-effective 'Mech alternative to support frontline combat units. By 3085, the 'Mech was in production at two manufacturing plants on Philadelphia and Togura.[1]

Weapons and Equipment[edit]

The 'Mech's primary missions were survey and recon, so to fulfill this it was given a Beagle active probe and one ton of communication equipment. For its secondary task as an artillery spotter, the vehicle has a TAG laser mounted in its right arm.[1]

The design features an ejection seat, which is not found on most IndustrialMechs. Its hull is protected by five and a half tons of Tybalt Blue heavy industrial armor, giving it similar protection to comparable light BattleMechs.[1]

Variants[edit]

  • SKU-181 
    The original civilian version of the Sokuryou, it was designed as a highly functional survey vehicle. It was to be equipped with a 100-rated ICE power plant, instead of later model's fusion engine and unlike its successor, the SKU-197, it boasts more powerful communication equipment and large fuel tank for additional range. This design only reached the prototype stages, as production of the 197 and 198 now take up all of Osaka's production capability.[1] BV(2.0) = 328[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental, pp. 34–35: "SKU-197 Sokuryou SurveyMech"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 MUL online entry for the Sokuryou
  3. Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge, p. 159
  4. MUL online entry for the Sokuryou SKU-181 SurveyMech variant
  5. 5.0 5.1 MUL online entry for the Sokuryou SKU-198 SurveyMech variant
  6. Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge, p. 161

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