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Line 29: ==Description== ==Description== − The '''''Cossack''''' is named after the [[mercenary unit]] [[Khorsakov's Cossacks]] in honor of their faithful service to the [[St. Ives Compact]]. The ''Cossack'' is a practice in compromise, originally requested as the fastest 'Mech that [[Ceres Metals Industries]] could produce, the emphasis of the design changed throughout its development to a slow moving, heavily armored [[BattleMech#Light|light]] 'Mech. The final design that was accepted became the current incarnation of the ''Cossack'', built on a weight saving [[Taijian Series X]] [[endo steel]] chassis, and mounting a lightweight [[Hermes 120]] [[XL engine]] that gives the 'Mech a top speed of 97.2 km/h. Six [[Pitban LFT-65]] [[jump jet]]s allow the ''Cossack'' to jump up to 180 meters, allowing the 'Mech to easily handle the roughest terrain. For protection, the ''Cossack'' has three tons of armor and has 10 [[single heat sink]]s to handle the heat produced by the weapons payload carried by the 'Mech. Overall, the compromises that created the ''Cossack'' turned it into a light trooper 'Mech that works well as part of a team, but alone excels at no one role.<ref name=TRO:3060p72-73/> + The '''''Cossack''''' is named after the [[mercenary unit]] [[Khorsakov's Cossacks]] in honor of their faithful service to the [[St. Ives Compact]]. The ''Cossack'' is a practice in compromise, originally requested as the fastest 'Mech that [[Ceres Metals Industries]] could produce, the emphasis of the design changed throughout its development to a slow moving, heavily armored [[BattleMech#Light|light]] 'Mech. The final design that was accepted became the current incarnation of the ''Cossack'', built on a weight saving [[Taijian Series X]] [[endo steel]] chassis, and mounting a lightweight [[Hermes 120]] [[XL engine]] that gives the 'Mech a top speed of 97.2 km/h. Six [[Pitban LFT-65]] [[jump jet]]s allow the ''Cossack'' to jump up to 180 meters, allowing the 'Mech to easily handle roughest terrain. For protection, the ''Cossack'' has three tons of armor and has 10 [[single heat sink]]s to handle the heat produced by the weapons payload carried by the 'Mech. Overall, the compromises that created the ''Cossack'' turned it into a light trooper 'Mech that works well as part of a team, but alone excels at no one role.<ref name=TRO:3060p72-73/> ==Weapons and Equipment== ==Weapons and Equipment==
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| − | The '''''Cossack''''' is named after the [[mercenary unit]] [[Khorsakov's Cossacks]] in honor of their faithful service to the [[St. Ives Compact]]. The ''Cossack'' is a practice in compromise, originally requested as the fastest 'Mech that [[Ceres Metals Industries]] could produce, the emphasis of the design changed throughout its development to a slow moving, heavily armored [[BattleMech#Light|light]] 'Mech. The final design that was accepted became the current incarnation of the ''Cossack'', built on a weight saving [[Taijian Series X]] [[endo steel]] chassis, and mounting a lightweight [[Hermes 120]] [[XL engine]] that gives the 'Mech a top speed of 97.2 km/h. Six [[Pitban LFT-65]] [[jump jet]]s allow the ''Cossack'' to jump up to 180 meters, allowing the 'Mech to easily handle | + | The '''''Cossack''''' is named after the [[mercenary unit]] [[Khorsakov's Cossacks]] in honor of their faithful service to the [[St. Ives Compact]]. The ''Cossack'' is a practice in compromise, originally requested as the fastest 'Mech that [[Ceres Metals Industries]] could produce, the emphasis of the design changed throughout its development to a slow moving, heavily armored [[BattleMech#Light|light]] 'Mech. The final design that was accepted became the current incarnation of the ''Cossack'', built on a weight saving [[Taijian Series X]] [[endo steel]] chassis, and mounting a lightweight [[Hermes 120]] [[XL engine]] that gives the 'Mech a top speed of 97.2 km/h. Six [[Pitban LFT-65]] [[jump jet]]s allow the ''Cossack'' to jump up to 180 meters, allowing the 'Mech to easily handle roughest terrain. For protection, the ''Cossack'' has three tons of armor and has 10 [[single heat sink]]s to handle the heat produced by the weapons payload carried by the 'Mech. Overall, the compromises that created the ''Cossack'' turned it into a light trooper 'Mech that works well as part of a team, but alone excels at no one role.<ref name=TRO:3060p72-73/> |
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