Apollo (BattleMech)

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Apollo (BattleMech)
Apollo
Production information
Manufacturer Earthwerks Incorporated
Production Year 3054[1]
Model APL-1M
Class Medium
Cost 5,052,173 C-bills
Technical specifications
'Mech type Inner Sphere
Mass 55 tons
Chassis Earthwerks APL I
Armor Maximillian 44
Engine DAV 220
Communications System Neil 6000
Targeting Tracking System Garret A6
Heat Sinks 10 Double heat sinks
Speed 64.8 km/h
Armament
BV (1.0) 1,044[2]
BV (2.0) 1,207[3]


Description

The Apollo is designed to be a long range fire support BattleMech. This is accomplished by mounting a engine on the 'Mech that gives it a top speed of only 64.8 kph and eleven and a half tons of armor. The 'Mech was then armed with massive missile launchers which can rain destruction down on an enemy. While the Apollo has less than average speed for a medium 'Mech, if it is employed correctly the Apollo should have nothing to fear from enemy fire; it is fully capable of staying at the edge of the battlefield and laying down suppressive LRM fire.

Weapons and Equipment

The Apollo uses a pair of Zeus LRM-15 launchers with Artemis IV fire control systems to give the 'Mech increased missile accuracy. These two launchers with their advanced fire control system can, on average, do almost as much damage as a pair of LRM-20 launchers. These are backed up for close combat by a pair of Sunglow Prism-Optic Small Pulse Lasers which almost feel as if they were added to the 'Mech as an afterthought.

Variants

  • APL-1R 
    The 1R variant of the Apollo is a simple modification of the 'Mech that looks to give it a longer combat life at the cost of accuracy. The Artemis IV fire control systems have been removed in favor of an additional two tons of LRM ammunition increasing the amount of time the Apollo can sustain an LRM barrage by thirty three percent. BV (1.0) = 973[2][4], BV (2.0) = 1,148[5]
  • APL-2S 
    The 2S was built to address the concerns about short range defense that MechWarriors who pilot the Apollo had. This modification removes the two Small Pulse Lasers from the 'Mech and replaces them with two Medium Lasers giving the Apollo a more powerful close range punch. BV (1.0) = 1,120[2][6], BV (2.0) = 1,283[7]

Related BattleMechs

Design Quirks

The APL-4M variant is subject of the following Design Quirks:[10]

Gallery

References

  1. MUL online date for the Apollo (BattleMech)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Combat Operations, p. 129
  3. Record Sheets: 3055 Upgrades Unabridged, p. 62
  4. Record Sheets: 3060, p. 150
  5. Record Sheets: 3055 Upgrades Unabridged, p. 63
  6. Record Sheets: 3060, p. 151
  7. Record Sheets: 3055 Upgrades Unabridged, p. 64
  8. Record Sheets: 3060, p. 152
  9. Record Sheets: 3055 Upgrades Unabridged, p. 65
  10. 10.0 10.1 Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 117

Bibliography

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