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{{InfoBoxBattleMech
 
{{InfoBoxBattleMech
|image = Arcas.jpg
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|image=Arcas.jpg
|name = ''Arcas''
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|name=''Arcas''
|manufacturer = [[Bergan Industries]]<ref name=TRJp18f>''Technical Readout: Jihad'', pp. 18–19: "Arcas"</ref> <!-- reprinted from TRO:3067 -->
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|manufacturer=[[Bergan Industries]]
|production year = 3061
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|production year=3061
|year reference = <ref name=TRO3067p122f>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 122-123</ref><ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3717/arcas-standard ''MUL online date for'' {{PAGENAME}}]</ref>
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|year reference=<ref name=TRO3067>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 122-123</ref><ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3717/arcas-standard ''MUL online date for'' {{PAGENAME}}]</ref>
|model = (base)<ref name=TRJp18f />
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|model=  
|class = Heavy
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|class=Heavy
|cost = 14,777,950 C-bills
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|cost= 14,777,950 C-bills
 
|Tech Base = Clan
 
|Tech Base = Clan
|mech type = BattleMech
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|mech type =BattleMech
|mass = 65
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|mass=65
|chassis = [[Bergan Version 6.3 Endo Steel]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp18f /> -->
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|chassis=Bergan Version 6.3 [[Endo Steel]]
|armor = [[Compound 12A1 Standard]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp18f /> -->
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|armor=Compound 12A1 Standard w/ [[CASE]]
|engine = [[325 XL]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp18f /> -->
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|engine=325 [[Fusion Engine - XL|XL]]
|comsys = [[Garret L15]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp18f /> -->
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|comsys= [[Garret L15]]
|T&T = [[RCA Instatrac Version 8]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp18f /> -->
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|T&T=[[RCA Instatrac Version 8]]
|heat sinks = 15 [[Double Heat Sink|double]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp18f /> -->
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|heat sinks=15 [[Double Heat Sinks]]
|speed = 86 <!-- <ref name=TRJp18f /> -->
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|speed=86
|jumpjets = [[Clan Standard Type A3]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp18f /> -->
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|jumpjets=[[Clan Standard Type A3]]
|armament = <!-- <ref name=TRJp18f /> -->
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|armament=
* 2x [[ER Large Laser]]
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*2x [[ER Large Laser]]s
* 2x [[Medium Pulse Laser]]
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*2x [[Medium Pulse Laser]]s
* 3x [[Streak SRM-4]]
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*3x [[Streak SRM-4]]s
|BV (1.0) = 2,393<ref name=TRO3067p122f/>
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|BV (1.0)=2,393<ref name=TRO3067/>
|BV (2.0) = 2,484<ref name=TRJp18f />
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|BV (2.0)=2,484
 
}}  
 
}}  
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
Following the move of [[Clan Ghost Bear]] to the [[Inner Sphere]], Khan [[Bjorn Jorgensson]] ordered the creation of a new [[BattleMech]]. The '''''Arcas''''' was designed as a symbol to mark the beginning of a new era, so Loremaster [[Laurie Tseng]] named it after a character in the mythology of the Greeks who eventually became the constellation known as Ursa Minor. First produced in [[Introduction Year::3061]], the ''Arcas'' is expensive for a second-line [['Mech]]. It utilizes an [[XL engine]] that enables it to move up to 86 km/h and [[jump jet]]s for a maximum jump capacity of one hundred fifty meters at a time. The ''Arcas'' mounts thirteen and a half tons of standard armor, the most a 'Mech of its size can carry.<ref name=TRO3067p122f/>
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Following the move of [[Clan Ghost Bear]] to the [[Inner Sphere]], Khan [[Bjorn Jorgensson]] ordered the creation of a new [[BattleMech]]. The '''''Arcas''''' was designed as a symbol to mark the beginning of a new era, so Loremaster [[Laurie Tseng]] named it after a character in the mythology of the Greeks who eventually became the constellation known as Ursa Minor. First produced in [[Introduction Year::3061]], the ''Arcas'' is expensive for a second-line [['Mech]]. It utilizes an [[XL engine]] that enables it to move up to 86 km/h and [[jump jet]]s for a maximum jump capacity of one hundred fifty meters at a time. The ''Arcas'' mounts thirteen and a half tons of standard armor, the most a 'Mech of its size can carry.<ref name=TRO3067/>
  
 
==Weapons and Equipment==
 
==Weapons and Equipment==
For long range combat, the ''Arcas'' carries a [[Series 7K]] [[ER Large Laser]] in each arm. When the ''Arcas''' opponent closes, it can bring three [[Smartshot Mk. V]] [[Streak SRM-4]]s and a pair of [[Kolibri Delta Series (MPL)|Kolibri Delta Series]] [[Medium Pulse Laser]]s to bear. These accurate weapons help the second-line warrior once an enemy gets close. Fifteen [[double heat sink]]s help keep the 'Mech cool.<ref name=TRO3067p122f/>
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For long range combat, the ''Arcas'' carries a [[Series 7K]] [[ER Large Laser]] in each arm. When the ''Arcas''' opponent closes, it can bring three [[Smartshot Mk. V]] [[Streak SRM-4]]s and a pair of [[Kolibri Delta Series (MPL)|Kolibri Delta Series]] [[Medium Pulse Laser]]s to bear. These accurate weapons help the second-line warrior once an enemy gets close. Fifteen [[double heat sink]]s help keep the 'Mech cool.<ref name=TRO3067/>
  
 
==Variants==
 
==Variants==
*; Arcas 2 : This variant is used primarily when far from supply lines. It removes the missiles and ER Large Lasers for a pair of [[ER PPC]]s and additional [[double heat sink]]s.<ref name=TRJp18f /> BV (1.0) = 2,681<ref>''Combat Operations'', p. 113</ref>, BV (2.0)= 2,835<ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 214</ref>
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*;Arcas 2 : This variant is used primarily when far from supply lines. It removes the missiles and ER Large Lasers for a pair of [[ER PPC]]s and additional [[double heat sink]]s.<ref name=TRO3067/> BV (1.0) = 2,681<ref>''Combat Operations'', p. 113</ref>, BV (2.0)= 2,835<ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 214</ref>
  
*; Arcas 3 : This version carries a [[Targeting Computer]] to counteract the inaccuracy of its [[Heavy Large Laser]]. A [[Streak SRM-4]] and pair of [[Medium Pulse Laser]]s rounds out the armament. Seven [[Improved Jump Jet]]s allow the ''Arcas 3'' to cover 210 meters in a single jump. BV (2.0) = 2,305<ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 215</ref>
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*;Arcas 3 : This version carries a [[Targeting Computer]] to counteract the inaccuracy of its [[Heavy Large Laser]]. A [[Streak SRM-4]] and pair of [[Medium Pulse Laser]]s rounds out the armament. Seven [[Improved Jump Jet]]s allow the ''Arcas 3'' to cover 210 meters in a single jump. BV (2.0) = 2,305<ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 215</ref>
  
 
==Design Quirks==
 
==Design Quirks==
The ''Arcas'' has the following [[Design Quirk]]:<ref>''BattleMech Manual'', p. 90: Battlemech Quirk Table - Arcas Entry.</ref>
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The ''Arcas'' has the following [[Design Quirk]]:<ref>[[BattleMech Manual]], p. 90 Battlemech Quirk Table - Arcas Entry.</ref>
 
*[[Protected Actuators]]
 
*[[Protected Actuators]]
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
* In German products, the unit's proper name was translated to '''''Arkas''''', which is the common German transliteration from Greek Ἀρκάς.
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In German products the unit's proper name was perfectly translated to '''Arkas''', which is the common German transliteration from Greek Ἀρκάς.
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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*''[[Master Unit List]]''
 
*''[[Master Unit List]]''
 
*''[[Record Sheets: 3067]]''
 
*''[[Record Sheets: 3067]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]''
 
*''[[Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged]]''
 
*''[[Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged]]''
*''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]''
 
  
[[Category:'Mechs]]
 
 
[[Category:BattleMechs]]
 
[[Category:BattleMechs]]
 
[[Category:Heavy BattleMechs]]
 
[[Category:Heavy BattleMechs]]

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