Cavalier
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| Cavalier | |
| Production information | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Albion Advanced Technologies and Products, General Motors |
| Use | Line Unit |
| Weight Class | Medium |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere |
| Cost | 400,000 C-bills |
| Introduced | 3058 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 1,000 kg |
| Top Speed | 10 km/h |
| Armament | |
| Armor Type | Standard |
| BV (1.0) | Flamer = 33, 199 Machine Gun = 31, 199 Small Laser = 37, 231 SRM = 35, 219 |
| BV (2.0) | Flamer = 38, 199[1] Machine Gun = 38, 199[2] Small Laser = 44, 231[3] SRM = 42, 219[4] |
Description
To respond to sagging morale in the Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth due to large part to the Lyran secession, Prince Victor Ian Steiner-Davion ordered new units created that represented a visual aesthetic that appealed to many AFFC troopers. Military engineers responded with a battle armor design that was essentially a reworked version of the Inner Sphere Standard. They simply moved around some armor plates and received a unit that could jump ninety meters at a time and had enough armor to withstand a blast from a Large Pulse Laser. By 3070, all Federated Suns facilities has switched over from producing the Inner Sphere Standard to the Cavalier.[5][6]
Armament
Like the Inner Sphere Standard, the Cavalier has a modular weapon mount that can accept a Flamer, Small Laser, or Machine Gun. The only actual difference between the two suits is that the Cavalier's missile launcher is an SRM-1 with three reloads. The laser is most useful against hardened targets, while the Machine Gun is highly effective against unarmored infantry. The Flamer is threatening to both.[5]
Gallery
Cavalier battle armor, frontal view
References
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Clan & Star League), p. 22
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Clan & Star League), p. 24
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Clan & Star League), p. 23
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Clan & Star League), p. 261
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, pp. 18-19, "Cavalier Battle Armor Profile"
- ↑ Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 158