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	1 x Modular Weapon Mount
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 Machine Gun = 38, 199 Small Laser = 44, 231 SRM = 42, 219

Description

In response to sagging morale in the Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth (due in large part to the Lyran secession), Prince Victor Ian Steiner-Davion ordered new units to be created that represented a visual aesthetic meant to appeal to AFFC troops. 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 came up with 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.

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.

Gallery

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  Cavalier battle armor, front view

Bibliography

• Master Unit List.pdf
• Field Manual: Federated Suns
• LosTech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide
• Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrade
• Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Clan & Star League)
• Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade