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− | The quadrupedal | + | The quadrupedal CK-3 '''''CherryPicker''''' [[AgroMech]]<ref>''Tactics of Duty'', p. 234: makes it clear this is no BattleMech by design; AgroMech type confirmed by [[Master Unit List]] entry.</ref> is a design known to be in use since before [[2857]].<ref name=ToD209>''Tactics of Duty'', p. 223</ref> |
− | In April [[3057]], [[Alexander Carlyle]] and [[Davis McCall]] acquired a bicentennial ''CherryPicker'' during an uprising on [[Caledonia]] that was modified to carry a [[machine gun]] and what amounted to a [[small laser]]. They hoped to contact the [[Gray Death Legion]] as their [[DropShip]]s descended on the world, but in the chaos that ensued their AgroMech was considered a possible threat and was attacked and destroyed by Legion forces. Carlyle and McCall survived and managed to make contact nonetheless.<ref>''Tactics of Duty'', pp. | + | In April [[3057]], [[Alexander Carlyle]] and [[Davis McCall]] acquired a bicentennial ''CherryPicker'' during an uprising on [[Caledonia]] that was modified to carry a [[machine gun]] and what amounted to a [[small laser]]. They hoped to contact the [[Gray Death Legion]] as their [[DropShip]]s descended on the world, but in the chaos that ensued their AgroMech was considered a possible threat and was attacked and destroyed by Legion forces. Carlyle and McCall survived and managed to make contact nonetheless.<ref>''Tactics of Duty'', pp. 223–227, 234–236, 242–244</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:08, 13 May 2022
CherryPicker | |
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Production information | |
Manufacturer | |
Use | AgroMech |
Model | CK-3 |
Class | |
Introduced | Succession Wars era[1] |
Technical specifications | |
'Mech type | Inner Sphere IndustrialMech |
Mass | |
Chassis | |
Armor | |
Engine | Internal Combustion Engine[2] |
Speed | unknown km/h |
Armament |
none |
Description
The quadrupedal CK-3 CherryPicker AgroMech[3] is a design known to be in use since before 2857.[4]
In April 3057, Alexander Carlyle and Davis McCall acquired a bicentennial CherryPicker during an uprising on Caledonia that was modified to carry a machine gun and what amounted to a small laser. They hoped to contact the Gray Death Legion as their DropShips descended on the world, but in the chaos that ensued their AgroMech was considered a possible threat and was attacked and destroyed by Legion forces. Carlyle and McCall survived and managed to make contact nonetheless.[5]
References
- ↑ One such 'Mech was noted to be "at least two centuries old" as of 3057, marking the design Succession Wars era or yet older.
- ↑ Tactics of Duty, p. 234
- ↑ Tactics of Duty, p. 234: makes it clear this is no BattleMech by design; AgroMech type confirmed by Master Unit List entry.
- ↑ Tactics of Duty, p. 223
- ↑ Tactics of Duty, pp. 223–227, 234–236, 242–244
Bibliography
- Tactics of Duty (novel)