Crab
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| Crab | |
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| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Cosara Weaponries |
| Model | CRB-27 |
| Class | Medium |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 50 tons |
| Chassis | Hollis Mark 1A |
| Armor | Paulina Heavy Ferro-Fibrous |
| Engine | Magna 250 |
| Speed | 86.4 km/h |
| Armament | |
| BV (1.0) | 965 |
| BV (2.0) | 1,198 |
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Description
Designed during the last days of the Star League, the 'Mech proved a superior unit before being forgotten during the Succession Wars. It has a maximum speed of 86.4 km/h that allows it to avoid most heavy and assault 'Mechs but leaves it vulnerable to machines of it's own weight class. Born to be a guerrilla unit, the Crab is a heavily armed and armored medium 'Mech known for its logistical durability. The Crab also suffers from an extremely steep heat curve. While the Crab has sufficient standard heat sinks to facilitate repeating firings of its twin large lasers, adding its supplemental weapons quickly overheats the machine.
Armament
The Crab carries two arm mounted RamTech 1200 Large Lasers which are backed up by a Ceres Arms Medium Laser and a Exostar Small Laser. While this is a high heat design, the all laser configuration does lend itself to guerrilla warfare as it cannot run out of ammunition.
Variants
- CRB-20 - The CRB-20 is a downgrade of the CRB-27 Crab that was given to the DCMS during the War of 3039 by ComStar. The only major modification to the design is the use of standard armor which reduced the overall protection on the Crab. BV (1.0) = 921, BV (2.0) = 1,143
- CRB-30 - The CRB-30 is a complete rework of the CRB-27 Crab. To start, the standard engine has been replaced with an ExtraLight model. The CRB-30 puts this free weight to good use by replacing the twin Large Lasers with a pair of ER PPCs and upgrading the Medium and Small Lasers to an ER Medium Laser and an ER Small Laser. The standard heat sinks have all been replaced with double heat sinks. The last part of this upgrade is the addition of a Guardian ECM Suite and an improved c3 computer. BV (1.0) = 1,204, BV (2.0) = 1,509
- CRB-C - The CRB-C Crab is a minor update of the design modified as a test bed for the C3i computer. The Crab makes space for the C3 unit by removing the Medium Laser. BV (1.0) = 950, BV (2.0) = 1,135