Dig King

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Dig King
Dig King
Production information
Manufacturer
Use Mining
Class
Technical specifications
'Mech type Inner Sphere (Tournament Legal)
Mass
Chassis
Armor
Engine
Communications System Unspecified
Speed km/h
Armament

Rock Cutter, Mining Drill, Lift Hoist

BV (1.0) 409[1]
BV (2.0) 599[2]


Description

Designed as a light Industrial 'Mech design used for underground tunnel mining, the Dig King, is one of the earliest known examples of MiningMech. Introduced in 2573, this durable, dependable design became the basis for many offshoots of produced over the centuries.

During the Succession Wars, the need for combat 'mechs became urgent. The militarized version of the Dig King soon would appear in desperate moments in combat. A civilian variation of the Dig King would be commonly used in late 3090s to mid-3130s in the Inner Sphere. After Gray Monday in the late Dark Age, many of these 'Mechs were once more converted into make-shift combat 'Mechs and pressed in service for many splinter groups after the collapse of the HPG network.[3][4]

Weapons and Equipment

This design is equipped with a Mining Drill in place of its left hand actuator. In place of its right hand actuator, it has its signature Rock-Cutter. The 'Mech is also equipped with a Lift Hoist in left torso, to haul ore or other equipment around.[5]

Variants

  • RCL-1M Dig King MiningMech MOD 
    Created during the Succession Wars, this refitted weaponized version used by various factions, militia, other military concerns of this time period. In place of the lift hoist, the 'Mech has been equipped with two 4-tube Short-Range Missile Launchers with ton ammunition. Pair of Machine Guns & ammunition have mounted in place of the left arm. The design has slight increase of armor all design and retains the Rock Cutter in the right arm.BV(1.0)=[6] BV(2.0)=460[7]

Related Designs

  • RCL-4 Dig Lord - Heavy-Class Industrial 'Mech design which first premiered in 3057. The MiningMech resembles this 65 ton design.

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The information after this notice comes from apocryphal sources; the canonicity of such information is uncertain.
Please view the reference page for information regarding their canonicity.

  • MiningMech MOD-B : Variant of the refit of the MiningMech MOD. The refit retains the I/NCK "Thornbush" SRM-4s launchers & Bulldog Machine Guns, however it has a DeValt Heavy-Duty Hydraulic Pile Driver.[8]
  • MiningMech Mk II - Newer version of the original MiningMech. The design is carry core in its "Dump truck bed", is equipped with shovel in right arm. Like the original MiningMech, it to was subjected to military modifications, in form of the MiningMech Mk II MOD.

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Design Notes

  • Origin - Originally known simply as the MiningMech & MOD (variant), these two Mech's were introduced by WizKids as part of their original release of their MechWarrior Dark Age Collectable Miniatures Game. A part of bridging the gaps between the older "Classic" Battletech franchise, a Dark Age Record Book was created which included early stats for the MiningMech and it's armed variant. The MiningMech's BattleTech stats were designed prior to introduction to Total Warfare and TechManual in which introduce industrial grade and commercial type armor. The MiningMech was conceived originally with standard BattleMech armor which sets it aside from other designs and had a ICE power plant verses current version's Fuel Engine. At the time, there was little of anything written about the MiningMech aside from appearing in Dark Age novels. The MiningMech MOD-B has some fluff on which manufacture had this "refitted" of the design. The MOD-B's Hydrualic Pile Driver suggests this is a variant of the civilian version of the MiningMech. It did appear in novel, Fortress of Lies, where it was used as part of the defense of St. Andre against House Liao's invasion of the Republic of the Sphere.
  • Master Unit List Note: As of this writing, the MUL Profile for the Dig King does not a Battle Value assigned to it and it's MOD variant is not listed at all.

References

  1. Record Sheets: MechWarrior Dark Age I, p. 34 - MiningMech - Original Stats prior to renaming to Dig King
  2. Record Sheets: Vehicle Annex, IndustrialMechs & Exoskeletons, p. 77 RCL-1 Dig King MiningMech - "The Battle Value for Dig King."
  3. Era Digest: Dark Age, pp. 7,13, 29-31 Shards of the Republic/Battletech Assignment Table/INDUSTRIALMECHS - "RC-1M Dig King MOD" variant listed among the IndustrialMechs used for combat."
  4. Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex, Revised, p. 220 Dig Lord - "Dig Lord fluff gives some back ground to the Dig Lord.
  5. Record Sheets: Vehicle Annex, IndustrialMechs & Exoskeletons, p. 77 RCL-1 Dig King MiningMech - "Stats and features for the Dig King.".
  6. Record Sheets: MechWarrior Dark Age I, p. 35, "MiningMech MOD Record Sheet" - Before Being renamed to Dig King
  7. Record Sheets: Vehicle Annex, IndustrialMechs & Exoskeletons, p. 92 RCL-1 Dig King MiningMech MOD - "Current Battle Value for Dig King.
  8. Jorges Koffler Dossier - MechWarrior Dark Age: Fire for Effect

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