Dig Lord

Dig Lord
Production information
Manufacturer
Use	Mining
Class
Technical specifications
'Mech type	Inner Sphere (Tournament Legal)
Mass
Chassis
Armor
Engine
Communications System	Achernar Electronics GEO-11
Speed	km/h
Armament	Rock Cutter, Mining Drill, 4 x Fluid Guns, Extended Fuel Tank
BV (1.0)	???
BV (2.0)	607

Description and History

The Dig Lord is a heavy mining IndustrialMech created by Achernar BattleMechs in 3057. The design was based on an older Succession War design known as the Dig King. The design was almost produced uninterrupted till the FedCom Civil War, until the ordered otherwise by Archon-Princess Katrina Steiner-Davion. The Archon-Prince had required the company to produce more military models. The company stopped production for a period of two years, but never re-tooled. This allowed the design to continue production.

Weapons and Equipment

The Dig Lord is equipped with a Rock Cutter in its right arm actuator, a Mining Drill in its left arm. The 'Mech has four Fluid Guns with ten tons of liquid storage for them. The design is also equipped with an extended fuel tank for prolonged use in the field.

Cargo

None

Variants

• RCL-Z1 Dig Lord Armed Mining Mech 

  Developed in the Calderon Protectorate to augment their thin defense forces, the Dig Lord Armed Mining Mech is protected by eight tons of Heavy Industrial Armor. It also removes the traditional equipment used in the Dig Lord and replaces it with a single MML-5 with two tons of ammunition, a Heavy Rifle mounted in a BattleMech Turret on the left torso, and a Medium VibroBlade in the right arm. The vibroblade is more deadly with the addition of an Actuator Enhancement System. This 'Mech isn't intended to face dedicated BattleMech forces, but instead support vehicles and infantry against lighter units. BV (2.0) = 698

• Deep Lord MilitiaMech 

  Produced by Bristol SalvageWorks in the Magistracy of Canopus, the Deep Lord is a Dig Lord that has been refitted with weapons and armor to supplement regular military forces. The treads, rock cutter, mining drill, and fluid guns have been removed and replaced with a Mace and an SRM-6 launcher in the torso. Additional firepower comes from the Heavy Rifle carried in a BattleMech Turret on the left torso. Though protected by eight tons of Heavy Industrial Armor, the Deep Lord will not last long on the modern battlefield as it's slow, poorly armed, and lacks an ejection seat. However it is likely to drive off bandits and pirates while simultaneously being one of the cheapest units on the battlefield. For that reason it has been sold to many small mercenary commands, city-states, and corporations working in the Periphery. BV (2.0) = 715, 713

• Dig Lord MiningMech MOD 

  This armed variant of the Dig Lord was used extensively on Vega during the Republic of the Sphere era by warlords and criminal elements. Basically it removed the Fluid Guns and their storage bays from the torso and replaced them with a single Autocannon/10 and SRM 4 missile pack. Each weapon was provided with two tons of ammunition. Though they looked like a BattleMech, these modified Dig Lords often fell quickly to their purpose-built cousins. BV (2.0) = 706

Related Designs

• MiningMech

• MiningMech Mk II

Design Quirks

The RCL-4 Dig Lord has the following design quirk:

• Improved Life Support

The RCL-Z1 Dig Lord variant is subject to the following Design Quirks:

• Jettison-Capable Weapon (Medium Vibroblade)
• Prototype
• Protected Actuators

Gallery

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  RCL-Z1 Dig Lord Armed Mining Mech

Bibliography

• Experimental Technical Readout: Periphery
• Dark Age Turning Points: Vega
• Record Sheets: Prototypes
• Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex
• Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised
• Technical Readout: Prototypes