Garm
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| Garm | |
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| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Johnston Industries |
| Model | GRM-01A |
| Class | Light |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 35 tons |
| Chassis | Johnston Biped L-25-a2 Endo Steel |
| Armor | Johnston Duraweave 6000 Ferro-Fibrous |
| Engine | Omni 175 |
| Speed | 86.4 km/h |
| Jump Jets | Rawlings 80-beta |
| Armament | |
| BV (1.0) | 662 |
Contents
Description
The Garm is designed to operate as part of a fire support lance providing long-range direct fire for other units in the lance. To make the Garm capable of carrying the weapons needed to carry out its intended mission it is built on a Johnston Biped L-25-a2 Endo Steel chassis that weighs half as much as a standard chassis. The Garm has an Omni 175 fusion engine that maximum speed of 86.4 km/h. The mobility enjoyed by the Garm is enhanced with five Rawlings 80-beta jump jets that make the 'Mech capable of jumping up to one hundred and fifty meters. The Garm does have relatively light armor for a 'Mech of its size with only three and a half tons of Johnston Duraweave 6000 Ferro-Fibrous armor. This is because the Garm depends on its ability to keep an enemy at long-range instead of closing to short range to engage an enemy.
Armament
The Garm is capable of providing direct and indirect fire support. For direct fire support the Garm has a Mydron Excel 5SG LB-X Autocannon/5 which is capable of firing both standard and cluster ammunition. The latter acts like 'Mech sized buckshot. A Federated 10-shot LRM-10 launcher provides the Garm with added long-range combat capabilities and allow the Garm to provide indirect fire support.
Variants
- GRM-01B - The 01B variant of the Garm is built to operate independantly of supply lines and increases its long range indirect fire capabilities. To do this, the Garm removes the heavy LB-X Autocannon/5 and replaces it with an ER Large Laser. The 'Mech also adds an Artemis IV fire control system to increase the accuracy of its LRM-10 launcher. The 'Mech adds two heat sinks and an additional ton of armor. BV (1.0) = 732