Lobo

Lobo
Production information
Manufacturer	W-7 Facilities
Model	LOB
Class	Medium
Cost	7,554,400 C-bills
Technical specifications
Mass	40 tons
Chassis	Type-A Endo Steel
Armor	Type-1 Ferro Fibrous
Engine	General System 240 XL
Speed	97 km/h
Armament	1x ER Large Laser 2x ATM 6s 2x Heavy Medium Lasers 1x Heavy Small Laser 1x Anti-Missile System
BV (1.0)	1,299

Description

The Lobo was originally conceived as an inexpensive companion to the Timber Wolf. Khan Vladimir Ward's Clan Wolf was never fond of the Linebacker that was initiated by Khan Natasha Kerensky, so Khan Ward directed his scientists to design something smaller. Despite that, Ward was not happy with his options until Clan Coyote developed the Advanced Tactical Missile Launcher. Ward quickly secured the technology and had it incorporated into the Lobo, which was sitting on the drawing board. With that inclusion, the 'Mech ceased to be cheap, however, as the inclusion of Endo Steel and an Extra-light Engine was necessary to free up space for the desired launchers. Khan Ward now views the Lobo as a testbed for an eventual OmniMech to justify the costs required to produce the design. Able to out-pace the Timber Wolf, the Lobo is more in line with Clan Wolf's shift to faster, but still hard-hitting, 'Mechs. The Lobo is protected by seven tons of Ferro-Fibrous armor and a Shield-3 Anti-Missile System.

Armament

At long range, the Lobo makes use of its Volt-7 Extended Range Large Laser. As it closes, it can makes use of the paired CC ATM 6s, then the pair of General Systems Heavy Medium Lasers and the General Systems Heavy Small Laser. The meager ten double heat sinks alloted to the design cannot hope to keep it cool, so MechWarriors have resorted to running the heat up to the red, then disengaging to cool off.

Variants

There are no known variants of the Lobo.

References

Technical Readout: 3067