Night Wolf
Night Wolf | |
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Production information | |
Manufacturer | W-7 Facilities |
Class | Assault |
Technical specifications | |
Mass | 90 tons |
Chassis | DSAM Endo 4 |
Armor | Compound 12B2 Standard |
Engine | 360 XL |
Speed | 64 km/h |
Jump Jets | Grandthrust Mk. 5 |
Armament |
1 x Heavy Large Laser |
BV (2.0) | 2,878[1] |
Description
The Night Wolf a Clan Wolf Assault BattleMech produced by 3085 on Weingarten. The design is created by Wolves as practical means to deal with new Combined Arms strategies employed by its enemies. The Night Wolf is meant as replacement assault 'mech for its 2nd Line Units which need to be replenishing its aging designs in their ranks.
The 'Mech is not considered very fast, but with its Jump Jets, makes it mobile enough to handle most contemporaries on the battlefield. Using the 360 Rated Extra Light Fusion Engine, the design is able afford large array of weaponry. Its armor protection is considered to be less than other Clan Mechs, due to use of Standard Armor. However, it 15.5 tons of armor considered strong enough for normal encounters. To help deal with more sophisticated electronics that maybe employed against it, the 'mech has been fitted with a Guardian ECM Suite.[2]
Armament
The 'Mech has a wide spread of weaponry, which includes a Heavy Large Laser in right torso and ER Medium Laser in right arm. To alleviate the targeting issues caused by the Heavy Laser, the 'Mech been fitted with a Targeting Computer. For range attacks, the 'Mech utilizes pair of ATM 9 Launchers mounted per each of the 'Mechs' arms. To help deal with advent of increase conventional vehicles and infantry forces, the 'Mech left arm has been fitted with a Plasma Cannon. An Anti-Missile System has added to the 'Mech's head to take down incoming missile fire.[3]
Variants
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