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| − | |name=Ostroc Mk II
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| − | |manufacturer=(unknown)
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| − | |model=OSR-9C
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| − | |class=Heavy
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| − | |mass=60
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| − | |engine=Pitban 240
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| − | |speed=64.8
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| − | |jumpjets=Yes (type unknown)
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| − | *2x [[Large Laser]]s
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| − | *2x [[Medium Laser]]s
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| − | *2x [[SRM-2]]
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| − | ==Description==
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| − | Almost nothing is known about the '''''Ostroc Mk II''''' except for its name and design parameters.<br>The name implies this [[BattleMech]] to be a successor to the classic ''[[Ostroc]]'', presumably by the same firm. This assumption is also supported by the design's similarity to both the ''Ostroc'' and its close relative, the ''[[Ostsol]]'', though on the other hand the differences are such that it is no mere variant or modification either. Most notably, the ''Ostroc Mk II'' features a reverse-joint leg assebly.
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| − | In the scenario accompanying the model kit and stat sheet, a [[House Davion]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] recounts how he encountered an ''Ostroc'' that "had been obviously modified" in the defense of Brittany III against a [[House Kurita|Kurita]] invasion. The name of the ''Ostroc Mk II'''s pilot is given as DeMici.
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| − | The ''Ostroc Mk II'''s key difference to the ''Ostroc'' is its slower speed; the smaller [[fusion engine]] allowed for the installation of four additional [[heat sink]]s, half a ton of extra armor, and a jump capacity of 90 meters.
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| − | :''Of the design's three [[jump jet]]s, one sits in the center torso while the other two are reportedly mounted in the arms. This fits with the picture and was legal under the earliest design rules from the original ''[[Battledroids]]'' game, but has been illegal since ''[[BattleTech 2nd Edition]]''. Other than that, the design is legal under current construction rules, including the correct mass to the jump jets (1 ton each). The additional armor was allocated to the front torso (4 points to center torso, 1 to each side torso) and legs (1 point each).''
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| − | ==Weapons and Equipment==
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| − | The armament of the ''Ostroc Mk II'' is almost identical to that of the ''Ostroc'': One [[large laser]] and one [[medium laser]] in each torso side, augmented by short range missiles. Instead of the [[SRM-4]] in the ''Ostroc'''s right torso, the ''Ostroc Mk II'' sports a pair of [[SRM-2]] launchers (one in each side torso) that share a ton of ammunition, stored in the center torso.
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| − | ==Variants==
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| − | None known. The ''Ostroc Mk II'' might arguably itself be a mere variant of the ''Ostroc''.
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| − | ==Canonicity==
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| − | [[Image:OSR-9C StatSheet.jpg|thumb|left|OSR-9C Stat Sheet as provided by TCI]]The [[canon]]icity of the ''Ostroc Mk II'' is a particularly complicated issue. The design's first and only mention was a model kit set for [[Battledroids]], [[BattleTech]]'s first incarnation, from [[Twentieth Century Imports]] (TCI) that included game stat sheets for the classic MAD-3R ''[[Marauder]]'' and the OSR-9C ''Ostroc Mk II'' (Set 7). The stat sheet shows both a [[FASA]] and a TCI trademark from 1985 and 1986, respectively; it remains unclear if it can thus be regarded as a FASA publication.<br>Advertisements for the model kit set were printed in the [[BattleTechnology]] magazine, which itself was considered canon in its time (but is now considered apocryphal).
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| − | Unlike all other Battledroids/TCI 'Mechs from the model kit sets (''[[Shadow Hawk]]'', ''[[Scorpion (BattleMech)|Scorpion]]'', ''[[Griffin]]'', ''[[Locust]]'', ''[[Thunderbolt]]'', ''[[Battlemaster]]'', ''[[Wolverine]]'', ''[[Goliath]]'', ''[[Crusader]]'', ''[[Archer]]'', ''[[Rifleman]]'', ''[[Warhammer]]'', ''[[Marauder]]'', ''[[Wasp]]'', ''[[Wasp LAM]]'', ''[[Stinger]]'', ''[[Stinger LAM]]'', ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'', ''[[Phoenix Hawk LAM]]'' and the ''[[Leopard]]'' [[DropShip]]), neither the ''Ostroc Mk II'' nor its artwork were ever used again in BattleTech.
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| − | The picture provided for the ''Ostroc Mk II'', like the entire first batch of BattleMechs, was borrowed from existing designs—in this case, the art from the Regult heavy artillery pod from [[Macross]]. Technically, the [[Unseen]] issue would thus have applied to the ''Ostroc Mk II'' as well.
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| − | ==References==
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| − | *[[TCI Set 7: Marauder and Ostroc Mk II]] (model kit by [[Twentieth Century Imports]] with enclosed Battledroids game stat sheet)
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| − | *[http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,57681.0/index.php/topic,57681.msg1392086.html#msg1392086 Scan of stat sheet] on [[CBT Forum]] posting
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