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Line 1: − {{Update Needed|[[Mercenary's Handbook: 3055]]|[[Tactical Handbook]]}} {{InfoBoxBattleMech {{InfoBoxBattleMech − | image = OWR-3M Ostwar.jpg + | image = Ostwar-03.gif − | name = ''Ostwar'' + | name = Ostwar | manufacturer = | manufacturer = − [[Ceres Metal Industries]]<ref>''Objectives: Capellan Confederation'', p. 18</ref> + [[Ostmann Industries]],<br /> − ----+ [[Harmony MetalWorks]],<ref name="JHS:3076p116+">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', pp. 116-117, "OWR-2M Ostwar"</ref><ref>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 12</ref> <br /> − [[Harmony MetalWorks]]<ref name="JHS:3076p116+">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', pp. 116-117, "OWR-2M Ostwar"</ref><ref>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 12</ref> + [[Ronin Incorporated]],<ref>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 14</ref> <br /> − ----+ [[Osaka Heavy Metrics]],<ref>''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 4</ref> <br /> − [[Osaka Heavy Metrics]]<ref>''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 4</ref> + [[Trellshire Heavy Industries]],<ref>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p.4 </ref> − ----+ [[Ceres Metal Industries]]<ref>''Objectives: Capellan Confederation'', p. 18</ref> <br /> − [[Ostmann Industries]] + | production year=2470 − ----+ | year reference=<ref name="MUL1">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4769/ostwar-owr-2m MUL online data for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> − [[Ronin Incorporated]]<ref name=TRJp138f>''Technical Readout: Jihad'', pp. 138–139: "OWR-3M Ostwar"</ref><ref>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 14</ref> <!-- 3M entry reprinted from TRO:3067 -->+ | model = OWR-2M − ----+ | class = Heavy − [[Tvastar Enterprises]]<ref name=OFWLE>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'' [https://bg.battletech.com/forums/errata/objectives-free-worlds-league/msg1368235/#msg1368235 Errata v1.0]</ref> + | cost = 4,778,125 [[C-bill]]s<ref name="MUL1"/> − ----+ | Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/> − [[Trellshire Heavy Industries]]<ref>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p.4</ref> + | mass = 65<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/> − | production year=2500 + | chassis = [[Ost-1]]<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/> − | year reference=<ref name="MUL1">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2383/ MUL online data for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> + | armor = [[Regulas Basic]] ([[Primitive Armor]])<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/> − | model = OWR-3M<ref name=TRJp138f /> + | engine = [[Hermes 235]] (Primitive) [[Fusion Engine]]<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/> − | cost = 6,758,675 [[C-bill]]s<ref name="MUL1"/> + | comsys= [[Barret 4000]]<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/> − |Tech Base=Inner Sphere + | T&T=[[Wassat Watchdog W100]]<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/> − |mech type=BattleMech+ | speed = 54<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/> − | mass = 65 + | jumpjets = None<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/> − |feet=biped+ | armament = − | chassis = [[Ost-I]]<ref name=TRJp138f /> + *1x [[LRM-20]]<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/> − | armor = [[Kallon FWL Special Light Ferro-Fibrous]]<ref name=TRJp138f /> + *2x [[SRM-4]]s<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/> − | engine = [[Hermes 260]] <ref name=TRJp138f /> + *2x [[Medium Laser]]s<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/> − | comsys= [[Barret Party Line-200]] with [[Guardian ECM Suite]] <ref name=TRJp138f /> − | T&T=[[Wassat Watchdog W100]] with [[Artemis IV FCS]] <ref name=TRJp138f /> − |heat sinks=12 [[Double Heat Sink|double]]<ref name=TRJp138f /> − | speed = 64<ref name=TRJp138f /> − | armament = <ref name=TRJp138f /> − * 1x [[LRM-20]] − * 2x [[Streak SRM-4]] − * 2x [[ER medium laser]] | BV (1.0) = | BV (1.0) = − | BV (2.0) = 1,557<ref name=TRJp138f /> + | BV (2.0) = 1,205<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/><ref name="MUL1"/><ref name="XTRO:PV1p6">''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1'', p. 6, "OWR-2M Ostwar"</ref> }} }} Line 43:
Line 34: From the same lineage of "WalkerPods" as the ''[[Ostroc]]'' and ''[[Ostsol]]'', the '''''Ostwar''''' was [[Ostmann Industries]]' first attempt at creating a [[BattleMech]].<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/><ref name="XTRO:PV1p6"/> From the same lineage of "WalkerPods" as the ''[[Ostroc]]'' and ''[[Ostsol]]'', the '''''Ostwar''''' was [[Ostmann Industries]]' first attempt at creating a [[BattleMech]].<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/><ref name="XTRO:PV1p6"/> − Designed in [[Introduction Year::2470]] by [[Ernst Ostmann]] but only entering production in [[Production Year::2500]], the ''Ostwar'' was technologically primitive compared to other 'Mech designs developed in the [[Terran Hegemony]] at the time, forcing the [[Terra]]n based firm to sell it to other nation states. Produced until the start of the [[Reunification War]], the ''Ostwar'' would enjoy moderate success in the [[Capellan Confederation]] and the [[Free Worlds League]], buying Ostmann the time and funding to build more advanced designs such as its successful ''Ostroc'' and ''Ostsol''. To save on costs, many of these later designs shared similar and compatible parts with the more primitive ''Ostwar'', with the design becoming extinct in the early [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], stripped for parts to maintain the more modern designs after the destruction of the Ostmann plant on Terra.<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/><ref name="XTRO:PV1p6"/> + Designed in [[2470]] but only entering production in [[Production Year::2500]], the ''Ostwar'' was technologically primitive compared to other 'Mech designs developed in the [[Terran Hegemony]] at the time, forcing the [[Terra]]n based firm to sell it to other nation states. Produced until the start of the [[Production Ceased::Reunification War]], the ''Ostwar'' would enjoy moderate success in the [[Capellan Confederation]] and the [[Free Worlds League]], buying Ostmann the time and funding to build more advanced designs such as its successful ''Ostroc'' and ''Ostsol''. To save on costs, many of these later designs shared similar and compatible parts with the more primitive ''Ostwar'', with the design becoming extinct in the early [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], stripped for parts to maintain the more modern designs after the destruction of the Ostmann plant on Terra.<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/><ref name="XTRO:PV1p6"/> − One of the many ancient designs revived thanks to the [[Hegemony Memory Core]], the new independent [[Principality of Regulus]]'s desperate need for BattleMechs during the [[Jihad]] saw them convert the [[Harmony MetalWorks]] [[IndustrialMech]] factory to production of the primitive 2M, with Ronin Incorporated building a new assembly line for the modern 3M after that conflict concluded.<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/><ref name="XTRO:PV1p6"/> + One of the many ancient designs revived thanks to the [[Hegemony Memory Core]], the new independent [[Principality of Regulus]]'s desperate need for BattleMechs during the [[Reintroduction Year::Jihad]] saw them convert the [[Harmony MetalWorks]] [[IndustrialMech]] factory to production of the primitive 2M, with Ronin Incorporated building a new assembly line for the modern 3M after that conflict concluded.<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/><ref name="XTRO:PV1p6"/> − Harmony MetalWorks and Ronin were not the only companies to produce ''Ostwar''s during the [[Jihad]]; other companies such as [[Osaka Heavy Metrics]], a [[Draconis Combine]] IndustrialMech manufacturer, converted their existing lines to produce the ''Ostwar'' amongst other [[Retrotech]] designs from their factories on [[Togura]] and [[Philadelphia]].<ref name="TRO:3085Sp34">''Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental'', p. 34, "SKU-197 Sokuryou SurveyMech"</ref> + Harmony MetalWorks and Ronin were not the only companies to produce ''Ostwar''s during the [[Jihad]]; other companies such as [[Osaka Heavy Metrics]], a [[Draconis Combine]] IndustrialMech manufacturer, converted their existing lines to produce the ''Ostwar'' amongst other [[RetroTech]] designs from their factories on [[Togura]] and [[Philadelphia]].<ref name="TRO:3085Sp34">''Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental'', p. 34, "SKU-197 Sokuryou SurveyMech"</ref> + + The ''Ostwar'' has a host of primitive and heavier technologies throughout its design such as its [[Primitive Cockpit|primitive cockpit]]. Constructed using a primitive eleven-ton Hermes 235, the underpowered engine limited the ''Ostwar'' to a top speed of 54 kph, while seventeen and half tons of [[Primitive Armor]] provides far less protection than modern armor materials.<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/><ref name="XTRO:PV1p6"/> == Weapons and Equipment == == Weapons and Equipment == − The modern 3M version, built at Ronin Incorporated's facility on [[Wallis]] in [[3075]],<ref name="MUL3">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2383/ostwar-owr-3m/ MUL online data for the Ostwar OWR-3M variant]''</ref> replaces all the original's components with advanced technology. Powered by a standard Hermes 260 [[fusion engine]], which increases the 'Mech's top speed by 10 km/h, the chassis is protected by eleven tons of [[Light Ferro-Fibrous|light ferro-fibrous armor]] and [[CASE]] mounted in both side torsos. Swapping the standard SRM racks for more advanced and ammo-efficient [[Shannon SH-47 Stream SRM 4|Shannon SH-47]] [[Streak SRM-4]] launchers and standard medium lasers for modern [[Diverse Optics]] [[ER medium laser]]s, with the [[Doombud (LRM20)|Doombud]] [[LRM-20]] launcher enhanced with [[Artemis IV FCS]]. The heat sinks are upgraded to [[Double Heat Sink|double-strength]] models.<ref name=TRJp138f /> + The 2M ''Ostwar'' was armed with a twenty-tube Doombud Long Range Missile launcher for its long range attacks. In close range, the 'Mech was armed with two four-tubed Shannon SH-40 Short-Range Missile launchers in each of its paddle shaped forearms. It also mounted two Martell Medium Lasers mounted on the left torso. The 'Mech carried three tons of ammunition for the LRM rack, while carrying a ton of SRM ammunition in its left arm.<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/><ref name="XTRO:PV1p6"/> == Variants == == Variants == − *; OWR-2M : The original 2M ''Ostwar'' was armed with a twenty-tube [[Doombud Long Range Missile|Doombud]] [[LRM-20|Long Range Missile]] launcher for its long-range attacks. In close range, the 'Mech was armed with two four-tubed [[Shannon SH-40 Short-Range Missile|Shannon SH-40]] [[SRM-4]] launchers in each of its paddle shaped forearms. It also mounted two [[Martell]] [[medium laser]]s mounted on the left torso. The 'Mech carried three tons of ammunition for the LRM rack, while carrying a ton of SRM ammunition in its left arm.<ref name=TRJp138f /><ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/><ref name="XTRO:PV1p6"/> BV (2.0) = 1,205<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/><ref name="MUL1"/><ref name="XTRO:PV1p6">''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1'', p. 6, "OWR-2M Ostwar"</ref>+ *;OWR-2Mb : An updated version of the primitive ''Ostwar'' developed in [[Introduction Year::2620]]<ref name="MUL2"/>, this variant carries 12 tons of standard BattleMech armor and a modern cockpit. The chassis has been upgraded to use [[Endo Steel]], while an [[XL Engine]] increases the ''Ostwar's'' ground speed to 84 km/h. Eighteen double heat sinks dissipate the heat from three [[ER Large Laser]]s and twin [[SRM-6]] launchers. BV (2.0) = 1,638<ref>''Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge'', p. 137</ref><ref name="MUL2">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2382/ostwar-owr-2mb/ MUL online data for the Ostwar OWR-2Mb variant]''</ref> − − *; OWR-2Mb : An updated version of the primitive ''Ostwar'' developed in [[2620]],<ref name="MUL2"/> this variant carries 12 tons of standard BattleMech armor and a modern cockpit. The chassis has been upgraded to use [[Endo Steel]], while an [[XL engine]] increases the ''Ostwar's'' ground speed to 84 km/h. Eighteen double heat sinks dissipate the heat from three [[ER Large Laser]]s and twin [[SRM-6]] launchers. BV (2.0) = 1,638<ref>''Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge'', p. 137</ref><ref name="MUL2">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2382/ostwar-owr-2mb/ MUL online data for the Ostwar OWR-2Mb variant]''</ref> − == Design Quirks ==+ *;OWR-3M : The modern 3M version built at Ronin Incorporated's facility on [[Wallis]] in [[Introduction Year::3075]]<ref name="MUL3"/>, replaced all its components with advanced technology. Powered by a standard Hermes 260 Fusion engine, which increased the 'Mech's top speed by 10 kph, the chassis was protected by eleven tons of [[Light Ferro-Fibrous|light ferro-fibrous armor]] and [[CASE]] mounted in both side torsos. Swapping the standard SRM racks for more advanced and ammo-efficient Shannon SH-47 [[Streak SRM-4]] launchers and standard Medium Lasers for modern [[Diverse Optics]] [[ER Medium Laser]]s, with the LRM-20 launcher enhanced with [[Artemis IV FCS]]. <ref name="TRO:3085p90+">''Technical Readout: 3085'', pp. 90-91, "OWR-3M Ostwar"</ref> BV (2.0) = 1,557<ref>''Record Sheets: 3085 Print Edition'', p. 78</ref><ref name="MUL3">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2383/ostwar-owr-3m/ MUL online data for the Ostwar OWR-3M variant]''</ref> − The ''Ostwar'' has the following [[Design Quirk]]:<ref>[[BattleMech Manual]], p. 93 Design Quirk Table - Ostwar Entry.</ref> − * [[Easy to Maintain]] == Notable pilots == == Notable pilots == Line 66:
Line 55: == BattleMech Gallery == == BattleMech Gallery == <gallery> <gallery> − Ostwar OWR-2M JHS3076.jpg|Original OWR-2M ''Ostwar'' from ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076|JHS:3076]]''+ Image:Ostwar_XTROPrimV1.jpg|An OWR-2M ''OstWar'' with alternate hand missile launcher design. − Ostwar_XTROPrimV1.jpg|OWR-2M ''Ostwar'' with alternate hand missile launcher design from ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1|XTRO:Primitives, v1]]'' + Image:OWR-3M Ostwar.jpg|OWR-3M ''Ostwar'' − OWR-3M Ostwar.jpg|OWR-3M ''Ostwar'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3085|TRO:3085]]'' </gallery> </gallery> Line 75:
Line 63: == Bibliography == == Bibliography == − * ''[[BattleMech Manual]]'' * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1]]'' * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1]]'' * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]'' * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]'' Line 83:
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| − | | image = | + | | image = Ostwar-03.gif |
| − | | name = | + | | name = Ostwar |
| manufacturer = | | manufacturer = | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Ostmann Industries]],<br /> |
| − | + | [[Harmony MetalWorks]],<ref name="JHS:3076p116+">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', pp. 116-117, "OWR-2M Ostwar"</ref><ref>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 12</ref> <br /> | |
| − | [[Harmony MetalWorks]]<ref name="JHS:3076p116+">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', pp. 116-117, "OWR-2M Ostwar"</ref><ref>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 12</ref> | + | [[Ronin Incorporated]],<ref>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 14</ref> <br /> |
| − | + | [[Osaka Heavy Metrics]],<ref>''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 4</ref> <br /> | |
| − | [[ | + | [[Trellshire Heavy Industries]],<ref>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p.4 </ref> |
| − | + | [[Ceres Metal Industries]]<ref>''Objectives: Capellan Confederation'', p. 18</ref> <br /> | |
| − | [[ | + | | production year=2470 |
| − | + | | year reference=<ref name="MUL1">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4769/ostwar-owr-2m MUL online data for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | |
| − | + | | model = OWR-2M | |
| − | + | | class = Heavy | |
| − | [[ | + | | cost = 4,778,125 [[C-bill]]s<ref name="MUL1"/> |
| − | + | | Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/> | |
| − | [[ | + | | mass = 65<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/> |
| − | | production year= | + | | chassis = [[Ost-1]]<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/> |
| − | | year reference=<ref name="MUL1">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/ | + | | armor = [[Regulas Basic]] ([[Primitive Armor]])<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/> |
| − | | model = OWR- | + | | engine = [[Hermes 235]] (Primitive) [[Fusion Engine]]<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/> |
| − | | cost = | + | | comsys= [[Barret 4000]]<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/> |
| − | |Tech Base=Inner Sphere | + | | T&T=[[Wassat Watchdog W100]]<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/> |
| − | + | | speed = 54<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/> | |
| − | | mass = 65 | + | | jumpjets = None<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/> |
| − | + | | armament = | |
| − | | chassis = [[Ost- | + | *1x [[LRM-20]]<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/> |
| − | | armor = [[ | + | *2x [[SRM-4]]s<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/> |
| − | | engine = [[Hermes | + | *2x [[Medium Laser]]s<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/> |
| − | | comsys= [[Barret | ||
| − | | T&T=[[Wassat Watchdog W100 | ||
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| − | | | ||
| − | | armament = | ||
| − | * 1x [[LRM-20]] | ||
| − | * 2x [[ | ||
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| BV (1.0) = | | BV (1.0) = | ||
| − | | BV (2.0) = 1, | + | | BV (2.0) = 1,205<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/><ref name="MUL1"/><ref name="XTRO:PV1p6">''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1'', p. 6, "OWR-2M Ostwar"</ref> |
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From the same lineage of "WalkerPods" as the ''[[Ostroc]]'' and ''[[Ostsol]]'', the '''''Ostwar''''' was [[Ostmann Industries]]' first attempt at creating a [[BattleMech]].<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/><ref name="XTRO:PV1p6"/> | From the same lineage of "WalkerPods" as the ''[[Ostroc]]'' and ''[[Ostsol]]'', the '''''Ostwar''''' was [[Ostmann Industries]]' first attempt at creating a [[BattleMech]].<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/><ref name="XTRO:PV1p6"/> | ||
| − | Designed in [[ | + | Designed in [[2470]] but only entering production in [[Production Year::2500]], the ''Ostwar'' was technologically primitive compared to other 'Mech designs developed in the [[Terran Hegemony]] at the time, forcing the [[Terra]]n based firm to sell it to other nation states. Produced until the start of the [[Production Ceased::Reunification War]], the ''Ostwar'' would enjoy moderate success in the [[Capellan Confederation]] and the [[Free Worlds League]], buying Ostmann the time and funding to build more advanced designs such as its successful ''Ostroc'' and ''Ostsol''. To save on costs, many of these later designs shared similar and compatible parts with the more primitive ''Ostwar'', with the design becoming extinct in the early [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], stripped for parts to maintain the more modern designs after the destruction of the Ostmann plant on Terra.<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/><ref name="XTRO:PV1p6"/> |
| − | One of the many ancient designs revived thanks to the [[Hegemony Memory Core]], the new independent [[Principality of Regulus]]'s desperate need for BattleMechs during the [[Jihad]] saw them convert the [[Harmony MetalWorks]] [[IndustrialMech]] factory to production of the primitive 2M, with Ronin Incorporated building a new assembly line for the modern 3M after that conflict concluded.<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/><ref name="XTRO:PV1p6"/> | + | One of the many ancient designs revived thanks to the [[Hegemony Memory Core]], the new independent [[Principality of Regulus]]'s desperate need for BattleMechs during the [[Reintroduction Year::Jihad]] saw them convert the [[Harmony MetalWorks]] [[IndustrialMech]] factory to production of the primitive 2M, with Ronin Incorporated building a new assembly line for the modern 3M after that conflict concluded.<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/><ref name="XTRO:PV1p6"/> |
| − | Harmony MetalWorks and Ronin were not the only companies to produce ''Ostwar''s during the [[Jihad]]; other companies such as [[Osaka Heavy Metrics]], a [[Draconis Combine]] IndustrialMech manufacturer, converted their existing lines to produce the ''Ostwar'' amongst other [[ | + | Harmony MetalWorks and Ronin were not the only companies to produce ''Ostwar''s during the [[Jihad]]; other companies such as [[Osaka Heavy Metrics]], a [[Draconis Combine]] IndustrialMech manufacturer, converted their existing lines to produce the ''Ostwar'' amongst other [[RetroTech]] designs from their factories on [[Togura]] and [[Philadelphia]].<ref name="TRO:3085Sp34">''Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental'', p. 34, "SKU-197 Sokuryou SurveyMech"</ref> |
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| + | The ''Ostwar'' has a host of primitive and heavier technologies throughout its design such as its [[Primitive Cockpit|primitive cockpit]]. Constructed using a primitive eleven-ton Hermes 235, the underpowered engine limited the ''Ostwar'' to a top speed of 54 kph, while seventeen and half tons of [[Primitive Armor]] provides far less protection than modern armor materials.<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/><ref name="XTRO:PV1p6"/> | ||
== Weapons and Equipment == | == Weapons and Equipment == | ||
| − | The | + | The 2M ''Ostwar'' was armed with a twenty-tube Doombud Long Range Missile launcher for its long range attacks. In close range, the 'Mech was armed with two four-tubed Shannon SH-40 Short-Range Missile launchers in each of its paddle shaped forearms. It also mounted two Martell Medium Lasers mounted on the left torso. The 'Mech carried three tons of ammunition for the LRM rack, while carrying a ton of SRM ammunition in its left arm.<ref name="JHS:3076p116+"/><ref name="XTRO:PV1p6"/> |
== Variants == | == Variants == | ||
| − | + | *;OWR-2Mb : An updated version of the primitive ''Ostwar'' developed in [[Introduction Year::2620]]<ref name="MUL2"/>, this variant carries 12 tons of standard BattleMech armor and a modern cockpit. The chassis has been upgraded to use [[Endo Steel]], while an [[XL Engine]] increases the ''Ostwar's'' ground speed to 84 km/h. Eighteen double heat sinks dissipate the heat from three [[ER Large Laser]]s and twin [[SRM-6]] launchers. BV (2.0) = 1,638<ref>''Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge'', p. 137</ref><ref name="MUL2">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2382/ostwar-owr-2mb/ MUL online data for the Ostwar OWR-2Mb variant]''</ref> | |
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| − | *; OWR-2Mb : An updated version of the primitive ''Ostwar'' developed in [[2620]] | ||
| − | + | *;OWR-3M : The modern 3M version built at Ronin Incorporated's facility on [[Wallis]] in [[Introduction Year::3075]]<ref name="MUL3"/>, replaced all its components with advanced technology. Powered by a standard Hermes 260 Fusion engine, which increased the 'Mech's top speed by 10 kph, the chassis was protected by eleven tons of [[Light Ferro-Fibrous|light ferro-fibrous armor]] and [[CASE]] mounted in both side torsos. Swapping the standard SRM racks for more advanced and ammo-efficient Shannon SH-47 [[Streak SRM-4]] launchers and standard Medium Lasers for modern [[Diverse Optics]] [[ER Medium Laser]]s, with the LRM-20 launcher enhanced with [[Artemis IV FCS]]. <ref name="TRO:3085p90+">''Technical Readout: 3085'', pp. 90-91, "OWR-3M Ostwar"</ref> BV (2.0) = 1,557<ref>''Record Sheets: 3085 Print Edition'', p. 78</ref><ref name="MUL3">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2383/ostwar-owr-3m/ MUL online data for the Ostwar OWR-3M variant]''</ref> | |
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== Notable pilots == | == Notable pilots == | ||
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== BattleMech Gallery == | == BattleMech Gallery == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | + | Image:Ostwar_XTROPrimV1.jpg|An OWR-2M ''OstWar'' with alternate hand missile launcher design. | |
| − | Ostwar_XTROPrimV1.jpg|OWR-2M '' | + | Image:OWR-3M Ostwar.jpg|OWR-3M ''Ostwar'' |
| − | OWR-3M Ostwar.jpg|OWR-3M ''Ostwar | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
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* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1]]'' | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]'' | ||
| + | [[Category:BattleMechs|Ostwar]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Heavy BattleMechs|Ostwar]] | ||
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