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| image = Ostwar-03.gif
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| image = OWR-3M Ostwar.jpg
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| name = OstWar
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| name = ''Ostwar''
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| manufacturer = [[Ostmann Industries]]<br />[[Harmony MetalWorks]]<br />[[Ronin Incorporated]]<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 />
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| manufacturer =  
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| production year=2470
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[[Ceres Metal Industries]]<ref>''Objectives: Capellan Confederation'', p. 18</ref>
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| year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4769/ostwar-owr-2m MUL online introduction date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
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| model = OWR-2M
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[[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>
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| class = Heavy
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| cost = 4,748,425 C-bills
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[[Osaka Heavy Metrics]]<ref>''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 4</ref>
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[[Ostmann Industries]]
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[[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 -->
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[[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>
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[[Trellshire Heavy Industries]]<ref>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p.4</ref>
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| production year=2500
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| year reference=<ref name="MUL1">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2383/ MUL online data for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
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| model = OWR-3M<ref name=TRJp138f />
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| cost = 6,758,675 [[C-bill]]s<ref name="MUL1"/>
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|Tech Base=Inner Sphere
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|mech type=BattleMech
 
| mass = 65
 
| mass = 65
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| chassis = Ost-1
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|feet=biped
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| armor = Regulas Basic ([[Primitive Armor]])
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| chassis = [[Ost-I]]<ref name=TRJp138f />
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| engine = [[Hermes 235]] (Primitive) [[Fusion Engine]]
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| armor = [[Kallon FWL Special Light Ferro-Fibrous]]<ref name=TRJp138f />
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| comsys= [[Barret 4000]]
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| engine = [[Hermes 260]] <ref name=TRJp138f />
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| speed = 54
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| comsys= [[Barret Party Line-200]] with [[Guardian ECM Suite]] <ref name=TRJp138f />
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| jumpjets = None
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| T&T=[[Wassat Watchdog W100]] with [[Artemis IV FCS]] <ref name=TRJp138f />
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| armament = *1x [[LRM-20]]  
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|heat sinks=12 [[Double Heat Sink|double]]<ref name=TRJp138f />
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*2x [[SRM-4]]s
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| speed = 64<ref name=TRJp138f />
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*2x [[Medium Laser]]s
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| armament = <ref name=TRJp138f />
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* 1x [[LRM-20]]
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* 2x [[Streak SRM-4]]
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* 2x [[ER medium laser]]
 
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| BV (2.0) = 1,205<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1'', p. 6</ref>
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| BV (2.0) = 1,557<ref name=TRJp138f />
 
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==Description==
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== Description ==
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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]].  
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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"/>
  
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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 [[Extinction Era::Succession Wars]], stripped for parts to maintain the more modern designs after the destruction of the Ostmann plant on Terra.
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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"/>
  
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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.
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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"/>
  
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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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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.
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== Weapons and Equipment ==
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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 />
  
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==Weapons and Equipment==
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== Variants ==
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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>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1'', p. 6</ref>
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*; 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>
  
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*; 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>
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*;OWR-2Mb : An updated version of the primitive ''OstWar'', 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>
 
  
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*;OWR-3M : The modern 3M version built at Ronin Incorporated's facility on [[Wallis]] 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=TRO3085-90>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 90</ref> BV (2.0) = 1,557<ref>''Record Sheets: 3085'', p. 80</ref>. Cost 6,758,676 C-bills.
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== Design Quirks ==
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The ''Ostwar'' has the following [[Design Quirk]]:<ref>[[BattleMech Manual]], p. 93 Design Quirk Table - Ostwar Entry.</ref>
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* [[Easy to Maintain]]
  
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==Notable pilots==
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== Notable pilots ==
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* Colonel [[Michelle Ryan]] - Princess of [[Principality of Regulus]] and commander of [[1st Regulan Hussars]] in the late 3060s and early 3070s. She was noted for receiving an ''OstWar'' as a gift on her wedding day from her husband, Prince [[Titus Cameron-Jones]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 28 - Ryan receives an ''OstWar'' from her husband in May, [[3075]].</ref>
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* Colonel [[Michelle Ryan]] - Princess of [[Principality of Regulus]] and commander of [[1st Regulan Hussars]] in the late 3060s and early 3070s. She was noted for receiving an ''Ostwar'' as a gift on her wedding day from her husband, Prince [[Titus Cameron-Jones]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 28, "Ryan receives an ''Ostwar'' from her husband in May, [[3075]]"</ref>
  
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==BattleMech Gallery==
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== BattleMech Gallery ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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Image:OWR-3M Ostwar.jpg|''OWR-3M'' Ostwar
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Ostwar OWR-2M JHS3076.jpg|Original OWR-2M ''Ostwar'' from ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076|JHS:3076]]''
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Ostwar_XTROPrimV1.jpg|OWR-2M ''Ostwar'' with alternate hand missile launcher design from ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1|XTRO:Primitives, v1]]''
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OWR-3M Ostwar.jpg|OWR-3M ''Ostwar'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3085|TRO:3085]]''
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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==References==
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== References ==
 
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==Bibliography==
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== Bibliography ==
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* ''[[BattleMech Manual]]''
 
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]''
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* ''[[Record Sheets: 3085]]''
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* ''[[Master Unit List]]''
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* ''[[Record Sheets: 3085 Print Edition]]''
 
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge]]''
 
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]''
  
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Latest revision as of 10:19, 25 February 2024

Ostwar
Ostwar
Production information
Manufacturer Ceres Metal Industries[1]

Harmony MetalWorks[2][3]

Osaka Heavy Metrics[4]

Ostmann Industries

Ronin Incorporated[5][6]

Tvastar Enterprises[7]

Trellshire Heavy Industries[8]

Production Year 2500[9]
Model OWR-3M[5]
Class Heavy
Cost 6,758,675 C-bills[9]
Technical specifications
'Mech type Inner Sphere BattleMech
Mass 65 tons
Chassis Ost-I[5]
Armor Kallon FWL Special Light Ferro-Fibrous[5]
Engine Hermes 260 [5]
Communications System Barret Party Line-200 with Guardian ECM Suite [5]
Targeting Tracking System Wassat Watchdog W100 with Artemis IV FCS [5]
Heat Sinks 12 double[5]
Speed 64[5] km/h
Armament

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BV (2.0) 1,557[5]


Description[edit]

From the same lineage of "WalkerPods" as the Ostroc and Ostsol, the Ostwar was Ostmann Industries' first attempt at creating a BattleMech.[2][10]

Designed in 2470 by Ernst Ostmann but only entering production in 2500, the Ostwar was technologically primitive compared to other 'Mech designs developed in the Terran Hegemony at the time, forcing the Terran 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, stripped for parts to maintain the more modern designs after the destruction of the Ostmann plant on Terra.[2][10]

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.[2][10]

Harmony MetalWorks and Ronin were not the only companies to produce Ostwars 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.[11]

Weapons and Equipment[edit]

The modern 3M version, built at Ronin Incorporated's facility on Wallis in 3075,[12] 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 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 lasers, with the Doombud LRM-20 launcher enhanced with Artemis IV FCS. The heat sinks are upgraded to double-strength models.[5]

Variants[edit]

  • OWR-2M 
    The original 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 SRM-4 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.[5][2][10] BV (2.0) = 1,205[2][9][10]
  • OWR-2Mb 
    An updated version of the primitive Ostwar developed in 2620,[13] 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 Lasers and twin SRM-6 launchers. BV (2.0) = 1,638[14][13]

Design Quirks[edit]

The Ostwar has the following Design Quirk:[15]

Notable pilots[edit]

BattleMech Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 18
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, pp. 116-117, "OWR-2M Ostwar"
  3. ↑ Objectives: Free Worlds League, p. 12
  4. ↑ Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 4
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 Technical Readout: Jihad, pp. 138–139: "OWR-3M Ostwar"
  6. ↑ Objectives: Free Worlds League, p. 14
  7. ↑ Objectives: Free Worlds League Errata v1.0
  8. ↑ Objectives: Lyran Alliance, p.4
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 MUL online data for the Ostwar
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1, p. 6, "OWR-2M Ostwar"
  11. ↑ Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental, p. 34, "SKU-197 Sokuryou SurveyMech"
  12. ↑ MUL online data for the Ostwar OWR-3M variant
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 MUL online data for the Ostwar OWR-2Mb variant
  14. ↑ Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge, p. 137
  15. ↑ BattleMech Manual, p. 93 Design Quirk Table - Ostwar Entry.
  16. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 28, "Ryan receives an Ostwar from her husband in May, 3075"

Bibliography[edit]

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