Peacemaker (IndustrialMech)

Peacemaker (IndustrialMech)
Production information
Manufacturer
Use	Civilian Law Enforcement (PoliceMech)
Class
Technical specifications
'Mech type	Experimental
Mass
Chassis
Armor
Engine
Speed	km/h
Armament	1 x Searchlight Environmental Sealing
BV (1.0)	???
BV (2.0)	426

Description

The PM-6 Peacemaker PoliceMech is a Industrial 'Mech which was created to serve the same law enforcement market that would buy the Copper industrial 'Mech. The design's origin can be traced to the Star League Era PM-6 Peacekeeper SecurityMech, which it and the earlier Copper were based on. IrTech negotiated the licenced from Coventry Metal Works the original Peacekeeper to produce the Peacemaker which began to make in 3070.

Their best known action was being used by the Atreus City Police Department's Mounted Response Unit to maintain a quarantine cordon against the First Knights of the Inner Sphere during the Word of Blake's chemical attack on Atreus during the early years of the Jihad.

The Peacemaker has also been used by various insurgent and criminal groups across the Inner Sphere. Though no match for a BattleMech, the Peacemaker and its taser can easily shut down an enemy unit. The Irtech factories would end up being destroyed, however the Peacemaker's production lines would end up surviving the conflict. It's Battlemech Taser would end up maturing enter limited production for wider sales of the design.

Weapons and Equipment

As a PoliceMech, the Peacemaker isn't armed to face front line forces. The Machine Gun and SRM-2 are typically loaded with less-lethal ammunition like rubber bullets and Tear Gas SRM loads to disperse rioters. To protect the Peacemaker's pilot from the tear gas and other irritants the entire 'Mech has Environmental Sealing. A searchlight in the left torso allows the Peacemaker to participate in night time search and rescue operations.

Though the half-ton of MG ammunition and single ton of SRM loads may lead observers to dismiss the Peacemaker, there is one surprise waiting for anyone so foolish: A BattleMech Taser mounted in the right arm. This weapon can cause the largest Assault 'Mech to shut down completely, leaving the MechWarrior stranded and easy prey for SWAT teams or Anti-Mech Infantry.

Cargo

The Peacemaker has no significant cargo capability.

Variants

• PK-6 PeaceKeeper SecurityMech - The namesake of the the Peacekeeper-series. However, though this original SecurityMech, which was first be built by standards of SecurityMech Treaty, proved to be a failure as both as a PoliceMech and combat unit. It was armed with two Medium Lasers in it's left right arm, SRM-2 in it's right torso, a single machine gun in it's left arm actuator. Built with a IndustrialMech chassis, it also featured environmental sealing and a front mounted searchlight. It's weapons system were guided by a advanced firing control found in combat oriented BattleMechs. BV(2.0)=422

Notes

Introduced in Jihad Turning Points: Atreus, there is little fluff available in that source. The PM6 designation implies that there were at least five previous versions of the Peacemaker. Given the role of PoliceMech, it is likely that there are variants mounting Fluid Guns or Sprayers for use as water cannon, but this isn't mentioned in the source.

Bibliography

• Dark Age Turning Points: Vega
• Jihad Turning Points: Atreus
• Master Unit List
• Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex, Revised