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| − | The 'Mech's principal weapon is its Lord’s Light 3 Heavy Particle Projector Cannon, which can inflict considerable amounts of damage | + | The 'Mech's principal weapon is its Lord’s Light 3 Heavy Particle Projector Cannon, which can inflict considerable amounts of damage. For close in fighting the 'Mech would turn to its Lord’s Light 5 Snub-Nose Particle Projector Cannon in its right arm actuator, and a pair of [[Diverse Optics]] Extended Range Medium Lasers. While considered under-armed for its weight, the ''Prefect's'' high speed made it highly effective in its heavy striker/guerrilla role. <ref name=TRO3085-100/> |
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
Revision as of 07:55, 15 January 2013
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| Prefect | |
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| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Irian BattleMechs Unlimited |
| Model | PRF-1R |
| Class | Heavy |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 75 tons |
| Chassis | Crucis-III Deluxe Endo Steel |
| Armor | Durallex Ferro-Fibrous |
| Engine | PlasmaStar 375 Light |
| Speed | 86 km/h |
| Jump Jets | None |
| Armament | |
| BV (2.0) | 1,847[1] |
Description
The Prefect was an ammo-independent Republic of the Sphere BattleMech, designed specifically for guerrilla combat. With increasing legal tensions between the new born Republic and military manufacturers who suffered heavy damage at the hands of Stone's Coalition during Operation SCOUR, Exarch Devlin Stone commissioned a new BattleMech intended to create jobs, bolster his military, and to try and starve off the worst of the lawsuits. While ultimately unsuccessful on the last count, the well-regarded Prefect would enter service with the public RAF as well as black ops units.
Mandating a simple, fast and durable energy weapon design based on the guerrilla-style warfare he conducted in the early years of resistance to the Blakists, Stone was forced to make a number of concessions and include a more expensive Endo Steel chassis along with Ferro-Fibrous armor, as well as the more fragile Light Fusion Engine and XL Gyro in an attempt to win over the military-industrial complex. [2]
Armament
The 'Mech's principal weapon is its Lord’s Light 3 Heavy Particle Projector Cannon, which can inflict considerable amounts of damage. For close in fighting the 'Mech would turn to its Lord’s Light 5 Snub-Nose Particle Projector Cannon in its right arm actuator, and a pair of Diverse Optics Extended Range Medium Lasers. While considered under-armed for its weight, the Prefect's high speed made it highly effective in its heavy striker/guerrilla role. [2]
Variants
- PRF-2R - This alternate version of the Prefect was being developed prior to the 'Mech being put into production. This version exchanges the Heavy PPC and two ER Medium Lasers for pair of Light PPCs and adds a second Snub-Nose PPC. The second prototype could become the actual production base model.[2] BV (2.0) = 1,710[3]
Custom Variants
- PRF-1R Prefect Veronica - Used by Veronica Monteiro-Montoya of Lamenkov's Liability, this variant replaces the Heavy PPC with an extended range model, C3 Slave, Guardian ECM Suite, an an extra half ton of armor. BV (2.0) = 1,835[4]