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Revision as of 14:42, 5 November 2021

This article is about the Dark Age era BattleMech. For the BattleMech which was renamed in German products to 'Quasimodo', see Hunchback.
Quasimodo
Quasimodo
Production information
Manufacturer Kali Yama - Alphard Trading Corporation[1][2]
Production Year 3140[3]
Model QSM-3D[1][2]
Class Medium
Introduced 3140
Cost 15,855,544
Technical specifications
'Mech type Inner Sphere BattleMech
Mass 55 tons
Chassis Crucis Type V Endo Steel[1][2]
Armor Durallex Tensile-4 with Kallon Nimbus Blue Shield Particle Field Damper[1][2]
Engine Hermes 275 XL[1][2]
Communications System Omicron 4002 Networking Channel[1][2]
Targeting Tracking System TRSS Eagle Eye[1][2]
Heat Sinks 14 Double Heat Sinks[1][2]
Speed 86[1][2] km/h (97[1][2] km/h with TSM)
Jump Jets 5[1][2]
Armament

3x Medium VSP Lasers[1][2]
2x ER Medium Lasers[1][2]
1x ER Small Laser[1][2]

BV (2.0) 1,575[1][4]


Description

A product of the Kendall BattleMech factory rebuilt as a collaborative project between Kali Yama and the Alphard Trading Corporation, the Quasimodo was intended from the outset to be the next generation of the venerable Hunchback 'Mech.[1][2]

The designers of the Quasimodo echoed a number of elements from variants of the Hunchback, including Rawlings 45 Jump Jets to allow the design to jump as well as a weapons load reminiscent of the HBK-4P Hunchback, but they weren't limited by what had come before. The Quasimodo was ten percent heavier than its progenitor, and incorporated Triple Strength Myomers, a Blue Shield Particle Field Damper and a Full-Head Ejection System.[1][2]

The Quasimodo debuted in the arena on Solaris VII, where the medium 'Mech defeated a Hellstar, demonstrating the ability of a superior pilot and a well-designed machine to triumph over a much heavier 'Mech piloted by an inferior pilot.[1][2] However, that the Quasimodo is equipped with an specialized anti-PPC Blue Shield Particle Field Damper and the Hellstar's only weapons are PPC-based must have helped.

Weapons and Equipment

The Quasimodo mounts an all-energy loadout, with a trio of Diverse Optics Type 47V Medium Variable-Speed Pulse Lasers in the right torso, a Magna Mk. VI Extended-Range Medium Laser in each arm and a Magna Mk. IV Extended-Range Small Laser in the head.[1][2]

Variants

As of 3145 no variants of the Quasimodo had been introduced to service.[1][2]

Related BattleMechs

Hunchback - the Quasimodo was created to act as the Free Worlds League's equivalent to the venerable Hunchback.

Design Quirks

The Quasimodo was not subject to any Design Quirks.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League, p. 30-31, "QSM-3D Quasimodo"
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 Technical Readout: 3150, p. 156-157, "QSM-3D Quasimodo"
  3. online date for the Quasimodo
  4. Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged, p. 253

Bibliography