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Line 1: − {{otheruses|the 40-ton BattleMech|other uses|Raptor (disambiguation)}} + {{Update Needed|[[Technical Readout: 3085]]}} {{InfoBoxBattleMech {{InfoBoxBattleMech − |image = RPT-3X Raptor II.jpg + | image = Raptor-2X.jpg − |name = ''Raptor II'' + | name = Raptor II − |manufacturer = + | manufacturer = [[Word of Blake]] − Classified ([[Republic of the Sphere]])<ref name=TRJp74f>''Technical Readout: Jihad'', pp. 74–75: "RPT-3X Raptor II"</ref> <!-- reprinted from TRO:3085 -->+ | model = RPT-2X − ----+ | class = Medium − Classified ([[Word of Blake]])<ref name=TRJp74f />+ | cost= 8,594,133 C-bills − |production year = 3084+ | mass = 40 − |year reference = <ref name= MUL>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2659/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>+ | chassis = [[Endo Steel]] − |model = RPT-3X<ref name=TRJp74f /> + | armor = [[Light Ferro-Fibrous]] − |cost = 10,945,433 [[C-bill]]s + | engine = 280 [[XL Engine|XL]] − |Tech Base = Inner Sphere+ | speed = 110 − |mech type = BattleMech+ |speed with MASC= 140 − |mass = 40 + | armament = 1 x [[BattleMech Taser]] <br> 2 x [[Medium Variable Speed Pulse Laser|Medium VSP Lasers]] <br> 1 x [[Guardian ECM Suite]] − |chassis = [[Void Integrated MK III]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp74f /> --> + | BV (2.0) = 969 − |armor = [[Void Integrated Light Ferro-Fibrous]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp74f /> --> − |engine = [[VOX 280 XL]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp74f /> --> − |comsys = [[Black Box Com 7]] with [[Guardian ECM Suite]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp74f /> --> − |T&T = [[Night Fire 7]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp74f /> --> − |heat sinks = 11 [[Double Heat Sink|double]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp74f /> --> − |speed = 118 <!-- <ref name=TRJp74f /> --> − |speed with MASC= 151 <!-- <ref name=TRJp74f /> --> − |armament = <!-- <ref name=TRJp74f /> --> − * 2x [[Streak SRM 6]] − * 2x [[ER medium laser]] − |equipment = − * [[Guardian ECM suite]] − * [[MASC]] − |BV (1.0) = N/A − |BV (2.0) = 1,304 <ref name = MUL /> }} }} − ==Description==+ Sharing only a vague, visual similarity with the [[Raptor|Draconis Combine OmniMech]], the '''''Raptor II''''' was designed as an invisible ambush 'Mech, the production testbed of the so-called [[Void Signature System]]. − The first [[BattleMech]] to utilize the advanced [[Void Signature system]], '''''Raptor II''''' was a virtually invisible covert reconnaissance and search-and-destroy 'Mech used by both the [[Word of Blake]] and the [[Republic of the Sphere]]. − While reports of "invisible 'Mechs" had long been ignored as confusion for such [[Star League era]] stealth systems as the [[Null Signature system]] and [[Chameleon Light Polarization Shield]], in the maelstrom of the [[Jihad]] the Word of Blake introduced the "Stealth Raptor" to deadly effect. Though the Blakists destroyed its factory during the invasion of [[Terra]], [[Devlin Stone]] recognized the game-changing nature of its cloaking system and took extreme risks to ensure his forces captured every last scrap of information and salvage of the design, eventually succeeding in reverse engineering and manufacturing it exclusively for the elite special forces of [[Republic Armed Forces]]. The site of the Republic factory remains classified information.<ref name=TRO3085-70>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 70</ref> + While reports of "invisible [['Mech]]s" had long been ignored as confusion for such [[Star League]]-era stealth systems as the [[Null Signature System]] and [[Chameleon Light Polarization Shield]], in the maelstrom of the [[Jihad]] the [[Word of Blake]] introduced the "Stealth Raptor" as the production testbed for their Void Signature System. A hybrid combination of the Null Signature System to shield the 'Mech from electronic detection and a scaled up version of the [[Purifier Adaptive]]'s [[Mimetic Armor]] to cloak the 'Mech from visual detection, the Void system makes the ''Raptor II'' utterly undetectable if motionless, making it an ideal ambusher. To increase its effectiveness when bursting from hiding, the ''Raptor II'' also mounts a [[Guardian ECM Suite]] and [[MASC]] to ensure maximum surprise. − ==Weapons and Equipment==+ Another surprise is despite the use of a [[Small Cockpit]], the ''Raptor II'' does not appear to be fielded by or designed for the Blakist's fearsome [[Manei Domini]]. − Directly integrated into the ''Raptor II''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[endo steel]] chassis and seven and a half tons of [[light ferro-fibrous]] armor, the hybrid combination of the [[Null Signature system]] to shield the 'Mech from electronic detection and a scaled up version of the [[Purifier Adaptive]]'s [[mimetic armor]] to cloak the 'Mech from visual detection, the [[Void Signature system]] made the ''Raptor II'' utterly undetectable if motionless, making it an ideal ambush and recon unit. To increase its effectiveness when bursting from hiding, the ''Raptor II'' also mounted a [[Guardian ECM suite]] and [[MASC]] to ensure maximum surprise. Equipped with 11 [[double heat sink]]s, another surprise is despite the use of a [[small cockpit]], the ''Raptor II'' did not appear to have ever been fielded by or designed for the Blakists' fearsome [[Manei Domini]].<ref name=JSTBD>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 152</ref> While a choice seemingly at odds with ensuring the survival of the pilot, the removal of CASE and the ejection system was intended to ensure neither a ''Raptor II'' nor its pilot would fall into enemy hands.<ref name=TRJp74f /> − Mounting a weapons array designed to take advantage of ambush opportunities offered by its stealth systems, the ''Raptor II'' features two [[Streak SRM-6]]s and two [[ER medium lasers]]; in keeping with the secrecy surrounding its manufacture, the brand(s) of the weapons is unknown. The effectiveness of the Void Signature and MASC systems ensured the ''Raptor II'' closed to optimum weapons range in an instant.<ref name=JSTBD/> + ==Armament== + Mounting a weapons array to take best advantage of ambush opportunities offered by its stealth systems, the ''Raptor II'' features a single [[BattleMech Taser|'Mech-sized taser]] backed up by two of Blakist's new [[Medium Variable Speed Pulse Laser|Medium VSP Lasers]]. The effectiveness of the Void and MASC systems ensures the ''Raptor II'' closes to effective taser range in an instant. ==Variants== ==Variants== − *; RPT-2X : The Word of Blake's original version carried a single [[BattleMech taser]] backed up by two [[medium variable speed pulse laser]]s. The effectiveness of the Void Signature and MASC systems ensured the ''Raptor II'' closed to effective taser range in an instant. One less heat sink and half a ton less armor were the price to carry the weapons load.<ref name=JSTBD/> BV (2.0) = 896<ref name = MUL />+ [[Image:Raptor II 3.jpg|thumb|left|The ''Raptor II'' as seen in [[MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf]] ]] + *A second variant of the ''Raptor II'' features a more mundane array of weaponry, a mixture of ER lasers and [[Streak Missile Launcher|Streak]] missile launchers, but is notable for carrying a prototype [[Bloodhound Probe]], one of the few systems rumored to be able to pierce the Void systems' cloaking. − *; RPT-2X1 : The second Blakist variant featured a more mundane array of weaponry, carrying a combination of an [[ER large laser]], [[ER medium laser]], and [[ER small laser]], and [[Streak SRM-6]] launcher, but was notable for carrying a prototype [[Bloodhound active probe]], one of the few systems rumored to be able to pierce the [[Void Signature system]]s' cloaking.<ref name=TRJp74f /><ref name=JSTBD/> BV (2.0) = 1,274<ref name = MUL /> − − *; RPT-2X2 : This simple [[Dark Age]] refit of the 2X model replaces the [[BattleMech taser]] with a [[TSEMP cannon]]. BV (2.0) = 1,868<ref name = MUL /> − − *; RPT-5X : A Republic variant intended purely for search-and-destroy missions, the RPT-5X swapped the right arm [[ER medium laser]] for an [[ER large laser]] and replaced both [[Streak SRM-6]] racks with two [[MML-5]] racks. The removal of the [[MASC]] and one [[double heat sink]] allowed the altered weapons array along with enough [[jump jet]]s to give it a 150 meter jumping range.<ref name=TRJp74f /> BV (2.0) = 1,124 <ref name = MUL /> − − ==Design Quirks== − The ''Raptor II'' is subject to the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref>''BattleMech Manual'', p. 94: BattleMech Quirk Table - Raptor II Entry</ref> − * [[No/Minimal Arms]] − * [[No Ejection System]] − − ==Related BattleMechs== − * ''[[Raptor]]'' - Little related other than in name, the original ''Raptor'' was the first [[OmniMech]] designed by the [[Inner Sphere]]. The ''Raptor II'' borrowed the original's speed profile, but nearly everything else is different. − − ==Gallery== − <gallery> − RPT-2X Raptor II JSTBD.png|RPT-2X ''Raptor II'' − RPT-3X Raptor II.jpg|RPT-3X ''Raptor II'' − Raptor II 3.jpg|The ''Raptor II'' as seen in [[MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf]] − File:MWDA-DO104-Raptor II.jpg|''Raptor II'' miniature from [[Miniatures - MechWarrior#MechWarrior: Domination|MechWarrior: Domination set]] − </gallery> ==References== ==References== <references /> <references /> + * ''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 152 ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' * ''[[Mechwarrior: Age of Destruction]]'' * ''[[Mechwarrior: Age of Destruction]]'' − * ''[[Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge]]'' − * ''[[Record Sheets: 3145 New Tech, New Upgrades]]'' − * ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]'' − [[Category:'Mechs]] + [[Category:BattleMechs]] − [[Category:Republic of the Sphere BattleMechs]] + [[Category:Medium BattleMechs]] + [[Category:40 ton BattleMechs]] + [[Category:Dark Age Mechs]] + [[Category:Inner Sphere General BattleMechs]] [[Category:Word of Blake BattleMechs]] [[Category:Word of Blake BattleMechs]]
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| − | |name = | + | | name = Raptor II |
| − | |manufacturer = | + | | manufacturer = [[Word of Blake]] |
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| − | + | | chassis = [[Endo Steel]] | |
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| − | + | Sharing only a vague, visual similarity with the [[Raptor|Draconis Combine OmniMech]], the '''''Raptor II''''' was designed as an invisible ambush 'Mech, the production testbed of the so-called [[Void Signature System]]. | |
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| − | While reports of "invisible ' | + | While reports of "invisible [['Mech]]s" had long been ignored as confusion for such [[Star League]]-era stealth systems as the [[Null Signature System]] and [[Chameleon Light Polarization Shield]], in the maelstrom of the [[Jihad]] the [[Word of Blake]] introduced the "Stealth Raptor" as the production testbed for their Void Signature System. A hybrid combination of the Null Signature System to shield the 'Mech from electronic detection and a scaled up version of the [[Purifier Adaptive]]'s [[Mimetic Armor]] to cloak the 'Mech from visual detection, the Void system makes the ''Raptor II'' utterly undetectable if motionless, making it an ideal ambusher. To increase its effectiveness when bursting from hiding, the ''Raptor II'' also mounts a [[Guardian ECM Suite]] and [[MASC]] to ensure maximum surprise. |
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| − | Mounting a weapons array | + | ==Armament== |
| + | Mounting a weapons array to take best advantage of ambush opportunities offered by its stealth systems, the ''Raptor II'' features a single [[BattleMech Taser|'Mech-sized taser]] backed up by two of Blakist's new [[Medium Variable Speed Pulse Laser|Medium VSP Lasers]]. The effectiveness of the Void and MASC systems ensures the ''Raptor II'' closes to effective taser range in an instant. | ||
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | * ''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 152 | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | ||
* ''[[Mechwarrior: Age of Destruction]]'' | * ''[[Mechwarrior: Age of Destruction]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Word of Blake BattleMechs]] | [[Category:Word of Blake BattleMechs]] | ||