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{{Update Needed|[[Vengeance Games]] & [[Shrapnel_(magazine)#Issue 9|Shrapnel #9]]}}
 
{{ApocryphalArticle}}
 
 
{{InfoBoxBattleMech
 
{{InfoBoxBattleMech
 
|image =  
 
|image =  
 
|name = ''Rattlesnake''
 
|name = ''Rattlesnake''
|manufacturer = [[Phoenix Heavy Industries]]
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|manufacturer = [[General Motors]]<ref name=S9>''Shrapnel'' magazine, issue #9, pp. 53-59</ref>
|model = JR7-31P
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|model = RSN-1
|class = Light
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|class = Medium
|cost =  6,278,198 [[C-bill]]s
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|cost =   
|Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]
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|Tech Base = Mixed
 
|mech type = BattleMech
 
|mech type = BattleMech
 
|feet = 2
 
|feet = 2
|mass = 35
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|mass = 45
|chassis = [[Phoenix JR35]]
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|chassis = [[NCIA Endo Steel Type R]]<ref name=S9/>
|armor = [[Phoenix Cuirass 112]] [[ferro-fibrous]]
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|armor = [[Alpha 3-E Compound]] [[Ferro-Fibrous]]<ref name=S9/>
|engine = [[Phoenix 245]] [[XL engine]]
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|engine = [[315 Consolidated XL]]<ref name=S9/>
|comsys = [[Hammersorm Hugin Mk XIV]] <!-- sic -->
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|comsys = [[Hammerstorm Hugin Mk XX-E]] with ECM<ref name=S9/>
|T&T = [[Hammerstorm Munin Mk IX]]
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|T&T = [[Hammerstorm Munin XVI]]<ref name=S9/>
|heat sinks = 11 [[Double Heat Sink|double]]
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|heat sinks = 11 [[Double Heat Sink|double]]<ref name=S9/>
|speed = 118.9
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|speed = 118 (151 with [[MASC]])
|jumpjets = [[Phoenix J245]]
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|jumpjets = [[Rawlings 45]]<ref name=S9/>
 
|armament =  
 
|armament =  
* 7x [[Medium laser]]s
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* 2x [[Series 6b]] [[ER Medium Laser]]s
* 1x [[Small laser]]
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* 4x [[ChisComp 39]] [[Medium Laser]]s
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* 1x [[Series 6c]] [[ER Small Laser]] (Clan)
 
|BV (1.0) =  
 
|BV (1.0) =  
|BV (2.0) =  
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|BV (2.0) = 1,962
 
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==Description==
 
==Description==
Developed from the ''[[Jenner]]'', the ''Rattlesnake'' is a heavily armed and armored reconnaissance 'Mech. Its [[Phoenix 245]] [[XL engine]] can propel it up to speeds of 118.9 km/h, while its seven [[Phoenix J245]] [[jump jet]]s allow it to make jumps of up to 210 meters.  
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Developed by the [[Federated Suns]] in [[3149]] from the original JR7-31 ''[[Rattlesnake]]'' yet ten tons heavier and built with cutting-edge Clan-spec components thanks to [[Clan Sea Fox]], the '''''Rattlesnake II''''' is a heavily armed and armored reconnaissance, ambush and raiding 'Mech.
  
 
==Weapons and Equipment==
 
==Weapons and Equipment==
The ''Rattlesnake''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s main armament are seven [[Hammerstorm Mjolnia-5]] [[medium laser]]s, backed up by a single [[Hammerstorm Mjolnir-3]] [[small laser]]. Its 11 [[double heat sink]]s are only just capable of keeping its heat in check. The [[C3 slave unit]] allows it to directly relay the information it acquires.
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The ''Rattlesnake II''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s main armament is a suite of [[Clan]] ER lasers — two medium, one small — backed up by four regular [[medium laser]]. 14 Clan-spec [[double heat sink]]s keep its heat in check. A [[MASC]] systems allows for bursts of extra speed on an already fast design with a jump capacity of 210 meters. It also features a [[Guardian ECM Suite]].<ref name=S9/>
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Stated [[quirks]] for the ''Rattlesnake II'' are "Rugged (2)" and "No/Minimal Arms".<ref name=S9/>
  
 
==Variants==
 
==Variants==
*; Rattlesnake JR7-31
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*; RSN-2 ''Rattlesnake II'' - Following up on design ideas that for one reason or another could not be incorporated into the original RSN-1, the RSN-2 features [[Stealth Armor]] at the cost of some armor and downgrading the loadout to altogether six regular medium lasers and a standard [[small laser]]. BV (2.0) = 1,480<ref>''Shrapnel'', issue #9, p. 57</ref>
 
 
*; Rattlesnake JR7-31P
 
  
*; Rattlesnake JR7-31R (Gideon)
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==Related designs==
 
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*''[[Rattlesnake]]''
*; Rattlesnake II RSN-1
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*''[[Jenner]]''
 
 
*; Rattlesnake II RSN-2
 
 
 
==Canonicity==
 
Originally published in [[BattleTechnology#Issue 21|Issue #21]] of ''[[BattleTechnology]]'' magazine, the ''Rattlesnake'' was then considered [[canon]] but was downgraded to apocryphal when periodicals were declared noncanon. With the ''[[Vengeance Games]]'' serial published in ''[[Shrapnel (magazine)|Shrapnel]]'' magazine, it has regained its canon status.
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
# Shrapnel #9: Fight with Confidence ''(Rattlesnake Variants)'' - [http://www.masterunitlist.info/Source/Details/508/shrapnel-9 Rattlesnakes]
 
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* [[BattleTechnology#Issue 21|''BattleTechnology'', Issue #21]]
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* ''[[Shrapnel (magazine)]]'', issue #9
* ''[[Vengeance Games]]'' (novella)
 
 
 
  
[[Category:Light BattleMechs]]
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[[Category:Medium BattleMechs]]
[[Category:35 ton BattleMechs]]
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[[Category:45 ton BattleMechs]]
[[Category:Apocryphal BattleMechs]]
 
[[Category:BattleTechnology BattleMechs|Rattlesnake]]
 

Revision as of 10:10, 10 November 2023

Rattlesnake
Production information
Manufacturer General Motors[1]
Model RSN-1
Class Medium
Technical specifications
'Mech type Mixed-tech BattleMech
Mass 45 tons
Chassis NCIA Endo Steel Type R[1]
Armor Alpha 3-E Compound Ferro-Fibrous[1]
Engine 315 Consolidated XL[1]
Communications System Hammerstorm Hugin Mk XX-E with ECM[1]
Targeting Tracking System Hammerstorm Munin XVI[1]
Heat Sinks 11 double[1]
Speed 118 (151 with MASC) km/h
Jump Jets Rawlings 45[1]
Armament
BV (2.0) 1,962

Description

Developed by the Federated Suns in 3149 from the original JR7-31 Rattlesnake yet ten tons heavier and built with cutting-edge Clan-spec components thanks to Clan Sea Fox, the Rattlesnake II is a heavily armed and armored reconnaissance, ambush and raiding 'Mech.

Weapons and Equipment

The Rattlesnake II's main armament is a suite of Clan ER lasers — two medium, one small — backed up by four regular medium laser. 14 Clan-spec double heat sinks keep its heat in check. A MASC systems allows for bursts of extra speed on an already fast design with a jump capacity of 210 meters. It also features a Guardian ECM Suite.[1]

Stated quirks for the Rattlesnake II are "Rugged (2)" and "No/Minimal Arms".[1]

Variants

  • RSN-2 Rattlesnake II - Following up on design ideas that for one reason or another could not be incorporated into the original RSN-1, the RSN-2 features Stealth Armor at the cost of some armor and downgrading the loadout to altogether six regular medium lasers and a standard small laser. BV (2.0) = 1,480[2]

Related designs

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Shrapnel magazine, issue #9, pp. 53-59
  2. Shrapnel, issue #9, p. 57

Bibliography