Roc

This article is about the ProtoMech. For the publishing house that published the BattleTech and MechWarrior novel lines, see Roc Books.

Roc
Production information
Manufacturer	Clan Smoke Jaguar Unknown facility
Tech Base	Clan
Introduced	3059
Technical specifications
Mass	7 tons
Chassis	Unspecified
Armor	Unspecified
Engine	Unspecified
Communications System	Unspecified
Targeting Tracking System	Unspecified
Speed	86 km/h
Jump Jets	Unknown
Armament	1x ER Medium Laser
BV (1.0)	284
BV (2.0)	336

Description

The Roc is considered one of the best of the first generation ProtoMechs, and most known successful, as it was produced, operative and fighting for almost a century. By the time it was created, the engineers and technicians had enough feedback from the other units to find a good balance of armor, weaponry, and speed. It proved to be very popular with pilots, and formed the backbone of many ProtoMech Points and Stars.

After its development by the Smoke Jaguars, the Roc was adopted by Clans Coyote, Goliath Scorpion, Hell's Horses and Wolf-in-Exile. Other Clans also adopted the Roc towards the latter half of the thirty-first century. In the year 3069, a Roc-producing factory of Clan Steel Viper on Arcadia was taken by the forces of Clan Blood Spirit. By the time of the Dark Ages only the Raven Alliance still fielded the original Roc.

Weapons and Equipment

In a sense a "super-Elemental", a Roc carries a single ER Medium Laser and is equipped with sufficient Jump Jets to leap 150 meters at a time. It can also maintain a cruising speed of 54 km/h and carries sufficient armoring to survive a direct PPC hit to the chest.

Variants

• Roc 2 

  A new variant developed in the 3060s from the original, the Roc 2 centers on the use of the then-newly developed Heavy Laser technology. The original's main gun was exchanged for a Heavy Medium Laser. To accommodate the new weapon, armor protection was reduced. BV (2.0) = 245

• Roc 3 

  This variant of the Roc, developed at same time as Roc 2, utilizes Pulse Laser technology. The main gun is exchanged for a Medium Pulse Laser, with less armor reduction than the Roc 2. However, the designers were forced to drop the jump jets from the ProtoMech. BV (2.0) = 281

• Roc 4 

  Specialized for the use in the Jihad conflict, this variant drops its heavy weaponry for heavy armor and electronic warfare equipment. While retaining the original Jump Jets, the Roc 4 is fitted with an ECM Suite and an AP Gauss Rifle with two tons of ammunition. BV (2.0) = 297

• Roc 5 

  This Dark Age variant uses an Extended Jump Jet system to keep up with Snow Raven Hippogriffs. It carries a Chemical Laser.

• Roc Z 

  This version of the Roc was developed by The Society. It maintains the same ground speed, but carries a Medium Chemical Laser with 30 reloads. It's also equipped with a Magnetic Clamp system.

Notable pilots

• Point Commander Ean, a Clan Jade Falcon solahma aerospace pilot, taken bondsman by Clan Smoke Jaguar and assigned to the ProtoMech project. He died in the Battle of Huntress,
• Star Commander Rotislav Grimheald of Clan Hell's Horses piloted a Roc in the Word of Blake Jihad.

Notes

• In German products, the unit's proper name was translated to Rok.

Gallery

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  Original Roc from TRO:3060

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  Several Roc being deployed by an Arcadia DropShip from TRO:3067

Bibliography

• Legacy
• Record Sheets: 3060 Unabridged
• Technical Readout: 3060
• Technical Readout: 3150
• A Trial Most Acceptable in Shrapnel, issue #10
• The Wars of Reaving Supplemental