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|name=Sidewinder
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|name=''Sidewinder''
 
|manufacturer=[[Clan Cloud Cobra]]
 
|manufacturer=[[Clan Cloud Cobra]]
 
|model=
 
|model=
|class=Heavy
 
 
|cost=  
 
|cost=  
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|Tech Base=Clan
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|mech type=OmniMech
 
|mass=75
 
|mass=75
|chassis=Krait Mark VI [[Endo Steel]]
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|chassis=[[Krait Mark VI Endo Steel]]
|armor=Takeda Industries [[Ferro-Fibrous]]
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|armor=[[Takeda Industries Ferro-Fibrous]]
|engine=300 XL
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|engine=[[300 XL]]
 
|speed=64.8
 
|speed=64.8
|jumpjets=Fang Class III
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|jumpjets=[[Fang Class III]]
|armament= 34.75 tons of pod space
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|armament= Primary Configuration
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* 1x [[Gauss rifle]]
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* 2x [[LRM-10]] with [[Artemis IV]]
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* 1x [[Large Pulse Laser]]
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* 2x [[Medium Pulse Laser]]
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* 1x [[Anti-Missile System]]
 
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Apparently based on the ''[[Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)]]'', the '''''Sidewinder''''' [[OmniMech]] was developed by [[Clan Cloud Cobra]] in preparation for the [[Clan Invasion]] of the [[Inner Sphere]]. When it turned out that the Cloud Cobras would likely not be among the invader clans they became increasingly desperate and eventually fielded a ''Sidewinder'' against [[Clan Jade Falcon]] in a trial on [[Babylon]] on 16 June [[3048]] that they lost. The Jade Falcons salvaged the heavily damaged 'Mech and all available information is based on their investigation of the design.  
 
Apparently based on the ''[[Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)]]'', the '''''Sidewinder''''' [[OmniMech]] was developed by [[Clan Cloud Cobra]] in preparation for the [[Clan Invasion]] of the [[Inner Sphere]]. When it turned out that the Cloud Cobras would likely not be among the invader clans they became increasingly desperate and eventually fielded a ''Sidewinder'' against [[Clan Jade Falcon]] in a trial on [[Babylon]] on 16 June [[3048]] that they lost. The Jade Falcons salvaged the heavily damaged 'Mech and all available information is based on their investigation of the design.  
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
The use of a weaker engine and correspondingly slower speed compared to the ''Timber Wolf'' is offset by the inclusion of [[jump jet]]s and a [[MASC]] system in the ''Sidewinder''. Twelve tons of [[Ferro-Fibrous Armor]] provide ample protection, and 34.75 tons of pod space are available.
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The use of a weaker engine and correspondingly slower speed compared to the ''Timber Wolf'' is offset by the inclusion of [[jump jet]]s and a [[MASC]] system in the ''Sidewinder''. Twelve tons of [[ferro-fibrous armor]] provide ample protection, and 34.75 tons of pod space are available.
  
 
==Armament==
 
==Armament==
In its only known configuration, the ''Sidewinder'' mounts a [[Gauss Rifle]], two [[LRM-10]] with [[Artemis IV]] fire control, a [[Large Pulse Laser]], two [[Medium Pulse Laser]]s and an [[AMS]] system, with twelve [[double heat sink]]s.
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In its only known configuration, the ''Sidewinder'' mounts a [[Gauss rifle]], two [[LRM-10]] with [[Artemis IV]] fire control, a [[Large Pulse Laser]], two [[Medium Pulse Laser]]s and an [[AMS]] system, with twelve [[double heat sink]]s.
  
 
No alternate configurations are known.
 
No alternate configurations are known.
  
 
==Canonicity==
 
==Canonicity==
The ''Sidewinder'' was published along with its background history in [[Life Support]] #8, the official magazine of the (first) [[MechForce Germany]]. Although produced under a valid license, this magazine was not subject to fact-checking by [[FASA]] and, being a German publication, does not meet the current criteria for [[canon]] in the [[BattleTech]] universe. It can be regarded as [[apocryphal]].
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The ''Sidewinder'' was published along with its background history in ''[[Life Support (magazine)|Life Support]]'' Issue #8, the official magazine of the (first) [[MechForce Germany]]. Although produced under a valid license, this magazine was not subject to fact-checking by [[FASA]] and, being a German publication, does not meet the current criteria for [[canon]] in the [[BattleTech]] universe. It can be regarded as [[apocryphal]].
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==Notes==
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* A record sheet for the ''Sidewinder Prime'' was published in print by [[MechForce UK]] in their ''[[Record Book Fourteen: MechForce Germany Mechs]]'' publication.
  
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==References==
 
==References==
*''[[Life Support]]'', issue #8
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[Life Support (Magazine)|Life Support]]'', Issue #8
  
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[[Category:Apocryphal BattleMechs]]
 
[[Category:Apocryphal BattleMechs]]

Latest revision as of 16:16, 22 March 2024

Sidewinder (OmniMech)
Sidewinder
Production information
Manufacturer Clan Cloud Cobra
Class Heavy
Technical specifications
'Mech type Clan OmniMech
Mass 75 tons
Chassis Krait Mark VI Endo Steel
Armor Takeda Industries Ferro-Fibrous
Engine 300 XL
Speed 64.8 km/h
Jump Jets Fang Class III
Armament

Primary Configuration


Apparently based on the Timber Wolf (Mad Cat), the Sidewinder OmniMech was developed by Clan Cloud Cobra in preparation for the Clan Invasion of the Inner Sphere. When it turned out that the Cloud Cobras would likely not be among the invader clans they became increasingly desperate and eventually fielded a Sidewinder against Clan Jade Falcon in a trial on Babylon on 16 June 3048 that they lost. The Jade Falcons salvaged the heavily damaged 'Mech and all available information is based on their investigation of the design.

Description[edit]

The use of a weaker engine and correspondingly slower speed compared to the Timber Wolf is offset by the inclusion of jump jets and a MASC system in the Sidewinder. Twelve tons of ferro-fibrous armor provide ample protection, and 34.75 tons of pod space are available.

Armament[edit]

In its only known configuration, the Sidewinder mounts a Gauss rifle, two LRM-10 with Artemis IV fire control, a Large Pulse Laser, two Medium Pulse Lasers and an AMS system, with twelve double heat sinks.

No alternate configurations are known.

Canonicity[edit]

The Sidewinder was published along with its background history in Life Support Issue #8, the official magazine of the (first) MechForce Germany. Although produced under a valid license, this magazine was not subject to fact-checking by FASA and, being a German publication, does not meet the current criteria for canon in the BattleTech universe. It can be regarded as apocryphal.

Notes[edit]

Bibliography[edit]