Swordsman
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| Swordsman | |
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| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Jerricho Industries |
| Production Year | 2463 |
| Model | SWD-1 |
| Class | Medium |
| Introduced | 2463 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 40 tons |
| Chassis | Unknown |
| Armor | Primitive Armor |
| Engine | 145 Primitive Fusion Engine |
| Communications System | Unknown |
| Targeting Tracking System | Unknown |
| Heat Sinks | 10 |
| Speed | 32 km/h |
| Jump Jets | N/A |
| Armament |
1x LRM-5 |
| BV (2.0) | 1,819[1] |
Contents
Description
The Swordsman, a early Federated Suns medium-class BattleMech which was built original with Primitive Technology.
Authorized by First Prince James Davion upon his ascendance to throne of House Davion. Federated Sun's third in-house designed BattleMech, it was created as a inexpensive design that could be built in large numbers to bolster the ranks of the AFFS. At the time of its commission into development, the AFFS's ranks were laden with heavier designs. The design's legacy was tainted with corruption, first stemming from its manufacture, Jerricho Industries of Robinson. While the design was intended to be used in general service through out the realm, Jerricho Industry leadership was partially owned by Terran March Prince, with the company's owner Mikhail Rostov, help guide and push the design process which was rushed into production after five years of development. Design was rushed into product and ultimately yielded number of flaws which marred it' performance. The March Prince efforts to push the design's production lead to it being not dispersed through the Federated Suns, but solely in Terran March's regional forces. The primitive early version were only made in handfuls, while a new better and modern variant would ultimately be mainstay in the March.
The design would end up being tainted, this was due to its serving with rebel forces during the Davion Civil War in 2525. By war's end, in 2540, it produced would end up being shutdown. The majority of Swordsman were deployed among regiments who had been loyal to Varney's faction.[2] By 2571, the bulk of these operational 'Mech were shuffled with those regimental units as gifts to the newly formed Star League. The Swordsman would end up serving with SLDF forces during the Reunification War and survive in smaller numbers in reserve, planetary militias through the League until Star League Civil War.[3]
Weapons and Equipment
The Swordsman is general purpose design, it's original 145-rated primitive fusion engine was chosen give the design the mobility to keep up with then design in service, the BattleAxe and earlier Mackie BattleMechs.
It's arsenal consists of combination of long range and mainly intermediate range weaponry. It's long range weapons includes a 5-tubed Long-Range Missile Launcher mounted in the right torso with twenty-four rounds of ammunition. On the opposite left torso, it a highly accurate Class-5 Autocannon. The weapon, while accurate suffers from ammo feed problem, with possibility of ammunition explosion. Providing for intermediate and close range combat are a pair of Medium Lasers, with one found in each arm actuator.
Other features the design includes; Primitive Cockpit, Searchlights, 10 tons of primitive armor to protect the design's chassis in combat.[4]
Variants
- SWD-2
- A product of tinkering and updating the original design, this variant uses modern technology which would be equal to tech used during the must later Succession Wars. It would be placed in production until the end of Davion Civil War. Improvesment to the design would include; Replacing armor, cockpit and fusion engine with modern equivalents. The design's weight savings allowed for expansion to the weapons it originally designed to carry, which included inclusion of a 4-Tubed SRM Launcher and a Small Laser mounted in the cockpit. BV(2.0)=803[5]
Notes
As of this writing, there is no Master Unit List Profile for the Swordsman.
Design Quirks
The Swordsman has the following Design Quirks
References
- ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 4, pp. 4 & 19 Swordsman- BV2 & Introduction Year
- ↑ Era Digest: Age of War, p. 9 - Davion Civil War - Laura Davion and Cassandra Varnay involvement in creating the conflict in the FedSuns.
- ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 4, pp. 4 & 19-20 Swordsman- Background Information
- ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 4, pp. 4 & 19-20 Swordsman - Stats and Equipment Information
- ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 4, pp. 4 & 20 Swordsman - Modern Variant Information including new weapons, modern equipment and Battle value