Undine

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Undine
Production information
Manufacturer	Clan Goliath Scorpion
Production Year	3059
Use	Underwater
Weight Class	Medium
Tech Base	Clan
Cost	500,000 C-bills
Introduced
Technical specifications
Mass	1,000 kg
Top Speed	10 km/h
Armament	1x ER Micro Laser 1x One-Shot LRM-5
Armor Type	Standard
BV (1.0)	31

Description

The Undine battle armor is a combat upgrade to the original underwater exoskeleton that inspired Clan Wolf's Elemental battle armor. Since it is at its best underwater, the Undine was named for a water spirit from mysticism. Clan Goliath Scorpion finally had the technology in the 3050s to create a battle armor that makes use of torpedoes, something they had long wanted as they control a large amount of underwater territory. The "water elemental" Clan battle armor, the Undine is at its best underwater. It mounts underwater maneuvering units that allow it to travel at 32 km/h when completely submerged. Its armor is a twenty percent reduction from the Elemental suit's, but it carries a searchlight that helps the wearer to see underwater. This highly specialized design is produced in limited numbers, and though Clan Diamond Shark did acquire the design specifications in 3068, they have not started production of it. The Undine can make anti-'Mech attacks against the submerged legs on an enemy 'Mech.

Weapons and Equipment

Useful at short range, the ER Micro Laser is the main gun of the Undine. Its backup weapon is a one-shot LRM-5 that is often a torpedo launcher. The LRM can function as a normal missile launcher, though the Undine must briefly surface to fire the missiles at a dry target.

Variants

• Upgrade 

  This upgraded variant is designed to be used out of water and is especially effective with standard Elemental suits. The underwater maneuvering units are replaced with enough jump jets to push the Undine up to ninety meters, just like the Elemental armor. The laser is retained, but the LRM is replaced with an LRM-3 that has either two reloads of torpedoes or four reloads of missiles. BV (1.0) = 59

Bibliography

• Field Manual: Warden Clans
• Lostech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide
• Master Unit List
• Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrade
• Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade