Vulpes (BattleMech)

Vulpes
Production information
Manufacturer	Achernar BattleMechs
Production Year	3133
Model	VLP-1D
Class	Heavy[[Category:Heavy BattleMechs]]
Introduced	3133
Technical specifications
Mass	60 tons[[Category:60 ton BattleMechs]]
Chassis	Dorwinion Royal Fox
Armor	StarGuard Nightshroud Stealth Armor with CASE
Engine	Model 42b 300 XXL
Communications System	Lynx-Shur 7 with Guardian ECM Suite
Targeting Tracking System	Federated Hunter Mk. XII
Heat Sinks	14 Double Heat Sinks
Speed	86 km/h (108 km/h with MASC)
Armament	1x Rotary AC/5 2x Clantech ER Large Lasers
BV (2.0)	2,225

Description

Introduced to service in 3133 from the Achernar BattleMechs plant on New Avalon, the Vulpes was intended from the outset to be a heavy but fast attack BattleMech, and was quickly adopted by the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns. Mixing Clantech with advanced Inner Sphere technology, the Vulpes used a standard chassis, cockpit and gyro, but mounted a very advanced Clantech Model 42b 300 XXL engine, capable of pushing the Vulpes to high speeds; adding to this was a MASC system, allowing the sixty-ton 'Mech to travel at more than one hundred kilometers an hour. Despite the relatively high speed of the Vulpes for a 'Mech of its weight, the Vulpes was actually intended to attack at range - where the twelve and a half tons of StarGuard Nightshroud Stealth Armor and Guardian ECM Suite could hide the 'Mech from return fire.

Armament

Mounting a Clantech ExoStar Pinnacle Extended Range Large Laser in each arm and a Mydron Tornado Rotary Class 5 Autocannon in the right torso, the Vulpes combines excellent range with battlefield longevity, with two tons of ammunition for the autocannon stored deep in the left torso, protected by CASE.

Variants

As of 3145 no variants of the Vulpes had been introduced to service.

Design Quirks

The Vulpes features the following Design Quirks:

• Difficult to Maintain
• Distracting

Bibliography

• Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns