Cockpit Command Console
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Description[edit]
A Command Console is a BattleMech component that adds a complete second set of controls for a second MechWarrior (pilot) with added command and control facilities. (It should not be confused with the much smaller Dual Cockpit, which can be installed on any 'Mech and splits 'Mech operation between two people, a pilot and a gunner, and therefore requires both to operate the 'Mech.)[1]
The enhanced command and control facilities turn the 'Mech carrying a Command Console into a moving command center typically used by high-level commanders. Star League-vintage Command Consoles are very rare by 3025 because 'Mechs equipped in this way were favored targets in battle. Most still existing were relegated to training duties.[2]
Availability[edit]
Cockpit Command Console is known to be used by following factions:[2]
- Capellan Confederation
- Com Guards
- Draconis Combine
- Federated Commonwealth
- Free Rasalhague Republic
- Free Worlds League
- St. Ives Compact
- Word of Blake
Manufacturer[edit]
The Cockpit Command Console is manufactured on following planets:
Brand | Planet | Company | Used by | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
Unknown | Hachiman | Tanadi Computers | Various | [2] |
Unknown | Macintosh | Apple Computers Interstellar | Various | [2] |
Unknown | Hesperus II New Kyoto |
Doering Electronics | Various | [2] |
Unknown | Dalton | Garret SatComm | Various | [2] |
Unknown | Carbonis | IMB Systems | Various | [2] |
Unknown | Indicass | Ceres Metals Industries | Various | [2] |
Notes[edit]
- In game terms, the Command Console occupies the same section as the primary cockpit.[1]
- Since it is a fully functional cockpit unto itself, it can take over if the regular cockpit is destroyed or the pilot is incapacitated, provided of course that the Command Console is manned.[1]
- Game Rules can be found in Total Warfare and Tactical Operations: Advanced Units & Equipment