Grand Titan

Grand Titan
Production information
Manufacturer	Earthwerks Ltd.
Production Year	3054
Model	T-IT-N10M
Class	Assault
Cost	29,023,333 C-bills
Technical specifications
'Mech type	Inner Sphere BattleMech
Mass	100 tons
Chassis	Corean Model 101BLP Endo Steel
Armor	Durallex Heavy
Engine	LTV 400 XL
Communications System	Hartford JEA-1
Targeting Tracking System	O/P FiberFeed 201 with Artemis IV FCS Interface
Heat Sinks	12 double
Speed	64 km/h
Armament	2x large pulse laser 1x LRM-15 with Artemis IV 2x SRM-6 with Artemis IV 2x medium pulse laser 2x small pulse laser 1x anti-missile system
BV (1.0)	1,364
BV (2.0)	1,817

Description

The Grand Titan was designed by Vining Engineering and Salvage Team to take on the best 'Mechs that the Inner Sphere or the Clans had to offer. The 'Mech is built on an Endo Steel chassis and with an LTV 400 XL engine, which propels the Grand Titan to a top speed of 64.8 km/h, to save as much weight as possible. The Grand Titan also carries eighteen tons of armor. The design of the Grand Titan was sold to Earthwerks Incorporated in the Free Worlds League and has become a 'Mech commonly seen in the FWLM and the Word of Blake militia.

Weapons and Equipment

The Grand Titan carries a large arsenal of weapons that allow it to work best at short to medium range. The longest-range weapon carried is a Holly LRM-15 launcher linked to an Artemis IV fire control system for greater accuracy. The 'Mech also carries two Diverse Optics Type 20 Large Pulse Lasers which it brings to bear on an enemy as it closes ranges. Once at close range, the 'Mech carries two Diverse Optics Medium Pulse Lasers, two Diverse Optics Small Pulse Lasers, and a pair of Holly SRM-6 launchers with Artemis IV fire control systems. For protection from missile attacks, the 'Mech has a McArthur anti-missile system.

Variants

• T-IT-N11M 

  The N11M model of the Grand Titan is a major modification of the design. The 'Mech carries as its primary long-range weapons a Light Gauss Rifle and an ER PPC which gives the 'Mech powerful long-range reach. The 'Mech has for short-range combat four Medium Pulse Lasers and two Streak SRM-4 launchers. It is also protected by a Guardian ECM Suite. This upgrade brings the Grand Titan to modern standards and makes it as powerful on the battlefield now as it was when it was first released. BV (1.0) = 1,688, BV (2.0) = 2,053

• T-IT-N13M 

  This Grand Titan is based on a field refit. It carries a Heavy PPC, two ER Medium Lasers, a single ER Large Laser, two Medium Lasers, and a Small Pulse Laser for anti-infantry work. For close combat it carries a Sword. It also has a 90 meter jump radius. A Heavy-Duty Gyro has been Armored, as has the cockpit and all the arm and leg actuators. At the same time, this Grand Titan is equipped with Triple Strength Myomer which allows it to inflict twice as much damage in a physical brawl, as well as reach speeds of 64 km/h. BV (2.0) = 2,533

• T-IT-N14R Grand Titan Vengeance 

  Developed by the Principality of Regulus during the Jihad, the Grand Titan Vengeance trades the weaponry and armor of the standard version for Hardened Armor, an Armored Compact Gyro, Armored Engine, and Armored Cockpit. The 'Mech also has a Full-Head Ejection System. All this protection, and a 60-meter jump radius, seems strange, but the Vengeance has a single Thumper Artillery Piece with two tons of ammo in a CASE II protected bin. This, along with two Clan built ER Medium Lasers, are the only weapons on the unit. This would seem a ridiculously light amount of weaponry, but intelligence reports suggest that the Vengeance uses the Thumper to launch nuclear warheads.

Design Quirks

The T-IT-N10M Grand Titan has the following Design Quirks:

• Difficult to Maintain
• Multi-Trac

The T-IT-N14R Grand Titan Vengeance variant is subject to the following Design Quirks:

• Cowl
• Improved Life Support

Related Battlemechs

• Titan - The original SLDF prototype.
• Titan II - A Word of Blake variant of the original Titan.

Notes

• Author Blaine Lee Pardoe stated in a blog entry that, according to his memory which he admitted could be wrong, the Grand Titan was among the BattleMechs which he designed and for which he wrote the original background as initially published in TRO:3055. He got the request to design several 'Mechs including this one on a business trip and told FASA that, since he was traveling without his books, he had to work from memory. Pinched for time, FASA didn't want to wait but promised to cross-check the designs, which apparently did not happen for the Grand Titan.
• In German products, the unit's proper name was translated to Großtitan. The model code was left unchanged.
• In the original printing of Technical Readout: 3055, the Grand Titan design statistics had numerous errors that made it overweight. Besides component weight corrections, missile ammunition was reduced and a Streak SRM2 (One-Shot) launcher was removed from each arm. These OS launchers are depicted in the original artwork with the pods still present in the Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade artwork, though with missile ports essentially removed.

Gallery

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  Original Grand Titan from TRO:3055

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  Grand Titan from TRO:3055 Upgrade

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  Experimental T-IT-N14R Grand Titan Vengeance from XTRO:Phantoms

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  A Grand Titan in combat from The Dragon Roars

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  Grand Titan in colors of 12th Atrean Dragoons from FM:FWL

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  View of Grand Titan rearward cockpit section from MechWarrior, Third Edition

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  A Grand Titan in the field from Dawn of the Jihad

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  T-IT N10M Grand Titan in combat from CCG

Bibliography

• Combat Operations
• Experimental Technical Readout: Phantoms
• Master Unit List
• Record Sheets: 3055 Upgrade
• Record Sheets: 3055 Upgrades Unabridged
• Record Sheets: 3055/3058
• Record Sheets: 3145 New Tech, New Upgrades
• Record Sheets: Upgrades
• Technical Readout: 3055
• Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade