Lineholder

Lineholder
Production information
Manufacturer	Kressly Warworks
Production Year	3058
Model	KW1-LH2
Class	Medium
Cost	4,515,667 C-bills
Technical specifications
'Mech type	Inner Sphere BattleMech
Mass	55 tons
Chassis	Kressly GRF1A-MDX
Armor	Kressly Stoneskin 30M
Engine	Core Tek 275
Communications System	Angst Clear Channel 3
Targeting Tracking System	RCA Instatrac Mk XII
Heat Sinks	14 single
Speed	86.4 km/h
Armament	2x LRM-5s 4x medium lasers 1x large laser
BV (1.0)	987
BV (2.0)	1,280

Description

The Lineholder was the first BattleMech design to come from Kressly Warworks, and is designed around a set of "Common Sense Rules" for 'Mech design. This approach has produced a 'Mech with a good ground speed and respectable amount of armor and firepower. Thanks to its mix of off-the-shelf weapons and equipment the Lineholder is a reliable 'Mech that is easy to repair and is dependable in battle. However, the ultimate selling point for the Lineholder, especially to its target audience of small units and minor nobles, is value and price. In the first year of sales, the Lineholder was historically successful compared with other 55-ton BattleMechs, and quickly became the garrison machine of choice for minor factions able to afford brand new BattleMechs.

Weapons and Equipment

Designed as an affordable medium 'Mech, the Lineholder is built with an array of conventional technologies. Using a standard Kressly GRF1A-MDX chassis to carry a Core Tek 275 engine, the Lineholder is able to reach a top speed of 86.4 km/h, allowing it to keep up with all but the fastest light and medium 'Mechs. The Lineholder also carries 10 tons of Kressly Stoneskin 30M standard armor protection and mounts 14 heat sinks.

The primary weapons on the Lineholder are a pair of LongFire V LRM-5 launchers which allow the Lineholder to keep an enemy at long range and enable the 'Mech to provide limited indirect fire support. These are backed up by a BlazeFire Systems large laser and four Intek medium lasers to protect itself in close combat.

Variants

• KW1-LH3 

  An upgrade of the Lineholder to make it more viable on the modern battlefield, the LH3 variant replaces the large laser with an ER large laser and the four medium lasers with two medium pulse lasers. BV (1.0) = 935, BV (2.0) = 1,214

• KW1-LH8 "Linebreaker" 

  A Civil War era upgrade of the Lineholder, this variant of the 'Mech carries a pair of RAC/2s in place of the two LRM-5 launchers and the four medium lasers, and an ER large laser in place of the large laser. Nicknamed the "Linebreaker," this variant was designed for the Federated Suns. Following the commencement of the Jihad, however, production ceased. BV (1.0) = 1,081, BV (2.0) = 1,330

• KW2-LHW 

  Produced exclusively for the Word of Blake, the LHW uses the same endo steel chassis and ferro-fibrous armor that worked so well in the LH8. A direct upgrade of the LH2, the LHW mounts an ER large laser, twin LRM-5s, and four ER medium lasers. The crown jewel, however, is the C3i computer that allows the 'Mech to share target data with five other units. BV (1.0) = ??, BV (2.0) = 1,484

• KW2-LH10 

  Introduced in the early 3130s, this variant replaces all the weaponry with a plasma rifle, MML-5s, and medium pulse lasers. It also carries a C3 emergency master which made it popular in command lances.

Design Quirks

The Lineholder is subject to the following Design Quirk:

• Easy to Maintain

Notes

• In German products, the unit's proper name was altered to No-Pasaran, which is a Spanish expression, which translates to They shall not pass. The model code was accordingly changed to KW1-NP2.

Gallery

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  Original Lineholder from TRO:3058

Bibliography

• Combat Operations
• Master Unit List
• Record Sheets: 3055/3058
• Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrades
• Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Inner Sphere)
• Record Sheets: Upgrades
• Technical Readout: 3058
• Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade
• Technical Readout: 3150