Rottweiler

Rottweiler
Production information
Manufacturer	TharHes Industries
Production Year	3065
Use	Scout
Weight Class	Medium
Tech Base	Inner Sphere
Cost	306,850 C-bills
Introduced	3065
Technical specifications
Mass	1,000 kg
Top Speed	54 km/h
Armament	1x Small Laser 1x "Firedrake" Support Needler
Armor Type	Standard Stealth
BV (1.0)	34
BV (2.0)	40

Description

The Rottweiler is a battle armor suit that Lyran Alliance scientists designed as a fast scout. The Fenrir showed how fast a quadruped battlesuit could move, so the team decided to push the envelope with the Rottweiler.

Their efforts resulted in a top speed of 54 km/h. The Rottweiler is an electronics marvel. It has stealth armor that enables the suit to evade detection and makes targeting it more difficult along with advanced sensors so that the unit is never surprised. It mounts enough armor to stop a Clan Medium Pulse Laser. The Rottweiler also incorporates a hatch in its front that mimics a mouth and can carry up to five kilograms of equipment.

Weapons and Equipment

The Rottweiler does not use a turret mount like the Fenrir, as the engineering team opted for a fixed Small Laser instead. This increased pilot comfort as he or she can now lay flat, enabling a Rottweiler squad to go on extended missions due to lessened fatigue. For use against unarmored infantry, the battlesuit carries a "Firedrake" incendiary needler.

Variants

• Close Combat 

  In the midst of the Jihad and the utter devastation of that conflict, the Lyran Alliance demanded new variants of the Rottweiler to supplement dwindling numbers of front-line battlesuits. The close combat variant keeps the sensors and mission equipment, but changes the weapon configuration. It mounts a Flamer and a Machine Gun, transforming it into a furious infantry killer. It is especially well-suited to urban environments thanks to its high speed. BV (2.0) = 40, 39

• Upgrade 

  This variant only keeps the mission equipment. Instead of the integral sensors, it uses a remote sensor dispenser to keep track of enemy movement. A "King David" Light Gauss Rifle provides some ranged firepower. BV (2.0) = 35

• Firedrake 

  An anti-infantry specialist, this variant carries more armor and its four Firedrake needlers can shred conventional infantry platoons in seconds. BV (2.0) = 43

Gallery

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  Original Rottweiler from Combat Equipment

Bibliography

• Combat Equipment
• Master Unit List
• Record Sheets: 3075
• Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge
• Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged — Old is the New New
• Technical Readout: 3075
• Technical Readout: 3085