Wight

Wight
Production information
Manufacturer	Luthien Armor Works StarCorps Industries
Production Year	3068
Model	WGT-1LAW/SC
Class	Light
Cost	3,281,535 C-bills
Technical specifications
'Mech type	Inner Sphere BattleMech
Mass	35 tons
Chassis	Alshain 560-Carrier Endo Steel
Armor	New Samarkand Royal Heavy Ferro-Fibrous
Engine	Omni 175 Compact
Communications System	Sipher CommCon SCU-4
Targeting Tracking System	Cat's Eyes 5
Heat Sinks	10 double
Speed	86 km/h
Armament	1x heavy PPC 2x ER medium laser
BV (2.0)	1,142

Description

Developed as much to replace units lost in the Blakists' Jihad as to prove the enduring industrial strength of the Draconis Combine, the Wight is a daring and innovative 'Mech design. With the loss of their main facility on the Combine's capital in 3068, Luthien Armor Works was caught between a government contract it could not refuse, yet could not fulfill due to lack of facilities, resulting in a surprising solution. Buying up a large volume of worn out 10-K Panthers sent to Wakazashi Enterprises for refurbishment, LAW stripped each 'Mech down to its base endo steel skeleton and then contracted with StarCorps Industries of Son Hoa in the Lyran Alliance to share the cost of a new design, shipping some of these frames to StarCorps with the paired ER lasers mounted to outfit as they wished. Those frames that LAW retained had compact fusion engines, double heat sinks, and heavy ferro-fibrous armor installed to give the Wight surprising longevity for a front-line light 'Mech.

Weapons and Equipment

The Wight's weapon array suits its role as a short ranged brawler, based around one of the newly introduced Lord's Light heavy PPCs in the right torso, backed up by dual mounted Diverse Optics ER medium lasers. Its all energy weapon loadout allows the 'Mech to stay in action as long as its bulky armor and its pilot's endurance will allow.

Variants

• WGT-1LAW/SC3 

  This field refit removes one ER medium laser in order to add a C3 slave. BV (2.0) = 1,057

• WGT-2SC 

  Despite sharing the cost of the design, StarCorps has never produced the base model, blasting LAW for its low mobility by light 'Mech standards. StarCorp's base version of the Wight instead uses standard ferro-fibrous armor and carries a snub-nose PPC as its main weapon to allow it to mount jump jets, trading firepower for mobility. BV (2.0) = 1,093

• WGT-2LAW 

  LAW's response to StarCorps' scathing review, this enhanced mobility Wight variant greatly downgrades its protection and firepower by using light ferro-fibrous armor and a light PPC to free up the weight needed for improved jump jets. BV (2.0)= 939

• WGT-2LAWC3 

  The Wight's version of the ubiquitous DCMS C3 slave field refit kit. Like many such kits it removes one of the ER medium lasers to free up the space needed, and is available for both the 1LAW and 2LAW models. BV (2.0)= 821

• WGT-3SC 

  A variant developed by StarCorps for possible sale to the Capellan market, it trades the 2SC's jump jets for a 'Mech sized plasma rifle. BV (2.0)= 1,125

• WGT-4NC Wight Dezgra 

  This Wight variant is used by disgraced members of Clan Nova Cat as an assassination unit. Combining Inner Sphere and Clan technology creates a fast, stealthy unit capable of quickly inflicting damage on units and unprotected targets. It is built on a Clan spec composite internal structure, and is armed with a Clan large pulse laser and medium pulse laser, while Clan ferro-fibrous armor provides protection. A Watchdog CEWS provides electronics support, powered by an Inner Sphere XL engine. A Chameleon LPS and Null-Signature system affect enemy targeting systems. The Wight Dezgra has a jump radius of 210 meters. This design is also used by Republic of the Sphere special forces units.

Design Quirks

The WGT-1LAW/SC Wight has the following Design Quirks:

• Exposed Actuators
• Weak Legs

The WGT-4NC Wight Dezgra variant is subject to the following Design Quirks:

• Bad Reputation
• Difficult to Maintain
• Distracting
• Improved Sensors

Notes

• Luthien Armor Works' Wights are produced over the planet Dover by a L.A.W. mobile factory, which had been constructed in the hull of the unfinished battleship Yamato.

Gallery

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  Original Wight from TRO:3075

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  Experimental WGT-4NC Wight Dezgra from XTRO:Phantoms

Bibliography

• Experimental Technical Readout: Phantoms
• Field Report: DCMS
• Record Sheets: 3075
• Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged
• Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge
• Spotlight On: Stone's Trackers
• Technical Readout: 3075