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Line 10: |mech type=BattleMech |mech type=BattleMech |mass=60 |mass=60 − |chassis=[[DSHM Endo 2.4]] + |chassis=DSHM Endo 2.4 − |armor=[[Forging ZK10 Standard]] + |armor=Forging ZK10 Standard − |engine=300 [[Extralight fusion engine|extralight]] + |engine=300 [[Fusion Engine - XL|Extralight]] |comsys=[[CrossBand System 20]] |comsys=[[CrossBand System 20]] − |T&T=[[Dtrac Suite 1]] − |heat sinks=13 [[Double Heat Sink|double]] |speed=86 |speed=86 |speed with MASC=108 |speed with MASC=108 Line 29:
Line 27: ==Description== ==Description== − The '''''Thresher''''' is a second-line [[BattleMech]] that is all-around average. It excels at nothing, but will rarely turn in a particularly poor showing. It has modest speed for a 'Mech its size, which it compensates for with [[MASC]] and enough [[jump jet]]s to leap up to 150 meters. The ''Thresher'' is the result of a joint development project between [[Clan Sea Fox]] and [[Clan Hell's Horses]], the result of which was obvious to [[Inner Sphere]] observers before they had even encountered the 'Mech in battle. The obviously committee-designed unit is far from threatening, but it did provide the basis for a later [[OmniMech]], the ''[[Summoner]]''. This expensive garrison 'Mech uses an [[XL engine]] and an [[Endo Steel]] skeleton to save weight. It carries a modest nine and a half tons of armor.<ref name=TRO3058>''Technical Readout: 3058'', pp. 174-175, "Thresher 'Mech Profile"</ref><ref name=TRO3058U>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', pp. 178-179, "Thresher 'Mech Profile"</ref> + The '''''Thresher''''' is a second-line [[BattleMech]] that is all-around average. It excels at nothing, but will rarely turn in a particularly poor showing. It has modest speed for a 'Mech its size, which it compensates for with [[MASC]] and enough [[jump jet]]s to leap up to 150 meters. The ''Thresher'' is the result of a joint development project between [[Clan Diamond Shark]] and [[Clan Hell's Horses]], the result of which was obvious to [[Inner Sphere]] observers before they had even encountered the 'Mech in battle. The obviously committee-designed unit is far from threatening, but it did provide the basis for a later [[OmniMech]], the ''[[Summoner]]''. This expensive garrison 'Mech uses an [[XL Engine]] and an [[Endo Steel]] skeleton to save weight. It carries a modest nine and a half tons of armor.<ref name=TRO3058>''Technical Readout: 3058'', pp. 174-175, "Thresher 'Mech Profile"</ref><ref name=TRO3058U>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', pp. 178-179, "Thresher 'Mech Profile"</ref> ==Weapons and Equipment== ==Weapons and Equipment== Line 35:
Line 33: ==Variants== ==Variants== − *; ''Thresher'' 2: This variant is more respectable at long range. It downgrades the autocannon to an OVR-X [[LB-X Autocannon/5]]. The weight saved is used to upgrade the pulse lasers to Series 7J [[ER Large Laser]]s. BV (1.0) = 2,007<ref>''Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrades'', p. 260</ref>, BV (2.0)= 2,337<ref>''Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Clan & Star League)'', p. 160</ref> + *;''Thresher'' 2: This variant is more respectable at long range. It downgrades the autocannon to an OVR-X [[LB-X Autocannon/5]]. The weight saved is used to upgrade the pulse lasers to Series 7J [[ER Large Laser]]s. BV (1.0) = 2,007<ref>''Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrades'', p. 260</ref>, BV (2.0)= 2,337<ref>''Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Clan & Star League)'', p. 160</ref> − ===Custom Variants===+ ==Custom Variants== − *;''Thresher'' Edward:The personal ‘Mech of ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Edward Brandon]] of the [[40th Dieron Regulars|Fortieth Dieron Regulars]], his captured ''Thresher'' has been modified with [[Inner Sphere]] technologies. Save for the removal of a heat sink, structurally the 'Mech is unchanged and the torso-mounted weapons remain intact, but all the arm mounted weaponry has been replaced with an Inner Sphere standard ER Medium Laser mounted in each arm in support of an [[MRM-20]] and a single ton of reloads in the right. BV (1.0) = ??, BV (2.0) = 1,862 <ref name=JTPL>''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', p. 14</ref> + *;''Thresher'' Edward:The personal ‘Mech of ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Edward Brandon]] of the [[40th Dieron Regulars|Fortieth Dieron Regulars]], his captured ''Thresher'' has been modified with [[Inner Sphere]] technologies. Save for the removal of a heat sink, structurally the 'Mech is unchanged and the torso-mounted weapons remain intact, but all the arm mounted weaponry has been replaced with an Inner Sphere standard ER Medium Laser mounted in each arm in support of a [[MRM-20]] and a single ton of reloads in the right. BV (1.0) = ??, BV (2.0) = 1,862 <ref name=JTPL>''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', p. 14</ref> == Design Quirks == == Design Quirks == − The ''Thresher'' has the following [[Design Quirk]]:<ref>[[BattleMech Manual]], p. 95 Design Quirk Table - Thresher Entry.</ref> + The ''Thresher'' has the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref>[[BattleMech Manual]], p. 95 Design Quirk Table - Thresher Entry.</ref> * [[Improved Targeting|Improved Targeting (Medium)]] * [[Improved Targeting|Improved Targeting (Medium)]] Line 47:
Line 45: * ''[[Summoner (Thor)|Summoner]]'' - [[Clan Jade Falcon]] used captured ''Thresher''s as a template to construct their first OmniMech design, the ''Summoner'', which debuted around [[2870]]<ref name=TRO50-134>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 134, "Summoner"</ref>. * ''[[Summoner (Thor)|Summoner]]'' - [[Clan Jade Falcon]] used captured ''Thresher''s as a template to construct their first OmniMech design, the ''Summoner'', which debuted around [[2870]]<ref name=TRO50-134>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 134, "Summoner"</ref>. − * ''[[Thresher Mk II]]'' - A Dark Age refit of the ''Thresher'' ordered by [[Clan Wolf]], outfitted to defeat the Republic of the Sphere's combat doctrine. The result was different enough from the baseline Thresher to warrant a new designation rather than a new model number.<ref name=RecGuideV4-8>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 4'', p. 8, "Thresher Mk II"</ref>. + * ''[[Thresher Mk II]]'' - A Dark Age refit of the ''Thresher'' ordered by [[Clan Wolf]], outfitted to defeat the Republic of the Sphere's combat doctrine. The result was different enough from the baseline Thresher to warrant a new designation rather than a new model number.<ref name=RecGuideV4-8>''Recognition Guide: IlClan, vol. 4'', p. 8, "Thresher Mk II"</ref>. ==Notes== ==Notes== − * In German products, the unit's proper name was translated to '''''Drescher'''''.+ In German products the unit's proper name was perfectly translated to '''Drescher'''. ==Gallery== ==Gallery== <gallery> <gallery> − Thresher InvClans.png|Original ''Thresher'' from ''[[Invading Clans (sourcebook)|Invading Clans]]''+ File:Thresher.jpg|Original ''Thresher'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3058|TRO:3058]]'' − File:Thresher.jpg|''Thresher'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3058|TRO:3058]]'' </gallery> </gallery> Line 62:
Line 59: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[Combat Operations]]'' + *''[[Combat Operations]]'' − * ''[[Jihad Turning Points: Luthien]]'' + *''[[Jihad Turning Points: Luthien]]'' − * ''[[Record Sheets: 3055/3058]]'' + *''[[Record Sheets: 3055/3058]]'' − * ''[[Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Clan & Star League)]]'' + *''[[Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrades]]'' − * ''[[Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrades]]'' + *''[[Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Clan & Star League)]]'' − * ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]'' + *''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]'' − * ''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]'' + *''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]'' − * ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]'' + *''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]'' + − [[Category:'Mechs]] [[Category:BattleMechs]] [[Category:BattleMechs]] [[Category:Heavy BattleMechs]] [[Category:Heavy BattleMechs]] [[Category:60 ton BattleMechs]] [[Category:60 ton BattleMechs]] − [[Category:Clan Sea Fox BattleMechs]] [[Category:Clan Blood Spirit BattleMechs]] [[Category:Clan Blood Spirit BattleMechs]] [[Category:Clan Cloud Cobra BattleMechs]] [[Category:Clan Cloud Cobra BattleMechs]]
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{{InfoBoxBattleMech | {{InfoBoxBattleMech | ||
|image=Thresher.jpg | |image=Thresher.jpg | ||
| − | |name= | + | |name=Thresher |
|manufacturer=[[Manufacturing Plant DSF-51]]<ref name=TRO3058U/> | |manufacturer=[[Manufacturing Plant DSF-51]]<ref name=TRO3058U/> | ||
|model=THR | |model=THR | ||
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|mech type=BattleMech | |mech type=BattleMech | ||
|mass=60 | |mass=60 | ||
| − | |chassis= | + | |chassis=DSHM Endo 2.4 |
| − | |armor= | + | |armor=Forging ZK10 Standard |
| − | |engine=300 [[Extralight | + | |engine=300 [[Fusion Engine - XL|Extralight]] |
|comsys=[[CrossBand System 20]] | |comsys=[[CrossBand System 20]] | ||
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|speed=86 | |speed=86 | ||
|speed with MASC=108 | |speed with MASC=108 | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | The '''''Thresher''''' is a second-line [[BattleMech]] that is all-around average. It excels at nothing, but will rarely turn in a particularly poor showing. It has modest speed for a 'Mech its size, which it compensates for with [[MASC]] and enough [[jump jet]]s to leap up to 150 meters. The ''Thresher'' is the result of a joint development project between [[Clan | + | The '''''Thresher''''' is a second-line [[BattleMech]] that is all-around average. It excels at nothing, but will rarely turn in a particularly poor showing. It has modest speed for a 'Mech its size, which it compensates for with [[MASC]] and enough [[jump jet]]s to leap up to 150 meters. The ''Thresher'' is the result of a joint development project between [[Clan Diamond Shark]] and [[Clan Hell's Horses]], the result of which was obvious to [[Inner Sphere]] observers before they had even encountered the 'Mech in battle. The obviously committee-designed unit is far from threatening, but it did provide the basis for a later [[OmniMech]], the ''[[Summoner]]''. This expensive garrison 'Mech uses an [[XL Engine]] and an [[Endo Steel]] skeleton to save weight. It carries a modest nine and a half tons of armor.<ref name=TRO3058>''Technical Readout: 3058'', pp. 174-175, "Thresher 'Mech Profile"</ref><ref name=TRO3058U>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', pp. 178-179, "Thresher 'Mech Profile"</ref> |
==Weapons and Equipment== | ==Weapons and Equipment== | ||
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==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
| − | *; ''Thresher'' 2: This variant is more respectable at long range. It downgrades the autocannon to an OVR-X [[LB-X Autocannon/5]]. The weight saved is used to upgrade the pulse lasers to Series 7J [[ER Large Laser]]s. BV (1.0) = 2,007<ref>''Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrades'', p. 260</ref>, BV (2.0)= 2,337<ref>''Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Clan & Star League)'', p. 160</ref> | + | *;''Thresher'' 2: This variant is more respectable at long range. It downgrades the autocannon to an OVR-X [[LB-X Autocannon/5]]. The weight saved is used to upgrade the pulse lasers to Series 7J [[ER Large Laser]]s. BV (1.0) = 2,007<ref>''Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrades'', p. 260</ref>, BV (2.0)= 2,337<ref>''Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Clan & Star League)'', p. 160</ref> |
| − | + | ==Custom Variants== | |
| − | *;''Thresher'' Edward:The personal ‘Mech of ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Edward Brandon]] of the [[40th Dieron Regulars|Fortieth Dieron Regulars]], his captured ''Thresher'' has been modified with [[Inner Sphere]] technologies. Save for the removal of a heat sink, structurally the 'Mech is unchanged and the torso-mounted weapons remain intact, but all the arm mounted weaponry has been replaced with an Inner Sphere standard ER Medium Laser mounted in each arm in support of | + | *;''Thresher'' Edward:The personal ‘Mech of ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Edward Brandon]] of the [[40th Dieron Regulars|Fortieth Dieron Regulars]], his captured ''Thresher'' has been modified with [[Inner Sphere]] technologies. Save for the removal of a heat sink, structurally the 'Mech is unchanged and the torso-mounted weapons remain intact, but all the arm mounted weaponry has been replaced with an Inner Sphere standard ER Medium Laser mounted in each arm in support of a [[MRM-20]] and a single ton of reloads in the right. BV (1.0) = ??, BV (2.0) = 1,862 <ref name=JTPL>''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', p. 14</ref> |
== Design Quirks == | == Design Quirks == | ||
| − | The ''Thresher'' has the following [[Design | + | The ''Thresher'' has the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref>[[BattleMech Manual]], p. 95 Design Quirk Table - Thresher Entry.</ref> |
* [[Improved Targeting|Improved Targeting (Medium)]] | * [[Improved Targeting|Improved Targeting (Medium)]] | ||
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* ''[[Summoner (Thor)|Summoner]]'' - [[Clan Jade Falcon]] used captured ''Thresher''s as a template to construct their first OmniMech design, the ''Summoner'', which debuted around [[2870]]<ref name=TRO50-134>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 134, "Summoner"</ref>. | * ''[[Summoner (Thor)|Summoner]]'' - [[Clan Jade Falcon]] used captured ''Thresher''s as a template to construct their first OmniMech design, the ''Summoner'', which debuted around [[2870]]<ref name=TRO50-134>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 134, "Summoner"</ref>. | ||
| − | * ''[[Thresher Mk II]]'' - A Dark Age refit of the ''Thresher'' ordered by [[Clan Wolf]], outfitted to defeat the Republic of the Sphere's combat doctrine. The result was different enough from the baseline Thresher to warrant a new designation rather than a new model number.<ref name=RecGuideV4-8>''Recognition Guide: | + | * ''[[Thresher Mk II]]'' - A Dark Age refit of the ''Thresher'' ordered by [[Clan Wolf]], outfitted to defeat the Republic of the Sphere's combat doctrine. The result was different enough from the baseline Thresher to warrant a new designation rather than a new model number.<ref name=RecGuideV4-8>''Recognition Guide: IlClan, vol. 4'', p. 8, "Thresher Mk II"</ref>. |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | + | In German products the unit's proper name was perfectly translated to '''Drescher'''. | |
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | + | File:Thresher.jpg|Original ''Thresher'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3058|TRO:3058]]'' | |
| − | File:Thresher.jpg|''Thresher'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3058|TRO:3058]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[Combat Operations]]'' | + | *''[[Combat Operations]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Jihad Turning Points: Luthien]]'' | + | *''[[Jihad Turning Points: Luthien]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Record Sheets: 3055/3058]]'' | + | *''[[Record Sheets: 3055/3058]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Record Sheets: 3058 | + | *''[[Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrades]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Record Sheets: 3058 | + | *''[[Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Clan & Star League)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]'' | + | *''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]'' | + | *''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]'' | + | *''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]'' |
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[[Category:BattleMechs]] | [[Category:BattleMechs]] | ||
[[Category:Heavy BattleMechs]] | [[Category:Heavy BattleMechs]] | ||
[[Category:60 ton BattleMechs]] | [[Category:60 ton BattleMechs]] | ||
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[[Category:Clan Blood Spirit BattleMechs]] | [[Category:Clan Blood Spirit BattleMechs]] | ||
[[Category:Clan Cloud Cobra BattleMechs]] | [[Category:Clan Cloud Cobra BattleMechs]] | ||