Ursa
Ursa | |
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Production information | |
Manufacturer | TharHes Industries[1] |
Production Year | 3112[2] |
Model | URA-2A |
Class | Heavy[1][[Category:Heavy[1] BattleMechs]] |
Technical specifications | |
Mass | 65[1] tons[[Category:65[1] ton BattleMechs]] |
Chassis | URA Quad Endo Steel[1] |
Armor | Durallex Medium[1] |
Engine | VOX 325 XL[1] |
Communications System | TharHes Melpomene HM-33[1] |
Targeting Tracking System | TharHes Ares-9[1] |
Heat Sinks | 13 Double Heat Sinks[1] |
Speed | 86[1] km/h (108[1] km/h with MASC) |
Armament | |
BV (2.0) | 1,887[1][3] |
Contents
Description
A product of TharHes Industries' defence plants on Tharkad, the quadrupedal Ursa was a jack-of-all-trades often paired alongside the Scourge to perform risky escort duties or to go on heavy recon missions. Introduced during the third decade of the thirty-second century, the Ursa was popular with mercenary units and with those forces fighting along the border between the Lyran Commonwealth and Clan Jade Falcon.[1]
Key to the Ursa's design is its revolutionary gyroscope, which renders the 'Mech exceptionally stable - even in comparison to other quad BattleMechs. The MASC system built into the Ursa in combination with the VOX 325 Extra-Light Fusion Engine that powers the 'Mech results in a ferocious quadrupedal design that can run at speeds of over one hundred kph; this, combined with the gyro and twelve and a half tons of Durallex Medium armor meant that the Ursa can not only survive full-speed collisions but can do so without falling or the pilot losing control. This lead to MechWarriors nicknaming the Ursa "the Rhino" because of the brutal charges it can perform.[1]
Weapons and Equipment
The suite of offensive weaponry carried by the Ursa is divided between the left and right torsos. On each side are a brace of Martell-X Medium X-Pulse Lasers, popular with those who regularly fought the Clans; mounted into the right torso is a Thor 40mm Rotary Class 2 Autocannon supplied with a ton of ammunition, while mounted into the left torso is a Defiance 1001 Extended Range Particle Projection Cannon.[1]
Variants
- URA-2C
- A Clantech variant of the Ursa. In addition to being constructed with lighter materials, the URA-2C replaces the Spheroid Medium X-Pulse Lasers with ER Medium Pulse Lasers and adds a fourteenth double heat sink. BV (2.0) = 2,570.[4][5]
Design Quirks
The Ursa was subject to the following Design Quirks:
Notes
The Ursa premiered in the MechWarrior: Age of Destruction game; within this game, additional variants were apparently introduced - the URA-2E, URA-2F and URA-2G. Record sheets haven't been published for these variants as yet.
The Master Unit List records the URA-2A as entering service in 3112 and the URA-2C as entering service in 3115.[2] This is inconsistent with Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth, which states that the Ursa entered service in the third decade of the thirty-second century.[1] A question has been raised about this in the official forum.
Image Gallery
- MWAD 111.jpg
URA-2A Ursa as depicted in MechWarrior: Age of Destruction
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth, p. 38-39, "URA-2A Ursa"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 MUL online date for the Ursa
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged, p. 311
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth, p. 98, "Ursa URA-2C"
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged, p. 312