Crab

Crab
Production information
Manufacturer	Cosara Weaponries
Model	CRB-27
Class	Medium
Cost	4,050,875 C-bills
Technical specifications
Mass	50 tons
Chassis	Hollis Mark 1A
Armor	Paulina Heavy Ferro-Fibrous
Engine	Magna 250
Speed	86.4 km/h
Armament	2xLarge Lasers 1xMedium Laser 1xSmall Laser
BV (1.0)	965
BV (2.0)	1,198

Description

Designed during the last days of the Star League, the Crab proved a superior unit before being almost forgotten during the Succession Wars. Following the recovery of the Helm Memory Core, Cosara Weaponries was able to restart production in 3050. It has a maximum speed of 86.4 km/h that allows it to avoid most heavy and assault 'Mechs but leaves it vulnerable to machines of its own weight class. Born to be a guerrilla unit, the Crab is a heavily armed and armored medium 'Mech known for its logistical durability. The Crab also suffers from an extremely steep heat curve. While the Crab has sufficient standard heat sinks to facilitate repeating firings of its twin Large Lasers, adding its supplemental weapons quickly overheats the machine.

Armament

The Crab carries two arm mounted RamTech 1200 Large Lasers. They are backed up by a Ceres Arms Medium Laser and an Exostar Small Laser. While this is a high heat design, the all laser configuration does lend itself to guerrilla warfare as it cannot run out of ammunition.

Variants

• CRB-20 - The CRB-20 is a downgrade of the CRB-27 Crab that was given to the DCMS in preparation for the War of 3039 by ComStar as part of Operation Rosebud. The only major modification to the design is the use of standard armor which reduced the overall protection on the Crab. BV (1.0) = 921, BV (2.0) = 1,143

• CRB-27b - A simple upgrade utilized by the SLDF Royals, the 27b upgrades the heat sinks to double heat sinks and the Large Lasers to ER Large Lasers. BV (1.0) = ??, BV (2.0) = 1,308

• CRB-30 - The CRB-30 is a complete rework of the CRB-27 Crab. To start, the standard engine has been replaced with an ExtraLight model. The CRB-30 puts this free weight to good use by replacing the twin Large Lasers with a pair of ER PPCs and upgrading the Medium and Small Lasers to an ER Medium Laser and an ER Small Laser. The standard heat sinks have all been replaced with double heat sinks, though two have been removed, so the PPCs must use volley fire. The last part of this upgrade is the addition of a Guardian ECM Suite and an improved C3 computer. BV (1.0) = 1,204 (C3: 188), BV (2.0) = 1,509

• CRB-45 - This variant fielded by Word of Blake makes use of three Light PPCs and an ER Large Laser, making the Crab into a direct-fire support 'Mech. The -45 incorporates enough heat sinks to combat all heat the machine is capable of producing. The engine was upgraded to allow speed of up to 96 km/h. This came at a slight decrease in armor, though the use of a Heavy Ferro-Fibrous weave helped make up most of the difference. A seemingly-standard C3i Computer allows this design to share target data with other like-equipped units. BV (2.0) = 1,342

• CRB-C - The CRB-C Crab is a minor update of the design modified to include a C3 Slave Unit. The Crab makes space for the C3 unit by removing the Medium Laser. BV (1.0) = 950 (C3: 90), BV (2.0) = 1,135

BattleMechs

Captain Leif Tanner piloted a Crab during the Battle Of Tukayyid, against Clan Ghost Bear's assault on the city of Spanac.

Gallery

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  CRB-27 Crab

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  CRB-27 Crab in combat

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  A Crab in combat

Bibliography

• Master Unit List.pdf
• Combat Operations
• Record Sheets: 3025/3026
• Record Sheets: 3039
• Record Sheets: 3050
• Record Sheets: 3050 Upgrade (Clan & Star League)
• Record Sheets: 3060
• Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged
• Record Sheets: Upgrades
• Technical Readout: 2750
• Technical Readout: 3025 Revised
• Technical Readout: 3039
• Technical Readout: 3050
• Technical Readout: 3050 Revised
• Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade
• Technical Readout: 3075