Cronus
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| Cronus | |
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| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Gilmour Militech |
| Model | CNS-5M |
| Class | Medium |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 55 tons |
| Chassis | Earthwerk SHD II Endo Steel |
| Armor | Maximillian 43 with CASE |
| Engine | VOX 330 XL |
| Speed | 97.2 km/h |
| Jump Jets | Northrup 12000 |
| Armament | |
| BV (1.0) | 1,437 |
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Description
The Cronus was designed by Angus Gilmour to be a cost effective 'Mech for use by mercenaries using scrapped military equipment. The Cronus is bguilt on a lightweight Earthwerk SHD II Endo Steel chassis that carries a VOX 330 XL engine which gives the Cronus a top speed of 97.2 km/h. The Cronus has enhanced mobilty with six Northrup 12000 jump jets that allow the 'Mech to jump up to one hundred and eighty meters. The 'Cronus is protected with an impresive ten and a half tons of Maximillian 43 armor with CASE to protect the 'Mech from complete destruction if it suffers an ammunition explosion. The Cronus is able to handle the eat from its weapons with fourteen double heat sinks and is fitted with a C3 slave unit allowing it to be integrated into a C3 unit if one is available.
Armament
The Cronus has a Magna Sunspot ER PPC as its primary long ranged weapon. The ER PPC is capable of delivering consistant damage at all of its range brackets. For close combat the Cronus does have two Diverse Optics Type ER Medium Lasers and a single Diverse Optics Type ER Small Laser. Finally to seek out weak points in an enemy's armor the Cronus carries a Harpoon-4S Streak SRM-4.
Variants
- CRS-3M - A older variant of the Cronus the 3M uses all standard technologoes that have been available to the Inner Sphere since the third succession war. As its primary weapon the 3m has a Large Laser which is backed up by three Medium Lasers and a SRM-4 launcher. The 3M is slightly slower then the 5M with a top speed of 86.4 km/h and carries a price tage of 4,896,656 C-Bills which is a difference of 7,754,522 C-Bills less then the 5M. BV (1.0) = 1,070