Cronus
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| Cronus | |
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| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Gilmour MilTech |
| 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 built 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 mobility 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 impressive 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 heat 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 has 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 technologies 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 an SRM-4 launcher. The 3M is slightly slower than the 5M with a top speed of 86.4 km/h and carries a price tag of 4,896,656 C-Bills, which is a difference of 7,754,522 C-Bills less than the 5M. BV (1.0) = 1,070[1]
References
- ↑ [http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,53203.0.html Herb Beas has indicated Historical: War of 3039 is in error in listing this variant as CNS-3M, rather than CRS-3M, per Technical Readout: 3067 and Record Sheets: 3067 (June 16, 2009; CBT Forums).