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Light Industrial 'Mech design used for underground tunnel mining. Commonly used in late 3090s to mid-3130s in the Inner Sphere.  During the [[Dark Age era|Dark Age]], many of these 'Mechs were converted into make-shift combat 'Mechs.
 
Light Industrial 'Mech design used for underground tunnel mining. Commonly used in late 3090s to mid-3130s in the Inner Sphere.  During the [[Dark Age era|Dark Age]], many of these 'Mechs were converted into make-shift combat 'Mechs.
  
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This design is equipped with a Mining Drill in place of its left hand [[actuator]].  In place of its right hand actuator, it has its signature Rock-Cutter.  The 'Mech is also equipped with a Lift Hoist in left torso, to haul ore or other equipment around.
 
This design is equipped with a Mining Drill in place of its left hand [[actuator]].  In place of its right hand actuator, it has its signature Rock-Cutter.  The 'Mech is also equipped with a Lift Hoist in left torso, to haul ore or other equipment around.
  

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Dig King
Dig King
Production information
Manufacturer
Use Mining
Class
Technical specifications
'Mech type Inner Sphere (Tournment Legal)
Mass
Chassis
Armor
Engine
Speed km/h
Armament

Rock Cutter, Mining Drill, Lift Hoist

BV (1.0) 346[1]
BV (2.0) ???


Description

Light Industrial 'Mech design used for underground tunnel mining. Commonly used in late 3090s to mid-3130s in the Inner Sphere. During the Dark Age, many of these 'Mechs were converted into make-shift combat 'Mechs.

Weapons and Equipment

This design is equipped with a Mining Drill in place of its left hand actuator. In place of its right hand actuator, it has its signature Rock-Cutter. The 'Mech is also equipped with a Lift Hoist in left torso, to haul ore or other equipment around.

Variants

  • MiningMech MOD 
    Created after August 3132, this refitted weaponized version used by various factions, militia, other military concerns of this time period. In place of the lift hoist, the 'Mech has been equipped with two 4-tube Short-Range Missile Launchers with ton ammunition. Pair of Machine Guns & ammunition have mounted in place of the left arm. The design has slight increase of armor all design.[2]
  • MiningMech MOD-B 
    Variant of the refit of the MiningMech MOD. The refit retains the I/NCK "Thornbush" SRM-4s launchers & Bulldog Machine Guns, however it has a DeValt Heavy-Duty Hydraulic Pile Driver.[3]

Related Designs

  • RCL-4 Dig Lord - Heavy Industrial 'Mech design first premiered in 3057. The MiningMech resembles this 65 ton design.
  • MiningMech Mk II - Newer version of the original MiningMech. The design is carry core in its "Dump truck bed", is equipped with shovel in right arm. Like the original MiningMech, it to was subjected to military modifications, in form of the MiningMech Mk II MOD.

Design Notes

The MiningMech & MOD BattleTech stats were designed prior to introduction to Total Warfare and TechManual which introduce industrial grade and commercial type armor. The MiningMech has standard BattleMech armor which sets it aside from other designs. The MiningMech has little written about it. The MiningMech MOD-B has some fluff on which to manufacture this "refit" of the design. The MOD-B's Hydrualic Pile Driver suggests this is a variant of the civilian version of the MiningMech.

References

  1. Record Sheets: MechWarrior Dark Age I, p. 34
  2. Record Sheets: MechWarrior Dark Age I, p. 35, "MiningMech MOD Record Sheet"
  3. Jorges Koffler Dossier - MechWarrior Dark Age: Fire for Effect

Bibliography