Dig King
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| [[Image:191px|191px|Dig King]] | |
| Dig King | |
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| Manufacturer | |
| Use | Mining |
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| Technical specifications | |
| 'Mech type | Inner Sphere (Tournment Legal) |
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| Speed | km/h |
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| BV (1.0) | 346 |
| 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.
Equipment
The Design is equipt Mining Drill in place of its left hand actuator. In place of its right hand actuator, it has its signature Rock-Cutter. The 'Mech also equipt 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 equipt with 2 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.[1]
*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.[2]
Related Designs
- RCL-4 Dig Lord - Heavy Industrial 'Mech design first premiered in 3057. 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 equipt with shovel in right arm. Like the original MiningMech, it too subjected to military modifications, in form of the MiningMech Mk II MOD.
Design Notes
The MiningMech & MOD Battletech stats was designed prior to introduction to Total Warfare & TechManual which introduce industrial grade & commerical type armor. The MiningMech has standard battleMech armor which sets it aside from other designs. MiningMech has little fluff written on it. The MiningMech MOD-B does have some fluff on whom manfacture this "refit" of the design. The MOD-B's Hydrualic Pile Driver suggest this is variant of the civilian version of the MiningMech.