Eisenfaust

Eisenfaust
Production information
Manufacturer	Defiance Industries
Production Year	2515
Model	EFT-7X
Class	Medium
Technical specifications
Mass	45 tons
Chassis	Chariot Type II-B
Armor	Durallex Medium
Engine	180 XL
Speed	64 km/h
Jump Jets	None
Armament	1 x Plasma Rifle 1 x ER Large Laser 2 x Medium Pulse Lasers 1 x ER Small Laser
BV (2.0)	1,203

Description

The Eisenfaust was originally designed shortly after the Lyran Commonwealth began building 'Mechs. Based on their experience with the Commando and Ymir, the LCAF tried to build a medium class "seige engine" 'Mech. Though the trials looked promising, the battlefield performance of the early Eisenfaust was poor and the design was cancelled.

After the recovery of lostech and advanced SLDF technologies, Defiance Industries looked at the early Eisenfaust design again. The updated Eisenfaust entered production after simulations showed it could be an effective battlefield unit if equipped with updated technologies. In fact the Eisenfaust was one of the first designs to enter production after the start of the Jihad.

The updated Eisenfaust uses an XL Engine to provide power. The small weight of the engine allows the 'Mech to carry more armor and weaponry than the prototype models, as well as increasing the top speed. More importantly, the use of fifteen double heat sinks allows the Eisenfaust to dissipate the heat from all its weapons.

Armament

The Eisenfaust uses a single Plasma Rifle as its main weapon. Equipped with two tons of ammunition the rifle can inflict serious damage on any battlefield unit and can obliterate conventional infantry platoons. The Eisenfaust's slow top speed makes it difficult for the 'Mech to break contact and reload its Plasma Rifle magazine. Therefore Defiance engineers installed a suite of lasers to provide the backup weapons the 'Mech needs to deal with determined opponents. The lasers obviously don't require ammunition, and the Medium Pulse Lasers are effective at targeting battle armor and other "small" threats. The ER Large Laser supports the Plasma Rifle at range, allowing the pilot to save the Plasma Rifle for a knock-out punch.

Variants

• EFT-4J - This Eisenfaust model was the original prototype. Though several were produced, Defiance Industries only used them to test weapons and equipment configurations for the EFT-7X. These models remain on Hesperus II to serve as test vehicles. BV (2.0) = 977

• EFT-8X - This variant is a test-bed for some experimental weapons. Removing the standard weapons load of the Eisenfaust allows engineers to install a Binary Laser Cannon and some Medium Variable Speed Pulse Lasers. As this is an experimental model, no other details are known. BV (2.0) = 1,039

Note

The Eisenfaust was released by Defiance Industries in 2515. However, the 'Mech factories that would become Defiance Industries were founded in 2577 by the Lyran Commonwealth and the Star League, tough some 'Mech factories have been on Hesperus II prior the Star League. Those factories were the property of the Terran Hegemony rather than the Lyran Commonwealth.

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Bibliography

• Mechwarrior: Age of Destruction
• Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge
• Technical Readout: 3085