Maelstrom (BattleMech)
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| Maelstrom | |
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| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | GM, Norse-Storm BattleMechs, Telfar BattleMechs |
| Model | MTR-5K |
| Class | Heavy |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 75 tons |
| Chassis | Norse TRA34 |
| Armor | Kallon Royalstar Heavy |
| Engine | Ford 375 XL |
| Speed | 86.4 km/h |
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| BV (1.0) | 1,490 |
Contents
Description
The Maelstrom was originally designed to cary on the revolutionary line of BattleMechs that the Marauder had begun with its hunched over pod like torso and unique ball and socket construction used throughout its body. The collapse of the Star Leage doomed the extended project begun with the Marauder and left the Maelstrom on the drawing board. With the discovery of the Helm Memory Core by the Gray Death Legion the plans for the Mealstrom were also rediscovered within the core and finally began to see productionin the post clan invasion era of the Inner Sphere. In an ironic twist of fate a 'Mech which was intended for use by the SLDF is one of the most capable machines at defending against a renewed advance of thier descendants. The Maelstrom is built using a weight saving Ford 375 XL engine that propels the 'Mech up to 86.4 km/h. The Maelstrom carries for protection fourteen and a half tons of armor and uses nineteen double heat sinks to handle the 'Mechs heavy heat load.
Armament
The Maelstrom carries a Defiance 1001 ER PPC as its primary long range weapon and is backed up by a Cyclops XII ER Large Laser.For close combat the Maelstrom carries two Defiance P5M Medium Pulse Lasers and a Jackson Model 12 Small Laser. Finally the Maelstrom carries a TAG laser designator that allows the 'Mech to call in Arrow IV artillery also also Semi-Guided LRM fire.
Variants
As of this entry the author does not have acess to the upgraded 3058 record sheets to give an accurate account of the new varaints of the Maelstrom BattleMech.