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Line 6: |model= SAM-RS2 |model= SAM-RS2 |production year= |production year= − |year reference= + |year reference= <ref name=XTRO>''Experimental Technical Readout: Boondoggles'', p. 7, "SAM-RS2 Matar Profile"</ref> |cost= Unknown |cost= Unknown |Tech Base=Inner Sphere |Tech Base=Inner Sphere Line 20:
Line 20: |armament= |armament= *2x [[Large Pulse Laser]]s *2x [[Large Pulse Laser]]s − *2x [[Gauss rifle]]s + *2x [[Gauss Rifle]]s *1x [[ER Large Laser]] *1x [[ER Large Laser]] *1x [[Medium Pulse Laser]] *1x [[Medium Pulse Laser]] *2x [[Flamer]]s *2x [[Flamer]]s *1x [[Guardian ECM]] *1x [[Guardian ECM]] − |BV (1.0)= + |BV (1.0)= ?? − |BV (2.0)= + |BV (2.0)= ?? }} }} ==Description== ==Description== − In [[Introduction Year::2775]], as [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]'s forces were tightening the noose around the [[Amaris Empire]], weapons development became increasingly frantic in hopes of finding a "miracle weapon" to turn the tides of the war. The most well known of these is the '''''Matar''''', commonly referred to as "Amaris' Folly", an attempt to create a BattleMech able to withstand an entire company. Carrying devastating firepower and counters to all perceived threats, the ''Matar'' was unfortunately doomed to never see production when its leg actuators proved incapable of moving the massive machine. After Amaris' execution of the design staff for "treasonous incompetence", the project was canceled. The project lead, Stefan Amaris' cousin [[Rifkin Amaris]], attempted to take his work into exile, and was apprehended by Kerensky's troops in an attempt to flee [[Terra]].<ref name=XTRO>''Experimental Technical Readout: Boondoggles'', p. 7: "SAM-RS2 Matar Profile"</ref> + In [[Introduction Year::2775]] as [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]'s forces were tightening the noose around the [[Amaris Empire]], weapons development became increasingly frantic in hopes of finding a "miracle weapon" to turn the tides of the war. The most well known of these is the '''''Matar''''', commonly referred to as "Amaris' Folly", an attempt to create a BattleMech able to withstand an entire company. Carrying devastating firepower and counters to all perceived threats, the ''Matar'' was unfortunately doomed to never see production when its leg actuators proved incapable of moving the massive machine. After Amaris' execution of the design staff for "treasonous incompetence", the project was cancelled. The project lead, Stefan Amaris' cousin [[Rifkin Amaris]], attempted to take his work into exile, and was apprehended by Kerensky's troops in an attempt to flee [[Terra]].<ref name=XTRO>''Experimental Technical Readout: Boondoggles'', p. 7, "SAM-RS2 Matar Profile"</ref> Even though the ''Matar'' has earned a reputation as a dead-end project instigated by a madman's dying regime (and rightfully so), the ''Matar'' would return to terrorize the Inner Sphere with the [[Clans]], reborn as [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]'s ''[[Stone Rhino (Behemoth)|Stone Rhino]]''. Decades later, the [[Word of Blake]] surpassed them both launching the ''[[Omega (BattleMech)|Omega]]'' BattleMech. Even though the ''Matar'' has earned a reputation as a dead-end project instigated by a madman's dying regime (and rightfully so), the ''Matar'' would return to terrorize the Inner Sphere with the [[Clans]], reborn as [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]'s ''[[Stone Rhino (Behemoth)|Stone Rhino]]''. Decades later, the [[Word of Blake]] surpassed them both launching the ''[[Omega (BattleMech)|Omega]]'' BattleMech. ==Weapons and Equipment== ==Weapons and Equipment== − With an intended role of static defense, the ''Matar'' was built around long range firepower, toting a pair of [[Gauss rifle]]s in the side torsos supplemented by a dorsal-mounted [[ER Large Laser]]. To deal with faster units the ''Matar'' was ill-suited to fight, a pair of [[large pulse laser]]s were equipped, one in each arm. A simple pivot of the torso would enable the pilot to even hit targets directly behind him with one of the arm lasers, both capable of dealing crippling hits to lighter assets. When coupled with the rear-mounted [[medium pulse laser]], there was no true "safe angle" from which to attack a ''Matar''. Reportedly at Stefan Amaris' personal insistence, the ''Matar'' carries a pair of [[flamer]]s to roast opposing infantry alive. To guard against advanced munitions that could threaten the ''Matar'' from long range, a [[Guardian ECM]] was installed in one of the legs.<ref name=XTRO/> + With an intended role of static defense, the ''Matar'' was built around long range firepower, toting a pair of [[Gauss Rifle|Gauss Rifles]] in the side torsos supplemented by a dorsal-mounted [[ER Large Laser]]. To deal with faster units the ''Matar'' was ill-suited to fight, a pair of [[Large Pulse Laser]]s were equipped, one in each arm. A simple pivot of the torso would enable the pilot to even hit targets directly behind him with one of the arm lasers, both capable of dealing crippling hits to lighter assets. When coupled with the rear-mounted [[Medium Pulse Laser]], there was no true "safe angle" from which to attack a ''Matar''. Reportedly at Stefan Amaris' personal insistence, the ''Matar'' carries a pair of [[Flamer]]s to roast opposing infantry alive. To guard against advanced munitions that could threaten the ''Matar'' from long range, a [[Guardian ECM]] was installed in one of the legs.<ref name=XTRO/> − − ==Variants== − No variants of the ''Matar'' were produced during the [[Amaris Civil War]].<ref name=XTRO/> ==Design Quirks== ==Design Quirks== Line 44:
Line 41: * [[Distracting]] * [[Distracting]] * [[Illegal|Illegal (Superheavy built on standard BattleMech rules)]]<ref>''Interstellar Operations''</ref> * [[Illegal|Illegal (Superheavy built on standard BattleMech rules)]]<ref>''Interstellar Operations''</ref> − * [[Nonfunctional|Nonfunctional Item (Upper Leg Actuators, Lower Leg Actuators)]] + * [[Nonfunctional|Nonfunctional (Upper Leg Actuators, Lower Leg Actuators)]] * [[Obsolete|Obsolete/2778]] * [[Obsolete|Obsolete/2778]] * [[Prototype]] * [[Prototype]] + + ==Variants== + No variants of the ''Matar'' were produced during the [[Amaris Civil War]].<ref name=XTRO/> ==Related BattleMechs== ==Related BattleMechs== Line 58:
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| − | {{Otheruses|the | + | {{Otheruses|the BattleMech|the planet|Matar (Planet)}} |
{{InfoBoxBattleMech | {{InfoBoxBattleMech | ||
|image= Matar.png | |image= Matar.png | ||
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|model= SAM-RS2 | |model= SAM-RS2 | ||
|production year= | |production year= | ||
| − | |year reference= | + | |year reference= <ref name=XTRO>''Experimental Technical Readout: Boondoggles'', p. 7, "SAM-RS2 Matar Profile"</ref> |
|cost= Unknown | |cost= Unknown | ||
|Tech Base=Inner Sphere | |Tech Base=Inner Sphere | ||
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|armament= | |armament= | ||
*2x [[Large Pulse Laser]]s | *2x [[Large Pulse Laser]]s | ||
| − | *2x [[Gauss | + | *2x [[Gauss Rifle]]s |
*1x [[ER Large Laser]] | *1x [[ER Large Laser]] | ||
*1x [[Medium Pulse Laser]] | *1x [[Medium Pulse Laser]] | ||
*2x [[Flamer]]s | *2x [[Flamer]]s | ||
*1x [[Guardian ECM]] | *1x [[Guardian ECM]] | ||
| − | |BV (1.0)= | + | |BV (1.0)= ?? |
| − | |BV (2.0)= | + | |BV (2.0)= ?? |
}} | }} | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | In [[Introduction Year::2775]] | + | In [[Introduction Year::2775]] as [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]'s forces were tightening the noose around the [[Amaris Empire]], weapons development became increasingly frantic in hopes of finding a "miracle weapon" to turn the tides of the war. The most well known of these is the '''''Matar''''', commonly referred to as "Amaris' Folly", an attempt to create a BattleMech able to withstand an entire company. Carrying devastating firepower and counters to all perceived threats, the ''Matar'' was unfortunately doomed to never see production when its leg actuators proved incapable of moving the massive machine. After Amaris' execution of the design staff for "treasonous incompetence", the project was cancelled. The project lead, Stefan Amaris' cousin [[Rifkin Amaris]], attempted to take his work into exile, and was apprehended by Kerensky's troops in an attempt to flee [[Terra]].<ref name=XTRO>''Experimental Technical Readout: Boondoggles'', p. 7, "SAM-RS2 Matar Profile"</ref> |
Even though the ''Matar'' has earned a reputation as a dead-end project instigated by a madman's dying regime (and rightfully so), the ''Matar'' would return to terrorize the Inner Sphere with the [[Clans]], reborn as [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]'s ''[[Stone Rhino (Behemoth)|Stone Rhino]]''. Decades later, the [[Word of Blake]] surpassed them both launching the ''[[Omega (BattleMech)|Omega]]'' BattleMech. | Even though the ''Matar'' has earned a reputation as a dead-end project instigated by a madman's dying regime (and rightfully so), the ''Matar'' would return to terrorize the Inner Sphere with the [[Clans]], reborn as [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]'s ''[[Stone Rhino (Behemoth)|Stone Rhino]]''. Decades later, the [[Word of Blake]] surpassed them both launching the ''[[Omega (BattleMech)|Omega]]'' BattleMech. | ||
==Weapons and Equipment== | ==Weapons and Equipment== | ||
| − | With an intended role of static defense, the ''Matar'' was built around long range firepower, toting a pair of [[Gauss | + | With an intended role of static defense, the ''Matar'' was built around long range firepower, toting a pair of [[Gauss Rifle|Gauss Rifles]] in the side torsos supplemented by a dorsal-mounted [[ER Large Laser]]. To deal with faster units the ''Matar'' was ill-suited to fight, a pair of [[Large Pulse Laser]]s were equipped, one in each arm. A simple pivot of the torso would enable the pilot to even hit targets directly behind him with one of the arm lasers, both capable of dealing crippling hits to lighter assets. When coupled with the rear-mounted [[Medium Pulse Laser]], there was no true "safe angle" from which to attack a ''Matar''. Reportedly at Stefan Amaris' personal insistence, the ''Matar'' carries a pair of [[Flamer]]s to roast opposing infantry alive. To guard against advanced munitions that could threaten the ''Matar'' from long range, a [[Guardian ECM]] was installed in one of the legs.<ref name=XTRO/> |
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==Design Quirks== | ==Design Quirks== | ||
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* [[Distracting]] | * [[Distracting]] | ||
* [[Illegal|Illegal (Superheavy built on standard BattleMech rules)]]<ref>''Interstellar Operations''</ref> | * [[Illegal|Illegal (Superheavy built on standard BattleMech rules)]]<ref>''Interstellar Operations''</ref> | ||
| − | * [[Nonfunctional|Nonfunctional | + | * [[Nonfunctional|Nonfunctional (Upper Leg Actuators, Lower Leg Actuators)]] |
* [[Obsolete|Obsolete/2778]] | * [[Obsolete|Obsolete/2778]] | ||
* [[Prototype]] | * [[Prototype]] | ||
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| + | ==Variants== | ||
| + | No variants of the ''Matar'' were produced during the [[Amaris Civil War]].<ref name=XTRO/> | ||
==Related BattleMechs== | ==Related BattleMechs== | ||
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[[Category:Rim Worlds Republic BattleMechs]] | [[Category:Rim Worlds Republic BattleMechs]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Illegal units]] |