Morpheus
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| Morpheus | |
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| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Omnitech Industries |
| Model | MRP-3S |
| Class | Heavy |
| Cost | 16,477,230 C-bills |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 65 tons |
| Chassis | Omnitech Morpheus |
| Armor | Durallex Special Heavy Ferro-Fibrous /w Spikes |
| Engine | Edasich Motors 390 XL |
| Speed | 97 km/h |
| Jump Jets | Luxor Load Lifters |
| Armament |
3 x ER Medium Lasers |
| BV (1.0) | 1,257 |
| BV (2.0) | 1,438[1] |
Description
A Solaris VII BattleMech, the Morpheus is a heavily-armored combatant. The high ground speed allow the Morpheus to close quickly, while the heavy armor protects the 'Mech and pilot from enemy fire. The Morpheus is basically a larger version of the Tsunami medium arena fighter, and the engineers of Omnitech Industries learned many lessons from the Tsunami's disappointing appearance.[2] Strangely, one thing they didn't bring over to the Morpheus was Triple Strength Myomer.
Armament
Considering its size and armor protection, the Morpheus is somewhat under-armed for its role. The Morpheus's main weapons are its Claw and Spikes which are backed up by three Diverse Optics ER Medium Lasers and a single Poland Main Model C Magshot. The heavy armor allows the Morpheus to close with an opponent and inflict damage via the melee weapons.
Variants
- Original - The original Morpheus carried a Medium Laser, pair of Medium Pulse Lasers, and an Anti-Missile System. It also carried a Beagle Active Probe and Guardian ECM Suite.[3]
- One variant relocates the Claw from the right hand to the left.
- One variant removes the Claw and Spikes, replaces the Heavy Ferro-Fibrous with Laser Reflective Armor, swaps the Magshot for a Laser AMS and adds an ER Medium Laser to each arm as well as adding three additional double heat sinks.
- A third variant replaces the jump jets with Underwater Maneuvering Units and replaces the head-mounted laser with a MechWarrior Aquatic Survival System (MASS).