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[[OmniTechnology]] allows Omni-capable Units to rapidly reconfigure or replace weapons and equipment, even in a maintenance facility{{cn}} Rather than force weapons manufacturers across [[Clan Homeworlds|Clanspace]] to re-design and standardize construction of the myriad weapon systems currently in production<ref>''Strategic Operations'', p. 180, "Regional Variation"</ref>, and the initial paucity of OmniTechnology components available (at least until [[Clan Jade Falcon]] won it from [[Clan Coyote]] in [[2863]]<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 40, "The Renaissance Spreads"</ref>, Coyote Scientist [[Richard (Remer)]]’s team invented OmniPods that, with moderate technical effort<ref>''Strategic Operations'', p. 189, "Omni Units", Standard equipment and weapons can be mounted in an OmniPod in a maintenance facility. The cost for this is 25% of the equipment being installed. Components may be mounted in OmniPods in the same amount of time it takes to replace stock equipment in a standard (non-Omni) unit. This allows idle Technicians to create an inventory of OmniPod-mounted equipment when they are not needed to maintain, repair, or reconfigure their Omni Unit, for instance in transit from Jump Points or while their unit is actively deployed.</ref>, place power, ammunition, computer feeds, coolant lines, [[CASE]] baffles, and fastenings in a standard arrangement or alignment. The Pods themselves are light, and add only negligible mass to the Omni Unit, with no effect on performance.<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 42, “Crusade of the Valiant”</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3050'', pp. 223-224</ref>
 
[[OmniTechnology]] allows Omni-capable Units to rapidly reconfigure or replace weapons and equipment, even in a maintenance facility{{cn}} Rather than force weapons manufacturers across [[Clan Homeworlds|Clanspace]] to re-design and standardize construction of the myriad weapon systems currently in production<ref>''Strategic Operations'', p. 180, "Regional Variation"</ref>, and the initial paucity of OmniTechnology components available (at least until [[Clan Jade Falcon]] won it from [[Clan Coyote]] in [[2863]]<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 40, "The Renaissance Spreads"</ref>, Coyote Scientist [[Richard (Remer)]]’s team invented OmniPods that, with moderate technical effort<ref>''Strategic Operations'', p. 189, "Omni Units", Standard equipment and weapons can be mounted in an OmniPod in a maintenance facility. The cost for this is 25% of the equipment being installed. Components may be mounted in OmniPods in the same amount of time it takes to replace stock equipment in a standard (non-Omni) unit. This allows idle Technicians to create an inventory of OmniPod-mounted equipment when they are not needed to maintain, repair, or reconfigure their Omni Unit, for instance in transit from Jump Points or while their unit is actively deployed.</ref>, place power, ammunition, computer feeds, coolant lines, [[CASE]] baffles, and fastenings in a standard arrangement or alignment. The Pods themselves are light, and add only negligible mass to the Omni Unit, with no effect on performance.<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 42, “Crusade of the Valiant”</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3050'', pp. 223-224</ref>
  
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Since OmniPod-mounted equipment connections are regularly arranged, they are very easily installed, removed, or repositioned within the Omni chassis. Each Pod requires about 30 minutes for replacement in an Omni.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 223, "Outfitting and OmniMech"</ref><ref>''Strategic Operations'', pp. 183-184</ref> Most often, damaged components are simply removed and replaced, allowing technicians time to repair the component and the Omni-compatible unit free to do as necessary.(TRO3050, p. 7)<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 112</ref>
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Since OmniPod-mounted equipment connections are regularly arranged, they are very easily installed, removed, or repositioned within the Omni chassis. Each Pod requires about 30 minutes for replacement in an Omni.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 223, "Outfitting and OmniMech"</ref><ref>''Strategic Operations'', pp. 183-184</ref> Most often, damaged components are simply removed and replaced, allowing technicians time to repair the component and the Omni-compatible unit free to do as necessary.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 7</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 112</ref>
  
 
OmniPod-mounted equipment can be mounted on conventional BattleMechs, AeroSpace Fighters, etc., if the equipment is first removed from the OmniPod. While in theory Pod-mounted equipment could be fixed directly into a convention unit, wasting such an expensive housing seems foolish; OmniPods themselves cost one-quarter of the price of their housed components, and installing OmniPods on non-Omni units saves no time vs standard equipment.<ref>''Strategic Operations'', p. 189</ref>
 
OmniPod-mounted equipment can be mounted on conventional BattleMechs, AeroSpace Fighters, etc., if the equipment is first removed from the OmniPod. While in theory Pod-mounted equipment could be fixed directly into a convention unit, wasting such an expensive housing seems foolish; OmniPods themselves cost one-quarter of the price of their housed components, and installing OmniPods on non-Omni units saves no time vs standard equipment.<ref>''Strategic Operations'', p. 189</ref>

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OmniPod

An OmniPod (or Pod) is a specialized equipment housing used to mount weapons, ammunition, and components in OmniMechs, OmniFighters, and OmniVehicles.[1]

OmniTechnology allows Omni-capable Units to rapidly reconfigure or replace weapons and equipment, even in a maintenance facility[citation needed] Rather than force weapons manufacturers across Clanspace to re-design and standardize construction of the myriad weapon systems currently in production[2], and the initial paucity of OmniTechnology components available (at least until Clan Jade Falcon won it from Clan Coyote in 2863[3], Coyote Scientist Richard (Remer)’s team invented OmniPods that, with moderate technical effort[4], place power, ammunition, computer feeds, coolant lines, CASE baffles, and fastenings in a standard arrangement or alignment. The Pods themselves are light, and add only negligible mass to the Omni Unit, with no effect on performance.[5][6]

Since OmniPod-mounted equipment connections are regularly arranged, they are very easily installed, removed, or repositioned within the Omni chassis. Each Pod requires about 30 minutes for replacement in an Omni.[7][8] Most often, damaged components are simply removed and replaced, allowing technicians time to repair the component and the Omni-compatible unit free to do as necessary.[9][10]

OmniPod-mounted equipment can be mounted on conventional BattleMechs, AeroSpace Fighters, etc., if the equipment is first removed from the OmniPod. While in theory Pod-mounted equipment could be fixed directly into a convention unit, wasting such an expensive housing seems foolish; OmniPods themselves cost one-quarter of the price of their housed components, and installing OmniPods on non-Omni units saves no time vs standard equipment.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Strategic Operations, p. 182
  2. ↑ Strategic Operations, p. 180, "Regional Variation"
  3. ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 40, "The Renaissance Spreads"
  4. ↑ Strategic Operations, p. 189, "Omni Units", Standard equipment and weapons can be mounted in an OmniPod in a maintenance facility. The cost for this is 25% of the equipment being installed. Components may be mounted in OmniPods in the same amount of time it takes to replace stock equipment in a standard (non-Omni) unit. This allows idle Technicians to create an inventory of OmniPod-mounted equipment when they are not needed to maintain, repair, or reconfigure their Omni Unit, for instance in transit from Jump Points or while their unit is actively deployed.
  5. ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 42, “Crusade of the Valiant”
  6. ↑ Technical Readout: 3050, pp. 223-224
  7. ↑ Technical Readout: 3050, p. 223, "Outfitting and OmniMech"
  8. ↑ Strategic Operations, pp. 183-184
  9. ↑ Technical Readout: 3050, p. 7
  10. ↑ Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 112
  11. ↑ Strategic Operations, p. 189

Bibliography

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