Paladin (BattleMech)
Paladin | |
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Production information | |
Manufacturer | Innovative Design Concepts |
Model | PAL-2 |
Class | Heavy |
Cost | 52,620,801 C-bills |
Technical specifications | |
Mass | 60 tons |
Chassis | Crusis-III Deluxe Composite |
Armor | Durallex Light Ferro-Fibrous Armor |
Engine | GM Super-Lite 360 XXL Fusion Engine |
Speed | 97 km/h |
Jump Jets | HildCo Model 10 |
Armament | |
BV (1.0) | 1,303 |
BV (2.0) | 1,691[1] |
Description
Armament
The Paladin's main armament is the Mydron Tornado Rotary AC/2, which is backed up by an ExoStar Medium X-Pulse Laser, a Harpoon 6S Streak SRM-6 launcher, and a Harpoon-4S Streak SRM-4 launcher protected by CASE.
Variants
- PAL-1 - The original Paladin featured seven Machine Guns instead of the Rotary AC/2. It featured a standard engine, standard armor and a standard chassis, as well as lacking the Triple Strength Myomer of the PAL-2. BV (1.0) = ??, BV (2.0) = 1,361[2]
- PAL-3 - This variant is armed with an Ultra AC/20 backed up by four Machine Guns and a Medium X-Pulse Laser. It lacks the SRM launchers and the jump jets of the PAL-2. BV (1.0) = ??, BV (2.0) = 1,370[3]
Notes
- In the German edition of BattleTech, the QKD Quickdraw 'Mech was renamed/translated as PLD Paladin, but is a different design from the PAL Paladin covered in this article.