Peregrine (Combat Vehicle)

Peregrine Attack VTOL
Production information
Manufacturer	Blackwell Corporation
Production Year	3021
Mission	Assault
Type	VTOL
Technical specifications
Mass	30 tons
Armor	StarSlab 3 Ferro-Fibrous
Engine	DAV 220
Speed	194 km/h
Crew	1
Communications System	Dalban StarLink IIa
Targeting Tracking System	Garret E2b
Heat Sinks	10
Armament	2 x SRM-4 2 x Machine Gun
BV (1.0)	521
BV (2.0)	344

Description

The Peregrine Attack VTOL was one of two VTOLs built by Blackwell for Wolf's Dragoons. Soon after its introduction it was made available to general public. Despite its high speed, it wasn't very successful because of its high price, low maneuverability, and unreliable components. During the early 30th century three houses (Kurita, Liao and Marik) used Peregrines in reserves or police forces.

Weapons and Equipment

Originally tasked to guard transports and secure drop zones, the extremely short range of the SRM-4 and Machine Guns, plus its thin armor, led to unacceptably high losses. The Peregrine was then taken out of front line service.

Variants

• Cargo 

  This version of the Peregrine strips out all the weapons and equipment and replaces them with a seven ton cargo bay. BV (2.0) = 88

• Kuritan 

  This version of the Peregrine was pushed into combat during the Clan Invasion. It removed the machine guns and replaced them with a pair of Medium Lasers. Unfortunately these modified Peregrines were no more effective in combat than the original Peregrine. BV (2.0) = 564

Notes

In German products the unit's proper name was perfectly translated to Wanderfalke.

Gallery

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  Original Peregrine VTOL from Wolf's Dragoons

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  Peregrine VTOL from TRO:3058

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  Model of Peregrine from MW4:Vengeance

Bibliography

• Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Inner Sphere)
• Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrades
• Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade
• Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)