Rakshasa
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[[Image: |191px|Rakshasa]]
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| Rakshasa | |
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| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | General Motors |
| Model | MDG-1A |
| Class | Heavy |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 75 tons tons |
| Chassis | GM Marauder Special MD Endo Steel |
| Armor | StarGuard Ferro-Fibrous |
| Engine | GM 375 XL |
| Speed | 86.4 kph km/h |
| Jump Jets | none |
| Armament |
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| BV (1.0) | 1,412 |
Contents
Description
The Rakshasa is an attempt to copy the Mad Cat and was designed by engineers at the New Avalon Institute of Science. The finished product, while not as powerful as the 'Mech it emulates, is a powerful 'Mech with an undeserved bad reputation. The Rakshasa is powered by a GM 375 XL engine and built on a GM Marauder Special MD Endo Steel chassis to save weight and allow the 'Mech to carry as similar of a weapons payload as possible to the Mad Cat. The Rakshasa also carries eleven and a half tons of StarGuard Ferro-Fibrous armor giving it slightly less then average armor protection.
Armament
The Rakshasa carries as its primary long range weapons a pair of Federated 10-shot LRM 10 launchers. These are mated to an Artemis IV fire control system which gives them greater missile accuracy. The LRM launchers are backed up by a pair of ExoStar ER Large Lasers which provide the 'Mech with respectable firepower at long range. For close combat the Rakshasa carries two Martell Medium Lasers and a Martell Medium Pulse Laser. While not identical to the Mad Cat the Rakshasa is a formidable 'Mech on the modern battlefield.
Variants
- MDG-1B - The 1B variant of the 'Mech is a modification made to make the 'Mechs heat levels more manageable. The two ER Large Lasers have been replaced with standard Large Lasers sacrificing range for heat efficiency. BV (1.0) = 1,439
- MDG-2A - A departure from the attempt to emulate the Mad Cat the 2A model removes the 'Mechs arsenal and upgrades it with a new weapons mix geared toward close combat. The primary weapon is a Rotary Autocannon/5. This is backed up at longer ranges by a Large Pulse Laser and for close combat the 'Mech carries four Medium Pulse Lasers. BV (1.0) = 1,480