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Stinger LAM

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Stinger LAM
Stinger LAM
Production information
Manufacturer LexaTech Industries
Model STG-A5
Class Light
Technical specifications
Mass 30 tons
Chassis LexaTech 300
Armor Reise-100
Engine GM 180
Speed 64.8 kph ground /1080 kph air km/h
Jump Jets GM ATO 100
Armament


Description

In 2680, the Star League requested designers to develop 'Mechs which could fly as well as function as standard 'Mechs. LexaTech responded in 2688 with the Stinger Land Air 'Mech LAM, based on the old Stinger design.

Never produced in large numbers, there were still many in service during the Succession Wars due in part because the LexaTech facility on the Draconis Combine world of Irece, the last intact LAM factory in the Inner Sphere, was able to still construct new Stinger LAMs as well as new parts. The loss of the factory to the forces of Clan Nova Cat in 3050 during the Clan Invasion sounded the death knell for Land Air 'Mech as a viable combat unit.

Armament

The standard production model uses three Magna Medium Lasers mounted on the head and arms.

Variants

The Stinger LAM STG-10 is found in the Draconis Combine, using one Magna Large Laser placed on the head and two Martell Small Lasers on the arms.

References