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{{InfoBoxBattleMech | {{InfoBoxBattleMech | ||
|image=Thresher.jpg | |image=Thresher.jpg | ||
| − | |name=Thresher | + | |name=''Thresher'' |
|manufacturer=[[Manufacturing Plant DSF-51]]<ref name=TRO3058U/> | |manufacturer=[[Manufacturing Plant DSF-51]]<ref name=TRO3058U/> | ||
|model=THR | |model=THR | ||
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|mech type=BattleMech | |mech type=BattleMech | ||
|mass=60 | |mass=60 | ||
| − | |chassis=DSHM Endo 2.4 | + | |chassis=[[DSHM Endo 2.4]] |
| − | |armor=Forging ZK10 Standard | + | |armor=[[Forging ZK10 Standard]] |
| − | |engine=300 [[ | + | |engine=300 [[Extralight fusion engine|extralight]] |
|comsys=[[CrossBand System 20]] | |comsys=[[CrossBand System 20]] | ||
| + | |T&T=[[Dtrac Suite 1]] | ||
| + | |heat sinks=13 [[Double Heat Sink|double]] | ||
|speed=86 | |speed=86 | ||
|speed with MASC=108 | |speed with MASC=108 | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | The '''''Thresher''''' is a second-line [[BattleMech]] that is all-around average. It excels at nothing, but will rarely turn in a particularly poor showing. It has modest speed for a 'Mech its size, which it compensates for with [[MASC]] and enough [[jump jet]]s to leap up to 150 meters. The ''Thresher'' is the result of a joint development project between [[Clan Sea Fox]] and [[Clan Hell's Horses]], the result of which was obvious to [[Inner Sphere]] observers before they had even encountered the 'Mech in battle. The obviously committee-designed unit is far from threatening, but it did provide the basis for a later [[OmniMech]], the ''[[Summoner]]''. This expensive garrison 'Mech uses an [[XL | + | The '''''Thresher''''' is a second-line [[BattleMech]] that is all-around average. It excels at nothing, but will rarely turn in a particularly poor showing. It has modest speed for a 'Mech its size, which it compensates for with [[MASC]] and enough [[jump jet]]s to leap up to 150 meters. The ''Thresher'' is the result of a joint development project between [[Clan Sea Fox]] and [[Clan Hell's Horses]], the result of which was obvious to [[Inner Sphere]] observers before they had even encountered the 'Mech in battle. The obviously committee-designed unit is far from threatening, but it did provide the basis for a later [[OmniMech]], the ''[[Summoner]]''. This expensive garrison 'Mech uses an [[XL engine]] and an [[Endo Steel]] skeleton to save weight. It carries a modest nine and a half tons of armor.<ref name=TRO3058>''Technical Readout: 3058'', pp. 174-175, "Thresher 'Mech Profile"</ref><ref name=TRO3058U>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', pp. 178-179, "Thresher 'Mech Profile"</ref> |
==Weapons and Equipment== | ==Weapons and Equipment== | ||
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==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
| − | *;''Thresher'' 2: This variant is more respectable at long range. It downgrades the autocannon to an OVR-X [[LB-X Autocannon/5]]. The weight saved is used to upgrade the pulse lasers to Series 7J [[ER Large Laser]]s. BV (1.0) = 2,007<ref>''Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrades'', p. 260</ref>, BV (2.0)= 2,337<ref>''Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Clan & Star League)'', p. 160</ref> | + | *; ''Thresher'' 2: This variant is more respectable at long range. It downgrades the autocannon to an OVR-X [[LB-X Autocannon/5]]. The weight saved is used to upgrade the pulse lasers to Series 7J [[ER Large Laser]]s. BV (1.0) = 2,007<ref>''Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrades'', p. 260</ref>, BV (2.0)= 2,337<ref>''Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Clan & Star League)'', p. 160</ref> |
| − | ==Custom Variants== | + | ===Custom Variants=== |
| − | *;''Thresher'' Edward:The personal ‘Mech of ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Edward Brandon]] of the [[40th Dieron Regulars|Fortieth Dieron Regulars]], his captured ''Thresher'' has been modified with [[Inner Sphere]] technologies. Save for the removal of a heat sink, structurally the 'Mech is unchanged and the torso-mounted weapons remain intact, but all the arm mounted weaponry has been replaced with an Inner Sphere standard ER Medium Laser mounted in each arm in support of | + | *;''Thresher'' Edward:The personal ‘Mech of ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Edward Brandon]] of the [[40th Dieron Regulars|Fortieth Dieron Regulars]], his captured ''Thresher'' has been modified with [[Inner Sphere]] technologies. Save for the removal of a heat sink, structurally the 'Mech is unchanged and the torso-mounted weapons remain intact, but all the arm mounted weaponry has been replaced with an Inner Sphere standard ER Medium Laser mounted in each arm in support of an [[MRM-20]] and a single ton of reloads in the right. BV (1.0) = ??, BV (2.0) = 1,862 <ref name=JTPL>''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', p. 14</ref> |
== Design Quirks == | == Design Quirks == | ||
| − | The ''Thresher'' has the following [[Design | + | The ''Thresher'' has the following [[Design Quirk]]:<ref>[[BattleMech Manual]], p. 95 Design Quirk Table - Thresher Entry.</ref> |
* [[Improved Targeting|Improved Targeting (Medium)]] | * [[Improved Targeting|Improved Targeting (Medium)]] | ||
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* ''[[Summoner (Thor)|Summoner]]'' - [[Clan Jade Falcon]] used captured ''Thresher''s as a template to construct their first OmniMech design, the ''Summoner'', which debuted around [[2870]]<ref name=TRO50-134>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 134, "Summoner"</ref>. | * ''[[Summoner (Thor)|Summoner]]'' - [[Clan Jade Falcon]] used captured ''Thresher''s as a template to construct their first OmniMech design, the ''Summoner'', which debuted around [[2870]]<ref name=TRO50-134>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 134, "Summoner"</ref>. | ||
| − | * ''[[Thresher Mk II]]'' - A Dark Age refit of the ''Thresher'' ordered by [[Clan Wolf]], outfitted to defeat the Republic of the Sphere's combat doctrine. The result was different enough from the baseline Thresher to warrant a new designation rather than a new model number.<ref name=RecGuideV4-8>''Recognition Guide: | + | * ''[[Thresher Mk II]]'' - A Dark Age refit of the ''Thresher'' ordered by [[Clan Wolf]], outfitted to defeat the Republic of the Sphere's combat doctrine. The result was different enough from the baseline Thresher to warrant a new designation rather than a new model number.<ref name=RecGuideV4-8>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 4'', p. 8, "Thresher Mk II"</ref>. |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | In German products the unit's proper name was | + | * In German products, the unit's proper name was translated to '''''Drescher'''''. |
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | File:Thresher.jpg| | + | Thresher InvClans.png|Original ''Thresher'' from ''[[Invading Clans (sourcebook)|Invading Clans]]'' |
| + | File:Thresher.jpg|''Thresher'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3058|TRO:3058]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | *''[[Combat Operations]]'' | + | * ''[[Combat Operations]]'' |
| − | *''[[Jihad Turning Points: Luthien]]'' | + | * ''[[Jihad Turning Points: Luthien]]'' |
| − | *''[[Record Sheets: 3055/3058]]'' | + | * ''[[Record Sheets: 3055/3058]]'' |
| − | *''[[Record Sheets: 3058 | + | * ''[[Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Clan & Star League)]]'' |
| − | *''[[Record Sheets: 3058 | + | * ''[[Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrades]]'' |
| − | *''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]'' | + | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]'' |
| − | *''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]'' | + | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]'' |
| − | *''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]'' | + | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]'' |
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| + | [[Category:'Mechs]] | ||
[[Category:BattleMechs]] | [[Category:BattleMechs]] | ||
[[Category:Heavy BattleMechs]] | [[Category:Heavy BattleMechs]] | ||
[[Category:60 ton BattleMechs]] | [[Category:60 ton BattleMechs]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Clan Sea Fox BattleMechs]] | ||
[[Category:Clan Blood Spirit BattleMechs]] | [[Category:Clan Blood Spirit BattleMechs]] | ||
[[Category:Clan Cloud Cobra BattleMechs]] | [[Category:Clan Cloud Cobra BattleMechs]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:11, 29 March 2024
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| Thresher | |
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| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Manufacturing Plant DSF-51[1] |
| Production Year | 2849[2] |
| Model | THR |
| Class | Heavy |
| Cost | 12,862,400 C-bills |
| Technical specifications | |
| 'Mech type | Clan BattleMech |
| Mass | 60 tons |
| Chassis | DSHM Endo 2.4 |
| Armor | Forging ZK10 Standard |
| Engine | 300 extralight |
| Communications System | CrossBand System 20 |
| Targeting Tracking System | Dtrac Suite 1 |
| Heat Sinks | 13 double |
| Speed | 86 km/h (108 km/h with MASC) |
| Jump Jets | Grandthrust Mk. 3 |
| Armament |
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| BV (1.0) | 2,043[1][3][4] |
| BV (2.0) | 2,314[5] |
Contents
Description[edit]
The Thresher is a second-line BattleMech that is all-around average. It excels at nothing, but will rarely turn in a particularly poor showing. It has modest speed for a 'Mech its size, which it compensates for with MASC and enough jump jets to leap up to 150 meters. The Thresher is the result of a joint development project between Clan Sea Fox and Clan Hell's Horses, the result of which was obvious to Inner Sphere observers before they had even encountered the 'Mech in battle. The obviously committee-designed unit is far from threatening, but it did provide the basis for a later OmniMech, the Summoner. This expensive garrison 'Mech uses an XL engine and an Endo Steel skeleton to save weight. It carries a modest nine and a half tons of armor.[6][1]
Weapons and Equipment[edit]
The largest gun on the Thresher is its Type DL Ultra Autocannon/10. The medium range weapon can dish out a fair amount of damage, but it is not a legitimate long-range threat. At closer ranges, the Thresher can bring a Series 2h ER Medium Laser and a pair of accurate Series 14a Medium Pulse Lasers to bear. Two Mk. 22 Type III SRM-6 launchers can exploit holes the other weapons make in an enemy's armor. Thirteen double heat sinks keep the 'Mech cool.[6][1]
Variants[edit]
- Thresher 2
- This variant is more respectable at long range. It downgrades the autocannon to an OVR-X LB-X Autocannon/5. The weight saved is used to upgrade the pulse lasers to Series 7J ER Large Lasers. BV (1.0) = 2,007[7], BV (2.0)= 2,337[8]
Custom Variants[edit]
- Thresher Edward
- The personal ‘Mech of Tai-sa Edward Brandon of the Fortieth Dieron Regulars, his captured Thresher has been modified with Inner Sphere technologies. Save for the removal of a heat sink, structurally the 'Mech is unchanged and the torso-mounted weapons remain intact, but all the arm mounted weaponry has been replaced with an Inner Sphere standard ER Medium Laser mounted in each arm in support of an MRM-20 and a single ton of reloads in the right. BV (1.0) = ??, BV (2.0) = 1,862 [9]
Design Quirks[edit]
The Thresher has the following Design Quirk:[10]
Related OmniMechs[edit]
- Summoner - Clan Jade Falcon used captured Threshers as a template to construct their first OmniMech design, the Summoner, which debuted around 2870[11].
- Thresher Mk II - A Dark Age refit of the Thresher ordered by Clan Wolf, outfitted to defeat the Republic of the Sphere's combat doctrine. The result was different enough from the baseline Thresher to warrant a new designation rather than a new model number.[12].
Notes[edit]
- In German products, the unit's proper name was translated to Drescher.
Gallery[edit]
Original Thresher from Invading Clans
Thresher from TRO:3058
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, pp. 178-179, "Thresher 'Mech Profile"
- ↑ MUL online date for the Thresher
- ↑ Combat Operations, p. 110
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrades, p. 259
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Clan & Star League), p. 159
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Technical Readout: 3058, pp. 174-175, "Thresher 'Mech Profile"
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrades, p. 260
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Clan & Star League), p. 160
- ↑ Jihad Turning Points: Luthien, p. 14
- ↑ BattleMech Manual, p. 95 Design Quirk Table - Thresher Entry.
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 134, "Summoner"
- ↑ Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 4, p. 8, "Thresher Mk II"
Bibliography[edit]
Categories:
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