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Line 1: {{InfoBoxBattleMech {{InfoBoxBattleMech | image = Ursa.jpg | image = Ursa.jpg − | name = ''Ursa''<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+">''Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth'', pp. 38–39: "URA-2A ''Ursa''"</ref><ref name="TRO:3145p142+">''Technical Readout: 3145'', pp. 142–143: "URA-2A ''Ursa''"</ref> + | name = ''Ursa'' − | manufacturer= [[TharHes Industries]]+ | manufacturer= [[TharHes Industries]]<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+">''Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 38-39, "URA-2A ''Ursa''"</ref> − | production year = 3112 + | production year = Introduction Year::3112 − | year reference =<ref name="MUL">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6612/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> + | year reference = <ref name="MUL">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6612/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | model = URA-2A | model = URA-2A | introduced = | introduced = + |Tech Base=inner sphere + |mech type=battlemech + |feet=4 | cost = | cost = − |Tech Base=Inner Sphere − |mech type=BattleMech − |feet=quad | mass = 65 | mass = 65 − | chassis = [[URA Quad Endo Steel]] + | chassis = [[URA Quad]] [[Endo Steel]]<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/> − | armor = [[Durallex Medium]] + | armor = [[Durallex Medium]]<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/> − | engine = [[VOX 325 XL]] + | engine = [[VOX 325 XL]]<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/> − | speed = 86 + | speed = 86<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/> − | speed with MASC = 108 + | speed with MASC = 108<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/> − | comsys = [[TharHes Melpomene HM-33]] + | comsys = [[TharHes Melpomene HM-33]]<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/> − | T&T = [[TharHes Ares-9]] + | T&T = [[TharHes Ares-9]]<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/> − | heat sinks = 13 [[Double Heat Sink|double]] + | heat sinks = 13 [[Double Heat Sink]]s<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/> − |armament= + | armament = 1x [[Rotary AC/2]]<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/><br>1x [[ER PPC]]<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/><br>4x [[Medium X-Pulse Laser]]s − *1x [[rotary AC/2]] − *1x [[ER PPC]] − *4x [[medium X-pulse laser]]s | BV (1.0) = | BV (1.0) = | BV (2.0) = 1,887<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 311</ref> | BV (2.0) = 1,887<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 311</ref> − }} + }} ==Description== ==Description== − A product of TharHes Industries' defense plants on [[Tharkad]], the quadrupedal '''''Ursa''''' was a jack of all trades often paired alongside the ''[[Scourge]]'' to perform risky escort duties or to go on heavy recon missions. Introduced during the third decade of the thirty-second century, the ''Ursa'' was popular with mercenary units and with those forces fighting along the border between the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and [[Clan Jade Falcon]].<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/><ref name="TRO:3145p142+"/> + A product of TharHes Industries' defence plants on [[Tharkad]], the quadrupedal '''''Ursa''''' was a jack-of-all-trades often paired alongside the ''[[Scourge]]'' to perform risky escort duties or to go on heavy recon missions. Introduced during the third decade of the thirty-second century, the ''Ursa'' was popular with mercenary units and with those forces fighting along the border between the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and [[Clan Jade Falcon]].<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/> − Key to the ''Ursa''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s design is its revolutionary gyroscope, which renders the 'Mech exceptionally stable - even in comparison to other quad [[BattleMech]]s. The [[MASC]] system built into the ''Ursa'' in combination with the VOX 325 [[extralight fusion engine]] that powers the 'Mech results in a ferocious quadrupedal design that can run at speeds of over 100 km/h; this, combined with the gyro and twelve and a half tons of Durallex Medium armor meant that the ''Ursa'' can not only survive full-speed collisions but can do so without falling or the [[MechWarrior (pilot)|pilot]] losing control. This led to [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]s nicknamed the ''Ursa'' "the Rhino" because of the brutal charges it can perform.<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/><ref name="TRO:3145p142+"/> + Key to the ''Ursa'''s design is its revolutionary gyroscope, which renders the 'Mech exceptionally stable - even in comparison to other quad [[BattleMech]]s. The [[MASC]] system built into the ''Ursa'' in combination with the VOX 325 [[Extra-Light Fusion Engine]] that powers the 'Mech results in a ferocious quadrupedal design that can run at speeds of over one hundred kph; this, combined with the gyro and twelve and a half tons of Durallex Medium armor meant that the ''Ursa'' can not only survive full-speed collisions but can do so without falling or the [[MechWarrior (pilot)|pilot]] losing control. This led to [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]s nicknaming the ''Ursa'' "the Rhino" because of the brutal charges it can perform.<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/> ==Weapons and Equipment== ==Weapons and Equipment== − The suite of offensive weaponry carried by the ''Ursa'' is divided between the left and right torsos. On each side are a brace of [[Medium X-Pulse Laser#Martell-X|Martell-X Medium X-Pulse Laser]], popular with those who regularly fought the [[Clan]]s; mounted into the right torso is a [[Rotary AC/2#Thor 40mm|Thor 40mm Rotary Class 2 Autocannon]] supplied with a ton of ammunition, while mounted into the left torso is a [[Defiance 1001]] [[Extended Range Particle Projection Cannon]].<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/><ref name="TRO:3145p142+"/> + The suite of offensive weaponry carried by the ''Ursa'' is divided between the left and right torsos. On each side are a brace of Martell-X Medium X-Pulse Lasers, popular with those who regularly fought the [[Clan]]s; mounted into the right torso is a Thor 40mm Rotary Class 2 Autocannon supplied with a ton of ammunition, while mounted into the left torso is a Defiance 1001 [[Extended Range Particle Projection Cannon]].<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/> ==Variants== ==Variants== − *;URA-2C : A Clantech variant of the ''Ursa''. In addition to being constructed with lighter materials, the URA-2C replaces the Spheroid medium X-Pulse lasers with [[ER Medium Pulse Laser]]s and adds a fourteenth double heat sink. BV (2.0) = 2,570.<ref name="TRO:3145LCp98">''Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 98: "''Ursa'' URA-2C"</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 312</ref> + *;URA-2C : A Clantech variant of the ''Ursa''. In addition to being constructed with lighter materials, the URA-2C replaces the Spheroid Medium X-Pulse Lasers with [[ER Medium Pulse Laser]]s and adds a fourteenth double heat sink. BV (2.0) = 2,570.<ref name="TRO:3145LCp98">''Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 98, "''Ursa'' URA-2C"</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 312</ref> ==Design Quirks== ==Design Quirks== − The ''Ursa'' was subject to the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/><ref name="TRO:3145p142+"/> + The ''Ursa'' was subject to the following [[Design Quirk]]s: * [[Exposed Weapon Linkage|Exposed Weapon Linkage (Rotary AC/2)]] * [[Exposed Weapon Linkage|Exposed Weapon Linkage (Rotary AC/2)]] * [[Stable]] * [[Stable]] ==Notes== ==Notes== − The ''Ursa'' premiered in the ''[[MechWarrior: Age of Destruction]]'' game; within this game, additional variants were apparently introduced - the URA-2E, URA-2F and URA-2G. Record sheets have not been published for these variants. + The ''Ursa'' premiered in the ''[[MechWarrior: Age of Destruction]]'' game; within this game, additional variants were apparently introduced - the URA-2E, URA-2F and URA-2G. Record sheets haven't been published for these variants as yet. + + The Master Unit List records the URA-2A as entering service in 3112 and the URA-2C as entering service in [[3115]].<ref name="MUL"/> This is inconsistent with ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth]]'', which states that the ''Ursa'' entered service in the '''third''' decade of the thirty-second century.<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/> A question has been raised about this in the official forum. ==Image Gallery== ==Image Gallery== <gallery> <gallery> − MWDA 111.jpg|URA-2A ''Ursa'' as depicted in [[MechWarrior: Age of Destruction]]+ MWAD 111.jpg|URA-2A ''Ursa'' as depicted in [[MechWarrior: Age of Destruction]] </gallery> </gallery> Line 58:
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{{InfoBoxBattleMech | {{InfoBoxBattleMech | ||
| image = Ursa.jpg | | image = Ursa.jpg | ||
| − | | name = ''Ursa''<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+">''Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth'', | + | | name = ''Ursa'' |
| − | + | | manufacturer= [[TharHes Industries]]<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+">''Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 38-39, "URA-2A ''Ursa''"</ref> | |
| − | | production year = 3112 | + | | production year = Introduction Year::3112 |
| − | | year reference =<ref name="MUL">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6612/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | + | | year reference = <ref name="MUL">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6612/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> |
| model = URA-2A | | model = URA-2A | ||
| introduced = | | introduced = | ||
| + | |Tech Base=inner sphere | ||
| + | |mech type=battlemech | ||
| + | |feet=4 | ||
| cost = | | cost = | ||
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| mass = 65 | | mass = 65 | ||
| − | | chassis = [[URA Quad Endo Steel]] | + | | chassis = [[URA Quad]] [[Endo Steel]]<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/> |
| − | | armor = [[Durallex Medium]] | + | | armor = [[Durallex Medium]]<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/> |
| − | | engine = [[VOX 325 XL]] | + | | engine = [[VOX 325 XL]]<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/> |
| − | | speed = 86 | + | | speed = 86<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/> |
| − | | speed with MASC = 108 | + | | speed with MASC = 108<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/> |
| − | | comsys = [[TharHes Melpomene HM-33]] | + | | comsys = [[TharHes Melpomene HM-33]]<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/> |
| − | | T&T = [[TharHes Ares-9]] | + | | T&T = [[TharHes Ares-9]]<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/> |
| − | | heat sinks = 13 [[Double Heat Sink | + | | heat sinks = 13 [[Double Heat Sink]]s<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/> |
| − | |armament= | + | | armament = 1x [[Rotary AC/2]]<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/><br>1x [[ER PPC]]<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/><br>4x [[Medium X-Pulse Laser]]s |
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| BV (1.0) = | | BV (1.0) = | ||
| BV (2.0) = 1,887<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 311</ref> | | BV (2.0) = 1,887<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 311</ref> | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | A product of TharHes Industries' | + | A product of TharHes Industries' defence plants on [[Tharkad]], the quadrupedal '''''Ursa''''' was a jack-of-all-trades often paired alongside the ''[[Scourge]]'' to perform risky escort duties or to go on heavy recon missions. Introduced during the third decade of the thirty-second century, the ''Ursa'' was popular with mercenary units and with those forces fighting along the border between the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and [[Clan Jade Falcon]].<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/> |
| − | Key to the ''Ursa'' | + | Key to the ''Ursa'''s design is its revolutionary gyroscope, which renders the 'Mech exceptionally stable - even in comparison to other quad [[BattleMech]]s. The [[MASC]] system built into the ''Ursa'' in combination with the VOX 325 [[Extra-Light Fusion Engine]] that powers the 'Mech results in a ferocious quadrupedal design that can run at speeds of over one hundred kph; this, combined with the gyro and twelve and a half tons of Durallex Medium armor meant that the ''Ursa'' can not only survive full-speed collisions but can do so without falling or the [[MechWarrior (pilot)|pilot]] losing control. This led to [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]s nicknaming the ''Ursa'' "the Rhino" because of the brutal charges it can perform.<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/> |
==Weapons and Equipment== | ==Weapons and Equipment== | ||
| − | The suite of offensive weaponry carried by the ''Ursa'' is divided between the left and right torsos. On each side are a brace of | + | The suite of offensive weaponry carried by the ''Ursa'' is divided between the left and right torsos. On each side are a brace of Martell-X Medium X-Pulse Lasers, popular with those who regularly fought the [[Clan]]s; mounted into the right torso is a Thor 40mm Rotary Class 2 Autocannon supplied with a ton of ammunition, while mounted into the left torso is a Defiance 1001 [[Extended Range Particle Projection Cannon]].<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/> |
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
| − | *;URA-2C : A Clantech variant of the ''Ursa''. In addition to being constructed with lighter materials, the URA-2C replaces the Spheroid | + | *;URA-2C : A Clantech variant of the ''Ursa''. In addition to being constructed with lighter materials, the URA-2C replaces the Spheroid Medium X-Pulse Lasers with [[ER Medium Pulse Laser]]s and adds a fourteenth double heat sink. BV (2.0) = 2,570.<ref name="TRO:3145LCp98">''Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 98, "''Ursa'' URA-2C"</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 312</ref> |
==Design Quirks== | ==Design Quirks== | ||
| − | The ''Ursa'' was subject to the following [[Design | + | The ''Ursa'' was subject to the following [[Design Quirk]]s: |
* [[Exposed Weapon Linkage|Exposed Weapon Linkage (Rotary AC/2)]] | * [[Exposed Weapon Linkage|Exposed Weapon Linkage (Rotary AC/2)]] | ||
* [[Stable]] | * [[Stable]] | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | The ''Ursa'' premiered in the ''[[MechWarrior: Age of Destruction]]'' game; within this game, additional variants were apparently introduced - the URA-2E, URA-2F and URA-2G. Record sheets | + | The ''Ursa'' premiered in the ''[[MechWarrior: Age of Destruction]]'' game; within this game, additional variants were apparently introduced - the URA-2E, URA-2F and URA-2G. Record sheets haven't been published for these variants as yet. |
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| + | The Master Unit List records the URA-2A as entering service in 3112 and the URA-2C as entering service in [[3115]].<ref name="MUL"/> This is inconsistent with ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth]]'', which states that the ''Ursa'' entered service in the '''third''' decade of the thirty-second century.<ref name="TRO:3145LCp38+"/> A question has been raised about this in the official forum. | ||
==Image Gallery== | ==Image Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | + | MWAD 111.jpg|URA-2A ''Ursa'' as depicted in [[MechWarrior: Age of Destruction]] | |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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* ''[[MechWarrior: Age of Destruction]]'' | * ''[[MechWarrior: Age of Destruction]]'' | ||
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged]]'' | * ''[[Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth]]'' | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category: BattleMechs]] |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Heavy BattleMechs]] |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category: 65 ton BattleMechs]] |
| + | [[Category: Dark Age Mechs]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Quad BattleMechs]] | ||