Editing Stiletto (StarDrive)

{{otheruses|the [[apocryphal]] ultralight [[BattleMech]]|the light STO-series BattleMech|Stiletto}}
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{{InfoBoxBattleMech
|image = Stiletto(StarDrive).jpg
|name = ''Stiletto''
|manufacturer = [[Alshain Weapons]]
|production year = 2473
|model = STL-7D
|class = ultralight
|cost =  979,398 [[C-bill]]s
|Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]
|mech type = BattleMech
|feet = 2
|mass = 15
|chassis = [[Alshain 22-Lifter]]
|armor = [[Maximilian 20]]
|engine = [[DAV 90]]
|speed = 90.4
|heat sinks = 10 [[Heat Sink|single]]
|comsys = [[Obanishi OB1 "Knobby"]]
|jumpjets = 
|armament = 
* 1x [[SRM-4]]
* 1x [[Small laser]]
|BV (1.0) = n/a
|BV (2.0) = n/a
}}

==Description==
Designed in the [[Draconis Combine]] in response to the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]'s ''[[Commando]]'', but typically used in a light scout role instead, the [[Ultralight BattleMech|ultralight]] '''''Stiletto''''' entered production in [[Introduction Year::2473]] and has been in continuous small-scale production since. As of [[3025]], several dozen are produced annually at [[Alshain]] and [[Al Na'ir]] each.

==Weapons and Equipment==
Effectively a lighter ''Commando'', the ''Stiletto'' mimics its weapons loadout on a smaller scale, sporting a [[Telos Four-Shot]] [[SRM-4]] and a [[Magna Mk I|Magna Mk I Light]] [[small laser]].

==Variants==
None known.

==Canonicity==
The ''Stiletto'' was only ever described in [[StarDrive]]. Since this magazine is not currently counted among the [[canon]]ical sources for BattleTech, the 'Mech itself is not currently considered canonical either.

==Notes==
* The maximum ground speed given for this 'Mech is slightly lower than normal for its mass and engine rating (90.4 instead of 97.2 km/h), but this has no impact on its game stats. Fluff-wise, it is noted that it is slightly slower than the ''Commando'' which has the same movement rating for its boardgame stats.

* Although no proper [[Design Quirks]] are given for the design (Quirk rules having been published more than twenty years later), the ''Stiletto'' is noted for its cramped cockpit, its low maintenance requirements, and a cramped internal structure that increases the required time to repair most internal components by 25%.

* According to the [[BattleCorps]] story ''[[Feather versus Mountain]]'', 'Mechs below 20 tons are not considered proper BattleMechs in the Draconis Combine.

* Not to be confused with the light STO-series BattleMech (see ''[[Stiletto]]'')

==Bibliography==
* [[StarDrive|''StarDrive'', Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 9–10]]


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[[Category:Ultralight BattleMechs]]
[[Category:15 ton BattleMechs]]
[[Category:Apocryphal BattleMechs]]