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	*; TR-A-1 : The original prototype was closer to a variant of the primitive ''Firebee'', developed in [[Introduction Year::2481]]<ref name="MUL2"/>. It had two [[SRM-2]]s, which shared a ton of ammunition, and a [[large laser]]. Though it could only manage 64 km/h, the A-1 had more armor protection than the ''Firebee'',<ref name=TRJp64f /> at 10.5 tons of [[primitive armor]].<ref name="XTRO:PV4p3">''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 4'', p. 3: "TR-A-1  Toro"</ref> BV (2.0) = 671<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 4'', p. 18: "TR-A-1 Toro Record Sheet"</ref><ref name="MUL2">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3276/toro-tr-a-1/ MUL online entry for the Toro TR-A-1 variant]''</ref>		*; TR-A-1 : The original prototype was closer to a variant of the primitive ''Firebee'', developed in [[Introduction Year::2481]]<ref name="MUL2"/>. It had two [[SRM-2]]s, which shared a ton of ammunition, and a [[large laser]]. Though it could only manage 64 km/h, the A-1 had more armor protection than the ''Firebee'',<ref name=TRJp64f /> at 10.5 tons of [[primitive armor]].<ref name="XTRO:PV4p3">''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 4'', p. 3: "TR-A-1  Toro"</ref> BV (2.0) = 671<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 4'', p. 18: "TR-A-1 Toro Record Sheet"</ref><ref name="MUL2">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3276/toro-tr-a-1/ MUL online entry for the Toro TR-A-1 variant]''</ref>
−	*; TR-B-9 : Introduced in [[3108]], this variant re-imagines the ''Toro'' with modern weaponry. It removes the PPC in favor of a [[Light PPC]] and a [[medium laser]]. It also drops both [[LRM-5]]s in exchange for twin [[MML-5]]s with a ton each of LRM and SRM ammo protected by [[CASE]]. Finally, the variant uses weight savings from switching to [[ferro-fibrous]] armor and a [[Small cockpit]] to install a [[Guardian ECM suite]]. BV (2.0) = 915<ref>''Shrapnel'', Issue 10, p. 152</ref>	+	*; TR-B-9 : Introduced in [[3108]], this variant reimagines the ''Toro'' with modern weaponry. It removes the PPC in favor of a [[Light PPC]] and a [[medium laser]]. It also drops both [[LRM-5]]s in exchange for twin [[MML-5]]s with a ton each of LRM and SRM ammo protected by [[CASE]]. Finally, the variant uses weight savings from switching to [[ferro-fibrous]] armor and a [[Small cockpit]] to install a [[Guardian ECM suite]]. BV (2.0) = 915<ref>''Shrapnel'', Issue 10, p. 152</ref>
−	*; TR-B-12 : The B-12 ''Toro'' is a B-9 variant upgrade that released in [[3146]]. The B-12 has an [[endo steel]] structure while returning to standard armor. It upgrades to 10 [[double heat sink]]s and an [[extralight engine]] which ups its maximum speed to 97.2 km/h. The medium laser is upgraded to an [[ER medium laser]] that a [[targeting computer]] ensures pinpoint accuracy with. Ammunition is now protected by [[CASE II]] and electronic warfare capabilities are bolstered by a [[Angel ECM suite]]. BV (2.0) = 1,029<ref>''Shrapnel'', Issue 10, p. 153</ref>	+	*; TR-B-12 : The B-12 ''Toro'' is a B-9 variant upgrade that released in [[3146]]. The B-12 has an [[endo steel]] structure while returning to standard armor. It upgrades to 10 [[double heat sink]]s and an [[extralight engine]] which ups its maximum speed to 97.2 km/h. The medium laser is upgraded an [[ER medium laser]] that a [[targeting computer]] ensures pinpoint accuracy with. Ammunition is now protected by [[CASE II]] and electronic warfare capabilities are bolstered by a [[Angel ECM suite]]. BV (2.0) = 1,029<ref>''Shrapnel'', Issue 10, p. 153</ref>
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{{InfoBoxBattleMech |image = Toro.jpg |name = ''Toro'' |manufacturer = [[Bermuda Combat Systems]] ---- [[Colonial Tractors]]<ref name="FM:3145p189">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 189: "Fronc Reaches"</ref> ---- [[Iroquois Machinery Limited]] ---- [[Liberty Arms]] ---- [[Protectorate Defense Conglomerate]] ---- [[Taurus WarWorks]]<ref name=TRJp64f>''Technical Readout: Jihad'', pp. 64–65: "TR-A-6 Toro"</ref> <!-- reprinted from TRO:3075 --> ---- [[Vandenberg Mechanized Industries]] |model = TR-A-6<ref name=TRJp64f /> |production year = 2548 |year reference = <ref name="MUL1">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3277/toro-tr-a-6/ MUL online entry for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> |cost = 2,396,430 [[C-bill]]s<ref name="MUL1"/> |Tech Base = Inner Sphere |mech type = BattleMech |mass = 35 |chassis = [[Humanoid Mk. VI TR]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp64f /> --> |armor = [[Ecto-Mineral Armorplate 2]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp64f /> --> |engine = [[Magna 175]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp64f /> --> |comsys = [[VeraTech MilCom Suite 3]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp64f /> --> |T&T = [[VeraTech MechTnT XVT20S]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp64f /> --> |heat sinks = 10 [[Heat Sink|single]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp64f /> --> |speed = 86 <!-- <ref name=TRJp64f /> --> |armament = <!-- <ref name=TRJp64f /> --> * 1x [[PPC]] * 2x [[LRM-5]] |BV (2.0) = 864<ref name=TRJp64f /><ref name="MUL1"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 270</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 216</ref> }} == Description == The '''''Toro''''' was the [[Taurian Concordat]]'s first indigenous [[BattleMech]]. First produced in 2481<ref>''Era Digest: Age of War'', p. 11: "BattleMech Tech Timeline"</ref>, the design was based on captured ''[[Firebee]]s'' and developed as a collaboration between the three best arms manufacturers in the Concordat. The ''Toro'' took to the front lines against the [[Star League]] in the [[Reunification War]], but was not enough to stop the combined might of the [[Inner Sphere]]. The League shut down and demolished all of the ''Toro'' factories by [[Production Ceased::2598|2598]] in the hope that it would crush Taurian nationalism, though there is no evidence it had the desired effect. Under the Star League aegis, the Taurian heavy industry produced League 'Mechs, a situation they pragmatically continued with following its fall.<ref name="TRO:3075p296+">''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 296-297: "TR-A-6 Toro"</ref> Thanks to the dissemination of the [[Hegemony Memory Core]] during the [[Jihad]], the ''Toro'' was finally revived by manufacturers in the Concordat, [[Calderon Protectorate]], [[Magistracy of Canopus]] and ironically the [[Federated Suns]].<ref name="TRO:3075p296+/><ref name="M&Mp184">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 184: "Taurian Concordat"</ref><ref name="OB:Pp5">''Objectives: Periphery'', p. 5: "Concordat Overview"</ref><ref name=OB:Pp6>''Objectives: Periphery'', p. 6: "Liberty Arms"</ref><ref name="OB:Pp13">''Objectives: Periphery'', p. 13: "Protectorate Arms Conglomerate "</ref><ref name="OB:Pp16">''Objectives: Periphery'', p. 16: "Bermuda Combat Systems"</ref><ref name="OB:FSp29">''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 29: "Industrial Systems"</ref> The [[BattleMech#Light|light]] 'Mech is slow by [[thirty-first-century]] standards, but it was quite maneuverable for the [[Age of War]]. The design topped out at 86 km/h. It was protected by a respectable six and a half tons of armor. Its comparatively low cost allowed entire battalions to swiftly be equipped with BattleMechs.<ref name="TRO:3075p296+/> == Weapons and Equipment == The ''Toro'' was a long-range fighter, armed with a [[Taurus WarWorks]] [[PPC]] and two [[LRM-5#Delta_Dart|Delta Dart]] [[LRM-5]] launchers. The standard allotment of 10 [[single heat sink]]s was sufficient as long as the [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] managed their heat wisely. Two tons of ammunition kept the ''Toro'' in protracted engagements and allowed flexibility in ammo selection. Due to the lack of short-range backup, ''Toros'' were arrayed in staggered lines so as to allow them to support each other.<ref name="TRO:3075p296+/> == Variants == *; Intermediate models : As technology advanced, the ''Toro'' was upgraded, with the A-6 being the last produced.<ref name=TRJp64f /> No data on the intermediate models is available. *; TR-A-1 : The original prototype was closer to a variant of the primitive ''Firebee'', developed in [[Introduction Year::2481]]<ref name="MUL2"/>. It had two [[SRM-2]]s, which shared a ton of ammunition, and a [[large laser]]. Though it could only manage 64 km/h, the A-1 had more armor protection than the ''Firebee'',<ref name=TRJp64f /> at 10.5 tons of [[primitive armor]].<ref name="XTRO:PV4p3">''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 4'', p. 3: "TR-A-1 Toro"</ref> BV (2.0) = 671<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 4'', p. 18: "TR-A-1 Toro Record Sheet"</ref><ref name="MUL2">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3276/toro-tr-a-1/ MUL online entry for the Toro TR-A-1 variant]''</ref> *; TR-B-9 : Introduced in [[3108]], this variant reimagines the ''Toro'' with modern weaponry. It removes the PPC in favor of a [[Light PPC]] and a [[medium laser]]. It also drops both [[LRM-5]]s in exchange for twin [[MML-5]]s with a ton each of LRM and SRM ammo protected by [[CASE]]. Finally, the variant uses weight savings from switching to [[ferro-fibrous]] armor and a [[Small cockpit]] to install a [[Guardian ECM suite]]. BV (2.0) = 915<ref>''Shrapnel'', Issue 10, p. 152</ref> *; TR-B-12 : The B-12 ''Toro'' is a B-9 variant upgrade that released in [[3146]]. The B-12 has an [[endo steel]] structure while returning to standard armor. It upgrades to 10 [[double heat sink]]s and an [[extralight engine]] which ups its maximum speed to 97.2 km/h. The medium laser is upgraded an [[ER medium laser]] that a [[targeting computer]] ensures pinpoint accuracy with. Ammunition is now protected by [[CASE II]] and electronic warfare capabilities are bolstered by a [[Angel ECM suite]]. BV (2.0) = 1,029<ref>''Shrapnel'', Issue 10, p. 153</ref> == Design Quirks == The TR-A-1 ''Toro'' variant is subject to the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref name="XTRO:PV4p3"/> * [[Cramped Cockpit]] * [[Narrow Profile]] * [[Obsolete|Obsolete (2505)]] * [[Poor Cooling Jacket|Poor Cooling Jacket (Large Laser)]] The TR-A-6 ''Toro'' has the following [[Design Quirk]]:<ref>''BattleMech Manual'', p. 95: BattleMech Quirk Table - Toro Entry</ref> * [[Cramped Cockpit]] == Related BattleMechs == * ''[[Firebee]]'' - The Taurian Concordat based the ''Toro'' on captured Capellan ''Firebee'' BattleMechs.<ref name="TRO:3075p296+/> == Notable Pilots == * Colonel Roy Ferndale, using his personal ''Toro,'' led invading SLDF forces on a chase that lasted over a month, destroying five of their 'Mechs in the process. Barely gaining more than an hour's worth of sleep at a time, he was eventually caught and executed by Star League forces in [[2595]]. His efforts within the [[Pleiades Cluster]] had branded him as a pirate, and left that area of space largely dangerous even after the [[Reunification War]].<ref name="TRO:3075p296+/> * Black Bessie was considered to be one of the only surviving ''Toro''s from the Taurian Concordat's battles with the SLDF. Revered as a mascot by her unit, she participated in the battle to defend the capital of Taurus. It was during this assault that she was incapacitated when her gyro locked up. Not willing to let their beloved icon fall victim to Star League forces, several members of Black Bessie's unit carried her out of combat, sequestering the ''Toro'' from invading forces. After the liberation of the Concordat, Black Bessie was placed atop a 185-meter pillar.. Black Bessie remained a cherished figure of all Taurian citizens until the destruction of the capital in [[3074]].<ref name="TRO:3075p296+/> ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Toro.jpg|Original ''Toro'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3075|TRO:3075]]'' </gallery> == References == <references /> == Bibliography == * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 4]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' * ''[[Master Unit List]]'' * ''[[Objectives: Periphery]]'' * ''[[Objectives: Federated Suns]]'' * ''[[Record Sheets: 3075]]'' * ''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged]]'' * ''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' * ''[[Shrapnel Issue 10]]'' [[Category:'Mechs]] [[Category:BattleMechs|Toro]] [[Category:Light BattleMechs|Toro]] [[Category:35 ton BattleMechs|Toro]] [[Category:Taurian Concordat BattleMechs|Toro]]

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