Cavalier
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Cavalier | |
Production information | |
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Manufacturer | Albion Advanced Technologies and Products[1], General Motors[2] |
Production Year | 3058[3] |
Use | Line Unit |
Weight Class | Medium |
Tech Base | Inner Sphere |
Cost | 400,000 C-bills |
Introduced | |
Technical specifications | |
Mass | 1,000 kg |
Top Speed | 10 km/h |
Armament | |
Armor Type | Standard |
BV (1.0) | Flamer = 33, 199 Machine Gun = 31, 199 Small Laser = 37, 231 SRM = 35, 219 |
BV (2.0) | Flamer = 38, 199[4] Machine Gun = 38, 199[5] Small Laser = 44, 231[6] SRM = 42, 219[7] |
Description
In response to sagging morale in the Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth (due in large part to the Lyran secession), Prince Victor Ian Steiner-Davion ordered new units to be created that represented a visual aesthetic meant to appeal to AFFC troops. Military engineers responded with a battle armor design that was essentially a reworked version of the Inner Sphere Standard. They simply moved around some armor plates and came up with a unit that could jump ninety meters at a time and had enough armor to withstand a blast from a Large Pulse Laser. By 3070, all Federated Suns facilities has switched over from producing the Inner Sphere Standard to the Cavalier.[8][9]
Armament
Like the Inner Sphere Standard, the Cavalier has a modular weapon mount that can accept a Flamer, Small Laser, or Machine Gun. The only actual difference between the two suits is that the Cavalier's missile launcher is an SRM-1 with three reloads. The laser is most useful against hardened targets, while the machine gun is highly effective against unarmored infantry; the Flamer is threatening to both.[8]
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References
- ↑ Handbook House Davion p.185
- ↑ Technical Readout 3058 Upgrade p.19
- ↑ MUL online date for the Cavalier
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Clan & Star League), p. 22
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Clan & Star League), p. 24
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Clan & Star League), p. 23
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Clan & Star League), p. 261
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, pp. 18-19, "Cavalier Battle Armor Profile"
- ↑ Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 158