Aquagladius
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| Aquagladius | |
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| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Vining Engineering and Salvage Team |
| Production Year | 3065[1] |
| Model | AQS-3 |
| Class | Medium |
| Introduced | 3065 |
| Cost | 8,418,750 C-bills |
| Technical specifications | |
| 'Mech type | Inner Sphere BattleMech |
| Mass | 50 tons |
| Chassis | Hollis Mark 2B |
| Armor | York Industries CTC-0 Light Ferro-Fibrous |
| Engine | VLAR Light 300 |
| Communications System | Sipher Security Plus |
| Targeting Tracking System | Hartford S2000A |
| Heat Sinks | 10 Double heat sinks |
| Speed | 97 km/h |
| Armament |
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| BV (1.0) | 704[2] |
| BV (2.0) | 978[3] |
Contents
Description
A Solaris VII BattleMech, the Aquagladius was designed to fight in underwater arenas. Based on the Crab BattleMech, the Aquagladius uses several experimental systems to improve its underwater performance. The most obvious of these are the Underwater Maneuvering Units, which allow the 'Mech to speed around the underwater arena at 83% of its walking speed. A BattleMech HarJel System helps prevent flooding.[4]
The Aquagladius is powered by a Light Engine, and uses Endo Steel skeleton protected by Light Ferro-Fibrous armor.
Weapons and Equipment
The Aquagladius' main armament is the Alpha BattleMech Taser, which is backed up with a Flail for close range fighting.
Variants
- AQS-4
- This variant swaps out the BattleMech Taser for a Large X-Pulse Laser and the Flail for four ER Medium Lasers and an additional ton of armor. BV (1.0)= ??, BV (2.0) = 1637[5]
Design Quirks
The Aquagladius has the following Design Quirk:[6]
Gallery
Original Aquagladius from TRO:3055 Upgrade
References
- ↑ MUL online date for the Aquagladius
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 149
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3055 Upgrades Unabridged, p. 246
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 148
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3055 Upgrades Unabridged, p. 247
- ↑ BattleMech Manual, p. 90 Battlemech Quirk Table - Aquagladius Entry.