Fafnir
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| Fafnir | |
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| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Defiance Industries of Hesperus II |
| Model | FNR-5 |
| Class | Assault |
| Cost | 11,470,000 C-bills |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 100 tons |
| Chassis | Foundation Type 220 Endo Steel |
| Armor | Durallex Speical Heavy V2 with CASE |
| Engine | VLAR 300 |
| Speed | 54 km/h |
| Armament | |
| BV (1.0) | 2,412 |
Description
The Fafnir was intended to become Defiance Industries of Hesperus' flagship BattleMech. The slow assault design serves as a platform for the pair of "Thor's Hammers." The Fafnir is built on a lightweight Foundation Type 220 Endo Steel chassis that is capable of supporting the Fafnir's massive weapons payload and armor while weighing half as much as a standard chassis. To power this massive 'Mech, a Vlar 300 fusion engine gives the Fafnir a top speed of 54 km/h. The Fafnir is protected by nineteen and a half tons of Durallex Special Heavy V2 armor, giving it almost as much armor as the entire mass of some light 'Mechs. The Fafnir has CASE in both of its side torsos to protect it from secondary damage if one of the Heavy Gauss Rifles are damaged. Finally, for protection from enemy electronic warfare systems, the Fafnir has a Guardian ECM Suite.
Armament
Made on the heaviest chassis available, the Fafnir sports two of what was the Lyran Alliance's newest weapon in the early 3060s, the Heavy Gauss Rifle. The largest non-artillery weapon in existence, the Hammerfists can deal an immense amount of damage very quickly. Four tons of ammunition for each keep the weapons in good supply. The Fafnir cannot operate far from supply lines, however, as it only has two ER Medium Lasers and a Medium Pulse Laser as backup.
Variants
- FNR-5B - A lack of Thor's Hammers during the FedCom Civil War forced engineers to come up with a field modification that could be useful without the Heavy Gauss Rifles. The solution was to replace them with paired standard Gauss Rifles, ER Medium Lasers, and ER Large Lasers. A lack of ammo that plagues the 5B, but it does make the design more viable without ammunition. It does not come with additional heat sinks, however, so MechWarriors must be mindful of their heat levels. BV (1.0) = 2,230
Notable Pilots
During the campaign for Tharkad at the end of the FedCom Civil War, Peter Steiner-Davion led his pan-Lyran coalition from the seat of a brand new Fafnir. During the climactic street-to-street fighting in Tharkad City, he used it to defeat his great-aunt Nondi Steiner in a one-on-one fight.