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Line 1: {{Update Needed|[[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 15|''Shrapnel'' Issue 15]]}} {{Update Needed|[[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 15|''Shrapnel'' Issue 15]]}} − {{otheruses|the 55-ton Inner Sphere BattleMech|other uses|Gladiator}}+ :''For the [[Clan]] [[OmniMech]] that was designated the ''Gladiator'' by the Inner Sphere, please see ''[[Executioner]]''.'' {{InfoBoxBattleMech {{InfoBoxBattleMech |image = Gladiator Shrapnel015.jpg |image = Gladiator Shrapnel015.jpg Line 11:
Line 11: [[StarCorps Industries]]<ref>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 9</ref> [[StarCorps Industries]]<ref>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 9</ref> |production year = 2490 |production year = 2490 − |year reference = <ref name=TRSWp96f /><ref>''TechManual'', p. 15</ref><ref name=TRO:3075>''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 206–207: "Gladiator 'Mech Profile"</ref><ref>''Era Digest: Age of War'', p. 11</ref><ref name="xtro">''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 2'', p. 5</ref> + |year reference = <ref name=TRSWp96f /><ref>''TechManual'', p. 15</ref><ref name=TRO:3075>''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 206-207, "Gladiator 'Mech Profile"</ref><ref>''Era Digest: Age of War'', p. 11</ref><ref name="xtro">''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 2'', p. 5</ref> |model = GLD-4R<ref name=TRSWp96f /> |model = GLD-4R<ref name=TRSWp96f /> |cost = 5,002,057 [[C-bill]]s |cost = 5,002,057 [[C-bill]]s Line 38:
Line 38: [[Merryweather Industries]] was the first private company to attempt BattleMech production without governmental support. Despite their location in the [[Terran Hegemony]], they acquired the plans to the ''Gladiator'' and produced a new run in [[2490]]. They were unable to raise the capital to finish their second run, the 4R, and nearly went bankrupt before changing over to [[IndustrialMech]]s. The GLD-4R production lines were closed down in [[Production Ceased::2495]].<ref name=TRO:3075/> [[Merryweather Industries]] was the first private company to attempt BattleMech production without governmental support. Despite their location in the [[Terran Hegemony]], they acquired the plans to the ''Gladiator'' and produced a new run in [[2490]]. They were unable to raise the capital to finish their second run, the 4R, and nearly went bankrupt before changing over to [[IndustrialMech]]s. The GLD-4R production lines were closed down in [[Production Ceased::2495]].<ref name=TRO:3075/> − A few salvaged ''Gladiator'' -1Rs were still in service with militaries across the Inner Sphere and Periphery, though these relics were finally pushed to extinction during the [[Extinction Era::Reunification War]].<ref name=xtro/> + A few salvaged ''Gladiator'' -1Rs were still in service with militaries across the Inner Sphere and Periphery, though these relics were finally pushed to extinction during the [[Extinction Era::Reunification War]]. <ref name=xtro/> ==Weapons and Equipment== ==Weapons and Equipment== Line 47:
Line 47: ==Variants== ==Variants== [[File:Gladiator (2).jpg|thumb|left|150px|An old ''Gladiator'', likely GLD-1R]] [[File:Gladiator (2).jpg|thumb|left|150px|An old ''Gladiator'', likely GLD-1R]] − *; GLD-1R : The original ''Gladiator'' used [[Primitive Technology|primitive technology]], so it only had a [[large laser]] and two [[medium laser]]s. In addition, it could only manage a top speed around 64 km/h,<ref name=TRSWp96f /> and was protected by 16.5 tons of [[primitive armor]].<ref name="xtro"/> The GLD-1R went out of production by 2488<ref name=TRO:3075/>. During the [[Jihad]], several companies began producing this primitive design of ''Gladiator'' as a part of the appearance of [[retrotech]] on the battlefield, driven by the need for war matériel; companies which produced the primitive ''Gladiator'' during this era included [[Rastaban Agricultural Products]],<ref>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 7</ref> [[Metals of the Earth]]<ref name="O:DCp4">''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 4: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"</ref> and [[Sword of the Prophet Enterprises]]<ref name="O:DCp34">''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 34: "Sword of the Prophet Enterprises"</ref> although many of these manufacturing lines had closed down by [[3079]]. BV (2.0) = 1,027<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 199</ref> + *; GLD-1R : The original ''Gladiator'' used [[Primitive Technology|primitive technology]], so it only had a [[large laser]] and two [[medium laser]]s. In addition, it could only manage a top speed around 64 km/h,<ref name=TRSWp96f /> and was protected by 16.5 tons of [[primitive armor]].<ref name="xtro"/> The GLD-1R went out of production by 2488<ref name=TRO:3075/>. During the [[Jihad]], several companies began producing this primitive design of ''Gladiator'' as a part of the appearance of [[retrotech]] on the battlefield, driven by the need for war matériel; companies which produced the primitive ''Gladiator'' during this era included [[Rastaban Agricultural Products]],<ref>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 7</ref> [[Metals of the Earth]]<ref name="O:DCp4">''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 4, "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"</ref> and [[Sword of the Prophet Enterprises]]<ref name="O:DCp34">''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 34, "Sword of the Prophet Enterprises"</ref> although many of these manufacturing lines had closed down by [[3079]]. BV (2.0) = 1,027<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 199</ref> − *; GLD-2R : A more modern variant that still used some primitive technologies, the 2R upgraded the top speed of the 1R to 86 km/h but the armament was unchanged.<ref name=TRSWp96f /> Few of these were ever fielded, as the design was apparently just a testbed for the newer technologies. Production of the GLD-2R stopped by 2488. BV (2.0) = 1,245,<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 200</ref> 1,184<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 96</ref> + *; GLD-2R : A more modern variant that still used some primitive technologies, the 2R upgraded the top speed of the 1R to 86 km/h but the armament was unchanged.<ref name=TRSWp96f /> Few of these were ever fielded, as the design was apparently just a testbed for the newer technologies. Production of the GLD-2R stopped by 2488. BV (2.0) = 1,245<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 200</ref>, 1,184<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 96</ref> *; GLD-3R : The first test platform for Merryweather, the 3R replaced the [[large laser]] with two [[LRM-10]]s.<ref name=TRSWp96f /> BV (2.0) = 1,282<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 201</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 97</ref> *; GLD-3R : The first test platform for Merryweather, the 3R replaced the [[large laser]] with two [[LRM-10]]s.<ref name=TRSWp96f /> BV (2.0) = 1,282<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 201</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 97</ref> Line 56:
Line 56: ===Custom Variants=== ===Custom Variants=== − *; ''Gladiator'' Keller : This variant had a 220-rated [[light fusion engine]] connected to a [[supercharger]], which can add some speed. The 'Mech also had six [[improved jump jet]]s, and a [[C3i computer]], which allows the 'Mech to share targeting telemetry with like-equipped units. It is armed with a [[snub-nose PPC]], enhanced by a [[PPC Capacitor]], two [[ER medium laser]]s, and an [[MML-5]] with one ton of ammunition devoted to long range missiles and another used for short range. 11 [[double heat sink]]s are barely adequate for such a 'Mechs's generated heat. The 'Mech also used 11 tons of armor, which is almost the maximum such a machine can carry. BV (2.0) = 1,348,<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 203</ref> 1,557<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 100</ref> + *; ''Gladiator'' Keller : This variant had a 220-rated [[light fusion engine]] connected to a [[supercharger]], which can add some speed. The 'Mech also had six [[improved jump jet]]s, and a [[C3i computer]], which allows the 'Mech to share targeting telemetry with like-equipped units. It is armed with a [[snub-nose PPC]], enhanced by a [[PPC Capacitor]], two [[ER medium laser]]s, and an [[MML-5]] with one ton of ammunition devoted to long range missiles and another used for short range. 11 [[double heat sink]]s are barely adequate for such a 'Mechs's generated heat. The 'Mech also used 11 tons of armor, which is almost the maximum such a machine can carry. BV (2.0) = 1,348<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 203</ref>, 1,557<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 100</ref> ==Design Quirks== ==Design Quirks== Line 90:
Line 90: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − {{div col|colwidth=25em}}+ <div class="desktop-3-col"> * [[BattleTechnology#Issue 0201|''BattleTechnology'', Issue #0201]] * [[BattleTechnology#Issue 0201|''BattleTechnology'', Issue #0201]] * ''[[Era Digest: Age of War]]'' * ''[[Era Digest: Age of War]]'' Line 101:
Line 101: * ''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War]]'' * ''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' − {{div col end}}+ </div> + [[Category:'Mechs]] [[Category:'Mechs]]
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{{Update Needed|[[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 15|''Shrapnel'' Issue 15]]}} | {{Update Needed|[[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 15|''Shrapnel'' Issue 15]]}} | ||
| − | + | :''For the [[Clan]] [[OmniMech]] that was designated the ''Gladiator'' by the Inner Sphere, please see ''[[Executioner]]''.'' | |
{{InfoBoxBattleMech | {{InfoBoxBattleMech | ||
|image = Gladiator Shrapnel015.jpg | |image = Gladiator Shrapnel015.jpg | ||
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[[StarCorps Industries]]<ref>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 9</ref> | [[StarCorps Industries]]<ref>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 9</ref> | ||
|production year = 2490 | |production year = 2490 | ||
| − | |year reference = <ref name=TRSWp96f /><ref>''TechManual'', p. 15</ref><ref name=TRO:3075>''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. | + | |year reference = <ref name=TRSWp96f /><ref>''TechManual'', p. 15</ref><ref name=TRO:3075>''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 206-207, "Gladiator 'Mech Profile"</ref><ref>''Era Digest: Age of War'', p. 11</ref><ref name="xtro">''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 2'', p. 5</ref> |
|model = GLD-4R<ref name=TRSWp96f /> | |model = GLD-4R<ref name=TRSWp96f /> | ||
|cost = 5,002,057 [[C-bill]]s | |cost = 5,002,057 [[C-bill]]s | ||
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[[Merryweather Industries]] was the first private company to attempt BattleMech production without governmental support. Despite their location in the [[Terran Hegemony]], they acquired the plans to the ''Gladiator'' and produced a new run in [[2490]]. They were unable to raise the capital to finish their second run, the 4R, and nearly went bankrupt before changing over to [[IndustrialMech]]s. The GLD-4R production lines were closed down in [[Production Ceased::2495]].<ref name=TRO:3075/> | [[Merryweather Industries]] was the first private company to attempt BattleMech production without governmental support. Despite their location in the [[Terran Hegemony]], they acquired the plans to the ''Gladiator'' and produced a new run in [[2490]]. They were unable to raise the capital to finish their second run, the 4R, and nearly went bankrupt before changing over to [[IndustrialMech]]s. The GLD-4R production lines were closed down in [[Production Ceased::2495]].<ref name=TRO:3075/> | ||
| − | A few salvaged ''Gladiator'' -1Rs were still in service with militaries across the Inner Sphere and Periphery, though these relics were finally pushed to extinction during the [[Extinction Era::Reunification War]].<ref name=xtro/> | + | A few salvaged ''Gladiator'' -1Rs were still in service with militaries across the Inner Sphere and Periphery, though these relics were finally pushed to extinction during the [[Extinction Era::Reunification War]]. <ref name=xtro/> |
==Weapons and Equipment== | ==Weapons and Equipment== | ||
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==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
[[File:Gladiator (2).jpg|thumb|left|150px|An old ''Gladiator'', likely GLD-1R]] | [[File:Gladiator (2).jpg|thumb|left|150px|An old ''Gladiator'', likely GLD-1R]] | ||
| − | *; GLD-1R : The original ''Gladiator'' used [[Primitive Technology|primitive technology]], so it only had a [[large laser]] and two [[medium laser]]s. In addition, it could only manage a top speed around 64 km/h,<ref name=TRSWp96f /> and was protected by 16.5 tons of [[primitive armor]].<ref name="xtro"/> The GLD-1R went out of production by 2488<ref name=TRO:3075/>. During the [[Jihad]], several companies began producing this primitive design of ''Gladiator'' as a part of the appearance of [[retrotech]] on the battlefield, driven by the need for war matériel; companies which produced the primitive ''Gladiator'' during this era included [[Rastaban Agricultural Products]],<ref>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 7</ref> [[Metals of the Earth]]<ref name="O:DCp4">''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 4 | + | *; GLD-1R : The original ''Gladiator'' used [[Primitive Technology|primitive technology]], so it only had a [[large laser]] and two [[medium laser]]s. In addition, it could only manage a top speed around 64 km/h,<ref name=TRSWp96f /> and was protected by 16.5 tons of [[primitive armor]].<ref name="xtro"/> The GLD-1R went out of production by 2488<ref name=TRO:3075/>. During the [[Jihad]], several companies began producing this primitive design of ''Gladiator'' as a part of the appearance of [[retrotech]] on the battlefield, driven by the need for war matériel; companies which produced the primitive ''Gladiator'' during this era included [[Rastaban Agricultural Products]],<ref>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 7</ref> [[Metals of the Earth]]<ref name="O:DCp4">''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 4, "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"</ref> and [[Sword of the Prophet Enterprises]]<ref name="O:DCp34">''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 34, "Sword of the Prophet Enterprises"</ref> although many of these manufacturing lines had closed down by [[3079]]. BV (2.0) = 1,027<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 199</ref> |
| − | *; GLD-2R : A more modern variant that still used some primitive technologies, the 2R upgraded the top speed of the 1R to 86 km/h but the armament was unchanged.<ref name=TRSWp96f /> Few of these were ever fielded, as the design was apparently just a testbed for the newer technologies. Production of the GLD-2R stopped by 2488. BV (2.0) = 1,245 | + | *; GLD-2R : A more modern variant that still used some primitive technologies, the 2R upgraded the top speed of the 1R to 86 km/h but the armament was unchanged.<ref name=TRSWp96f /> Few of these were ever fielded, as the design was apparently just a testbed for the newer technologies. Production of the GLD-2R stopped by 2488. BV (2.0) = 1,245<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 200</ref>, 1,184<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 96</ref> |
*; GLD-3R : The first test platform for Merryweather, the 3R replaced the [[large laser]] with two [[LRM-10]]s.<ref name=TRSWp96f /> BV (2.0) = 1,282<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 201</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 97</ref> | *; GLD-3R : The first test platform for Merryweather, the 3R replaced the [[large laser]] with two [[LRM-10]]s.<ref name=TRSWp96f /> BV (2.0) = 1,282<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 201</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 97</ref> | ||
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===Custom Variants=== | ===Custom Variants=== | ||
| − | *; ''Gladiator'' Keller : This variant had a 220-rated [[light fusion engine]] connected to a [[supercharger]], which can add some speed. The 'Mech also had six [[improved jump jet]]s, and a [[C3i computer]], which allows the 'Mech to share targeting telemetry with like-equipped units. It is armed with a [[snub-nose PPC]], enhanced by a [[PPC Capacitor]], two [[ER medium laser]]s, and an [[MML-5]] with one ton of ammunition devoted to long range missiles and another used for short range. 11 [[double heat sink]]s are barely adequate for such a 'Mechs's generated heat. The 'Mech also used 11 tons of armor, which is almost the maximum such a machine can carry. BV (2.0) = 1,348 | + | *; ''Gladiator'' Keller : This variant had a 220-rated [[light fusion engine]] connected to a [[supercharger]], which can add some speed. The 'Mech also had six [[improved jump jet]]s, and a [[C3i computer]], which allows the 'Mech to share targeting telemetry with like-equipped units. It is armed with a [[snub-nose PPC]], enhanced by a [[PPC Capacitor]], two [[ER medium laser]]s, and an [[MML-5]] with one ton of ammunition devoted to long range missiles and another used for short range. 11 [[double heat sink]]s are barely adequate for such a 'Mechs's generated heat. The 'Mech also used 11 tons of armor, which is almost the maximum such a machine can carry. BV (2.0) = 1,348<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 203</ref>, 1,557<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 100</ref> |
==Design Quirks== | ==Design Quirks== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* [[BattleTechnology#Issue 0201|''BattleTechnology'', Issue #0201]] | * [[BattleTechnology#Issue 0201|''BattleTechnology'', Issue #0201]] | ||
* ''[[Era Digest: Age of War]]'' | * ''[[Era Digest: Age of War]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War]]'' | * ''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War]]'' | ||
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' | ||
| − | + | </div> | |
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[[Category:'Mechs]] | [[Category:'Mechs]] | ||