Grenadier
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| Grenadier | |
| Production information | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | New Avalon Institute of Science, General Motors |
| Use | Assault |
| Weight Class | Assault |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere |
| Cost | 606,310 C-bills |
| Introduced | 3065 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 2,000 kg |
| Top Speed | 21 km/h |
| Armament |
2x Modular Weapon Mounts |
| Armor Type | Stealth (Standard) |
| BV (1.0) | 56 |
Description
The Grenadier is a battle armor design created by the Hahm-Heinz Design Bureau. The firm has long had a relationship with General Motors' secondary plants on Talcott and Salem, so when the NAIS first started creating battle armor, Hahm-Heinz had access to prototypes that they could work from. Though it took almost ten years from the commencement of the program to a prototype, Hahm-Heinz created the Grenadier, which was based on a concept design that was geared towards the most powerful weapons systems possible. They still wanted mobility, however, so the Grenadier can muster up a respectable 21 km/h on the ground. The armor is where the Grenadier is lacking, having only enough to stop an Inner Sphere Large Pulse Laser, the same amount as the venerable Inner Sphere Standard. This armor, however, is standard stealth armor, so the Grenadier is a bit more difficult to target.
Armament
The Grenadier comes equipped with a modular weapon mount on the body and on the left arm, while it has an anti-personnel weapon mount on the right. With more mass to mount weapons than a medium-class battlesuit, the Grenadier's armament has the potential to be fearsome. The only factory model so far comes with an SRM-4 in the body mount, along with seven shots. The left arm mount carries a standard Small Laser, giving the Grenadier a punch similar to-- but far greater than-- the Elemental battlesuit.