Editing Kopis

{{InfoBoxBattleArmor
| image = Kopis.jpg
| Name = Kopis
| Manufacturer = [[StarCorps Industries]]<ref name="TRO:3085p12+">''Technical Readout: 3085'', pp. 12-13, "Kopis Assault Battle Armor"</ref>
| production year = 3077
| year reference = <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/1814/kopis-assault-battle-armor-the-dark-alley/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| Use = Assault
| Weight Class = Assault
| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]<ref name="TRO:3085p12+"/>
| Cost = 
| Introduced = 3077
| Mass = 2000<ref name="TRO:3085p12+"/>
| Top Speed = 10<ref name="TRO:3085p12+"/>
| Armament =
* 2 x [[Medium Laser (Battle Armor)|Medium Lasers]]<ref name="TRO:3085p12+"/>
* 2 x [[Anti-Personnel Weapon Mount]]s<ref name="TRO:3085p12+"/>
| Armor Type = [[Advanced Armor]]<ref name="TRO:3085p12+"/>
| BV (1.0) = 
| BV (2.0) = 78<ref name="TRO:3085p12+"/>
}}

== Description ==
The '''Kopis''' [[battle armor]] was designed by StarCorps Industries as an assault unit. Slow but heavily armed, the Kopis can remain on the battlefield supporting friendly units for a long time. The advanced armor used by the Kopis designers allows it to stand up to most weaponry, shrugging off anything short of a [[PPC]] or [[AC/10]] hit. The low top speed is mitigated through the use of VTOL transportation for offensive operations, while smart commanders use the Kopis as a defense unit for cities or other tight terrain. In those restricted environments the low top speed isn't a factor. The standard model was given the nickname of "The Dark Alley".<ref name="TRO:3085p12+"/>

== Weapons and Equipment ==
Carrying nearly as much firepower as a [[BattleTech eras|Succession Wars]]-era ''[[Stinger]]'', the Kopis is equipped with a pair of [[Medium Laser (Battle Armor)|Medium Lasers]]. Instead of mounting heavy missile racks that provide a few salvos of firepower, the Kopis' designers used energy weapons backed up by enough power packs to ensure that the armor would be useful on the battlefield for a long time. The power packs allow the Kopis to fire the lasers thirty times before running out of power.<ref name="TRO:3085p12+"/>

For anti-infantry work the Kopis mounts a [[Heavy Battle Claw]] and an [[Anti-Personnel Weapon Mount]] on each arm. These claws are fearsome melee combat weapons, and the AP Weapon mounts allow the trooper to carry smaller anti-infantry weapons without using the Medium Lasers.<ref name="TRO:3085p12+"/>

== Variants ==
*;Anti-Infantry : Developed for the liberation of Terra introduced in [[Introduction Year::3078]]<ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/1815/kopis-assault-battle-armor-anti-infantry Master Unit List Profile for the Kopis (Anti-Infantry) variant]</ref>, this variant replaces the Medium Lasers with a single [[Medium Pulse Laser (battle armor)|Medium Pulse Laser]] and a [[Flamer (Battle Armor)|Flamer]]. It was used to fight the [[Word of Blake]]'s infantry defenders on Terra. BV (2.0) = 57<ref name="TRO:3085p12+"/>

*;AI Mk II : This variant replaced the Anti-Infantry model in [[Introduction Year::3090]]<ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6743/kopis-assault-battle-armor-ai-mk-ii Master Unit List Profile for the Kopis (MK II) variant]</ref>, equipped with two Heavy Battle Claws, two [[Heavy Grenade Launcher (Battle Armor)|Heavy Grenade Launchers]], and two [[Heavy Recoilless Rifle (Battle Armor)|Heavy Recoilless Rifles]]. It also carries [[Improved Sensors]]. BV (2.0) = 56<ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 New Tech, New Upgrades'', p. 33</ref>

*;AI Mk IIr : Introduced in [[Introduction Year::3117]]<ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6744/kopis-assault-battle-armor-ai-mk-iir Master Unit List Profile for the Kopis (MK IIr) variant]</ref> this refit of the AI Mk II suit uses the same basic configuration, but downgrades the Heavy Recoilless Rifles to [[Medium Recoilless Rifle (Battle Armor)|Medium Recoilless Rifles]]. The space and weight that this frees allows the suit to carry [[Reactive Armor]]. BV (2.0) = 63<ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 New Tech, New Upgrades'', p. 34</ref>

*;Mortar : This variant introduced in [[Introduction Year::3120]]<ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6745/kopis-assault-battle-armor-mortar Master Unit List Profile for the Kopis (Mortar) variant]</ref> uses the Mk. II Anti-Personnel suit as its base. It retains the Reactive Armor and Heavy Battle Claws, but all the weaponry is replaced with a pair of [[Heavy Mortar (Battle Armor)|Heavy Mortars]]. BV (2.0) = 58<ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 New Tech, New Upgrades'', p. 35</ref>

== Notes ==
Originally, the Kopis's standard model was without a name.  However with the publication of the Cutting Edge edition of the Record Sheet: 3085, the "Standard Model" name is changed to "The Dark Alley".<ref>''Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge'', p. 8, Dark Alley's stats are identical to the Standard Model listed in the original ''Technical Readout: 3085''</ref>

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3145 New Tech, New Upgrades]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]''

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