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	{{InfoBoxBattleMech		{{InfoBoxBattleMech
	| image          = Vulture_Mk._IV.png		| image          = Vulture_Mk._IV.png
−	| name            = ''Vulture Mk IV''	+	| name            = Vulture Mk IV
	| manufacturer    = [[Manufacturing Plant SFF-TU1]]<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36">''Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries'', p. 36, "Vulture Mk IV"</ref>		| manufacturer    = [[Manufacturing Plant SFF-TU1]]<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36">''Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries'', p. 36, "Vulture Mk IV"</ref>
	| production year = 3137		| production year = 3137
	| year reference  = <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6558/MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>		| year reference  = <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6558/MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
	| model          = Prime		| model          = Prime
−	|Tech Base=Clan	+	| class          = Heavy
−	|mech type=OmniMech	+	| mass            = 60<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/>
−	| mass            = 60	+	| chassis        = Eden Mk 72-OM [[Endo Steel]]<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/>
−	| chassis        = [[Eden Mk 72-OM Endo Steel]]<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/>	+	| armor          = Composite Alpha-V1 [[Ferro-Lamellor]]<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/>
−	| armor          = [[Composite Alpha-V1 Ferro-Lamellor]]<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/>	+	| engine          = Type I 300 XL<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/>
−	| engine          = [[Type I 300 XL]]<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/>
	| comsys          = [[Comset 1]]<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/>		| comsys          = [[Comset 1]]<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/>
	| T&T            = [[J-Track 52]]<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/>		| T&T            = [[J-Track 52]]<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/>
−	| heat sinks      = 12 [[Double Heat Sink|double]]	+	| speed          = 86<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/>
−	| speed          = 86	+	| armament        = 1x [[ER PPC]]<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/><br>1x [[LB 5-X AC]]<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/><br>4x [[SRM 6]]s<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/><br>2x [[Extended Range Small Pulse Laser]]s<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/>
−	| armament        = <span></span>
−	* 1x [[ER PPC]]
−	* 1x [[LB 5-X AC]]
−	* 4x [[SRM 6]]
−	* 2x [[Extended Range Small Pulse Laser]]<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/>
	| BV (1.0)        =		| BV (1.0)        =
	| BV (2.0)        = 2,110<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 41</ref>		| BV (2.0)        = 2,110<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 41</ref>
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	==Description==		==Description==
−	Manufactured by [[Clan Sea Fox]] and sold to every nation and [[Clan]], the ''Vulture Mk IV'' [[OmniMech]] is largely unchanged from the original in basic design terms, incorporating self-contained missile pods in the torsos that are angled upwards to obtain the longest possible range and the projecting cockpit armored with heavily reinforced ferro-glass that provides a panoramic view of the battlefield while providing ample protection to the [[MechWarrior (pilot)|pilot]], dispelling the illusion of vulnerability the ''Vulture Mk IV's'' appearance might suggest.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/>	+	Manufactured by [[Clan Sea Fox]] and sold to every nation and [[Clan]], the ''Vulture Mk IV'' [[OmniMech]] is largely unchanged from the original in basic design terms, incorporating self-contained missile pods in the torsos that are angled upwards to obtain the longest possible range and the projecting cockpit armoured with heavily reinforced ferro-glass that provides a panoramic view of the battlefield while providing ample protection to the [[MechWarrior (pilot)|pilot]], dispelling the illusion of vulnerability the ''Vulture Mk IV's'' appearance might suggest.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/>
−	Intended to take and hold the high ground, the ''Vulture Mk IV'' lacks jump jets but is capable of moving at more than 80 km/h and has surprised many with its agility. Variants of this successful design largely restrict themselves to altering the configuration of the missile pods; to reduce the risk of pilots finding themselves defenseless once their ammunition is expended, every variant also incorporates at least one energy weapon. The ''Vulture Mk IV'' also mounts fourteen and a half tons of advanced ferro-lamellor armor for physical protection and is known as the ''Mad Dog Mk IV'' to the Clans.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/>	+	Intended to take and hold the high ground, the ''Vulture Mk IV'' lacks jump jets but is capable of moving at more than eighty kilometers per hour and has surprised many with its agility. Variants of this successful design largely restrict themselves to altering the configuration of the missile pods; to reduce the risk of pilots finding themselves defenseless once their ammunition is expended, every variant also incorporates at least one energy weapon. The ''Vulture Mk IV'' also mounts fourteen and a half tons of advanced ferro-lamellor armor for physical protection and is known as the ''Mad Dog Mk IV'' to the Clans.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/>
	==Weapons and Equipment==		==Weapons and Equipment==
−	The primary configuration of the ''Vulture Mk IV'' mounts three energy weapons - an Extended Range Particle Projection Cannon in the right arm and a pair of Extended Range Small Pulse Lasers in the center torso's chin turret, a visual quirk introduced in the Vulture Mk. II. A pair of SRM-6s are mounted in each of the left and right torsos along with a ton of ammunition in each side torso, and a single LB 5-X Autocannon with a ton of ammunition in the left arm rounds out the weapons load.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/>	+	The primary configuration of the ''Vulture Mk IV'' mounts three energy weapons - an Extended Range Particle Projection Cannon in the right armand a pair of Extended Range Small Pulse Lasers in the center torso. A pair of SRM-6s are mounted in each of the left and right torsos along with a ton of ammunition, and a single LB 5-X Autocannon with a ton of ammunition in the left arm rounds out the weapons load.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/>
	==Configurations==		==Configurations==
−	*;Alternate Configuration A : This configuration retains the ER Small Pulse Lasers of the original but alters the remainder of the weapons load. A [[Large Pulse Laser]] replaces the ER PPC in the right arm, while the LB 5-X AC in the left arm is replaced with an [[Ultra AC/10]] and two tons of ammunition. Each of the four SRM-6s is replaced with an [[LRM 5]] although again each of the left and right torsos carries only a single ton of LRM ammunition. BV (2.0) = 2,177.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 42</ref>	+	*;Alternate Configuration A : This configuration retains the ER Small Pulse Lasers of the original but alters the remainder of the weapons load. A [[Large Pulse Laser]] replaces the ER PPC in the right arm, while the LB 5-X AC in the right arm is replaced with an [[Ultra AC/10]] and two tons of ammunition. Each of the four SRM-6s is replaced with an [[LRM 5]] although again each of the left and right torsos carries only a single ton of LRM ammunition. BV (2.0) = 2,177.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 42</ref>
	*;Alternate Configuration B : This configuration retains the ER PPC and the ER Small Pulse Lasers of the original. It replaces the autocannon with another energy weapon - a [[Medium Pulse Laser]] - and swaps out the SRM 6s, mounting a single [[Streak LRM 15]] in each of the left and right torsos instead, each supplied with a single ton of ammunition. BV (2.0) = 2,649.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 43</ref>		*;Alternate Configuration B : This configuration retains the ER PPC and the ER Small Pulse Lasers of the original. It replaces the autocannon with another energy weapon - a [[Medium Pulse Laser]] - and swaps out the SRM 6s, mounting a single [[Streak LRM 15]] in each of the left and right torsos instead, each supplied with a single ton of ammunition. BV (2.0) = 2,649.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 43</ref>
−	*;Alternate Configuration C : A radical departure from the prime configuration, this configuration strips out all of the weapons, replacing them with an [[Improved Heavy Large Laser]] in the right arm, a pair of [[ER Medium Laser]]s in the center torso and [[Gauss rifle]] in the left arm. Two tons of ammunition are carried in the left torso, along with an additional [[Double Heat Sink]]. The C Configuration also mounts a [[Targeting Computer]] in the right torso. BV (2.0) = 2,584.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 44</ref>	+	*;Alternate Configuration C : A radical departure from the prime configuration, this configuration strips out all of the weapons, replacing them with an [[Improved Heavy Large Laser]] in the right arm, a pair of [[ER Medium Laser]]s in the center torso and [[Gauss Rifle]] in the left arm. Two tons of ammunition are carried in the left torso, along with an additional [[Double Heat Sink]]. The C Configuration also mounts a [[Targeting Computer]] in the right torso. BV (2.0) = 2,584.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 44</ref>
−	*;Alternate Configuration D : The D configuration replaces the weapons loadout of the prime completely; mounted in the center torso are a pair of [[Micro Pulse Laser]]s, while each arm mounts a single [[Improved Heavy Medium Laser]]. An [[ATM 12]] is mounted in each of the left and right torsos, and the D configuration carries six tons of ATM ammunition in total - two in each of the left and right torsos and one in each arm. This configuration also mounts two additional Double Heat Sinks, one in each arm. BV (2.0) = 2,346.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 45</ref>	+	*;Alternate Configuration D : The D configuration replaces the weapons loadout of the prime completely; mounted in the center torso are a pair of [[Micro Pulse Laser]]s, while each arm mounts a single [[Improved Heavy Medium Laser]]. An [[ATM 12]] is mounted in each of the left and right torsos, and the D configuration carries five tons of ATM ammunition in total - two in each of the left and right torsos and, in a variation unknown in the other configurations, a single ton in the right arm. This configuration also mounts two additional Double Heat Sinks, one in each arm. BV (2.0) = 2,346.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 45</ref>
−
−	==Design Quirks==
−	The ''Vulture Mk IV'' is subject to the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref>''Technical Readout: Dark Age'', p. 113</ref>
−	* [[Non-Standard Parts]]
−	* [[Protected Actuators]]
−	* [[Stable]]
	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery>		<gallery>
−	File:MWDA-WS074-Vulture Mk IV.jpg|''Vulture Mk IV'' miniature from [[Miniatures - MechWarrior#MechWarrior: Wolf Strike|MechWarrior: Wolf Strike set]]	+	Mechmaddogmkiv.jpg|''Mad Dog Mk IV'' as depicted in the MechWarrior Clix game
	</gallery>		</gallery>
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	[[Category: Heavy BattleMechs]]		[[Category: Heavy BattleMechs]]
	[[Category: 60 ton BattleMechs]]		[[Category: 60 ton BattleMechs]]
		+	[[Category: Clan General BattleMechs]]
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{{InfoBoxBattleMech | image = Vulture_Mk._IV.png | name = Vulture Mk IV | manufacturer = [[Manufacturing Plant SFF-TU1]]<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36">''Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries'', p. 36, "Vulture Mk IV"</ref> | production year = 3137 | year reference = <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6558/MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | model = Prime | class = Heavy | mass = 60<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/> | chassis = Eden Mk 72-OM [[Endo Steel]]<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/> | armor = Composite Alpha-V1 [[Ferro-Lamellor]]<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/> | engine = Type I 300 XL<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/> | comsys = [[Comset 1]]<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/> | T&T = [[J-Track 52]]<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/> | speed = 86<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/> | armament = 1x [[ER PPC]]<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/><br>1x [[LB 5-X AC]]<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/><br>4x [[SRM 6]]s<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/><br>2x [[Extended Range Small Pulse Laser]]s<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/> | BV (1.0) = | BV (2.0) = 2,110<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 41</ref> }} ==Description== Manufactured by [[Clan Sea Fox]] and sold to every nation and [[Clan]], the ''Vulture Mk IV'' [[OmniMech]] is largely unchanged from the original in basic design terms, incorporating self-contained missile pods in the torsos that are angled upwards to obtain the longest possible range and the projecting cockpit armoured with heavily reinforced ferro-glass that provides a panoramic view of the battlefield while providing ample protection to the [[MechWarrior (pilot)|pilot]], dispelling the illusion of vulnerability the ''Vulture Mk IV's'' appearance might suggest.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/> Intended to take and hold the high ground, the ''Vulture Mk IV'' lacks jump jets but is capable of moving at more than eighty kilometers per hour and has surprised many with its agility. Variants of this successful design largely restrict themselves to altering the configuration of the missile pods; to reduce the risk of pilots finding themselves defenseless once their ammunition is expended, every variant also incorporates at least one energy weapon. The ''Vulture Mk IV'' also mounts fourteen and a half tons of advanced ferro-lamellor armor for physical protection and is known as the ''Mad Dog Mk IV'' to the Clans.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/> ==Weapons and Equipment== The primary configuration of the ''Vulture Mk IV'' mounts three energy weapons - an Extended Range Particle Projection Cannon in the right armand a pair of Extended Range Small Pulse Lasers in the center torso. A pair of SRM-6s are mounted in each of the left and right torsos along with a ton of ammunition, and a single LB 5-X Autocannon with a ton of ammunition in the left arm rounds out the weapons load.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/> ==Configurations== *;Alternate Configuration A : This configuration retains the ER Small Pulse Lasers of the original but alters the remainder of the weapons load. A [[Large Pulse Laser]] replaces the ER PPC in the right arm, while the LB 5-X AC in the right arm is replaced with an [[Ultra AC/10]] and two tons of ammunition. Each of the four SRM-6s is replaced with an [[LRM 5]] although again each of the left and right torsos carries only a single ton of LRM ammunition. BV (2.0) = 2,177.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 42</ref> *;Alternate Configuration B : This configuration retains the ER PPC and the ER Small Pulse Lasers of the original. It replaces the autocannon with another energy weapon - a [[Medium Pulse Laser]] - and swaps out the SRM 6s, mounting a single [[Streak LRM 15]] in each of the left and right torsos instead, each supplied with a single ton of ammunition. BV (2.0) = 2,649.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 43</ref> *;Alternate Configuration C : A radical departure from the prime configuration, this configuration strips out all of the weapons, replacing them with an [[Improved Heavy Large Laser]] in the right arm, a pair of [[ER Medium Laser]]s in the center torso and [[Gauss Rifle]] in the left arm. Two tons of ammunition are carried in the left torso, along with an additional [[Double Heat Sink]]. The C Configuration also mounts a [[Targeting Computer]] in the right torso. BV (2.0) = 2,584.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 44</ref> *;Alternate Configuration D : The D configuration replaces the weapons loadout of the prime completely; mounted in the center torso are a pair of [[Micro Pulse Laser]]s, while each arm mounts a single [[Improved Heavy Medium Laser]]. An [[ATM 12]] is mounted in each of the left and right torsos, and the D configuration carries five tons of ATM ammunition in total - two in each of the left and right torsos and, in a variation unknown in the other configurations, a single ton in the right arm. This configuration also mounts two additional Double Heat Sinks, one in each arm. BV (2.0) = 2,346.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp36"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 45</ref> == Notes == * The ''Vulture Mk IV'' was first described in ''[[Dark Age: LinkNet Articles (3136)]]''. ==Gallery== <gallery> Mechmaddogmkiv.jpg|''Mad Dog Mk IV'' as depicted in the MechWarrior Clix game </gallery> ==References== <references/> ==Bibliography== * ''[[MechWarrior: Dark Age]]'' * ''[[Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries]]'' [[Category:BattleMechs]] [[Category: Heavy BattleMechs]] [[Category: 60 ton BattleMechs]] [[Category: Clan General BattleMechs]] [[Category: Dark Age Mechs]] [[Category: OmniMechs]]

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