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Line 1: − {{otheruses|the 40-ton BattleMech|other uses|Raptor (disambiguation)}} {{InfoBoxBattleMech {{InfoBoxBattleMech − |image = RPT-3X Raptor II.jpg + | image = Raptor-2X.jpg − |name = ''Raptor II'' + | name = Raptor II − |manufacturer = + | manufacturer = [[Word of Blake]] <br> [[Republic of the Sphere]] − Classified ([[Republic of the Sphere]])<ref name=TRJp74f>''Technical Readout: Jihad'', pp. 74–75: "RPT-3X Raptor II"</ref> <!-- reprinted from TRO:3085 -->+ |production year=3073 − ----+ | year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2657/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> − Classified ([[Word of Blake]])<ref name=TRJp74f />+ | model = RPT-2X − |production year = 3084 + | class = Medium − |year reference = <ref name= MUL>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2659/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> + | cost= 8,594,133 C-bills − |model = RPT-3X<ref name=TRJp74f /> + | mass = 40 − |cost = 10,945,433 [[C-bill]]s + | chassis = Void Integrated [[Endo Steel]] − |Tech Base = Inner Sphere+ | armor = [[Light Ferro-Fibrous]] − |mech type = BattleMech+ | engine = 280 [[XL Engine|XL]] − |mass = 40 + | speed = 118.8 − |chassis = [[Void Integrated MK III]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp74f /> --> + |speed with MASC= 151.2 − |armor = [[Void Integrated Light Ferro-Fibrous]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp74f /> --> + | armament = 1x [[BattleMech Taser]] <br> 2x [[Medium Variable Speed Pulse Laser|Medium VSP Lasers]] <br> 1x [[Angel ECM Suite]] − |engine = [[VOX 280 XL]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp74f /> --> + | BV (2.0) = 969 <ref name=JSTBD>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 152</ref> − |comsys = [[Black Box Com 7]] with [[Guardian ECM Suite]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp74f /> --> + 1,050<ref>''Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge'', p. 104</ref> − |T&T = [[Night Fire 7]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp74f /> --> − |heat sinks = 11 [[Double Heat Sink|double]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp74f /> --> − |speed = 118 <!-- <ref name=TRJp74f /> --> − |speed with MASC= 151 <!-- <ref name=TRJp74f /> --> − |armament = <!-- <ref name=TRJp74f /> --> − * 2x [[Streak SRM 6]] − * 2x [[ER medium laser]] − |equipment = − * [[Guardian ECM suite]] − * [[MASC]] − |BV (1.0) = N/A − |BV (2.0) = 1,304 <ref name = MUL /> }} }} ==Description== ==Description== − The first [[BattleMech]] to utilize the advanced [[Void Signature system]], '''''Raptor II''''' was a virtually invisible covert reconnaissance and search-and-destroy 'Mech used by both the [[Word of Blake]] and the [[Republic of the Sphere]]. + The first [[BattleMech]] to utilize the advanced [[Void Signature System]], '''''Raptor II''''' was a virtually invisible covert reconnaissance and search-and-destroy 'Mech used by both the [[Word of Blake]] and the [[Republic of the Sphere]]. − While reports of "invisible 'Mechs" had long been ignored as confusion for such [[Star League era]] stealth systems as the [[Null Signature system]] and [[Chameleon Light Polarization Shield]], in the maelstrom of the [[Jihad]] the Word of Blake introduced the "Stealth Raptor" to deadly effect. Though the Blakists destroyed its factory during the invasion of [[Terra]], [[Devlin Stone]] recognized the game-changing nature of its cloaking system and took extreme risks to ensure his forces captured every last scrap of information and salvage of the design, eventually succeeding in reverse engineering and manufacturing it exclusively for the elite special forces of [[Republic Armed Forces]]. The site of the Republic factory remains classified information.<ref name=TRO3085-70>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 70</ref> + While reports of "invisible 'Mechs" had long been ignored as confusion for such [[Star League era]] stealth systems as the [[Null Signature System]] and [[Chameleon Light Polarization Shield]], in the maelstrom of the [[Jihad]] the Word of Blake introduced the "Stealth Raptor" to deadly effect. Though the Blakists destroyed its factory during the invasion of [[Terra]], [[Devlin Stone]] recognized the game-changing nature of its cloaking system and took extreme risks to ensure his forces captured every last scrap of information and salvage of the design, eventually succeeding in reverse engineering and manufacturing it exclusively for the elite special forces of [[Republic Armed Forces]]. <ref name=TRO3085-70>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 70</ref> + + Directly integrated into the ''Raptor II'''s [[Endo Steel]] Chassis and seven tons of [[Light Ferro-Fibrous]] armor, the hybrid combination of the Null Signature System to shield the 'Mech from electronic detection and a scaled up version of the [[Purifier Adaptive]]'s [[Mimetic Armor]] to cloak the 'Mech from visual detection, the Void system made the ''Raptor II'' utterly undetectable if motionless, making it an ideal ambush and recon unit. To increase its effectiveness when bursting from hiding, the ''Raptor II'' also mounted a [[Guardian ECM Suite]] and [[MASC]] to ensure maximum surprise. Equipped with ten [[Double Heat Sink]]s, another surprise is despite the use of a [[Small Cockpit]], the ''Raptor II'' did not appear to have ever been fielded by or designed for the Blakist's fearsome [[Manei Domini]]. <ref name=JSTBD/> ==Weapons and Equipment== ==Weapons and Equipment== − Directly integrated into the ''Raptor II''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[endo steel]] chassis and seven and a half tons of [[light ferro-fibrous]] armor, the hybrid combination of the [[Null Signature system]] to shield the 'Mech from electronic detection and a scaled up version of the [[Purifier Adaptive]]'s [[mimetic armor]] to cloak the 'Mech from visual detection, the [[Void Signature system]] made the ''Raptor II'' utterly undetectable if motionless, making it an ideal ambush and recon unit. To increase its effectiveness when bursting from hiding, the ''Raptor II'' also mounted a [[Guardian ECM suite]] and [[MASC]] to ensure maximum surprise. Equipped with 11 [[double heat sink]]s, another surprise is despite the use of a [[small cockpit]], the ''Raptor II'' did not appear to have ever been fielded by or designed for the Blakists' fearsome [[Manei Domini]].<ref name=JSTBD>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 152</ref> While a choice seemingly at odds with ensuring the survival of the pilot, the removal of CASE and the ejection system was intended to ensure neither a ''Raptor II'' nor its pilot would fall into enemy hands.<ref name=TRJp74f />+ Mounting a weapons array designed to take best advantage of ambush opportunities offered by its stealth systems, the ''Raptor II'' featured a single [[BattleMech Taser|'Mech-sized taser]] backed up by two [[Medium Variable Speed Pulse Laser|Medium VSP Lasers]]. The effectiveness of the Void and MASC systems ensured the ''Raptor II'' closed to effective taser range in an instant. <ref name=JSTBD/> − − Mounting a weapons array designed to take advantage of ambush opportunities offered by its stealth systems, the ''Raptor II'' features two [[Streak SRM-6]]s and two [[ER medium lasers]]; in keeping with the secrecy surrounding its manufacture, the brand(s) of the weapons is unknown. The effectiveness of the Void Signature and MASC systems ensured the ''Raptor II'' closed to optimum weapons range in an instant.<ref name=JSTBD/> ==Variants== ==Variants== − *; RPT-2X : The Word of Blake's original version carried a single [[BattleMech taser]] backed up by two [[medium variable speed pulse laser]]s. The effectiveness of the Void Signature and MASC systems ensured the ''Raptor II'' closed to effective taser range in an instant. One less heat sink and half a ton less armor were the price to carry the weapons load.<ref name=JSTBD/> BV (2.0) = 896<ref name = MUL />+ *;RPT-2X1 : The second Blakist variant featured a more mundane array of weaponry, a mixture of ER lasers and [[Streak Missile Launcher|Streak]] missile launchers, but was notable for carrying a prototype [[Bloodhound Probe]], one of the few systems rumored to be able to pierce the Void systems' cloaking<ref name=JSTBD/>. BV (2.0) = 1,471<ref>''Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge'', p. 105</ref> − − *; RPT-2X1 : The second Blakist variant featured a more mundane array of weaponry, carrying a combination of an [[ER large laser]], [[ER medium laser]], and [[ER small laser]], and [[Streak SRM-6]] launcher, but was notable for carrying a prototype [[Bloodhound active probe]], one of the few systems rumored to be able to pierce the [[Void Signature system]]s' cloaking.<ref name=TRJp74f /><ref name=JSTBD/> BV (2.0) = 1,274<ref name = MUL /> − *; RPT-2X2 : This simple [[Dark Age]] refit of the 2X model replaces the [[BattleMech taser]] with a [[TSEMP cannon]]. BV (2.0) = 1,868<ref name = MUL /> + *;RPT-2X2 : This simple [[Dark Age]] refit of the 2X model replaces the 'Mech Taser with a [[TSEMP Cannon]]. BV (2.0) = 2,057<ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 New Tech, New Upgrades'', p. 107</ref> − *; RPT-5X : A Republic variant intended purely for search-and-destroy missions, the RPT-5X swapped the right arm [[ER medium laser]] for an [[ER large laser]] and replaced both [[Streak SRM-6]] racks with two [[MML-5]] racks. The removal of the [[MASC]] and one [[double heat sink]] allowed the altered weapons array along with enough [[jump jet]]s to give it a 150 meter jumping range.<ref name=TRJp74f /> BV (2.0) = 1,124 <ref name = MUL /> + *;RPT-3X : The first of the Republic models, the 3X was armed with a [[Streak SRM-6]] in each torso and an [[ER Medium Laser]] in each arm. Retaining the MASC of the Blakist models, along with the vital Guardian ECM Suite, an extra half ton of armor was carried thanks to the removal of the CASE. While a choice seemingly at odds with ensuring the survival of the pilot, the lack of CASE and removal of the ejection system was intended to ensure neither a ''Raptor II'' or it pilot would fall into enemy hands. <ref name=TRO3085-70/> BV (2.0) = 1,423 <ref name=TRO3085-71>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 71</ref> − ==Design Quirks==+ *;RPT-5X : A Republic variant intended purely for search-and-destroy missions, the RPT-5X swapped the right arm ER Medium for an [[ER Large Laser]] and replaced both Streak racks with a single [[MML-5]]. The removal of the MASC and a heat sink allowed the altered weapons array along with enough [[Jump Jet]]s to give it a 150-meter jumping range<ref name=TRO3085-70/>. BV (2.0) = 1,393<ref>''Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge'', p. 107</ref> − The ''Raptor II'' is subject to the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref>''BattleMech Manual'', p. 94: BattleMech Quirk Table - Raptor II Entry</ref> − * [[No/Minimal Arms]] − * [[No Ejection System]] ==Related BattleMechs== ==Related BattleMechs== − * ''[[Raptor]]'' - Little related other than in name, the original ''Raptor'' was the first [[OmniMech]] designed by the [[Inner Sphere]]. The ''Raptor II'' borrowed the original's speed profile, but nearly everything else is different. + * ''[[Raptor]]'' - Little related other than in name, the original ''Raptor'' was the first [[OmniMech]] designed by the [[Inner Sphere]]. The ''Raptor II'' borrowed the original's speed profile, but nearly everything else is different. − ==Gallery== + ==BattleMech Gallery== <gallery> <gallery> − RPT-2X Raptor II JSTBD.png|RPT-2X ''Raptor II'' + Image:RPT-3X Raptor II.jpg|''RPT-5X'' Raptor II − RPT-3X Raptor II.jpg|RPT-3X ''Raptor II''+ Image:Raptor II 3.jpg|The ''Raptor II'' as seen in [[MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf]] − Raptor II 3.jpg|The ''Raptor II'' as seen in [[MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf]] − File:MWDA-DO104-Raptor II.jpg|''Raptor II'' miniature from [[Miniatures - MechWarrior#MechWarrior: Domination|MechWarrior: Domination set]] </gallery> </gallery> Line 77:
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| − | |name = | + | | name = Raptor II |
| − | |manufacturer = | + | | manufacturer = [[Word of Blake]] <br> [[Republic of the Sphere]] |
| − | + | |production year=3073 | |
| − | + | | year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2657/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | |
| − | + | | model = RPT-2X | |
| − | |production year = | + | | class = Medium |
| − | |year reference = <ref | + | | cost= 8,594,133 C-bills |
| − | |model = RPT- | + | | mass = 40 |
| − | |cost = | + | | chassis = Void Integrated [[Endo Steel]] |
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| − | + | | engine = 280 [[XL Engine|XL]] | |
| − | |mass = 40 | + | | speed = 118.8 |
| − | |chassis = [[ | + | |speed with MASC= 151.2 |
| − | |armor = [[ | + | | armament = 1x [[BattleMech Taser]] <br> 2x [[Medium Variable Speed Pulse Laser|Medium VSP Lasers]] <br> 1x [[Angel ECM Suite]] |
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | The first [[BattleMech]] to utilize the advanced [[Void Signature | + | The first [[BattleMech]] to utilize the advanced [[Void Signature System]], '''''Raptor II''''' was a virtually invisible covert reconnaissance and search-and-destroy 'Mech used by both the [[Word of Blake]] and the [[Republic of the Sphere]]. |
| − | While reports of "invisible 'Mechs" had long been ignored as confusion for such [[Star League era]] stealth systems as the [[Null Signature | + | While reports of "invisible 'Mechs" had long been ignored as confusion for such [[Star League era]] stealth systems as the [[Null Signature System]] and [[Chameleon Light Polarization Shield]], in the maelstrom of the [[Jihad]] the Word of Blake introduced the "Stealth Raptor" to deadly effect. Though the Blakists destroyed its factory during the invasion of [[Terra]], [[Devlin Stone]] recognized the game-changing nature of its cloaking system and took extreme risks to ensure his forces captured every last scrap of information and salvage of the design, eventually succeeding in reverse engineering and manufacturing it exclusively for the elite special forces of [[Republic Armed Forces]]. <ref name=TRO3085-70>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 70</ref> |
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| + | Directly integrated into the ''Raptor II'''s [[Endo Steel]] Chassis and seven tons of [[Light Ferro-Fibrous]] armor, the hybrid combination of the Null Signature System to shield the 'Mech from electronic detection and a scaled up version of the [[Purifier Adaptive]]'s [[Mimetic Armor]] to cloak the 'Mech from visual detection, the Void system made the ''Raptor II'' utterly undetectable if motionless, making it an ideal ambush and recon unit. To increase its effectiveness when bursting from hiding, the ''Raptor II'' also mounted a [[Guardian ECM Suite]] and [[MASC]] to ensure maximum surprise. Equipped with ten [[Double Heat Sink]]s, another surprise is despite the use of a [[Small Cockpit]], the ''Raptor II'' did not appear to have ever been fielded by or designed for the Blakist's fearsome [[Manei Domini]]. <ref name=JSTBD/> | ||
==Weapons and Equipment== | ==Weapons and Equipment== | ||
| − | + | Mounting a weapons array designed to take best advantage of ambush opportunities offered by its stealth systems, the ''Raptor II'' featured a single [[BattleMech Taser|'Mech-sized taser]] backed up by two [[Medium Variable Speed Pulse Laser|Medium VSP Lasers]]. The effectiveness of the Void and MASC systems ensured the ''Raptor II'' closed to effective taser range in an instant. <ref name=JSTBD/> | |
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| − | Mounting a weapons array designed to take advantage of ambush opportunities offered by its stealth systems, the ''Raptor II'' | ||
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
| − | + | *;RPT-2X1 : The second Blakist variant featured a more mundane array of weaponry, a mixture of ER lasers and [[Streak Missile Launcher|Streak]] missile launchers, but was notable for carrying a prototype [[Bloodhound Probe]], one of the few systems rumored to be able to pierce the Void systems' cloaking<ref name=JSTBD/>. BV (2.0) = 1,471<ref>''Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge'', p. 105</ref> | |
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| − | *; RPT-2X1 : The second Blakist variant featured a more mundane array of weaponry, | ||
| − | *; RPT-2X2 : This simple [[Dark Age]] refit of the 2X model replaces the | + | *;RPT-2X2 : This simple [[Dark Age]] refit of the 2X model replaces the 'Mech Taser with a [[TSEMP Cannon]]. BV (2.0) = 2,057<ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 New Tech, New Upgrades'', p. 107</ref> |
| − | *; RPT- | + | *;RPT-3X : The first of the Republic models, the 3X was armed with a [[Streak SRM-6]] in each torso and an [[ER Medium Laser]] in each arm. Retaining the MASC of the Blakist models, along with the vital Guardian ECM Suite, an extra half ton of armor was carried thanks to the removal of the CASE. While a choice seemingly at odds with ensuring the survival of the pilot, the lack of CASE and removal of the ejection system was intended to ensure neither a ''Raptor II'' or it pilot would fall into enemy hands. <ref name=TRO3085-70/> BV (2.0) = 1,423 <ref name=TRO3085-71>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 71</ref> |
| − | + | *;RPT-5X : A Republic variant intended purely for search-and-destroy missions, the RPT-5X swapped the right arm ER Medium for an [[ER Large Laser]] and replaced both Streak racks with a single [[MML-5]]. The removal of the MASC and a heat sink allowed the altered weapons array along with enough [[Jump Jet]]s to give it a 150-meter jumping range<ref name=TRO3085-70/>. BV (2.0) = 1,393<ref>''Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge'', p. 107</ref> | |
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==Related BattleMechs== | ==Related BattleMechs== | ||
| − | * ''[[Raptor]]'' - Little related other than in name, the original ''Raptor'' was the first [[OmniMech]] designed by the [[Inner Sphere]]. The ''Raptor II'' borrowed the original's speed profile, but nearly everything else is different. | + | * ''[[Raptor]]'' - Little related other than in name, the original ''Raptor'' was the first [[OmniMech]] designed by the [[Inner Sphere]]. The ''Raptor II'' borrowed the original's speed profile, but nearly everything else is different. |
| − | ==Gallery== | + | ==BattleMech Gallery== |
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| − | RPT- | + | Image:RPT-3X Raptor II.jpg|''RPT-5X'' Raptor II |
| − | + | Image:Raptor II 3.jpg|The ''Raptor II'' as seen in [[MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf]] | |
| − | Raptor II 3.jpg|The ''Raptor II'' as seen in [[MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf | ||
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| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Medium BattleMechs|Raptor II]] |
| − | [[Category:Word of Blake BattleMechs]] | + | [[Category:40 ton BattleMechs|Raptor II]] |
| + | [[Category:Inner Sphere General BattleMechs|Raptor II]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Word of Blake BattleMechs|Raptor II]] | ||