Spider

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Spider
Production information
Manufacturer	Newhart Interstellar Industries Limited Nimakachi Fusion Products Limited Krupp Armament Works
Production Year	2650
Model	SDR-5V
Class	Light
Cost	2,984,540 C-bills
Technical specifications
Mass	30 tons
Chassis	Newhart 1200
Armor	Durallex Light
Engine	Pitban 240
Communications System	O/P 500A
Targeting Tracking System	O/P TA 1240
Heat Sinks	10
Speed	129.6 km/h
Jump Jets	Pitban LFT-10
Armament	2xMedium Lasers
BV (1.0)	514
BV (2.0)	622

Description

The Spider was originally designed by Newhart Industries as a 'Mech to be used by SLDF commando forces. Following the fall of the Star League, the Free Worlds League acquired the plans for the 'Mech and Nimakachi began producing it. The League was not interested in the design, so they began exporting it to an interested Draconis Combine. Eventually, they also began to produce it on their Lapida II plant. The 'Mech gets its name from the unique pattern on its chest that radiates from the Medium Laser mounts in its center torso. The Spider is one of the most maneuverable BattleMechs ever conceived. It has a ground speed that is comparable to a Locust and can out jump either the vaunted Wasp or Stinger light 'Mechs. Spiders are generally used as fast strike forces to hit an enemy's rear with lightning speed.

Weapons and Equipment

The Spider carries a very light armament of two Aberdovey Mk III Medium Lasers. The lasers are marginally effective against other 'Mechs and hard targets but are more effective against soft targets, such as ammunition crates and command posts.

Variants

• SDR-5D 

  The -5D Spider is also geared towards anti-infantry work. This is done by removing one of the Medium Lasers and replacing it with a single arm-mounted Flamer. It was introduced in 2853. BV (1.0) = 412, BV (2.0) = 524

• SDR-5K 

  The -5K Spider removes one of the Medium Lasers and replaces it with two arm mounted Machine Guns for anti-infantry use. To make room for its Machine Gun ammunition the 'Mech sacrifices 60 meters of its jump capability. BV (1.0) = 433, BV (2.0) = 503

• SDR-7K 

  The -7K is an upgrade of the base design and uses a Light Fusion Engine in place of the standard model. It carries two Medium Pulse Lasers and is built using an Endo Steel structure and Ferro-Fibrous armor. BV (1.0) = 688

• SDR-7Kr 

  This Jihad refit removes a pulse laser and mounts an experimental Angel ECM Suite in its place. BV (2.0) = 775

• SDR-7K2 

  the -7K2 scout-hunter is built using an Endo Steel structure and Ferro-Fibrous armor. The jump capability is only 210 meters, but it now carries an ER Large Laser. BV (1.0) = 884

• SDR-7KC 

  The -7KC drops the 7K's Medium Pulse Lasers and mounts a Light PPC and a C3 Slave Unit.

• SDR-7M 

  The -7M upgrades the Spider with Star League technology, including upgrading the internal structure to an Endo Steel version and the armor to Ferro-Fibrous. The saved weight is used to upgrade the standard Medium Lasers to Medium Pulse Lasers. BV (1.0) = 492, BV (2.0) = 621

• SDR-8K 

  A post-Jihad variant developed by the Combine, the SDR-8K uses a Compact Gyro and a 240 XL Fusion Engine to increase its group speed while allowing it to carry four tons of Ferro-Fibrous armor, the extra weight left being used to swap the lasers of the stock Spider for a single torso mounted PPC Capacitor-enhanced Snub-Nose PPC. BV (2.0) = 1,007

• SDR-8M 

  The -8M is a simple upgrade of the 7M, by the FWLM, replacing the single heat sinks with double strength versions. Otherwise, both variants are completely identical. BV (1.0) = 588

• SDR-8R 

  A post-Jihad variant produced by Krupp Armament Works for the Republic of the Sphere, the production model -8R was based on the prototype SDR-8X that used during the liberation of Terra. Built on an Endo Steel chassis and powered by a smaller 210 Light Fusion Engine - while its ground speed was reduced, the SDR-8R's ten Pitban LFT-20X Improved Jump Jets gave it amazing maneuverability. Carrying ten double heat sinks allowed the -8R to fire its twin Diverse Optics ER Medium Lasers and jump without fear of overheating. Boasting a very different look, the redesigned 8R was also notable for being the first Spider to include an ejection system. BV (2.0) = 694

• SDR-8X 

  An experimental prototype that saw service with Devlin Stone's Coalition during the Jihad, the SDR-8X was clad in nearly double the armor of the later -8R and mounted an experimental Inner Sphere technology Partial Wing. BV (2.0) = 765

• SDR-C 

  This Draconis Combine variant based on the -7M swaps out one of the pulse lasers for a standard medium and a C3 Slave Unit. BV (2.0) = 616

Related BattleMechs

• Venom - While stepping up production of the Spider to meet increasing demand during the Clan Invasion, Nimakachi also introduced a new slightly heavier, uprated version of that venerable 'Mech called the Venom.

Gallery

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  SDR-5V Spider

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  SDR-7M Spider

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  Original image of the SDR-7M Spider from TRO:3050

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  SDR-7M Spider in combat

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  SDR-8R Spider

Bibliography

• Introductory Record Sheets
• Master Unit List
• MWDA Spirit Cats's Dossier of Lenett Lossey
• Record Sheets: 3039
• Record Sheets: 3050 Upgrade (Inner Sphere)
• Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge
• Record Sheets: Upgrades
• Starterbook: Sword and Dragon
• Technical Readout: 3025
• Technical Readout: 3025 Revised
• Technical Readout: 3039
• Technical Readout: 3050
• Technical Readout: 3050 Revised
• Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade
• Technical Readout: 3085