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Designed during the early years of the [[Golden Century]], the '''''Wakazashi''''' (the sister sword of the ''katana'' used only in desperation or to commit ''[[seppuku]]'') allowed [[Clan Jade Falcon]] the time to rebuild their then weakened [[Touman]].
 
Designed during the early years of the [[Golden Century]], the '''''Wakazashi''''' (the sister sword of the ''katana'' used only in desperation or to commit ''[[seppuku]]'') allowed [[Clan Jade Falcon]] the time to rebuild their then weakened [[Touman]].
  
Finding itself in increasingly dire straits due to the damage from the internal divisons between their [[Warrior Caste|Warrior]] and Lower Castes during the late 2900's, then [[Khan]] [[Lisa Buhallin]] ordered her scientists to create a heavily armed and armored 'Mech that could provide the Falcons with the breathing room they needed rebuild. Never intended as a long-term production design, while the durable ''Wakazashi'' was relatively easy to build, it was difficult to repair or modify and its reputation suffered greatly with the appearance of the [[OmniMech]]. When the Falcon's fortunes improved, production was shut down in the early 30th century in favor of other designs, with only a few scattered examples surviving until time of the [[Great Refusal]].<ref name=ERGC-26/> <ref name=ERGC-27/>
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During the late 2900's [[Clan Jade Falcon]] found itself in increasingly dire straits due to internal divisions between their [[Warrior Caste|Warrior]] and Lower Castes. [[Khan]] [[Lisa Buhallin]] ordered her scientists to create a heavily armed and armored 'Mech that could provide the Falcons with the breathing room they needed rebuild. Never intended as a long-term production design, the durable ''Wakazashi'' was relatively easy to build but was difficult to repair or modify. subsequently, the ''Wakazashi''s reputation suffered with the appearance of the [[OmniMech]]. When the Falcon's fortunes improved in the early 30th century ''Wakazashi'' production was shut down in favor of other designs. Only a few scattered examples survived at time of the [[Great Refusal]].<ref name=ERGC-26/> <ref name=ERGC-27/>
  
Though the ''Wakazashi'' used an Endo Steel chassis, that was the only extravagant construction element in the design. Powered by a standard fusion engine, though it's top speed is comparable to an ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'', the ''Wakazashi'''s  sixteen and half tons of armor allowed it to hang in a fight for a long time. Three [[Jump Jet]]s allowed the ''Wakazashi'' to cover broken terrain, while fourteen [[double heat sink]]s gave it reasonable endurance in the field.<ref name=ERGC-27/>
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Though the ''Wakazashi'' used an Endo Steel chassis, that was the only sophisticated construction element in the design. The ''Wakazashi'''s is powered by a standard fusion engine and had a top speed comparable to an ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' though three [[Jump Jet]]s allowed the ''Wakazashi'' to cover broken terrain. Having sixteen and half tons of armor and fourteen [[double heat sink]]s the ''Wakazashi'' could hang in a fight for an extended period. <ref name=ERGC-27/>
  
 
==Armament==
 
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Revision as of 18:52, 18 April 2011

Wakazashi
Wakazashi
Production information
Manufacturer Eagle Craft Group[1]
Class Assault
Technical specifications
Mass 85 tons
Chassis Falcon 85-1ES
Armor StarForge 1
Engine Falcon 255 Standard
Speed 54 km/h
Jump Jets Falcon Heavy
Armament
BV (2.0) 2,909[2]


Description

Designed during the early years of the Golden Century, the Wakazashi (the sister sword of the katana used only in desperation or to commit seppuku) allowed Clan Jade Falcon the time to rebuild their then weakened Touman.

During the late 2900's Clan Jade Falcon found itself in increasingly dire straits due to internal divisions between their Warrior and Lower Castes. Khan Lisa Buhallin ordered her scientists to create a heavily armed and armored 'Mech that could provide the Falcons with the breathing room they needed rebuild. Never intended as a long-term production design, the durable Wakazashi was relatively easy to build but was difficult to repair or modify. subsequently, the Wakazashis reputation suffered with the appearance of the OmniMech. When the Falcon's fortunes improved in the early 30th century Wakazashi production was shut down in favor of other designs. Only a few scattered examples survived at time of the Great Refusal.[1] [2]

Though the Wakazashi used an Endo Steel chassis, that was the only sophisticated construction element in the design. The Wakazashi's is powered by a standard fusion engine and had a top speed comparable to an Atlas though three Jump Jets allowed the Wakazashi to cover broken terrain. Having sixteen and half tons of armor and fourteen double heat sinks the Wakazashi could hang in a fight for an extended period. [2]

Armament

The Wakazashi used a SLDF Model 22-99-b Gauss Rifle and Talon 5 ER PPC to provide long range firepower. An opponent who closed with the Wakazashi hoping to get under the minimum range of these weapons was in for a rude shock: A massive Flocculation LB 20-X autocannon backed up by a pair of Series 7J ER Medium Lasers. With three tons of ammunition for the Gauss Rifle and Autocannon, the Wakazashi was able to inflict large amounts of damage on a multitude of enemy forces. [2]

Variants

Notorious for the difficulties in fixing it, the Wakazashi chassis didn't lend itself to modifications. No official variants are known to exist.

Notes

The fluff text for the design says it uses Ferro-Fibrous Armor, but the record sheet doesn't dedicate any critical spaces to armor and the number of armor points on the 'Mech is equal to tonnage times standard armor point count. [2] [3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Era Digest: Golden Century, p. 26
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Era Digest: Golden Century, p. 27
  3. Era Digest: Golden Century, p. 35

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