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−	{{Otheruses|the early Lyran Commonwealth BattleMech|other uses|Ymir (disambiguation)}}	+	{{otheruses|The Ymir [[BattleMech]]|the [[WarShip]] named Ymir|Ymir (Vessel)}}
	{{InfoBoxBattleMech		{{InfoBoxBattleMech
−	|image = Ymir.jpg	+	|image=Ymir.jpg
−	|name=''Ymir''	+	|name=Ymir
−	|manufacturer =	+	|manufacturer=[[Coventry Defense Conglomerate]],<br>[[Osaka Heavy Metrics]]
−	[[Coventry Defense Conglomerate]] <ref name=TRSWp174f>''Technical Readout: Succession Wars'', pp. 174–175: "BWP-2B Ymir"</ref> <!-- reprinted from TRO:3075 -->	+	|model=BWP-2B
−	----	+	|class=Assault
−	[[Osaka Heavy Metrics]]	+	|cost = 8,774,105 C-bills
−	|model = BWP-2B<ref name=TRSWp174f />	+	|mass=90
−	|class = Assault	+	|production year=2462
−	|cost = 8,657,255 [[C-bill]]s<ref name="MUL1">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3620/ymir-bwp-2b/ MUL online entry for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>	+	|year reference=<ref name=TRO280>''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 280-281, "Ymir 'Mech Profile"</ref><ref name=ED11>''Era Digest: Age of War'', p. 11</ref>
−	|Tech Base = Inner Sphere	+	|chassis=BPX=1
−	|mech type = BattleMech	+	|armor=CDC Combat Alloy 4X
−	|mass = 90	+	|engine=Coventry Motors 360
−	|production year = 2462	+	|comsys=[[CDC Triplex 14]]
−	|year reference = <ref name="TRO:3075p280+">''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 280–281: "BWP-2B Ymir"</ref><ref name="EDp11">''Era Digest: Age of War'', p. 11</ref>	+	|speed=64
−	|chassis = [[BPX-1]] <!-- <ref name=TRSWp174f /> -->	+	|armament=
−	|armor = [[CDC Combat Alloy 4X]] <!-- <ref name=TRSWp174f /> -->	+	*1x [[Autocannon/5]]
−	|engine = [[Coventry Motors 360]] <!-- <ref name=TRSWp174f /> -->	+	*1x [[Large Laser]]
−	|comsys = [[CDC Triplex 14]] <!-- <ref name=TRSWp174f /> -->	+	*2x [[LRM-5]]s
−	|T&T = [[Locator C100]] <!-- <ref name=TRSWp174f /> -->	+	*4x [[SRM-2]]s
−	|heat sinks = 16 [[Heat Sink|single]]	+	*1x [[Small Laser]]
−	|speed = 64 <!-- <ref name=TRSWp174f /> -->	+	|BV (2.0)=1,289<ref name=TRO280/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 198</ref>
−	|armament = <!-- <ref name=TRSWp174f /> -->
−	*1x [[autocannon/5]]
−	*1x [[large laser]]
−	*2x [[LRM-5]]
−	*4x [[SRM-2]]
−	*1x [[small laser]]
−	|BV (2.0) = 1,289<ref name=TRSWp174f /><ref name="TRO:3075p280+"/><ref name="MUL1"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 198</ref>
	}}		}}
	==Description==		==Description==
−	The '''''Ymir''''' was the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]'s first homegrown [[BattleMech]]. The first primitive machines, then known as the Bipedal Weapons Platform, saw action in [[Introduction Year::2462]]. Named for the frost giants of Scandinavian mythology, the ''Ymir'' was developed by [[Coventry Defense Conglomerate]] by taking the basic frame of the ''[[Mackie]]'', shaving ten tons from it and then modifying it to form a sleeker design, that offered greater stability and the ability to maneuver more easily. CDC chose to further differentiate the ''Ymir'' from its predecessor by giving it a more angled appearance and distributing the weapons load more evenly. With a weapons load designed to enable it to switch between engaging at long range and short range, the BWP-1X ''Ymir'' was, on paper, a capable machine; however, it was no faster than the ''Mackie'' and its prototype heat dissipation system meant that it frequently ran hot. The Lyran High Command elected not to buy the BWP-X1, preferring to stick with the ''Mackie'', but did offer enough support to CDC to enable them to build a handful of the earliest ''Ymir'' model as prototype testbeds, allowing CDC to continue development work.<ref name="XTRO:Pp8">''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 5'', p. 8: "BWP-X1 Ymir"</ref> CDC struggled along until more advanced components enabled them to increase the 'Mech's top speed to 64 km/h and protect it with ten and a half tons of armor. Coventry eventually produced upgraded versions of the ''Ymir'' in [[Introduction Year::2475]] (-2B)<ref name="EDp11"/><ref name="MUL1"/> and [[Introduction Year::2478]] (-2E).<ref name="TRO:3075p280+"/><ref name="MUL2"/> These variants of the ''Ymir'' remained in production well into the [[Star League]] era, halting in [[Production Ceased::2648]].<ref name="TRO:3075p280+"/>	+	The '''''Ymir''''' was the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]'s first homegrown [[BattleMech]]. The first primitive machines, then known as the Bipedal Weapons Platform, saw action in [[2462]]. The primitive components produced an inferior machine to the ''[[Mackie]]'' that the ''Ymir'' was supposed to replace. The [[Coventry Defense Conglomerate]] struggled along until more advanced components enabled them to increase the 'Mech's top speed to 64 km/h and protect it with ten and a half tons of armor. Coventry eventually produced upgraded versions of the ''Ymir'' in [[2475]] (-2B)<ref name=ED11/> and [[2478]] (-2E)<ref name=TRO280/>.<ref name=TRO280/> These variants of the ''Ymir'' remained in production well into the [[Star League]] era, halting in [[Production Ceased::2648]].{{cn}}
−	During the chaos of the [[Jihad]], as demands for war matériel of any kind increased, modern manufacturers began to retool production lines to produce what became known as [[RetroTech]] designs. These designs included BattleMechs like the ''Ymir'', based on the [[Primitive Technology]] of the [[Age of War]]. One such company was [[Osaka Heavy Metrics]], a [[Draconis Combine]] [[IndustrialMech]] manufacturer, who converted their existing lines to produce the ''Ymir'' among other RetroTech designs from their factories on [[Togura]] and [[Philadelphia]]. Production of the ''Ymir'' would continue until the Jihad wound down, at which point the manufacturing lines were retooled for other work.<ref name="TRO:3075p280+"/><ref name="TRO:3085Sp34">''Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental'', p. 34: "SKU-197 Sokuryou SurveyMech"</ref>	+	During the chaos of the [[Jihad]], as demands for war materiel of any kind increased, modern manufacturers began to retool production lines to produce what became known as [[RetroTech]] designs. These designs included BattleMechs like the ''Ymir'', based on the [[Primitive Technology]] of the [[Age of War]]. One such company was [[Osaka Heavy Metrics]], a [[Draconis Combine]] [[IndustrialMech]] manufacturer, who converted their existing lines to produce the ''Ymir'' amongst other RetroTech designs from their factories on [[Togura]] and [[Philadelphia]]. Production of the ''Ymir'' would continue until the Jihad wound down, at which point the manufacturing lines were retooled for other work.<ref name="TRO:3085Sp34">''Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental'', p. 34, "SKU-197 Sokuryou SurveyMech"</ref>
−	== Weapons and Equipment ==	+	==Weapons and Equipment==
−	The advanced materials allowed engineers to improve upon the prototype ''Ymir's'' weaponry as well. At long range, the assault 'Mech can call upon an Arcturan Arms Longarm Series [[Autocannon/5]] and two CDC Single-Five [[LRM-5]] launchers. As it gets closer to an enemy, the ''Ymir'' can add an Accufire Optics [[Large Laser]]. At close range, four Coventry B4 [[SRM-2]] launchers and an Accufire Mini [[Small Laser]] can exploit any holes the larger guns made in an enemy's armor.<ref name="TRO:3075p280+"/>	+	The advanced materials allowed engineers to improve upon the prototype ''Ymir's'' weaponry as well. At long range, the assault 'Mech can call upon an Arcturan Arms Longarm Series [[Autocannon/5]] and two CDC Single-Five [[LRM-5]] launchers. As it gets closer to an enemy, the ''Ymir'' can add an Accufire Optics [[Large Laser]]. At close range, four Coventry B4 [[SRM-2]] launchers and an Accufire Mini [[Small Laser]] can exploit any holes the larger guns made in an enemy's armor.<ref name=TRO280 />
−	== Variants ==	+	==Variants==
−	*; BWP-X1 : The original ''Ymir'', the X1 prototype could only reach 53 km/h due to its primitive engine. The cockpit and armor were also both primitive, but the design mounted fifteen and a half tons of armor in total. Mounting sixteen heat sinks, the X1 was equipped with two LRM-5s in the right torso,a large laser in the right arm and an AC/5 in the left arm for long-range work. Four SRM-2s were mounted in the left torso for short range work—the designers believing that multiple small systems would be easier to maintain and adapt than larger systems—along with two [[Vehicle Flamer|vehicle flamer]]s mounted in the right hand arm. The vehicle flamers were chosen for the design because of concerns about the safety of taking plasma directly from the reactor, although protecting and shielding the flamers caused problems.<ref name=TRSWp174f /><ref name="XTRO:Pp8"/><ref name="TRO:3075p280+"/> BV (2.0)= 1,212<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 262</ref> The X1 uses several [[Design Quirk]]s: [[Obsolete|Obsolete (2480)]], [[Poor Cooling Jacket|Poor Cooling Jacket (Large Laser)]], [[Poor Cooling Jacket|Poor Cooling Jacket (Flamers)]] and [[Stable]].<ref name="XTRO:Pp8"/>	+	*;BWP-2E : An "upgunned" version of the 2B, the 2E replaced the LRMs with a single [[LRM-10]] and the SRMs with one [[SRM-6]]. The Small Laser was replaced with an extra half-ton of armor. The Large Laser and autocannon were swapped out for two [[PPC]]s. Because they did not upgrade the heat dissipation system along with the weapons, [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] had to use [[volley fire]], leading to displeasure with the design.<ref name=TRO280 /> BV (2.0)= 1,393<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 263</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 199</ref>
−	*; BWP-2E : An "upgunned" version of the 2B , Coventry's 2E replaced the LRMs with a single [[LRM-10]] and the SRMs with one [[SRM-6]]. The Small Laser was replaced with an extra half-ton of armor. The Large Laser and autocannon were swapped out for two [[PPC]]s. Because they did not upgrade the heat dissipation system along with the weapons, [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] had to use [[volley fire]], leading to displeasure with the design.<ref name=TRSWp174f /><ref name="TRO:3075p280+"/> BV (2.0)= 1,393<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 263</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 199</ref><ref name="MUL2">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5429/ymir-bwp-2e/ MUL online entry for the Ymir BWP-2E variant]''</ref>	+	*;BWP-3A : The 3A is an upgrade of the 2E ''Ymir'' using [[Star League]] technology. It downgraded the PPCs to standard Large Lasers even as [[double heat sink]]s were used. An [[Artemis IV Fire Control System]] was added to each missile launcher. The remaining tonnage went towards a [[Medium Laser]] and additional armor.<ref name=TRO280 /> BV (2.0)= 1,491<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 264</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 200</ref>
−	*; BWP-3A : The 3A is an upgrade of the 2E ''Ymir'' using [[Star League]] technology and was developed in [[Introduction Year::2733]].<ref name="MUL3"/> It downgraded the PPCs to standard Large Lasers even as [[double heat sink]]s were used. An [[Artemis IV Fire Control System]] was added to each missile launcher. The remaining tonnage went towards a [[medium laser]] and additional armor.<ref name=TRSWp174f /><ref name="TRO:3075p280+"/> BV (2.0)= 1,491<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 264</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 200</ref><ref name="MUL3">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3622/ymir-bwp-3a/ MUL online entry for the Ymir BWP-3A variant]''</ref>	+	*;BWP-X1 : The original ''Ymir'', the X1 prototype could only reach 53 km/h. It used two [[Flamer (Vehicle)|Vehicle Flamer]]s. It featured the Large Laser and an autocannon, but had fewer missile launchers than the 2B.<ref name=TRO280 /> BV (2.0)= 1,212<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 262</ref>
−
−	==Design Quirks==
−	The ''Ymir'' has the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref>''BattleMech Manual'', p. 95: BattleMech Quirk Table - Ymir Entry</ref>
−	* [[Stable]]
−
−	==Gallery==
−	<gallery>
−	File:Ymir.jpg|Original ''Ymir'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3075|TRO:3075]]''
−	</gallery>
	==References==		==References==
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	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
	* ''[[Era Digest: Age of War]]''		* ''[[Era Digest: Age of War]]''
−	* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 5]]''
−	* ''[[Master Unit List]]''
	* ''[[Record Sheets: 3075]]''		* ''[[Record Sheets: 3075]]''
	* ''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged]]''		* ''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged]]''
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	* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental]]''		* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental]]''
−	[[Category:'Mechs]]	+
−	[[Category:BattleMechs|Ymir]]	+	[[Category:BattleMechs]]
−	[[Category:Assault BattleMechs|Ymmir]]	+	[[Category:Assault BattleMechs]]
−	[[Category:90 ton BattleMechs|Ymir]]	+	[[Category:90 ton BattleMechs]]
−	[[Category:Lyran Commonwealth BattleMechs]]	+	[[Category:Primitive BattleMechs]]
		+	[[Category:Lyran Alliance BattleMechs]]

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{{otheruses|The Ymir [[BattleMech]]|the [[WarShip]] named Ymir|Ymir (Vessel)}} {{InfoBoxBattleMech |image=Ymir.jpg |name=Ymir |manufacturer=[[Coventry Defense Conglomerate]],<br>[[Osaka Heavy Metrics]] |model=BWP-2B |class=Assault |cost = 8,774,105 C-bills |mass=90 |production year=2462 |year reference=<ref name=TRO280>''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 280-281, "Ymir 'Mech Profile"</ref><ref name=ED11>''Era Digest: Age of War'', p. 11</ref> |chassis=BPX=1 |armor=CDC Combat Alloy 4X |engine=Coventry Motors 360 |comsys=[[CDC Triplex 14]] |speed=64 |armament= *1x [[Autocannon/5]] *1x [[Large Laser]] *2x [[LRM-5]]s *4x [[SRM-2]]s *1x [[Small Laser]] |BV (2.0)=1,289<ref name=TRO280/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 198</ref> }} ==Description== The '''''Ymir''''' was the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]'s first homegrown [[BattleMech]]. The first primitive machines, then known as the Bipedal Weapons Platform, saw action in [[2462]]. The primitive components produced an inferior machine to the ''[[Mackie]]'' that the ''Ymir'' was supposed to replace. The [[Coventry Defense Conglomerate]] struggled along until more advanced components enabled them to increase the 'Mech's top speed to 64 km/h and protect it with ten and a half tons of armor. Coventry eventually produced upgraded versions of the ''Ymir'' in [[2475]] (-2B)<ref name=ED11/> and [[2478]] (-2E)<ref name=TRO280/>.<ref name=TRO280/> These variants of the ''Ymir'' remained in production well into the [[Star League]] era, halting in [[Production Ceased::2648]].{{cn}} During the chaos of the [[Jihad]], as demands for war materiel of any kind increased, modern manufacturers began to retool production lines to produce what became known as [[RetroTech]] designs. These designs included BattleMechs like the ''Ymir'', based on the [[Primitive Technology]] of the [[Age of War]]. One such company was [[Osaka Heavy Metrics]], a [[Draconis Combine]] [[IndustrialMech]] manufacturer, who converted their existing lines to produce the ''Ymir'' amongst other RetroTech designs from their factories on [[Togura]] and [[Philadelphia]]. Production of the ''Ymir'' would continue until the Jihad wound down, at which point the manufacturing lines were retooled for other work.<ref name="TRO:3085Sp34">''Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental'', p. 34, "SKU-197 Sokuryou SurveyMech"</ref> ==Weapons and Equipment== The advanced materials allowed engineers to improve upon the prototype ''Ymir's'' weaponry as well. At long range, the assault 'Mech can call upon an Arcturan Arms Longarm Series [[Autocannon/5]] and two CDC Single-Five [[LRM-5]] launchers. As it gets closer to an enemy, the ''Ymir'' can add an Accufire Optics [[Large Laser]]. At close range, four Coventry B4 [[SRM-2]] launchers and an Accufire Mini [[Small Laser]] can exploit any holes the larger guns made in an enemy's armor.<ref name=TRO280 /> ==Variants== *;BWP-2E : An "upgunned" version of the 2B, the 2E replaced the LRMs with a single [[LRM-10]] and the SRMs with one [[SRM-6]]. The Small Laser was replaced with an extra half-ton of armor. The Large Laser and autocannon were swapped out for two [[PPC]]s. Because they did not upgrade the heat dissipation system along with the weapons, [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] had to use [[volley fire]], leading to displeasure with the design.<ref name=TRO280 /> BV (2.0)= 1,393<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 263</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 199</ref> *;BWP-3A : The 3A is an upgrade of the 2E ''Ymir'' using [[Star League]] technology. It downgraded the PPCs to standard Large Lasers even as [[double heat sink]]s were used. An [[Artemis IV Fire Control System]] was added to each missile launcher. The remaining tonnage went towards a [[Medium Laser]] and additional armor.<ref name=TRO280 /> BV (2.0)= 1,491<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 264</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 200</ref> *;BWP-X1 : The original ''Ymir'', the X1 prototype could only reach 53 km/h. It used two [[Flamer (Vehicle)|Vehicle Flamer]]s. It featured the Large Laser and an autocannon, but had fewer missile launchers than the 2B.<ref name=TRO280 /> BV (2.0)= 1,212<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 262</ref> ==References== <references/> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Era Digest: Age of War]]'' * ''[[Record Sheets: 3075]]'' * ''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged]]'' * ''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental]]'' [[Category:BattleMechs]] [[Category:Assault BattleMechs]] [[Category:90 ton BattleMechs]] [[Category:Primitive BattleMechs]] [[Category:Lyran Alliance BattleMechs]]

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