Kiso
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| K-3N-KR4 Kiso | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Osaka Heavy Metrics |
| Use | Construction, Demolition, |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere (Tournament Legal) |
| Cost | ??? |
| Introduced | 2638 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 100 Tons |
| Engine | Nissan 200 Fusion |
| Top Speed | 32 kph km/h |
| Armament | None |
| Heat Sinks | 10 |
| Armor | Tybalt Blue Heavy Industrial Plate |
| Equipment | Heavy-Duty Pile Driver, Rock-Cutter, 2 x Lift Hoists, 2 x Cargo Containers, 8 x Search Lights, Communication Equipment, Command Console |
| BV (1.0) | ??? |
| BV (2.0) | 954 |
Contents |
[edit] Description & History
The Kiso was created as a "Command" Construction Vehicle for large planetary construction projects in the Draconis Combine. Built in the middle of the Golden Years of the Star League, the vehicle is intended to allow an on-site supervisor to run his machine, while being able to access planetary networks to gain permits, communicate to workers, and multi-task other assorted projects while supervising 'Mech-related manual tasks.
The four-legged Industrial 'Mech fell on hard times when the Succession Wars broke out, with all three main factories being destroyed. By the 3050s, Osaka Heavy Metrics acquired means to produce the revolutionary communication equipment and Command Console.
[edit] Equipment & Capacities
The Kiso is equipped with a tungsten-cored Heavy-Duty Pile Driver, which is used primary to lay down foundations mounted in its right torso. It has its Rock-Cutter mounted on the left torso. The has pair of telescope style lift hoists mount per torso to assist in left construction materials and other cranes. The machine bolsters two cargo modular containers which can hold up to twenty tons of equipment.
[edit] Cargo
20 Tons Cargo with two Cargo Containers.
[edit] Variants
* K-3N-KR5 - Variant of the Kiso designed for excavating tasks. The Rock-Cutter is replaced with a Back Hoe and its Heavy Pile Driver with a Dual Cutting Saw. The machine very rare, only ten remain in service after the fall of the Star League. The company plant on Togura is able produce them, but only on special orders.
