Salamander (Battle Armor)
From BattleTechWiki
| |
| Salamander | |
| Production information | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Clan Fire Mandrill, Clan Jade Falcon, Clan Wolf |
| Use | Anti-Personnel |
| Weight Class | Medium |
| Tech Base | Clan |
| Cost | 475,000 C-bills |
| Introduced | 3058 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 1,000 kg |
| Top Speed | 10 km/h |
| Armament | |
| Armor Type | Fire Resistant |
| BV (1.0) | 49 |
Contents |
[edit] Description
The Salamander battle armor, which is named after a mystic creature of fire, was based upon one of the many designs that was eventually phased out in favor of the Elemental battle armor. A model that was designed for urban warfare against unarmored infantry, the original Salamander was upgraded to modern specifications by Kindraa Faraday-Tanaga. This design jumps ninety meters at a time, but skimps on armor protection. Though its armor is immune to fire-based attacks, it is only able to stop a Clan Medium Laser and still function. In addition to twin battle claws, the Salamander incorporates magnets on its limbs so that it can easily scale 'Mechs for the purposes of both transportation and assault.
[edit] Armament
In order to honor their Clan totem, the design incorporates fire-based weapons, including paired Flamers slung under the arms and a single, one-shot short-range missile. This missile is invariably an Inferno missile designed to exacerbate the heat woes of a Salamander Point's opponent. This makes the Salamander especially potent against infantry and combat vehicles, though that does not mean it is less intimidating to MechWarriors.
[edit] Variants
- Anti-Personnel - A variant created by Clan Jade Falcon dating to the late 3060s, the anti-personnel variant replaces the Flamers with Heavy Machine Guns. BV (1.0) = 49
- Laser - A variant created by Clan Wolf that has disseminated to Clan Goliath Scorpion and Clan Snow Raven, the laser variant replaces one Flamer with an ER Micro Laser that has slightly better range than the Flamer. BV (1.0) = 51
