Editing Cronus

{{InfoBoxBattleMech
|image = Cronus.gif
|name=  ''Cronus''
|manufacturer = [[Gilmour MilTech]]<ref name="TRO:3067p72+">''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 72-73, "CNS-5M Cronus"</ref>
|production year = 3060
|year reference = <ref name="MUL1">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4021/cronus-cns-5m/ MUL online entry for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
|model = CNS-5M<ref name="TRO:3067p72+"/>
|class = Medium
|cost = 12,567,478 [[C-bill]]s<ref name="MUL1"/>
|Tech Base = Inner Sphere
|mech type = BattleMech
|mass = 55
|chassis = [[Earthwerk SHD II]] [[endo steel]]<ref name="TRO:3067p72+"/>
|armor = [[Maximillian 43]] with [[CASE]]<ref name="TRO:3067p72+"/>
|engine = [[VOX 330 XL]]<ref name="TRO:3067p72+"/>
|comsys = [[Cipher ComSys1-C with C3 module]]<ref name="TRO:3067p72+"/>
|T&T = [[RCA Instatrac Mark XII]]<ref name="TRO:3067p72+"/>
|heat sinks = 14 [[double heat sink]]s<ref name="TRO:3067p72+"/>
|speed = 97.2<ref name="TRO:3067p72+"/>
|jumpjets = [[Northrup 12000]]<ref name="TRO:3067p72+"/>
|armament =
* 1x [[ER PPC]]<ref name="TRO:3067p72+"/><br>
* 2x [[ER medium laser]]s<ref name="TRO:3067p72+"/><br>
* 1x [[ER small laser]]<ref name="TRO:3067p72+"/><br>
* 1x [[Streak SRM-4]]<ref name="TRO:3067p72+"/>
|BV (1.0) = 1,437
|BV (2.0) = 1,579<ref name="TRO:3067p72+"/><ref name="MUL1"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 111</ref>
}} 

== Description ==
The '''''Cronus''''' was designed by [[Angus Gilmour]] to be a cost-effective [['Mech]] for use by mercenaries and small Periphery units using scrapped military equipment. After retiring from service with the [[Free Worlds League Military]] in the [[3rd Succession War]], Gilmour and many ex-technicians he recruited began working for the family business, [[Gilmour MilTech]], on his home planet [[Talitha]]. While Gilmour MilTech would spend much of its time rebuilding and restoring wrecked equipment, technicians constructed small numbers of the ''Cronus''  with their free time. An inexpensive, hand-built design, the ''Cronus'' combines design aspects of many different 55-ton [[BattleMech]]s seen on the modern battlefield.<ref name="TRO:3067p72+"/>

== Weapons and Equipment ==
The upgraded ''Cronus'' is built on a lightweight [[Earthwerks SHD II]] [[endo steel]] chassis that carries a [[VOX 330]] [[XL engine]], providing a top speed of 97.2 km/h. This mobility is enhanced by six [[Northrup 12000]] [[jump jet]]s that allow the 'Mech to jump up to 180 meters. It is protected with 10.5 tons of [[Maximillian 43]] armor, with [[CASE]]. The ''Cronus'' is able to handle the heat from its weapons with 14 [[double heat sink]]s and is fitted with a [[C3 slave unit]], allowing it to be integrated into a C3 lance.<ref name="TRO:3067p72+"/>

The ''Cronus'' is armed with a [[Extended-Range_Particle_Projector_Cannon#Magna_Sunspot|Magna Sunspot]] [[ER PPC]] as its primary long ranged weapon, which is capable of delivering consistent damage at all of its range brackets. For close combat, two [[Diverse Optics (ERML)|Diverse Optics]] [[ER medium laser]]s and a single [[Diverse Optics (ERSL)|Diverse Optics]] [[ER small laser]] are mounted. Finally, to seek out weak points in an enemy's armor, the ''Cronus'' carries a [[Harpoon-4S]] [[Streak SRM-4]].<ref name="TRO:3067p72+"/>

== Variants ==
*; CNS-3M : An older variant of the ''Cronus'', the 3M uses all standard technologies that have been available to the [[Inner Sphere]] in [[Introduction Year::3031]]<ref name="MUL2"/>. As its primary weapon, the 3M has a [[large laser]], which is backed up by three [[medium laser]]s and an [[SRM-4]] launcher. The 3M is slightly slower than the 5M, with a top speed of 86.4 km/h and it carries a price tag of 4,896,656 [[C-bill]]s, which is over 7,000,000 less than the 5M. BV (1.0) = 1,070<ref>[[Herb Beas]] has indicated ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' is in error in listing this variant as CNS-3M, rather than CRS-3M, per ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]'' and ''[[Record Sheets: 3067]]'' (June 16, 2009; [http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,53203.0.html CBT Forums]). (dead link)</ref> BV(2.0)=1,339<ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 110</ref><ref name="MUL2">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4020/cronus-cns-3m/ MUL online entry for the Cronus CNS-3M variant]''</ref>

*; CNS-TD9 : This ''Cronus'' variant was apparently built for the [[Word of Blake]] in [[Introduction Year::3072]]<ref name="MUL3"/>. It carries an [[improved C3 computer]], [[targeting computer]], and mounts [[stealth armor]] powered by a [[Guardian ECM suite]]. The TD9 is equipped with three [[small variable speed pulse laser]]s, and each hand has been replaced by a [[claw]]. A [[MASC]] system allows the ''Cronus'' to reach 120 km/h for short bursts. BV(2.0) = 978<ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 112</ref><ref name="MUL3">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5680/cronus-cns-td9/ MUL online entry for the Cronus CNS-TD9 varinat]''</ref>

==Design Quirks==
The ''Cronus'' is subject to the following [[Design Quirk]]:<ref>''BattleMech Manual'', p. 91 BattleMech Quirk Table - Cronus Entry.</ref>
* [[Easy to  Maintain]]

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Cronus.gif|Original ''Cronus'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3067|TRO:3067]]''
</gallery>

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* ''[[Master Unit List]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3067]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]''

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