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	*; OSP-25 : This was the original, revived version of the ''Osprey'' that the Word of Blake used prior to the OSP-26 in [[Introduction Year::3074]].<ref name="MUL3"/> This version upgraded the OSP-15's 'Mech's standard [[medium laser]]s to [[ER medium laser]]s.<ref name=TRJp116f /> BV (2.0) = 1,630<ref>''Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge'', p. 122</ref><ref name="MUL3">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2345/osprey-osp-25/ MUL online data for Osprey OSP-25 variant]''</ref>		*; OSP-25 : This was the original, revived version of the ''Osprey'' that the Word of Blake used prior to the OSP-26 in [[Introduction Year::3074]].<ref name="MUL3"/> This version upgraded the OSP-15's 'Mech's standard [[medium laser]]s to [[ER medium laser]]s.<ref name=TRJp116f /> BV (2.0) = 1,630<ref>''Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge'', p. 122</ref><ref name="MUL3">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2345/osprey-osp-25/ MUL online data for Osprey OSP-25 variant]''</ref>
−	*; OSP-36 : Developed in [[Introduction Year::3139]],<ref name="MUL4"/> the OSP-36 was the first production [[Advanced Point Defense System]]–equipped [[BattleMech]] introduced by the [[Republic Armed Forces]]. To mount a APDS system and one ton of ammo in each arm, the OSP-36 drops the [[Beagle active probe]] and [[ER small laser]] entirely, replacing the [[Gauss rifle]] with an [[ER PPC]] supported by a [[Radical Heat Sink System]] to free up the required weight while allowing the variant to remain combat-effective. As a bodyguard unit the OSP-36 has been an astounding success, hampered only by the move of the [[ER medium laser]]s to the wing-tip positions causing them to aim off-target from time to time.<ref name="XTRO:RV3p7">''Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 3'', p. 7: "OSP-36 Osprey"</ref> BV (2.0) = 1,532<ref name="MUL4">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/7377/osprey-osp-36/ MUL online data for Osprey OSP-36 variant]''</ref>	+	*; OSP-36 : Developed in [[Introduction Year::3139]],<ref name="MUL4"/> the OSP-36 was the first production [[Advanced Point Defense System]]–equipped [[BattleMech]] introduced by the [[Republic Armed Forces]]. To mount a APDS system and one ton of ammo in each arm, the OSP-36 drops the [[Beagle active probe]] and [[ER small laser]] entirely, replacing the [[Gauss rifle]] with an [[ER PPC]] supported by a [[Radical Heat Sink System]] to free up the required weight while allowing the variant to remain combat-effective. As a bodyguard unit the OSP-36 has been an astounding success, hampered only by the move of [[ER medium laser]]s to the wing-tip positions causing them to aim off-target from time to time.<ref name="XTRO:RV3p7">''Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 3'', p. 7: "OSP-36 Osprey"</ref> BV (2.0) = 1,532<ref name="MUL4">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/7377/osprey-osp-36/ MUL online data for Osprey OSP-36 variant]''</ref>
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{{InfoBoxBattleMech |image = Osprey 02 TRO3085.jpg |name = ''Osprey'' |manufacturer = [[Achernar BattleMechs]]<ref name=TRJp116f>''Technical Readout: Jihad'', pp. 116–117: "OSP-26 Osprey"</ref> <!-- reprinted from TRO:3085 --> ---- [[Hollis Incorporated]]<ref name=TRJp116f /> ---- [[Skobel MechWorks]]<ref name=TRJp116f /> |model = OSP-26<ref name=TRJp116f /> |production year = 3076 |year reference = <ref name="MUL1">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2346/ MUL online data for ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> |cost = 9,154,946 [[C-bill]]s<ref name="MUL1"/> |Tech Base = Inner Sphere |mech type = BattleMech |mass = 55 |chassis = [[Hollis Mk II Endo Steel]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp116f /> --> |armor = [[Durallex Heavy]] with [[CASE]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp116f /> --> |engine = [[DAV 220 XL]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp116f /> --> |comsys = [[O/P COM-211]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp116f /> --> |T&T = [[O/P 1078]] with [[Beagle Active Probe]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp116f /> --> |heat sinks = 10 [[Double Heat Sink|double]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp116f /> --> |speed = 64 <!-- <ref name=TRJp116f /> --> |jumpjets = [[Anderson Propulsion 25]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp116f /> --> |armament = <!-- <ref name=TRJp116f /> --> * 1x [[Gauss rifle]] * 1x [[MML-7]] * 2x [[ER medium laser]] * 1x [[ER small laser]] |BV (1.0) = |BV (2.0) = 1,541<ref name=TRJp116f /><ref name="MUL1"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3085 Print Edition'', p. 64</ref> }} == Description == Originally a rare and little-known urban combat [['Mech]] from the [[Star League era]], the '''''Osprey''''' reached new levels of prominence thanks to the [[Jihad]]. Designed by [[Hollis Incorporated]] to fulfill a [[Star League Defense Force]] contract for a mobile, medium-weight fire support unit, when [[Blue Shot Weapons]]' ''[[Lynx (BattleMech)|Lynx]]'' design won the bid the ''Osprey'' was relegated to a limited contract for the [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|SLDF's Royal units]] in an urban defense role. Rendered virtually extinct during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], the [[Word of Blake]] commissioned [[Skobel MechWorks]] to revive the design to bolster its own [[Word of Blake Militia|militia forces]], resulting in massive production runs at Skobel and later [[Achernar BattleMechs]] during the Jihad. Impressed by the durability and effectiveness of the design during the brutal fighting to take [[Achernar]] and [[Terra]], both the [[Republic of the Sphere]] and the [[Capellan Confederation]] placed a priority on restarting production for their own armed forces after the Jihad.<ref name="TRO:3085p82+">''Technical Readout: 3085'', pp. 82–83: "OSP-26 Osprey"</ref> == Weapons and Equipment == The modern ''Osprey''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s main ranged weapon was its dorsally mounted [[Gauss_rifle#M-7|M-7]] [[Gauss rifle]] supported by [[Holly]] [[MML-7]] rack underneath. At closer ranges the 'Mech carried a pair of [[Diverse Optics (ERML)|Diverse Optics]] [[ER medium laser]]s and a single [[ER small laser]]. The small laser and a [[Beagle active probe]] were designed to fit into mountings identical to the medium lasers, thus giving the impression the 'Mech mounts two medium lasers in each of its stubby arms. Two tons of ammunition for the Gauss rifle and the MML-7 were carried in [[CASE]]-protected ammo bays in the ''Osprey''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s torso, allowing the missile system to flexibly use both [[LRM]] and [[SRM]] missiles and giving the design some but limited independence from supply lines.<ref name="TRO:3085p82+"/> To allow the ''Osprey'' to carry such a heavy weapons loadout for its size, the 'Mech was built using a weight-saving [[endo steel]] chassis and a [[DAV 220 XL]] [[extralight engine]]. Clad in 11 tons of [[standard armor]] and equipped with 10 [[double heat sink]]s, the design also employed a Beagle active probe to weed out hidden units in urban environments. To make up for the ''Osprey''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s low ground speed, four [[Anderson Propulsion 25]] [[jump jet]]s were mounted, split between its torso and legs.<ref name="TRO:3085p82+"/> == Variants == *; OSP-15 : The original SLDF model created in [[Introduction Year::2738]],<ref name="MUL2"/> the OSP-15 mounted the same M-7 Gauss rifle as the modern models, but had an [[LRM-10]], three [[medium laser]]s and no other special equipment.<ref name=TRJp116f /> BV (2.0) = 1,564<ref>''Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge'', p. 121</ref><ref name="MUL2">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2344/osprey-osp-15/ MUL online data for Osprey OSP-15 variant]''</ref> *; OSP-15E : Functionally identical to Word of Blake's OSP-25 version, the OSP-15E was built by [[Hollis Incorporated]] for the [[CCAF]] using one of its ''[[Catapult]]'' production lines on [[Corey]].<ref name="TRO:3085p82+"/> *; OSP-25 : This was the original, revived version of the ''Osprey'' that the Word of Blake used prior to the OSP-26 in [[Introduction Year::3074]].<ref name="MUL3"/> This version upgraded the OSP-15's 'Mech's standard [[medium laser]]s to [[ER medium laser]]s.<ref name=TRJp116f /> BV (2.0) = 1,630<ref>''Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge'', p. 122</ref><ref name="MUL3">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2345/osprey-osp-25/ MUL online data for Osprey OSP-25 variant]''</ref> *; OSP-36 : Developed in [[Introduction Year::3139]],<ref name="MUL4"/> the OSP-36 was the first production [[Advanced Point Defense System]]–equipped [[BattleMech]] introduced by the [[Republic Armed Forces]]. To mount a APDS system and one ton of ammo in each arm, the OSP-36 drops the [[Beagle active probe]] and [[ER small laser]] entirely, replacing the [[Gauss rifle]] with an [[ER PPC]] supported by a [[Radical Heat Sink System]] to free up the required weight while allowing the variant to remain combat-effective. As a bodyguard unit the OSP-36 has been an astounding success, hampered only by the move of [[ER medium laser]]s to the wing-tip positions causing them to aim off-target from time to time.<ref name="XTRO:RV3p7">''Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 3'', p. 7: "OSP-36 Osprey"</ref> BV (2.0) = 1,532<ref name="MUL4">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/7377/osprey-osp-36/ MUL online data for Osprey OSP-36 variant]''</ref> === Custom Variant === *; OSP-26 ''Osprey'' Lawrence : A customized variant created in [[Introduction Year::3085]]<ref name="MUL5"/> for [[Lawrence Sawyer]] of the [[Lamenkov's Liability]], only the [[MML-7]] and [[Beagle active probe]] were kept, with the rest of the weaponry replaced with a [[heavy PPC]], two [[medium pulse laser]]s, and a [[C3 slave unit]]. For improved cross-country handling it also mounted five [[improved jump jet]]s. A [[compact gyro]] was also installed. BV (2.0) = 1,461<ref>''BattleTech Dossiers: Lamenkov's Liability'', p. 16</ref><ref name="MUL5">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2347/osprey-osp-26-lawrence/ MUL online data for Osprey OSP-26 (Lawrence) variant]''</ref> ==Design Quirks== The OSP-26 ''Osprey'' is subject to the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref>''BattleMech Manual'', p. 93: BattleMech Quirk Table - Osprey Entry</ref> * [[Directional Torso Mount|Directional Torso Mount (RT)]] * [[No/Minimal Arms]] The OSP-36 ''Osprey'' is subject to the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref name="XTRO:RV3p7"/> * [[Inaccurate Weapon|Inaccurate Weapon (ER Medium Laser)]] * [[No/Minimal Arms]] == Notes == * Originally conceived by [[Joel Bancroft-Connors]], who was then a contributor to ''[[Battletechnology]]'' magazine. Many years later, Mr. Bancroft-Connor joined [[Catalyst Game Labs]] and introduced the ''Osprey'' into the [[canon]] [[BattleTech]] universe with the publication of ''Technical Readout: 3085''. ==Gallery== <gallery> Osprey OSP-15 BT12.png|Original (apocryphal) ''Osprey'' from ''[[BattleTechnology#Issue 12|BattleTechnology, Issue #12]]'' Osprey 02 TRO3085.jpg|''Osprey'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3085|TRO:3085]]'' Osprey 01 TRO3085.jpg|''Osprey'' (also) from ''TRO:3085'' </gallery> ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[BattleTech Dossiers: Lamenkov's Liability]]'' * [[BattleTechnology#Issue 12|''BattleTechnology'', Issue #12]] * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 3]]'' * ''[[Master Unit List]]'' * ''[[Record Sheets: 3085 Print Edition]]'' * ''[[Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]'' [[Category:BattleMechs|Osprey]] [[Category:Medium BattleMechs|Osprey]] [[Category:55 ton BattleMechs|Osprey]] [[Category:Word of Blake BattleMechs|Osprey]] [[Category:SLDF Royal BattleMechs|Osprey]] [[Category:Capellan Confederation BattleMechs|Osprey]] [[Category:Republic of the Sphere BattleMechs|Osprey]]

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