Editing Laser Heat Sink

The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.

Latest revision		Your text
Line 1:		Line 1:
	== Overview ==		== Overview ==
−	Developed in [[3051]] and first fielded on the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] ''[[Night Gyr]]'' [[OmniMech]], the '''laser heat sink''' was a revolutionary technology shift in cooling a [[BattleMech]]. Unlike a normal [[heat sink]] which uses radiators and heat-conductive fluids to cool a 'Mech, a laser heat sink uses lasers to excite the hot exhaust gases to a higher-energy state, converting the infrared energy of the gases to light which is then shunted out of the 'Mech via a series of highly polished surfaces. The resulting light show is highly visible and distinctive, which, while a serious drawback during covert operations, isn't really of much consequence under the traditional tenets of Clan warfare.<ref name="TRO:3085p182">''Technical Readout: 3058'', p. 182: "''Night Gyr''"</ref><ref name="TRO:3085Up186">''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 186: "''Night Gyr''"</ref>	+	Developed in [[3051]] and first fielded on the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] ''[[Night Gyr]]'' [[OmniMech]], the '''laser heat sink''' was a revolutionary technology shift in cooling a [[BattleMech]]. Unlike a normal [[heat sink]] which uses radiators and heat-conductive fluids to cool a 'Mech, a laser heat sink uses lasers to excite the hot exhaust gasses to a higher-energy state, converting the infrared energy of the gasses to light which is then shunted out of the 'Mech via a series of highly polished surfaces. The resulting light show is highly visible and distinctive, which, while a serious drawback during covert operations, isn't really of much consequence under the traditional tenets of Clan warfare.<ref name="TRO:3085p182">''Technical Readout: 3058'', p. 182, "''Night Gyr''"</ref><ref name="TRO:3085Up186">''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 186, "''Night Gyr''"</ref>
	== Description ==		== Description ==
Line 14:		Line 14:
	* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]''		* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]''
	* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]''		* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]''
−
	[[Category: Technology|Laser Heat Sink]]		[[Category: Technology|Laser Heat Sink]]

Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in!

== Overview == Developed in [[3051]] and first fielded on the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] ''[[Night Gyr]]'' [[OmniMech]], the '''laser heat sink''' was a revolutionary technology shift in cooling a [[BattleMech]]. Unlike a normal [[heat sink]] which uses radiators and heat-conductive fluids to cool a 'Mech, a laser heat sink uses lasers to excite the hot exhaust gasses to a higher-energy state, converting the infrared energy of the gasses to light which is then shunted out of the 'Mech via a series of highly polished surfaces. The resulting light show is highly visible and distinctive, which, while a serious drawback during covert operations, isn't really of much consequence under the traditional tenets of Clan warfare.<ref name="TRO:3085p182">''Technical Readout: 3058'', p. 182, "''Night Gyr''"</ref><ref name="TRO:3085Up186">''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 186, "''Night Gyr''"</ref> == Description == Functionally identical to a Clan-tech [[double heat sink]], the lack of liquid and gas in the system reduces the chances of heat-based ammunition cook-off and means that laser heat sinks don't get the decreased performance on warmer worlds that single and double heat sinks have, while at the same time preventing laser heat sinks from taking advantage of immersion in water or colder weather to boost their performance. For the same reason, laser heat sinks are completely incompatible with [[Coolant Truck]]s. While computer simulations showed laser heat sinks had great promise, advances and improvements upon them were not fast enough in coming for the Warrior-castes of the Clans. Removed from front line service, the Scientist-caste continue to tinker with the technology. == References == <references /> == Bibliography == * ''[[Maximum Tech]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]'' [[Category: Technology|Laser Heat Sink]]

Summary:

Please note that all contributions to BattleTechWiki are considered to be released under the GNU FDL 1.2 (see BattleTechWiki:Copyrights for details). If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly and redistributed at will, then do not submit it here.
You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource. Do not submit copyrighted work without permission!

To edit this page, please answer the question that appears below (more info):

The home planet of humanity is called ____

Cancel Editing help (opens in new window)

Advanced templates:

Editing: {{Merge}}   {{Moratorium}}   {{Otheruses| | | }}

Notices: {{NoEdit}}   {{Sign}}   {{Unsigned|name}}   {{Welcome}}

Administration: {{Essay}}   {{Policy}}   {{Procedure}}