Overview
the development of the STG-1R Stinger was a massive insult to General Mechanics of Mars, who felt the design flagrently ripped off thier own Cameron Ordered Wasp. when Simon Cameron accepted the bid to incorporate the Stinger into the SLDF Royal program, General Mechanics was beside itself. in an effort to undercut thier competition, and insult House Cameron which made the companies fortunes, the WSP-5R YellowJacket was developed
Capabilites
the Yellowjacket starts from a reinforced WSP1A Frame increasing the mass it can support by five tons. a 200 rated engine permitted the mech to move at speeds comperable to the Locust, and deliberatly greater then the Royal Stinger. for weaponry, not wishing to corrupt success, General mechanics added a second SRM rack to the leg opposite the already equipped model. the leg mounted SRMs were always conteversial with SLDF pilots (and would be for the entire lifespan of the wasp) but General Mechanics insisted that the leg mounts made the weapons efficent for anti armor work, and kept the mech armed as long as it was mobile.
if the yellowjacket had any failings it was that it's armor protection was unchanged from the WSP-1A Wasp, despite the heavier frame. this made the Yellowjacket a percieved deathtrap among Mongoose and Hermes pilots, despite the fact that previous wasp pilots felt perfectly fine.
Deployment
the SLDF showed Zero interest in the Yellowjacket from the get go, relegating its sales to the member states. House Amaris purchased several battalions of the design, with other periphery states following suite as long as the law allowed.
Variants
a company of properly "Royal" versions were produced and used as defense force mechs for general mechanics. these Wasps survived all the way until Wolf's Dragoons Zeta Battalion marched on mars in 3069, when all 12 attempted to ambush Gamma lance, and where subsequently annhilated. the naiscent NAIS discovered the Yellowjacket plans thanks to the halstead station raid, and attempted to replicate it. sadly the lostech of Endo Steel prevented the machine from working properly, and the overburdened mech was killed by the Black Widow Company shortly after it was completed.
Yellowjacket WSP-5R
Mass: 25 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E
Production Year: 3070
Cost: 2,025,417 C-Bills
Battle Value: 522
Chassis: Unknown Endo-Steel
Power Plant: Unknown 200 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 86.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 129.6 km/h
Jump Jets: Unknown
Jump Capacity: 180 meters
Armor: Unknown Standard Armor
Armament:
1 Medium Laser
2 SRM-2s
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications System: Unknown
Targeting and Tracking System: Unknown
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Endo-Steel 43 points 1.50
Internal Locations: 2 LT, 2 RT, 8 LA, 1 LL, 1 RL
Engine: Fusion Engine 200 8.50
Walking MP: 8
Running MP: 12
Jumping MP: 6 Standard
Jump Jet Locations: 3 LT, 3 RT 3.00
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 10 0.00
Heat Sink Locations: 2 CT
Gyro: Standard 2.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Actuators: L: SH+UA+LA+H R: SH+UA+LA
Armor: Standard Armor AV - 48 3.00
Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 4
Center Torso 8 6
Center Torso (rear) 4
L/R Torso 6 6
L/R Torso (rear) 2
L/R Arm 4 4
L/R Leg 6 5
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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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Medium Laser RA 3 1 1.00
SRM-2 RL 2 1 1.00
SRM-2 LL 2 1 1.00
@SRM-2 (50) RT - 1 1.00
Free Critical Slots: 22
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 2 Points: 5
8/4j 1 1 0 0 1 0 Structure: 2
Special Abilities: SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA
