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Lupus (Bogi)
Utilized in limited numbers in our Wolf PGC clusters during the Invasion, the Lupus serves as a dependable cheaper alternative for our second line forces than current second generation omnimechs that fulfil the same role. The Mad Dog from the Smoke Jaguars which still irks many of our warriors with its name and our heavier frontline Timber Wolf omnimech. Taking note of our warriors concerns over the years we have made small but noticeable changes to the commonly seen configurations of the past. A recent Clan Watch report has noted that the KungsArme have named the Lupus the “Bogi” after a translation error caused the word Bogey to become Bogi the old Norse word for bow.

Prime
BV: 2,138
Source: Clan Wolf

Movement: 5/8/5
Double Heat Sinks: 10 [20]

With 50% more missiles than the old Primary configuration this new config can stay on the battlefield that much longer. Replacing the twin ER Medium Lasers for a single Large Laser with the downgrade from the LRM 20s to LRM 15s allows for the same damage output at long ranges.

Weapons    Loc   Heat
LRM 15    LT   5
LRM 15    RT   5
ER Large Laser    RA   12
      
Ammo    Loc   Shots
LRM 15 (Clan) Artemis-capable Ammo    LT   16
LRM 15 (Clan) Artemis-capable Ammo    RT   16
      
Equipment    Loc   
Artemis IV FCS    LT   
Artemis IV FCS    RT   
ECM Suite    RT   

Lupus A
BV: 1,868

Movement: 5/8
Double Heat Sinks: 11 [22]

Keeping with the minor improvements on the existing designs, Configuration A has just a few minor tweaks to improve its design. Removing one of its DHS and its Twin ER Medium Lasers. A Medium Pulse and Twin ER Smalls allows for more accurate firing and adds a third weapons bracket to increase its heat efficiency

Weapons    Loc   Heat
Large Pulse Laser    LA   10
Ultra AC/10    RA   3
Medium Pulse Laser    CT   4
ER Small Laser    LA   2
ER Small Laser    LA   2

Lupus B
BV: 2,181

Movement: 5/8
Double Heat Sinks: 10 [20]

Not commonly seen on previous configurations this configuration is outfitted with six Streak SRM 6 packs. Taking full advantage of the streak capabilities with only roughly 8 shots per launcher where ammo will not be wasted by missing targets. This configuration is perfect for defensive roles where it may be reloaded upon need.

Weapons    Loc   Heat
Streak SRM 6    LT   4
Streak SRM 6    LT   4
Streak SRM 6    LT   4
Streak SRM 6    RT   4
Streak SRM 6    RT   4
Streak SRM 6    RT   4
ER Medium Laser    RA   5
ER Medium Laser    LA   5

Ammo    Loc   Shots
Streak SRM 6 Ammo    RT   15
Streak SRM 6 Ammo    CT   15
Streak SRM 6 Ammo    LT   15

Lupus C
BV: 1,986

Movement: 5/8
Double Heat Sinks: 13 [26]

A later configuration designed for bandit hunting and extended missions in the field. This Configuration is outfitted fully with Pulse Lasers, Twin Large and Mediums accompanied with a battery of four smalls for Armor and Infantry support. Allowing our greenest warriors accuracy equivalent to our best warriors this design can make up for the flaws in any warrior. Adding in three additional heat sinks to assist with its energy dependent weaponry.

Weapons    Loc   Heat
Large Pulse Laser    LA   10
Large Pulse Laser    RA   10
Medium Pulse Laser    LA   4
Medium Pulse Laser    RA   4
Small Pulse Laser    LT   2
Small Pulse Laser    LT   2
Small Pulse Laser    RT   2
Small Pulse Laser    RT   2

Lupus D
BV: 1,839

Movement: 5/8/5
Double Heat Sinks: 10 [20]

This configuration will not be seen unless its an emergency outfitted to train our sibko with all manners of movement and weaponry. This design is the most common configuration still in active service within our military.

Weapons    Loc   Heat
ER Large Laser    RA   12
Ultra AC/5    LA   1
LRM 5    RT   2
SRM 4    LT   3
Flamer    LA   3
ER Small Laser    LA   2
Machine Gun    RA   0
Machine Gun    RA   0

Ammo      Loc      Shots
LRM 5 Ammo    RT    24
SRM 4 Ammo    LT    25
Ultra AC/5 Ammo    LT    20
Half Machine Gun Ammo    RT    100

Lupus Quicksilver IS Codename 'Baldur'

All but extinct save for a bare handful of Mech’s still in the bottom rung of PGCs the Lupus was given a new lease of life during the Quicksilver Trials and thanks to the persistence and political skill of the Coyote’s Khan Elam Tchernovkov.  Rebuilding his Clan following the brutal spate of fighting with Clan Snow Raven, Elam Tchernovkov pressed for a more efficient and capable force and the concept of ‘Total Modularity’ which simply meant that all his Clan’s Mech’s would be Omnis, regardless of what role they served. 

With production restarting in 3052 the Lupus was not seen as front-line material despite its modular nature. This was mainly due to its age and ongoing issues with the myomers in its legs that wore out at a high rate, making the Mech a bit of a hangar queen.  If not shunned by the front-line Galaxies, it was politely ignored and rotated into second line and PGC units.  Here it would replace older IIC and ex SLDF refits.  The IICs were either stripped for their parts and fully recycled or traded to other Clans who lacked for resources like the Scorpions and Spirits.

The Coyotes also traded some of these Mechs to the Wolves who, like the Coyotes, immediately put the Mech into second line units.  It was these units that were encountered in a raid on Ramsau where a previously unknown heavy Mech was encountered defending the Wolf holdings.  First sighted by a FRR MechWarrior, she tagged it as a ‘Baldur’ during the fighting.  Although unable to salvage any of the ‘new’ Mechs, the BattleROM data gave the Inner Sphere its first look at a modern incarnation of one of the oldest OmniMechs.

Variants

Prime – Retaining its role as a fire support unit the Prime lacked the original versions jump jets but traded mobility for firepower and endurance.  An extra ton of ammunition was added, bringing the warload up to 2-tons per LRM-20 launcher whilst the ER medium lasers became a quartet, with two mounted in each arm for the broadest possible firing arcs.  Two extra heatsinks were also installed but a full alpha strike is not recommended as it can produce a brutal heat surge. 

Lupus Prime
Clan TW
60 tons 
BV: 2,416
Cost: 8,935,200 C-bills

Movement: 5/8
Engine: 300
Heat Sinks: 12 [24]
Gyro: Standard Gyro

Internal: 99 (Endo-Steel)
Armor: 172/201 (Ferro-Fibrous)
                     Internal    Armor
--------------------------------------
Center Torso               20       25
Center Torso (rear)                  8
Right Torso                14       18
Right Torso (rear)                   6
Left Torso                 14       18
Left Torso (rear)                    6
Right Arm                  10       17
Left Arm                   10       17
Right Leg                  14       24
Left Leg                   14       24

Weapon                         Loc  Heat
----------------------------------------
ER Medium Laser                 LA     5
ER Medium Laser                 RA     5
LRM 20                          LT     6
LRM 20                          RT     6
ER Medium Laser                 LA     5
ER Medium Laser                 RA     5

Ammo                           Loc Shots
----------------------------------------
LRM 20 (Clan) Artemis-capable Ammo  LT     6
LRM 20 (Clan) Artemis-capable Ammo  LT     6
LRM 20 (Clan) Artemis-capable Ammo  RT     6
LRM 20 (Clan) Artemis-capable Ammo  RT     6

Equipment                      Loc
----------------------------------
Artemis IV FCS                  LT
Artemis IV FCS                  RT
ECM Suite                       RT

!MechView.CarringCapacity!One battle armor squad



A – Designed as a jack of all trades the A is capable of leaping up to 150 meters and can use its speed and agility to bring its armament to bare.  Happier at medium to short ranges the Mech still has an ER large laser for long range firepower.  At shorter ranges a pair of Streak SRM-6 launchers and a pair of medium pulse lasers can engage targets and quickly tear through their armour.  Liked by PGC pilots due to the forgiving nature of its weapons the A also runs cooler than the Prime but can still overheat if pushed.

Lupus A
Clan TW
60 tons 
BV: 2,192
Cost: 7,951,200 C-bills

Movement: 5/8/5
Engine: 300
Heat Sinks: 12 [24]
Gyro: Standard Gyro

Internal: 99 (Endo-Steel)
Armor: 172/201 (Ferro-Fibrous)
                     Internal    Armor
--------------------------------------
Center Torso               20       25
Center Torso (rear)                  8
Right Torso                14       18
Right Torso (rear)                   6
Left Torso                 14       18
Left Torso (rear)                    6
Right Arm                  10       17
Left Arm                   10       17
Right Leg                  14       24
Left Leg                   14       24

Weapon                         Loc  Heat
----------------------------------------
Streak SRM 6                    LT     4
Streak SRM 6                    RT     4
ER Large Laser                  RA    12
Medium Pulse Laser              LA     4
Medium Pulse Laser              LA     4

Ammo                           Loc Shots
----------------------------------------
Streak SRM 6 Ammo               LT    15
Streak SRM 6 Ammo               RT    15


!MechView.CarringCapacity!One battle armor squad



B – A pure Blood Spirit design the Lupus was very popular with the resource starved Spirits as it was cheap to produce and easy to maintain (save the legs).  Stripping out the jump jets the Spirits installed their favoured weapons, a pair of ER large lasers and a pair of LRM-15s.  Each launcher has a 2-ton ammo bin with a third ton of ammunition shared between the two launchers.  Three extra heatsinks allow the Mech to be mobile and use its ER lasers without any heat build up but alpha strikes will rapidly overwhelm the cooling system.


Lupus B
Clan TW
60 tons 
BV: 2,126
Cost: 7,827,200 C-bills

Movement: 5/8
Engine: 300
Heat Sinks: 13 [26]
Gyro: Standard Gyro

Internal: 99 (Endo-Steel)
Armor: 172/201 (Ferro-Fibrous)
                     Internal    Armor
--------------------------------------
Center Torso               20       25
Center Torso (rear)                  8
Right Torso                14       18
Right Torso (rear)                   6
Left Torso                 14       18
Left Torso (rear)                    6
Right Arm                  10       17
Left Arm                   10       17
Right Leg                  14       24
Left Leg                   14       24

Weapon                         Loc  Heat
----------------------------------------
LRM 15                          LT     5
LRM 15                          RT     5
ER Large Laser                  LA    12
ER Large Laser                  RA    12

Ammo                           Loc Shots
----------------------------------------
LRM 15 Ammo                     LT     8
LRM 15 Ammo                     RT     8
LRM 15 Ammo                     LT     8
LRM 15 Ammo                     RT     8
LRM 15 Ammo                     CT     8


!MechView.CarringCapacity!One battle armor squad


C – Developed by Clan Coyote the C was built to fight combined arms opponents.  Having clashed with the Hells Horses the Coyotes well knew the effectiveness of Mechs and infantry forces working in concert.  Using the huge torso pods the Mech featured an ER PPC for long range punches and an LB-10 autocannon for flexibility as the gun can engage ground and air targets.  At short ranges the C can butcher infantry forces and is armed with a pair of ER small lasers, two flamers and two small pulse lasers.  To hunt for targets an active probe lets the Mech seek out targets.  Unfortunately the C runs very hot as no additional cooling systems were fitted, but it can run and use its main weapons without any heat build up.

Lupus C
Clan TW
60 tons 
BV: 1,867
Cost: 7,994,200 C-bills

Movement: 5/8
Engine: 300
Heat Sinks: 10 [20]
Gyro: Standard Gyro

Internal: 99 (Endo-Steel)
Armor: 172/201 (Ferro-Fibrous)
                     Internal    Armor
--------------------------------------
Center Torso               20       25
Center Torso (rear)                  8
Right Torso                14       18
Right Torso (rear)                   6
Left Torso                 14       18
Left Torso (rear)                    6
Right Arm                  10       17
Left Arm                   10       17
Right Leg                  14       24
Left Leg                   14       24

Weapon                         Loc  Heat
----------------------------------------
LB 10-X AC                      RT     2
ER PPC                          LT    15
ER Small Laser                  LT     2
ER Small Laser                  RT     2
Flamer                          LA     3
Flamer                          RA     3
Small Pulse Laser               LA     2
Small Pulse Laser               RA     2

Ammo                           Loc Shots
----------------------------------------
LB 10-X AC Ammo                 RT    10
LB 10-X Cluster Ammo            RT    10

Equipment                      Loc
----------------------------------
Active Probe                    LT

!MechView.CarringCapacity!One battle armor squad



D – Built as a direct response to the lessons learned facing Clan Snow Raven the D is flexible and can engage both ground and air targets at long and short ranges.  To engage aircraft the D features an LB-5X autocannon In its shoulder, fed by a 2-ton ammo bin whilst a large pulse laser provides accurate and inexhaustible heavy firepower.  At short ranges the Mech can unleash a quartet of SRM-4s with the 4 launchers sharing 2-tons of ammunition between them.  Two extra tons of cooling help keep the D’s heat down, and only a full running alpha will cause any significant increase in the Mech’s heat.

Lupus D
Clan TW
60 tons 
BV: 1,624
Cost: 7,501,200 C-bills

Movement: 5/8
Engine: 300
Heat Sinks: 12 [24]
Gyro: Standard Gyro

Internal: 99 (Endo-Steel)
Armor: 172/201 (Ferro-Fibrous)
                     Internal    Armor
--------------------------------------
Center Torso               20       25
Center Torso (rear)                  8
Right Torso                14       18
Right Torso (rear)                   6
Left Torso                 14       18
Left Torso (rear)                    6
Right Arm                  10       17
Left Arm                   10       17
Right Leg                  14       24
Left Leg                   14       24

Weapon                         Loc  Heat
----------------------------------------
LB 5-X AC                       LT     1
Large Pulse Laser               RT    10
SRM 4                           LA     3
SRM 4                           LA     3
SRM 4                           RA     3
SRM 4                           RA     3

Ammo                           Loc Shots
----------------------------------------
LB 5-X AC Ammo                  LT    20
LB 5-X Cluster Ammo             LT    20
SRM 4 Ammo                      RA    25
SRM 4 Ammo                      LA    25


!MechView.CarringCapacity!One battle armor squad


Lupus ‘Gloria’ – Taken as a Bondsman during a Pre-Revival Trial, Warrior Gloria Smith proved herself to her Wolf Bondholder and had her Bondcord cut in the last days prior to REVIVAL.  As such she accompanied the Wolves to the Inner Sphere and took a Lupus in a Trial of Possession two days prior to Tukkayid.  An ardent believer in the sanctity of Zellbrigen, she designed her Mech for dueling and her own personalized configuration showed this.  Armed with a massive ultra-20 class autocannon in the right torso, there wasn’t enough space to hold the ammunition so this had to be moved to the left torso and was fed round the back of the Mech to the cannons breech.  For long range work an ER large laser could be employed, but Gloria Smith preferred to use terrain and her Mechs jump-jets to close the range for her heavy cannon to eviscerate a target.  Unfortunately, Warrior Gloria Smith would die in the fighting on Tukkayid, falling in the fighting round the Pozoristu Mountains after claiming two ComGuard Assault Mechs in the brutal fighting. Her Mech was later recovered but was beyond repair and was scrapped after it was examined by ComStar.

Lupus Gloria
Clan TW
60 tons 
BV: 2,071
Cost: 8,031,200 C-bills

Movement: 5/8/5
Engine: 300
Heat Sinks: 10 [20]
Gyro: Standard Gyro

Internal: 99 (Endo-Steel)
Armor: 172/201 (Ferro-Fibrous)
                     Internal    Armor
--------------------------------------
Center Torso               20       25
Center Torso (rear)                  8
Right Torso                14       18
Right Torso (rear)                   6
Left Torso                 14       18
Left Torso (rear)                    6
Right Arm                  10       17
Left Arm                   10       17
Right Leg                  14       24
Left Leg                   14       24

Weapon                         Loc  Heat
----------------------------------------
Ultra AC/20                    RT/CT     7
ER Large Laser                  LA    12

Ammo                           Loc Shots
----------------------------------------
Ultra AC/20 Ammo                LT     5
Ultra AC/20 Ammo                LT     5


!MechView.CarringCapacity!One battle armor squad



I've been on holiday for a half an hour and we have two entries already!

There ain't no rest for the wicked, Omni's don't grow on trees!

Are you speaking of 'Total Modularity'? Certainly second line forces would benefit from using OmniMechs as well. I could even argue that reconfiguring ur stuff is easier for defenders than attackers.

I'm gonna skip this one as I think covered this one in the original 39 we did, I think. And we did, sorta

Been a few days and I just wanted to refresh this thread. I was also thinking about closing it early given Ice Hellion and Abele are passing. Any objections??

No problem Ice, we will roll on till next Friday with plenty of time for new entries or further revisions!