Technical readout 2866 Rise of the Scavengers

LNX-8V Lynx
History:
Blue Shot Weapons, located on the famous game world
of Solaris VII, was a relatively late arrival to BatteMech
production. In 2761, just five years before the Amaris
Civil War would begin, Blue Shot would market their first
BattleMech, the 55-ton Lynx, to the Star League Defense
Force.
One of the few ‘Mechs to mount an Extended-Range
particle project cannon, the Lynx is regarded as the
perfect blend of firepower, speed, and armor, making it
one of the most effective striker ‘Mechs ever built. Many
people attribute this to Blue Shot’s involvement in the
Solaris games. The Games feature BattleMechs from all
over the Inner Sphere, many of them heavily customized
by the Stables that own them. With so many different
models, and numerous variants, available to study, Blue
Shot has access to an incredible trove of combat
performance analysis.
Settling on a 55-ton chassis as the perfect balance of
speed and firepower, Blue Shot elected to use an
entirely energy based weapon load. Not only does the
eliminate the possibility of an ammunition explosion, but
it all allows the Lynx to continue fighting for as long as it
is operational without the pilot having to worry about
conserving, or even running out of ammunition for its
weapons. This also makes the Lynx an excellent choice
for deep penetration raids, scouting, and any other
mission that would take it far from supply lines.
Contracting with nearby Defiance Industries, Blue Shot
armed the Lynx with a Defiance 1001 ER PPC, one of
the first extended range particle cannon to enter mass
production. This made the Lynx the first BattleMech
outside of the elite SLDF “Royal” divisions to carry one
as standard issue. Up until this point, only the BL-6b-
KNT Black Knight, carrying a Kinslaughter ER EPPC, the
CHP-1Nb Champion, and the GRF-2 Griffin, carried the
potent and long range weapon.
To supplement the particle cannon, the Lynx carries a
Defiance B3L large laser in the right torso, and a quartet
of B3M medium lasers, two in the left arm, one in the left
torso, and one housed in the center torso. The total
firepower of the 55-ton ‘Mech exceeds that any anything
in its weight class and, in many cases, surpasses that of
most heavy BattleMechs as well.
To manage the incredible heat burden of the energy
intensive loadout, the Lynx carries fifteen dual heat
sinks, making it among the most efficient BattleMechs
ever produced at dissipating waste heat. Powered by a
Nissan 275 XL engine, and carrying twelve tons of Kallon
Unity Weave, the Lynx has a top speed of 86.4 kph and
a jump capacity of 150 meters thanks to its Luxor Load
Lifter jump jets.
The maximum armor, extended range, mobility, and
firepower combined to make the Lynx an overnight
success for Blue Shot Weapons. The SLDF ordered
even more of them than Blue Shot could produce and
never received as many as it wished before the winds of
war began to blow.
Most of the Lynxes the SLDF did manage to get it hands
on were destroyed in the bitter fighting that marked the
Amaris Civil War. Following on the heels of the civil war
and collapse of the Star League, came the horrific First
Succession War. By the time the fighting stopped 35
years later, the facilities and knowledge required to make
Extralight fusion engines and dual strength heatsinks
were gone, along with countless other technologies.
Even the massive Defiance Industries had lost the ability
to manufacture their own 1001 ER PPC, leaving Blue
Show Weapons unable to continue production of the -8V.
Capabilities:
When Blue Shot Weapons was forced to remove the
lostech 275 XL engine and double heat sinks, the
resulting changes eviscerated the formidable design.
The subsequent version, the -8Q, was generally
considered a dismal failure as the ‘Mech could no longer
serve as an effective Striker.
Returning the drawing board, Blue Shot engineers
entirely abandoned the idea of making the Lynx a Striker,
and instead decided to reimagine the Lynx as a heavy
scout. Using a number of Vox 330 engines salvaged
and decommissioned from the maligned quadruped
SCP-1N Scorpion BattleMech, Blue Shot installed them
into their Lynx BattleMech making it faster than ever
before. Increasing its jump capacity to match, now an
65
astounding 180 meters, the -8V Lynx is the fastest most
jump-capable ‘Mech on the market today. These
changes come at the expense of just about everything
else, however. To make space for the larger engine, the
armor has been reduced to just seven tons of
SimplePlate Type M, a product made by Defiance
Industries for use on their training ‘Mech, the Chamelon.
For weapons its carries a single Defiance B3L and a trio
of B3M medium lasers and now has only the ten integral
heatsinks that come standard in the engine.
Initial reports of the Lynx operating as a scout and fast
raider have been quite positive however, ensuring its
continued production.
Variants:
Unable to continue making the advanced LNX-9Q model,
Blue Shot Industries was forced to downgrade the Lynx
by 2853 during the thick of the Second Succession War.
The downgrade took the once stellar ‘Mech and made it
into an albatross. The ER PPC was replaced by a
second Defiance B3L heavy laser, two medium lasers
along with the jump jets were removed, a ton of armor
taken off, and the heat sinks replaced with standard
single models and finally, the original Nissan 275 XL was
replaced by the commonplace CoreTek 275. The end
result was a pale shadow of the original. Only because
the Successor Lords were so desperate for BattleMechs
did the Lynx even survive the downgrade, and even now
production remains as a snail’s pace.
Current Manufacturers:
Blue Shot Weapons
Solaris VII – Lyran Commonwealth
Model Cost BV PV
LNX-8Q 4,417,242 1292 30
LNX-8V 5,638125 1088 ???
Alpha Strike Statistics
TP: BM SZ: 2 TMM: +2
MV: 12j” Role: Skirmishert
Damage S: 2 M: 2 L: 0
OV: 1
Armor: O O O O
Sructure: O O O O O
Special: ENE