Compiled overview of the 80
ton Spartan 'Mech, from various
BattleTech novels and game sourcebooks:
Just before the start of the
Amaris Civil War, the
Star League begun full production of the
Spartan class
BattleMech at
Martinson Armaments on
Terra. Martinson delivered 600
Spartans to the
SLDF before Amaris's troops took
Terra and destroyed the production facility. According to
ComStar records, General
Aleksandr Kerensky took fifty of the two hundred
Spartans that had survived the
Amaris Civil War with him during the
Exodus. The last known operational
Spartan, aside from those among the
Com Guard, was believed destroyed during the
Third Succession War.
Built as a general-service
BattleMech, the
Spartan is fast, mobile, and
able to deliver deadly firepower at all ranges. It has a top speed of more than 86 kph, making it faster than other
' Mechs in its weight class. The
Spartan's armor protection is above average, with fourteen tons of
armor covering its frame. The core of the
Spartan's firepower is a
Kinslaughter H-Class extended-range PPC. Because of the Kinslaughter's superior workmanship and special insulating cones this model produces less heat than other
PPCs. Currently, only
ComStar and the
Word of Blake are building the Kinslaughter. The
PPC is backed by three
Blankenburg Medium Pulse Lasers and two
Holly SRM-2 Streak Missle Racks. The
Spartan also mounts a
TAG system in its left torso to help direct friendly
artillery fire. To help the
Spartan dissipate the tremendous heat built up by its weapons, the N2 model is equipped with thirteen double
heat sinks.
The
Spartan is also equipped with a
McArthur anti-missile system and two tons of
ammunition.
During the Com Guard's battles on Tukayyid,
Spartan pilots found that the placement of the
anti-missile system low in the
'Mech's waist made it prone to
jamming when the
'Mech ran or twisted its torso. Fortunately, technicians easily solved the problem by moving the system higher up in the right torso.
Nineteen of the known operational
Spartans are deployed in
ComStar's
Com Guard, and a few others belong to three
mercenary units.
Rhonda's Irregulars has four
Spartans; two mercenary units operating in the
Periphery, the
Black Heart Roses and the
Blackstone Highlanders, have two
Spartans each. All are
priceless, as no new
Spartans have been built in more than two hundred years.
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