Compiled overview of the 100 ton DVS-2
Devastator 'Mech, from various
BattleTech novels and game sourcebooks:
The
Devastator was built from a
Star League-era design, discovered in 3023 by
Davion troops in the remains of a
Star League base on the planet
Hoff.
Inner Sphere scientists and
BattleMech manufacturers, however, lacked the technology to build the
Gauss rifles, extra-light
engines, and double
heat sinks the design required. The
blueprints for the
Devastator languished in the files of the
New Avalon Institute of Science for ten years, until advanced technological information uncovered in the
Gray Death memory core enabled
House Davion to construct a
prototype of the
'Mech.
Originally designed by General
Aleksandr Kerensky to correct the flaws in the prototype
Titan 'Mech, the
Devastator can deliver tremendous firepower at long range. The chaos of the
Amaris Civil War disrupted the development of the original
Devastator, though several prototypes reached
General Kerensky's forces in time for the final assault on
Terra. No record of the
'Mech's deployment during the
Succession Wars exists; experts assume that all the prototypes accompanied
General Kerensky in the
Exodus.
The relative lightness of the
Devastator's 300
XL engine enables the
'Mech to carry several heavy weapons and extra double
heat sinks. A total of fourteen
double heat sinks keep the Devastator
cool even at the height of battle, and eighteen and a half tons of
armor give the Devastator excellent
protection.
The Devastator's weapons are impressive and deadly. Two Poland Main Model A
Gauss rifles and two
Donal Partical Projection Cannons make up the major portion of the
'Mech's arsenal, allowing the Devastator to inflict immense damage at long range. The
'Mech's four tons of Gauss slugs are stored in four separate bins, eliminating the possibility of putting the
Gauss rifles out of action with a single
lucky hit. For short-range combat, the Devastator is equipped with four
Intek Medium Lasers, including one rear-mounted laser.
Norse-Storm BattlMechs, Inc. has been producing a moderate number of
Devastators at their
Loxley facility for the past ten years. All of these units have been sold to the
Federated Commonwealth. It is unknown how many
Devastators were deployed with Lyran units
when the Lyran Alliance declared its independence from the Commonwealth. Experts estimate that as many as 100 Devastators may be stationed along the borders of the
Clan occupation zones.
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