compiled overview of the 30
ton Firefly 'Mech, from various
BattleTech novels and game sourcebooks:
The last example of this well-armed reconnaissance
'Mech was thought to have been destroyed during the
Second Succession War.
Rumors that the
Firefly might survive in isolated parts of the
Periphery persisted for two centuries, but no one expected it to appear in numbers so large as it did with
Wolf's Dragoons. The
Firefly is one of the Dragoons' most important
'Mechs, serving in light
lances and compiling an excellent performance record.
Third-hand reports picked up by a
ROM agent in the
St. Ives Compact indicate that the
Dragoons are planning the following field modifications to further improve the
Firefly’s performance...
Manufacturer:
Coventry/Earthwerks Combine
Primary Factory:
Terra
Chassis: Earthwerks Firefly
Power Plant: GM 150
Cruising Speed: 54 kph
Maximum Speed: 86 kph
Jump Jets: Lexington Lifters
Jump Capacity: 120 meters
Armor: StarSlab/1 with
CASE
Communications System: Datcom 18
Targeting and Tracking System: Radcom TXX
Armament:
-- 3 Martell Medium
Lasers
-- 1 Coventry
LRM-5 Missle Rack
-- 1
SureFire 444 Anti-Missle System
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