Compiled overview of the 80
ton Striker 'Mech, from various
BattleTech novels and game sourcebooks:
Built by
Stormvanger Assemblies Unlimited in 2550, the
Striker was one of the
SLDF's earliest assault
'Mechs. It was the fastest and heaviest
'Mech in the
Star League inventory until advances in technology displaced it to second-line and
garrison units. Over the long centuries of the
Succession Wars the number of
Strikers left in the
Inner Sphere steadily decreased; at present less than 300
Strikers remain
operational. The primary production facility for the
Striker was destroyed during a
Kurita raid in 2867, and no new
Strikers have been produced in recent years.
Built with the largest
fusion plant available at the time of its initial design, the massive weight of the
Striker's
engine limited the weapon systems the design team could install. The primary weapon is a
HellStar Particle Projection Cannon, supplemented by a
Defiance B3L Large Laser to give the
Striker a respectable one-two punch. Secondary weapons are a
Pontiac Light Class 5 Autocannon with one ton of ammunition and three
Hellion-b II Medium Lasers. The
Striker also has fifteen
heat sinks and thirteen and a half tons of
armor.
The armed forces of
House Steiner and
House Liao possess most of the
Star League-era
Strikers, and all of the
Steiner machines remain in military forces stationed in the
Lyran Alliance.
House Liao has recently deployed its
Strikers in its front-line
'Mech units, whereas most
Lyran Strikers are in
militia units along the
Steiner/
Periphery border near
Marik space. The rest of the known
Strikers are spread throughout the
Inner Sphere and the Periphery, reportedly in the possession of several
mercenary units.
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