Revenant (BattleMech)
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- This article is about the Drone 'Mech. For other uses, see Revenant.
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| Revenant | |
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| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Devils Peak Production Site[1]
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| Production Year | 3075[2] |
| Model | UBM-1A |
| Class | Light |
| Technical specifications | |
| 'Mech type | Inner Sphere BattleMech |
| Mass | 30 tons |
| Chassis | Endo steel |
| Armor | Standard armor |
| Engine | GM 180 |
| Communications System | Unknown |
| Targeting Tracking System | Unknown |
| Heat Sinks | 10 double |
| Speed | 96 km/h |
| Armament | |
| BV (2.0) | 784[3] |
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Description[edit]
The Revenant was a Word of Blake light drone 'Mech manufactured from a dedicated plant located near the Devils Peak facility that served as Precentor Martial Cameron St. Jamais' headquarters on Terra. A quadrupedal BattleMech drone, it was one of three different designs to be brought into service by the Word of Blake during the later years of the Jihad; more Revenants saw service than either of the other robotic designs.[3]
Like the other two drone 'Mech designs, the Revenant was only encountered during battles within the Sol system, seeing combat on Luna, Mars and Terra. In common with the other drones, the Revenant lacked a manned cockpit; instead, the 'Mech was controlled by a robotic cockpit and was prone to erratic behavior and poor tactical decisions. Seen to perform strangely at times when exposed to ECM effects, the Revenant was clumsy at the best of times, and rarely acted with any regard to tactics or survival. The allied coalition forces encountering the Revenant initially believed that it was some new form of Manei Domini in action, until examination of increasing amounts of salvage confirmed that the Revenant was in fact an unmanned design.[3]
The Revenant was primarily intended to engage light armor and infantry, a role that its weapon mix favored, but its ability to do so was hampered by a combination of mobility and armor more common to Succession Wars-era scout 'Mechs than the more advanced designs commonplace in the late thirty-first century. The sheer numbers that the Revenant was deployed in, combined with the unusual design and odd behavior initially caused the allied coalition forces some concern, but it soon became clear that the Revenant wasn't a battle-changing capability but rather a desperate attempt to shore up the Blakists' weakening defenses.[3]
The manufacturing lines for the various drone 'Mechs were discovered during the fighting for Devils Peak, but that same action saw the production lines destroyed; when the coalition forces investigated further, it was discovered that a Blakist computer virus had erased the designs, schematics and programming specifications for the drone 'Mechs, making it impossible to determine if the three designs last seen during the struggle for Terra were the be-all and end-all of the program or simply the tip of the iceberg.[3]
Weapons and Equipment[edit]
The Revenant' armament was divided equally between the left and right torso, each of which was equipped with an ER medium laser, a medium pulse laser and a pair of light machine guns. A single ton of ammunition for the light machine guns was placed in the central torso.[3]
Variants[edit]
- UBM-2R
- After The Republic of the Sphere raised the Fortress Republic walls, they began researching the Revenant and converted it to use a Drone Operating System.[1] This version carries four ER medium lasers and four light machine guns, and it serves as the base chassis for all the following variants. BV (2.0) = 779[4][5]
- UBM-2R2
- A fire support variant, this Revenant carries two LRM-5s and two ER small lasers. BV (2.0) = 630[6][7]
- UBM-2R4
- An electronic warfare specialist, this variant carries a single ER flamer to discourage pursuit and infantry. It also carries TAG, a C3 slave, a Guardian ECM suite, Beagle active probe, and two remote sensor dispensers. BV (2.0) = 615[10][11]
- UBM-2R7
- This variant trades the weaponry and a ton of armor for a medium bridgelayer and two lift hoists. BV (2.0) = 460[12][13]
Design Quirks[edit]
The UBM-1A is subject to the following Design Quirks:
The UBM-2R is subject to the following Design Quirk:[14]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 30
- ↑ MUL online date for the Revenant (BattleMech)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Jihad: Final Reckoning, pp. 153–154: "UBM-1A Revenant"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 101
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged, p. 371
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 102
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged, p. 372
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 103
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged, p. 373
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 104
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged, p. 374
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 105
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged, p. 375
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 31