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	The WSP-2A-X '''''Super Wasp''''' is an evolution of the classic ''[[Wasp]]'', a redesign that essentially produced a new [[BattleMech]] with a different tonnage. Weighing as much as a ''[[Commando]]'', the ''Super Wasp'' maintained the basic ground speed and jump capability of its inspiration, but also added an engine [[supercharger]] which allowed it to sprint at speeds of up to 120 km/h.<ref name=xtro4/>		The WSP-2A-X '''''Super Wasp''''' is an evolution of the classic ''[[Wasp]]'', a redesign that essentially produced a new [[BattleMech]] with a different tonnage. Weighing as much as a ''[[Commando]]'', the ''Super Wasp'' maintained the basic ground speed and jump capability of its inspiration, but also added an engine [[supercharger]] which allowed it to sprint at speeds of up to 120 km/h.<ref name=xtro4/>
−	The ''Super Wasp'' was designed in [[Introduction Year::3020]] together with the ''[[Super Griffin]]'' at the [[Friden Aerospace Park]] research facility on [[Hoff]] by the [[Federated Suns]] scientists, including Dr. [[Jorge Belasco]]. After 18 months of work, two operational ''Super Wasp'' prototypes had been completed, but they were still untested when the [[Black Widow Company]] attacked the facility on May 13, [[3022]]. The prototypes were deployed as a last line of defense, and the two ''Super Wasp'' units worked well, disabling a ''[[Stinger]]'' used by the Black Widows, but an overloaded supercharger led to one of the ''Super Wasps'' constantly overheating which made it an easy target for the Widows. The other ''Super Wasp'' was doing well until a shot from a [[large laser]] penetrated the left torso and touched off an ammunition explosion, destroying the unit.<ref name=xtro4/>	+	The ''Super Wasp'' was designed in [[Introduction Year::3020]] together with the ''[[Super Griffin]]'' at the [[Friden Aerospace Park]] research facility on [[Hoff]] by [[House Davion]] scientists, including Dr. [[Jorge Belasco]]. After 18 months of work, two operational ''Super Wasp'' prototypes had been completed, but they were still untested when the [[Black Widow Company]] attacked the facility on May 13, [[3022]]. The prototypes were deployed as a last line of defense, and the two ''Super Wasp'' units worked well, disabling a ''[[Stinger]]'' used by the Black Widows, but an overloaded supercharger led to one of the ''Super Wasps'' constantly overheating which made it an easy target for the Widows. The other ''Super Wasp'' was doing well until a shot from a [[large laser]] penetrated the left torso and touched off an ammunition explosion, destroying the unit.<ref name=xtro4/>
	The ''Super Wasp'' and ''Super Griffin'' were described as the first fully-redesigned units in four decades, but the ''[[Hatchetman]]'' was hailed as the [[Inner Sphere]]'s first new 'Mech design in over a century when it entered full production a few years after the attack on Hoff, and in the [[Periphery]] the ''[[Merlin (BattleMech)|Merlin]]'' had been designed in [[3010]] already. This suggests the ''Super Wasp'' and ''Super Griffin'' never came beyond the prototype stage.<ref>''Tales of the Black Widow Company'', p. 47</ref>		The ''Super Wasp'' and ''Super Griffin'' were described as the first fully-redesigned units in four decades, but the ''[[Hatchetman]]'' was hailed as the [[Inner Sphere]]'s first new 'Mech design in over a century when it entered full production a few years after the attack on Hoff, and in the [[Periphery]] the ''[[Merlin (BattleMech)|Merlin]]'' had been designed in [[3010]] already. This suggests the ''Super Wasp'' and ''Super Griffin'' never came beyond the prototype stage.<ref>''Tales of the Black Widow Company'', p. 47</ref>

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{{InfoBoxBattleMech |image=Super_Wasp_WSP-2A-X_XTROSW1.jpg |name=''Super Wasp'' |manufacturer=[[Friden Aerospace Park]] |model=WSP-2A-X<ref name=xtro4>''Experimental Technical Readout: Succession Wars, Volume 1'', p. 4</ref> |production year=3020 |year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5770/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> |cost= 3,806,250 [[C-bill]]s |Tech Base=Inner Sphere |mech type=BattleMech |mass=25 |chassis= [[Chassis|Custom Prototype]] |armor= [[Standard armor]] |engine=[[Nissan 200]] |speed=129.6 |T&T=Unknown |comsys=Unknown |jumpjets=[[jump jet|Standard]] |armament= * 2x [[Medium laser]]s<ref name=xtro4/> * 1x [[SRM-2]]<ref name=xtro4/> |BV (1.0)= |BV (2.0)=635 }} ==Description== The WSP-2A-X '''''Super Wasp''''' is an evolution of the classic ''[[Wasp]]'', a redesign that essentially produced a new [[BattleMech]] with a different tonnage. Weighing as much as a ''[[Commando]]'', the ''Super Wasp'' maintained the basic ground speed and jump capability of its inspiration, but also added an engine [[supercharger]] which allowed it to sprint at speeds of up to 120 km/h.<ref name=xtro4/> The ''Super Wasp'' was designed in [[Introduction Year::3020]] together with the ''[[Super Griffin]]'' at the [[Friden Aerospace Park]] research facility on [[Hoff]] by [[House Davion]] scientists, including Dr. [[Jorge Belasco]]. After 18 months of work, two operational ''Super Wasp'' prototypes had been completed, but they were still untested when the [[Black Widow Company]] attacked the facility on May 13, [[3022]]. The prototypes were deployed as a last line of defense, and the two ''Super Wasp'' units worked well, disabling a ''[[Stinger]]'' used by the Black Widows, but an overloaded supercharger led to one of the ''Super Wasps'' constantly overheating which made it an easy target for the Widows. The other ''Super Wasp'' was doing well until a shot from a [[large laser]] penetrated the left torso and touched off an ammunition explosion, destroying the unit.<ref name=xtro4/> The ''Super Wasp'' and ''Super Griffin'' were described as the first fully-redesigned units in four decades, but the ''[[Hatchetman]]'' was hailed as the [[Inner Sphere]]'s first new 'Mech design in over a century when it entered full production a few years after the attack on Hoff, and in the [[Periphery]] the ''[[Merlin (BattleMech)|Merlin]]'' had been designed in [[3010]] already. This suggests the ''Super Wasp'' and ''Super Griffin'' never came beyond the prototype stage.<ref>''Tales of the Black Widow Company'', p. 47</ref> ==Weapons and Equipment== The ''Super Wasp'' remains faithful to the weapon configuration of the regular WSP-1A ''Wasp'', namely a [[medium laser]] in the right arm and an [[SRM-2]] launcher in the left leg. However, documents from the [[NAIS]] indicate that it actually carried an additional medium laser in the right arm, giving it twice the firepower of its progenitor.<ref name=xtro4/> ==Variants== None known. Although functional prototypes were built, the ''Super Wasp'', itself meant to be the successor of the ''Wasp'', apparently never advanced beyond the prototype stage. ==Design Quirks== The ''Super Wasp'' variant is subject to the following [[Design Quirk]]:<ref name=xtro4/> * [[Prototype]] ==Related designs== * [[Wasp|WSP-1A ''Wasp'']] - The predecessor of the ''Super Wasp'' and the frame on which it was based. ==Notable Pilots== :''See [[:Category:Notable Super Wasp Pilots]]'' ==Notes== * (''This information pertains to the design introduced in ''Tales of the Black Widow Company'' not ''Experimental Technical Readout: Succession Wars, Volume 1'' which '''is''' a legal design.'') The weight of the ''Super Wasp'' was increased to 25 tons, allowing for the addition of another ton of armor and the installation of a substantially larger [[fusion engine]] that significantly improves the design's ground speed to match famously fast 'Mechs such as the ''[[Locust]]'', ''[[Spider]]'' or ''[[Cicada]]''. The jump capacity was not improved, however. * The ''Super Wasp'' as described in ''[[Tales of the Black Widow Company]]'' is an illegal design, as it would be one ton overweight if built under standard rules. To remedy this it has been suggested to assume that the custom 25-ton chassis be treated as an early equivalent to [[endo steel]], which would be exactly one ton lighter than a standard 25 ton chassis. This is, however, just a speculation. * ''It is noteworthy that the ''Wasp'' and ''[[Stinger]]'' 'Mechs—as published in the original ''[[Battledroids]]'' game—were one ton overweight (carrying an additional ton of armor). ''[[Tales of the Black Widow Company]]'', which is the source for the ''Super Griffin'' and ''Super Wasp'', was the very first sourcebook published for the franchise and was presumably written using the original ''Battledroids'' rulebook as a source; since the ''Wasp'' was one ton overweight, the ''Super Wasp'' ended up one ton overweight as well. When ''Tales of the Black Widow Company'' was published, the game had already been renamed to ''[[BattleTech]]'' and the ''Wasp'' and ''Stinger'' had their armor reduced by a ton each.'' <!-- ==Gallery== {{sectionstub}} --> ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Succession Wars, Volume 1]]'' * ''[[Master Unit List]]'' * ''[[Tales of the Black Widow Company]]'' [[Category:'Mechs]] [[Category:BattleMechs]] [[Category:Light BattleMechs]] [[Category:25 ton BattleMechs]]

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