Editing Blood Reaper

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{{InfoBoxBattleMech
|image= Blood Reaper RGilClan v33.jpg
|name=''Blood Reaper''
|manufacturer=[[W-7 Facilities]]<ref name="TRO:3085p164+">''Technical Readout: 3085'', pp. 164–165: "Blood Reaper"</ref>
|production year=3079
|year reference=<ref name="MUL1">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/408/blood-reaper-standard/ MUL online entry for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
|model=Standard
|cost=14,374,634 [[C-bill]]s<ref name="MUL1"/>
|Tech Base=Clan
|mech type=BattleMech
|mass=70
|chassis=[[Type W4]] [[Endo Steel]]<ref name="TRO:3085p164+"/>
|armor= [[Advanced/3]]<ref name="TRO:3085p164+"/>
|engine=280 [[XL fusion engine|Xl fusion]]<ref name="TRO:3085p164+"/>
|comsys=[[Build 1685 Tacticom]]<ref name="TRO:3085p164+"/>
|T&T=[[Build 2 CAT TTS]]<ref name="TRO:3085p164+"/>
|heat sinks=18 [[Double Heat Sinks]]<ref name="TRO:3085p164+"/>
|speed=64<ref name="TRO:3085p164+"/>
|jumpjets=[[BMP Series XV]]<ref name="TRO:3085p164+"/>
|armament= <span></span>
* 2x [[ER PPC]]
* 2x [[Heavy Medium Laser]]
* 2x [[ATM 6]]<ref name="TRO:3085p164+"/>
|BV (1.0)=
|BV (2.0)= 2,665<ref name="TRO:3085p164+"/><ref name="MUL1"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3085 Print Edition'', p. 83</ref>
}} 

== Description ==
Paying tribute to other highly successful [[Clan Wolf]] designs, the '''''Blood Reaper''''' is a symbolic and straightforward second-line [[BattleMech]] in heavy use in the post-[[Jihad]] [[Clan Wolf Touman|Clan Wolf ''touman'']].

Seeking to standardize his forces and weed out non-Wolf designs, [[Khan]] [[Vlad Ward]] ordered his scientists to develop a rugged yet symbolic 'Mech for warriors of Clan Wolf to rally around. A standard BattleMech in the mold of the successful ''[[Tundra Wolf]]'', the ''Blood Reaper'' first entered service in [[3079]] and went on to form a large part of the Wolves' post-Jihad ''[[touman]]''. Khan Ward overcame the stigma of a second-line machine with classic Clan posturing; by insisting that warriors truly worthy of the spirit of the Wolf would win even while being hobbled by such a design.<ref name="TRO:3085p164+"/>

Sharing a similar reverse-canted leg, energy weapon arm and missile launcher torso layout as the iconic [[Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)|''Timber Wolf'']], the ''Blood Reaper'' was built on an [[Endo Steel]] frame and uses an [[XL engine]] to save weight for a heavy weapon and armor load. Slower than most front-line [[OmniMech]]s, the ''Blood Reaper'' featured a 120 meter jump capacity to help overcome this. Eighteen [[Double Heat Sink]]s provided the design adequate endurance.<ref name="TRO:3085p164+"/>

== Weapons and Equipment ==
The ''Blood Reaper'' was built around a pair of [[ATM-6|CC 6-Rack Advanced Tactical Missile Launchers]], one per torso, which provided it with flexible multirange firepower. At long range they were supported by a hard-hitting Type 22 [[ER PPC]] in each arm, while a pair of General Systems [[Heavy Medium Laser]]s offered enhanced close-range punch. A three ton ammo bay for each ATM launcher allowed the [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] to carry two tons of each of three of the ATM missile types, ensuring maximum tactical flexibility in the field.<ref name="TRO:3085p164+"/>

== Variants ==
*;Blood Reaper 2 : Introduced in [[3080]], this popular [[Trial of Position]] variant dropped the four jump jets, replacing them with two arm mounted [[Medium Pulse Laser]]s.<ref name="TRO:3085p164+"/> BV (2.0) = 2,521<ref>''Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge'', p. 235</ref><ref name="MUL2">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/407/blood-reaper-2/ MUL online entry for the Blood Reaper 2 variant]''</ref>

== Design Quirks ==
The ''Blood Reaper'' has the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref>[[BattleMech Manual]], p. 90: Design Quirk Table - Blood Reaper</ref>
*[[Hyper-Extending Actuators]]
*[[Rugged|Rugged(1)]]

==Gallery==
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Blood Reaper.jpg|Original ''Blood Reaper'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3085|TRO: 3085]]''
Blood Reaper RGilClan v33.jpg|''Blood Reaper'' from ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 33|RG:iClan vol. 33]]''
</gallery>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Master Unit List]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3085 Print Edition]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge]]''
* ''[[Sword of Sedition]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]''

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