Editing Celerity

{{InfoBoxBattleMech
|image=Celerity.jpg
|name=''Celerity''
|manufacturer= [[RAF Manufacturing Center Providence]] (CLR-03-O only)<ref name=TRO3145RotS-26>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 26</ref>
|production year=3052
|year reference=<ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5553 MUL Profile of Celerity - Production Year listed.]</ref>
|model=CLR-02-X-D
|cost= 5 to 6 million [[C-bill]]s (Estimated){{cn}}
|Tech Base= Inner Sphere
|mech type= BattleMech
|mass=15
|chassis=[[Endo steel]]
|armor=[[Durallex Light]]
|engine=[[Republic 240 XXL]]
|comsys=Unknown
|T&T=Unknown
|heat sinks=10
|speed=240
|speed with MASC=345.6
|armament=None
|BV (1.0) =
|BV (2.0) = 156<ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5553 MUL Profile of Celerity - BV2 listed.]</ref>
}}

==Description==
The [[Ultralight BattleMech|ultralight]] '''''Celerity''''' is [[ComStar]]'s attempt at creating an expendable [[Drone Control System|drone]] reconnaissance [[BattleMech]].

Though ComStar's drone project started immediately after the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]], initially utilizing swift ground based [[combat vehicle]]s or [[VTOL]]s controlled from a modified [[Fury (Combat Vehicle)|Fury]]-based [[Drone Carrier Control System|control hub]], in the [[Jihad]] years under [[Precentor]] [[Ashok Sethi]] the project shifted toward an extremely specialized ultralight [[BattleMech#Quadrupedal|Four-Legged BattleMech]] platform for the drones.<ref name=XTROCS-8>''Experimental Technical Readout: ComStar'', p. 8: "CLR-02-X-D Celerity"</ref> While discontinued after the Jihad, the [[Blessed Order]] would also utilize the ''Celerity'' during its desperate last stand against the [[Republic of the Sphere]] in [[3141]].<ref name=TPEE-7>''Turning Point: Epsilon Eridani'', p. 7: "Avenging Angels"</ref>

After the [[Fortress Republic|Fortress Protocols]] were activated, the Republic of the Sphere began experimenting with the ''Celerity'' as a means of expanding its military technology. They created a true [[OmniMech]] version of the ''Celerity'' to expand upon its utility and used it extensively on raids across their borders in the [[Dark Age era]], causing endless confusion as to the identity of the parties using them.<ref name=TRO3145RotS-26/>

==Weapons and Equipment==
The ultralight ''Celerity'' is built on an [[endo steel]] frame and is powered by a massive 240-rated [[XXL fusion engine]], the bulky engine making the animalistic drone capable of high-speed sprints, further enhanced by the addition of [[MASC]] to make it among the fastest ground units in existence.<ref name=XTROCS-8/>

While not mounting any defensive weaponry, the ''Celerity''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s head is equipped with a [[Full-Head Ejection System]] and carries a [[C3i]] module, mitigating the drone's expendable nature while allowing the drone's data and expensive C3 system to be recovered. This is a good thing given the ''Celerity''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s single ton of armor and the fragile nature of its [[XXL engine]] and [[XL gyro]], even a single skid following a misstep would almost cripple the design let alone combat fire on the battlefield.<ref name=XTROCS-8/>

==Variants==
With its head equipped with a similar modular mounting system as the proto-OmniMech the ''[[Mercury (BattleMech)|Mercury]]'', the ''Celerity'' was intended to be highly adaptable to variations mounting any number of systems from an [[ECM Pod]], [[Target Acquisition Gear|TAG]], a standard [[C3 slave]] or even a [[Booby Trap]], though no recorded instances aside from the C3i version were known.<ref name=XTROCS-8/>

*;CLR-03-O : The Republic's OmniMech ''Celerity'' removed the C3i system and replaced it with [[OmniPod]] space, fitting it with [[double heat sink]]s to expand its utility as well as carry an extra half-ton of armor. The Republic's primary ''Celerity'' version carries a [[C3 slave]] and [[TAG]]. BV (2.0) = 187<ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 359</ref>

*;CLR-04-R : This ''Celerity'' model uses a smaller engine, limiting it to a top speed of approximately 230 km/h. It also removes the [[MASC]] system and some armor to make room for a [[TSEMP|TSEMP One-Shot]]. BV (2.0) = 384<ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 365</ref>

*;CLR-05-X : This ''Celerity'' is protected by [[impact-resistant armor]]. Its forelegs are equipped with [[spikes]], and thanks to its MASC and engine [[supercharger]] combination, it can top out at nearly 400 km/h. BV (2.0) = 225<ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 366</ref>

==Alternate Configurations==
*;Alternate Configuration A : The ''Celerity'' A carries two [[Clan]]-spec [[Improved One Shot]] [[SRM-6]] launchers. BV (2.0) = 275<ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 360</ref>

*;Alternate Configuration B : The ''Celerity'' B uses an [[Angel ECM Suite]] to disrupt enemy electronics systems. BV (2.0) = 339<ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 361</ref>

*;Alternate Configuration C : This configuration is a scouting model, carrying a [[remote sensor dispenser]] and a [[Beagle Active Probe]]. BV (2.0) = 202<ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 362</ref>

*;Alternate Configuration D : This configuration is equipped with two [[ER flamer]]s. BV (2.0) = 304<ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 363</ref>

*;Alternate Configuration E : The ''Celerity'' E carries an [[ER medium laser]] and an [[improved heavy medium laser]], both built to [[Clan]] specifications. BV (2.0) = 919<ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 364</ref>

==Custom Variants==
*;CLR-030MM ''Rajah'' : Piloted remotely by [[Rodric Wilhelm]], this 'Mech is intended as a "pet" for the [[Drone Command Console]] equipped [[Phoenix Hawk#Custom Variants|PXH-7KJ ''Phoenix Hawk Jasmine'']] in the [[Solaris Games]], ''Rajah'' is a much cheaper refit of the standard ComStar ''Celerity''. Swapping out the [[XXL engine]] for a [[fusion engine|standard 120-rated engine]] and removing the [[MASC]] halves its ground speed, but the swap makes it much cheaper to field, handy as it only boasts an extra half-ton of armor with the extra weight going towards three groups of [[spikes]] and a pair of Clan-tech [[ER small laser]]s, and a swap to double heat sinks keeping it cool.<ref name=XTRORF-5>''Experimental Technical Readout: Royal Fantasy'', pp. 5–6: "PXH-7KJ ''Jasmine''"</ref>

==Design Quirks==
The CLR-02-X-D ''Celerity'' variant is subject to the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref name=XTROCS-8/>
* [[Exposed Actuators]]
* [[Modular Weapons]]
* [[Prototype]]

The CLR-030MM ''Rajah'' variant is subject to the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref name=XTRORF-5/>
* [[Improved Communications]]
* [[Exposed Actuators]]

==Notable Pilots==
:''See [[:Category:Notable Celerity Pilots]]''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Celerity_03-O_TRO3145RotS.jpg|A CLR-03-O in the field
</gallery>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: ComStar]]''
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Royal Fantasy]]''
* ''[[Master Unit List]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere]]''
* ''[[Turning Points: Epsilon Eridani]]''

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