Editing Ironhold (Battle Armor)

{{InfoBoxBattleArmor
| image = Ironhold.jpg
| Name = Ironhold Assault Battle Armor
| Manufacturer = [[Olivetti Weaponry]]<ref name="TRO:3085p130+">''Technical Readout: 3085'', pp. 130-131, "Ironhold Assault Battle Armor"</ref>
| production year=3077
| year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/1623/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| Use = Anti-Infantry <br/> Anti-Battle Armor <br/> Fire Support 
| Weight Class = Assault
| Tech Base = [[Clan]]<ref name="TRO:3085p130+"/>
| Equipment Rating = N/A<ref name="TRO:3085p130+"/>
| Introduced = 3077
| Cost = N/A
| Mass = 2,000<ref name="TRO:3085p130+"/>
| Top Speed = 10<ref name="TRO:3085p130+"/>
| Armament = 2x [[Anti-Personnel Gauss Rifle (Battle Armor)|AP Gauss Rifle]]<ref name="TRO:3085p130+"/>
| Armor Type = [[standard armor]]<ref name="TRO:3085p130+"/>
| BV (1.0) = 
| BV (2.0) = 77 (Standard)<ref name="TRO:3085p130+"/><br>398
}}

== Description ==
The '''Ironhold''' Assault Battle Armor was developed by [[Clan Jade Falcon]] during the [[Jihad]].  The roots of the Ironhold go back to development of the Anti-Personnel Gauss Rifle in [[3069]]. After the success of that weapon, a new project codenamed Project Ferrum was started to develop a new suit of battle armor with the support of the Elemental Trinary of [[3rd Talon (Clan Jade Falcon)|3rd Falcon Talon]] [[Cluster]]. Once development was completed, the Ironhold was successfully and covertly tested in the Periphery.  It was believed that Ironhold could replace the Clan's [[ProtoMech|ProtoMechs]] against Inner Sphere forces based on combat results.<ref name="TRO:3085p130+"/>

It wasn't until [[3077]] when the factory on [[Sudeten]] could be brought online to mass produce the suit.  The mass-produced Ironholds first saw combat in June of '77 when deployed by Talon's Elemental Trinary with [[Devlin Stone]]'s Coalition efforts on [[Shiloh]].<ref name="TRO:3085p130+"/>

The Ironhold is noted for being more mobile than typical Clan Assault Armor, where it can employ its [[Jump Jets]] and give itself better tactical advantage over its opponents.<ref name="TRO:3085p130+"/>

== Weapons and Equipment ==
The Armor's main weapons are its arm mounted AP Gauss Rifles.  Each of the large guns has been allotted 20 rounds of ammunition.<ref name="TRO:3085p130+"/>

== Variants ==
*;Fire : The Fire variant of the Ironhold is geared as a more traditional Assault Battle Armor developed in [[Introduction Year::3082]]<ref name="MUL1"/>. It firepower is doubled by the addition of second pair of AP Gauss Rifles mounted on the main body. Due to stability issues, the Armor's Jump Jets have been removed.  The armor type has been changed from Standard to [[Fire-Resistant Armor]]. BV(2.0)=108<ref name="TRO:3085p130+"/>, 562<ref name="MUL1">[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/1622/ironhold-assault-battle-armor-fire/ MUL online entry for the Ironhold Assault Battle Armor (Fire) variant]</ref> 

*;Anti-Tank : This version of the Ironhold introduced in [[Introduction Year::3097]]<ref name="MUL2"/> removes the jump jets and traditional weaponry. In their place are a pair of [[Battle Armor LB-X]] autocannon and a [[One-Shot]] SRM-1. It also uses Fire Resistant armor. BV (2.0) = 86<ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 New Tech, New Upgrades'', p. 32</ref>, 447<ref name="MUL2">[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6742/ironhold-assault-battle-armor-anti-tank/ MUL online entry for the Ironhold Assault Battle Armor (Anti-Tank) variant]</ref> 

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* ''[[Master Unit List]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3145 New Tech, New Upgrades]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]''


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