Mauler
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[[Image: |191px|Mauler]]
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| Mauler | |
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| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Luthien Armor Works |
| Model | MAL-1R |
| Class | Assault |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 90 tons tons |
| Chassis | Alshain Class 101 |
| Armor | New Samarkand Royal Ferro-Fibrous with CASE |
| Engine | Hermes 270 XL |
| Speed | 54.0 kph km/h |
| Jump Jets | none |
| Armament | |
| BV (1.0) | 1,113 |
Contents
Description
The Mauler is built to keep an enemy at extremely long ranges in an attempt to minimize damage to the Mauler while causing as much damage as possible to the enemy units. This strategy in designing the 'Mauler has caused it to be built with all long range weapons and leaves the Mauler vulnerable to rushing attacks where its long ranged weapons have trouble targeting a unit that is in close range. The 'Mech is well protected though with eleven and a half tons of armor which protect it from any attacks that the Mauler may be hit by. The 'Mech is generally best used in lances with other 'Mechs that are able to provide overwhelming close range firepower.
Armament
The Mauler is armed with four Imperator Smoothie-2 Autocannon/2s as its longest ranged primary weapons. these do not do much damage to an enemy but can kill an enemy with paper cuts. The 'Mech also carries two Shigunga LRM 15 launchers which add much needed punch to the long reach of the quad autocannons. The 'Mech also carries two Victory Nickel Alloy ER Large Lasers for added long range punch. Other then its weakness against close range combatants the other weakness that the Mauler must deal with is the 'Mechs dependence on ammunition which makes the 'Mech highly reliant on secure supply lines.
Variants
- MAL-3R - The 3R variant of the Mauler upgrades the design and addresses the concerns of pilots that used the 1R model. The four Autocannon/2s have been replaced with a pair of LB-X Autocannon/10s which allow the 'Mech to fire both solid rounds and cluster rounds which act like 'Mech sized shotgun shells. The 'Mech removes the two ER Large Lasers from the design and the 'Mech retains the two LRM 15 launchers. The 'Mech also adds a Small Laser and C3 Slave unit allowing the 3R to use targeting data from nits that are much closer to the enemy. BV (1.0) = 1,698
- MAL-C - The C variant of the Mauler is a modification that was made to the 1R model to allow it to carry a C3 Slave unit into battle. This is achieved by removing one tone of autocannon ammunition. This small modification allows the Mauler to share targeting data with friendly units and makes the 'Mech a highly effective sniper. BV (1.0) = 1,133