Editing MuckRaker

{{InfoBoxBattleMech
| image = GMMM-2M_MuckRaker.png
| name = ''MuckRaker'' MiningMech MOD
| model = GMMM-2M
| manufacturer = [[General Motors]] (original 'Mech)
| Use = 
|Tech Base =Inner Sphere
|mech type =IndustrialMech
|feet=2
| cost = 
| introduced = [[3100]]<ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/7827/muckraker-gmmm-2m-miningmech-mod Master Unit Listing for the GMMM-2M]</ref>
| mass = 70
| chassis = [[GM Specialheavy Industrial]]
| engine = [[GM 140 Turbine]] ([[ICE]])
| armor = [[Durallex Heavy Industrial]]
| comsys = [[Overlook J9]]
| T&T = [[Kallon Lock-On]]
| heat sinks = 8
| speed = 32
| armament = <span></span>
* 1x [[Rotary AC/5]]
* 1x [[MRM 20]]
| Equipment = 
| BV (1.0) = 
| BV (2.0) = 1,001<ref name=TRO:Ip50-51>''Technical Readout: Irregulars'', pp. 50–51: "''MuckRaker'' MiningMech MOD"</ref>
}}

==Description==
The '''''MuckRaker''''', a [[Star League]]-era design from [[General Motors]], stands out among ''[[Dig Lord]]''-esque MiningMechs for its unusual structure and purpose. The 'Mech is a slow, highly stable platform for a large truck bed - a 'walking dump truck' that can reach areas dump trucks cannot. It spread across the [[Inner Sphere]] and [[Periphery]], finding use for a wide range of projects including and beyond mining.<ref name=TRO:Ip50-51/>

Armed ''MuckRaker''s came to be common, in part due to the ease of modification outside specialized facilities. Such ''MuckRaker'' MODs are ad hoc field refits, rather than factory designs or refit kits. While each one is unique, a somewhat standard common design became apparent over time, the ''[[Zhanzheng de Guang]]'' (in their ''[[Zhanzheng de Guang Terrorist Handbook|Terrorist Handbook]]'') among those spreading design instructions.<ref name=TRO:Ip50-51/><ref name=MWDASPp43>''MechWarrior: Dark Age - Sneak Peeks'', p. 43: "MiningMech Mk II MOD"</ref>

==Weapons and Equipment==
The most common ''MuckRaker'' MOD uses the truck bed to carry a bank of missiles, usually an [[MRM 20]]. The backhoe arm is cut up, and an autocannon (usually a [[Rotary AC/5|rotary AC/5]]) is welded on. With [[Heavy Industrial Armor|heavy industrial armor]], the result is a lumbering, somewhat well-protected mobile missile platform.<ref name=TRO:Ip50-51/>

==Variants==
*; GMMM-2: The original ''MuckRaker'' MiningMech, introduced in [[2737]],<ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4220/muckraker-gmmm-2-miningmech Master Unit Listing for the GMMM-2]</ref> uses a [[Backhoe|backhoe]], while its bay is capable of carrying and dumping 22 tons of cargo. BV (2.0) = 709<ref name=TRO:Ip50-51/><ref>''Technical Readout: Irregulars'', p. 125: "''MuckRaker'' GMMM-2 MiningMech"</ref>

*; GMMM-2M-B: Another MOD variant, requiring more extensive modification, carries two [[Heavy Machine Gun|heavy machine guns]] and three [[MML 7]] bays. BV (2.0) = 815<ref name=TRO:Ip50-51/><ref>''Technical Readout: Irregulars'', p. 127: "''MuckRaker'' GMMM-2M-B MiningMech MOD"</ref>

===Custom Variants===
*; Harpoon gun variant: Created and used by miners defending [[Addicks]] from a [[Wyld's Jokers]] raid; the miners would later become the [[Marlinspike MuckRakers]], this ad hoc MOD wields homemade rocket launchers and harpoon guns. No stats have been given for this variant.<ref name=TRO:Ip50-51/>

==Design Quirks==
The GMMM-2M ''MuckRaker'' MOD is subject to the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref name=TRO:Ip50-51/>
* [[No Cooling Jacket]] (MRM 20)
* [[Stable]]

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

==Notes==
The ''MuckRaker'' was originally introduced by [[WizKids]] in the [[MechWarrior: Dark Age Collectable Miniatures Game]], where it was only known by the name ''MiningMech Mk II''. The publication of ''[[Technical Readout: Irregulars]]'' gave it ''BattleTech'' stats and its new name.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Master Unit List]]''
* ''[[MechWarrior: Dark Age - Sneak Peeks]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: Irregulars]]''