Editing Orion IIC

{{InfoBoxBattleMech
|image=Orioniic.jpg
|name=''Orion IIC''
|manufacturer=[[Wolf Clan Site#Wolf Clan Auxiliary Site|Wolf Clan Auxiliary Site #2]]
| production year=2841
|year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2340 MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
|model=
|cost= 8,267,000 C-bills
|Tech Base=Clan
|mech type=BattleMech
|feet=Biped
|mass=75
|chassis=[[Type W2 Endo Steel]]
|armor= [[Composite A-4 Ferro-Fibrous]]
|engine=[[Heavy Force 300]] ([[Fusion engine|standard]])
|comsys=[[Khan series (Type 1)]]
|T&T=[[Series III OPT]]
|heat sinks=12 [[Double Heat Sink|double]]
|speed=65
|armament=
* 1x [[Gauss rifle]]
*1x [[LRM-20]]
*2x [[ER large laser]]
*1x [[SRM-4]]
|BV (1.0) = 1,923<ref>''Combat Operations'', p. 119</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3060'', p. 192</ref>
|BV (2.0) = 2,392<ref name=TRO3060>''Technical Readout: 3060'', pp. 176–177: "Orion IIC 'Mech Profile"</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3060 Unabridged'', p. 268</ref>
}}

==Description==
Verging on a [[Totem 'Mech]] for [[Clan Wolf]], the ''Orion IIC'' honors [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]].

Since it was the chosen [[BattleMech]] of the "Great Father", the venerable ''[[Orion]]'' has always held a special place in the mystique of the [[Clan]]s. Out of respect for General Kerensky's legacy, all the Clans maintained the design for several decades even as the development of newer and more advanced technologies increasingly left it less effective on the battlefield. Behind the scenes however, only Clan Wolf dared to think about designing an upgraded version, convinced that neither Aleksandr nor [[Nicholas Kerensky]] would have approved of blindly following tradition at the expense of military progress. Debuting early during the [[Golden Century]], the ''Orion IIC'' was quickly overshadowed as the [[OmniMech]] fast became the standard front-line 'Mechs of all the Clans. Despite this the Wolves jealously guarded their rights to the design, refusing all trade offers and successfully defeating any [[Trial of Possession|Trials of Possession]] attempting to acquire it as they would for the [[Kerensky (Bloodname)|Kerensky Bloodrights]], seeing the ''Orion IIC'' as tied to their honor as the guardians of Kerensky's legacy.<ref name=TRO3060/>

Still produced in limited numbers during the [[Clan Invasion era]], by this time the Wolves most notably used the ''Orion IIC'' as a visible reward for officers in second-line [[Galaxy|Galaxies]] who were expected to soon advance to front-line units. Each ''Orion IIC'' is sent to its recipients "with the compliments of" the Wolf [[Khan]] or [[saKhan]]; no warrior has ever refused such a gift - even if it means downgrading from an [[BattleMech#Assault|assault 'Mech]] - and no other Wolf warrior would ever dare to challenge such a recipient for right to pilot an ''Orion IIC''. While a number of the design existed in [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]'s own second-line forces, almost as a gesture of reconciliation to their [[Crusader Clans|Crusader Brothers]] the Exiled Wolves made no plans to manufacture the ''Orion IIC''.<ref name=TRO3060/>

==Weapons and Equipment==
Not a radical reworking of the design, as some Clan upgrades are, the ''Orion IIC'' replaces much of the innards and weapons of the original, while preserving its mass and aesthetics. This IIC upgrade utilizes an [[endo steel]] chassis and twelve tons of [[ferro-fibrous]] armor, while also making use of twelve [[double heat sink]]s, freeing up weight for a heavier weapons loadout. The only weapon that is preserved from the original ''Orion'' is the [[SRM-4]], though that is upgraded to a lighter [[Offset Pattern K4]] model. The [[autocannon]] and long-range missile launcher were upgraded to an [[Omega 12-Coil]] [[Gauss rifle]] and a [[Type XX "Great Bow"]] [[LRM-20]], respectively. The arm-mounted lasers were replaced with a pair of [[ER large laser]]s, one an older [[Series 6W]] and the other a newer [[Series 7W]], the mismatched lasers stemming from a late design change with the 7W replacing a [[pulse laser]]. Carrying two tons of Gauss reloads, three of LRM missiles and a single ton of SRM reloads, these upgrades have transformed the ''Orion'' from a close-range brawler to a fire support [['Mech]].<ref name=TRO3060/>

==Variants==
There are no known variants of the ''Orion IIC''.

===Custom Variants===
*; ''Orion IIC'' Burton : The customized ''Orion IIC'' piloted by [[Knight of the Sphere]] [[Burton Davion]] at time of his death during the [[Capellan Crusades]] removes all weaponry save the ER large lasers, swapping the SRM launcher for a [[Streak LRM-15]], the torso-mounted LRM rack for an [[ATM-3]] and the Gauss rifle for a [[HAG/20]], with two tons of ammunition carried for each weapon. Burton's 'Mech used an [[XL engine]] to free up the weight for this weaponry as well four [[jump jet]]s and a [[light active probe]].<ref name=OTPCC-33>''Operational Turning Points: Capellan Crusades'', p. 33: "Orion IIC Burton"</ref>

===Apocrypha Variants===
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''From [[MechWarrior Online]]:''
*; ON1-IIC-A : The ''Orion IIC'' A retains the arm mounted ER large lasers, but mounts a pair of SRM-4 racks in the left torso, two [[LRM-15]] launchers in the left arm, and downgrades the Gauss rifle to an [[Ultra AC/5]]. Four tons of [[LRM]] missiles and two each of [[SRM]] and [[Ultra autocannon]] reloads allow it to sustain a lengthy barrage.<ref name=MWO-1>''MechWarrior Online'' Origin Sale Page</ref>

*; ON1-IIC-B : Like the original ''Orion IIC'' the B retains the right torso Gauss rifle and left torso SRM-4 rack, but swaps the LRM-20 rack for an [[SRM-6]] launcher and mounts a pair of ER large lasers in each arm. Mounting seventeen double heat sinks to deal with such high-heat weapons, made possible by the use of a 300-rated XL engine, the ''Orion IIC'' carries four tons of SRM reloads and two of Gauss rounds.<ref name=MWO-1/>

*; ON1-IIC-C : Similar to the previous variants, the ''Orion IIC'' C retains the SRM-4 and ER large lasers of the standard ''Orion IIC'' while downgrading the LRM rack to an LRM-15 and swapping the Gauss rifle for a pair of [[Ultra autocannon/10]]s. Built around an XL engine, the C variant mounts three extra double heat sinks and carries three tons of Ultra autocannon rounds, two of LRM missiles and a single ton of SRM reloads.<ref name=MWO-1/>

*; ON1-IIC-SK ''Sköll'' : Reportedly piloted by [[Star Colonel]] [[Jaela Ward]], the ''Orion IIC'' [[Hero 'Mech]] retains the right torso–mounted Gauss Rifle unchanged but swaps the LRM rack for an [[ER PPC]], upgrades the SRM-4 rack with [[Artemis IV FCS]] and downgrades the arm lasers to [[ER medium laser]]s. Carrying three tons of Gauss rounds and two of SRM reloads, the weight saved allows the mounting of two extra double heat sinks and [[MASC]].<ref name=MWO-2>''MechWarrior Online'' Clan IIC Heroes Sale Page</ref>
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==Design Quirks==
The ''Orion IIC'' and variants, unless specified otherwise, are subject to the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref>''BattleMech Manual'', p. 93: Design Quirk Table - Orion IIC Entry</ref>
* [[Anti-Aircraft Targeting]]
* [[Easy to Maintain]]
* [[Rugged|Rugged (1)]]

==Notable Pilots==
* [[Star Commander]] [[Tal Sender]], of the [[Steel Wolves]], as well as [[Jamison's Juggernauts]] piloted an ''Orion IIC'', and was one of the only pilot's known to trade his 'Mech for another, in this case a ''[[Summoner]]''.<ref>''Wolf Hunters'', p. 56</ref>

==Related Designs==
''[[Orion]]'' - Because the ''Orion'' was revered by the Clans due to its status of being the personal 'Mech of [[Alexander Kerensky]], Clan Wolf was the only Clan who sought to upgrade the venerable 'Mech with Clan technology, creating the ''Orion IIC''.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Orioniic.jpg|Original ''Orion IIC'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3060|TRO:3060]]''
Image:MWO_Orion_IIC_Art.png|Model of ''Orion IIC'' from ''[[MechWarrior Online|MWO]]''
</gallery>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Combat Operations]]''
* ''[[Master Unit List: Battle Values]]''
* [https://mwomercs.com/origins ''MechWarrior Online'' Origin Sale Page]
* [https://mwomercs.com/clan-iic-heroes ''MechWarrior Online'' Clan IIC Heroes Sale Page]
* ''[[Operational Turning Points: Capellan Crusades]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3060]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3060 Unabridged]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3060]]''


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