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SPR-5F Spector

Mass: 35 tons

Chassis: Norse XT-Light Type AE Endo Steel

Power Plant: Magna 245 XL

Cruising Speed: 75.6 km/h

Maximum Speed: 118.8 km/h

Jump Jets: HildCo Model 11c

Jump Capacity: 210 meters

Armor: Starshield Light

Armament:

1 Nightwind Large Laser

2 Defiance B3M Medium Lasers

* Norse Guardian ECM Suite

Manufacturer(s):

Norse-Storm Technologies Inc. (Loxley / LA)

Communications System: AR-12 Sheathed Directional Beacon

Targeting & Tracking System: DLK Type Phased Array Sensor System

McCarron's Armored Cavalry

[NOTE: The following fluff text is from the Technical Readout version, not from McCarron's Armored Cavalry, but the two texts are very similar and no major details differ, except those mentioned in the Editor's Notes further down.]

Overview:
        Modeled on the Exterminator BattleMech, the Spector was developed to target command 'Mechs and HQ units attached to light 'Mech companies. As its secondary role, the Spector was intended to act as a deep scout and raider. In June of 2639, the first Spector rolled off the assembly line at Norse Technologies and began six months of intensive testing. By April of 2640, Norse Technologies delivered the first combat-ready Spectors to the SLDF.

Capabilities:
        One of the fastest 'Mechs ever produced, the Spector fulfilled all of its missions with great success. The engineering team at Norse Technologies used the Magna 245 XL engine to give the Spector a maximum speed of more than 118 kph and added jump jets that allowed the 'Mech to jump a maximum distance of 210 meters. To help the Spector perform its deep recon and raiding missions, the Norse Technologies design team gave it the same advanced stealth systems as the Exterminator and added one other. The Spector's design included a Chameleon Light Polarization Shield and special heat baffles in the 'Mech's feet, making it nearly impossible to detect. For added protection, the design team added a Guardian ECM suite that enables the Spector to jam the sensor systems of any enemy 'Mech.
        The Spector's armament is as impressive as its stealth systems. The Northwind large laser is the 'Mech's primary weapon, backed up by two medium lasers and a small laser. Though some critics of the Spector argued that the weapons mix was too light to be effective, simulated combat tests consistently showed that the Spector's laser array was more than adequate to do the job for which the 'Mech had been designed. To compensate for the intense heat of multiple laser weapons, eleven double heat sinks keep the Spector cool on the battlefield.
        Once the Spector joined the arsenal of the SLDF, the covert nature of its missions denied it the usual press coverage afforded many other SLDF 'Mechs. All records of the Spector were believed lost with the fall of the Star League until September of 3048, when rumors started spreading throughout the Inner Sphere that the mercenary unit McCarron's Armored Calvalry had found a Star League base and several lostech 'Mechs on its home planet of Menke. At about the same time, the mercenary unit Storm's Metal Thunder began raiding Marik border worlds in 'Mechs that a few experts recognized from Star League-era books. Neither McCarron's Armored Calvalry nor Storm's Metal Thunder have admitted to deploying vintage Star League 'Mechs, including the deadly Spector.

Deployment:
        Norse-Storm Technologies has completed four production runs of the Spector, three of which have been sent to the Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth. The fourth run has been sold to various mercenary units throughout the Inner Sphere.

[Editor's Notes: Armor is illegal; armor factor is equal to 133 points, 7.5 tons of Ferro-Fibrous, though Standard armor is listed. Text lists the Chameleon Light Polarization Shield and Null Signature System, though the NSS is built-in, not from Maximum Tech. Perhaps the extra armor accounts for the CLPS? The TR3058 version drops the illegal armor and adds a small laser in the head.]

Type: SPR-5F Spector

Technology Base: Inner Sphere Level 2 3058

Tonnage: 35

BV : 1116 Cost : 6121531

ACTUATORS: RA LA LH
HEAT SINKS: 1RT 1LT
ENDO STEEL: RA4 RT2 RL1 LL1 LT2 LA4
FERRO FIBROUS: ?

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