Designation: MBR-13A1 Salamander combat battloid

I. Dimensions:

II. Type:

    One seat combat robot.

III. Service History

• MBR-13A1A: Served with the New Republican Army Tactical Corps from 2059 until replaced by the -13A1D.
• MBR-13A1B: Served with the New Republican Army Tactical Corps from 2059 until replaced by the -13A1D.
• MBR-13A1C: Served with the New Republican Army Tactical Corps from 2059 until present.
• MBR-13A1D: Served with the New Republican Army Tactical Corps from 2062 until present.

IV. Propulsion:

• 3 x Allison BRT-3 rocket thrusters. Two of these thrusters are mounted in the back and one in the rear waist; maximum rated output 55 kN each.
• 14 x Nakajima NBS-5 high-thrust vernier thrusters located on the heels (4), calves (2), forward waist (2), chest (2) and on the shoulders (4).
• Powerplant: SCE-2P miniature Protoculture-cell energizer.
• Fuel Capacity:
  • 6 standard canisters of Protoculture.

V. Performance:

• Level speed: 128 kph (running)
• Maximum jumping distance: 75 m (Terra normalized)
• Max level speed (sea level): 120 kph
• Unboosted service ceiling: 200 m
• Protoculture supply (internal): 240 hours operational use

VI. Electronics:

Radar tracking:

• Westinghouse TPG-144 X-band pulse-doppler phased array radar with battlefield surveillance mode.

Optical tracking:

• Phillips AllView II multi-band digital spherical camera system, for medium range all attitude infra-red imaging, optical and ultra-violet band detection and tracking.
• Thomson LT-8 multi-frequency laser ranger and designator.

Tactical Electronic Warfare System (TEWS):

• Selenia GroundWarrior Mk. 9 active/passive sensor jammers

VII. Armament:

Internal:

• 2 x MRL-9 Rocket Propelled Grenade Launcher Systems capable of launching 3 Tarantula grenades above each shoulder blade. The launcher projects from its armored casing towards the rear of the battloid exposing the ready grenades, which fire vertically. The launch tubes contain two reloads each for a total of 9 grenades per launcher

Gun units:

• 1 x RRG EP-13 80mm three barreled particle gun pod; firing 170 rounds per minute in full automatic mode, also capable of firing all three barrels simultaneously in semiautomatic mode at approximately one shot per second. Cannon fires 8.2 MJ pulses per barrel in each mode. One spare magazine is carried in the thruster backpack.
• or 1 x Mauser EU-11 28mm laser gun pod; firing 110 rounds per minute in full automatic mode, or once per trigger activation in semiautomatic mode. Cannon fires 12.5 MJ pulses in each mode.
• or 1 x Cadillac-Gage EP-85 112mm single barreled particle gun pod; firing 225 pulses per minute in full automatic mode, or once per trigger activation in semiautomatic mode. Cannon fires 12.5 MJ pulses in each mode. One spare magazine is carried in the thruster backpack.

Missiles:

• 2 x C-15A carapace missile system attached to the forearms. This system consists of a single SRAAM launch tube with one missile ready to launch and a magazine with capacity for a single missile.

Miscellaneous:

• 1 x CVR-3M/F personal armor in the pilot's cargo compartment.
• One current-issue weapon of the pilot's choice and a two-week supply of ammunition.
• 1 x ASK-09 aviator survival kit in the pilot's cargo compartment.

VIII. Armor:

The armor on the Salamander is the current state-of-the-art development in low-mass composite-materials Chobham plating that became the standard for all Terran mecha after its application to the VQ-6A Vandal. Aside from the respectable protection provided against projectiles, missiles, and other kinetic weapons, this armor is also resistant to plasma globes (annihilation discs), lasers, and to a lesser extent, particle guns, owing to the fact that the armor can flake off and evaporate in layers under fire from such high-energy weapons, taking much of the weapon's energy and converting it into the latent heat of sublimation in the armor.

The armor stops all small arms fire, heavy infantry weapons fire, and light mecha-mounted weaponry; and provides good resistance to medium mecha-mounted weaponry, such as the Valkyrie's 55mm APFSDS round. The arm shields have a significantly more durable armor cross-section; providing good resistance to medium mecha-mounted weaponry and poor resistance to heavy mecha-mounted weaponry, such as the VHT-2's 120mm shell. The shins and joints are reinforced to withstand impact from a moving vehicle.

The Salamander provides full protection from nuclear, biological, and chemical hazards, using a fully-sealed cockpit module activated by radiation and hazardous chemical sensors, or manually when biological warfare conditions are anticipated. The cockpit module is also armored and gives the Monocle the option of operating off-planet on the moon or elsewhere in the system. The internal consumables supplies can provide atmosphere purification for one week maximum on Earth and 96 hours in a hostile environment such as the moon or Mars.

IX. Development:

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