Designation: MBR-16 Condor combat battloid

I. Dimensions:

II. Type:

• (-16A, -16B, -16C):

III. Service History

• MBR-16A: Served with the New Republican Army Tactical Corps from 2058 until present.
• MBR-16B: Served with the New Republican Army Tactical Corps from 2058 until present.
• MBR-16C: Served with the New Republican Army Tactical Corps from 2058 until present.

IV. Propulsion:

(Internal):

• 2 x Allison PRT-10 rocket thrusters in the legs, maximum rated output 70 kN each.
• 2 x Allison PMT-30 triple maneuvering thrusters on the hips.
• Powerplant: SCE-2P miniature Protoculture-cell energizer.
• Fuel Capacity:
  • 8 standard canisters of Protoculture.

(Removable):

• Allison BRT-5 plasma-shock expansion thruster backpack providing flight capability, maximum rated output 150 kN.
• Fuel Capacity:
• 4 standard canisters of Protoculture.
• 32 lit. D₂O reactant for fusion engine.

V. Performance:

• Level speed: 115 kph (running)
• Maximum jumping distance: 75 m (Terra normalized)
• Max level speed (sea level): 200 kph
• Initial climb rate: over 12000 m per minute
• Unboosted service ceiling: 600 m
• Protoculture supply (internal): 375 hours operational use
• Protocultire supply (backpack): 18 hours of flight

VI. Electronics:

Radar tracking:

(-16A, -16B, -16C):

• Westinghouse TPG-147 multi-band pulse-doppler phased array radar with extended range battlefield surveillance mode, and limited Synthetic Aperature imaging.

Optical tracking:

• Rockwell AVS-10 multi-band telescopic digital spherical camera system, for long range all attitude infra-red imaging, optical and ultra-violet band detection and tracking.
• Thomson LT-9 multi-frequency laser ranger and designator.

Tactical Electronic Warfare System (TEWS):

• Selenia GroundWarrior Mk. 9 active/passive sensor jammers
• Westinghouse ALQ-260(V) ECM pod

VII. Armament:

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.
• 2 x C-15S carapace missile system attached to the rear shoulders. This system consists of three SRAAM launch tubes each containing a single missile ready to launch.

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 Condor 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 fair to good resistance to medium mecha-mounted weaponry, such as the Valkyrie's 55mm APFSDS round, and poor resistance to heavy mecha-mounted weaponry, such as the VHT's 105mm smoothbore shells.

The Condor 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 48 hours in a hostile environment such as the moon or Mars.

IX. Development:

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