compiled overview of the 45
ton Beowulf 'Mech, from various
BattleTech novels and game sourcebooks:
After the
Clan defeat on
Tukayyid,
ComStar immediately began upgrading several small production facilities in the
Free Rasalhague Republic into
'Mech factories. The largest,
Odin Manufacturing's facility on
Orestes, was the first to produce a new
'Mech design, the
Beowulf.
In 3058, when
ComStar was driven from
Terra, all of its
Mongoose scout
'Mechs were destroyed. Rather than order more, the Precentor Martial decided to build a new
'Mech that would serve as a scout without the
Mongoose’s lack of firepower and mobility. The new
'Mech, the
Beowulf, is nearly twice as heavy as the
Mongoose and has jump capability.
The
Beowulf is extremely mobile, combining an
XL engine with
MASC for extra speed and with a 180meter jump radius. Combined with that mobility is the firepower provided by a large
pulse laser and two of the newly developed
ER medium lasers, purchased from the
Free Worlds League. As a scout
'Mech, the
Beowulf is also equipped with a
Beagle active probe and a
TAG system to direct incoming
artillery.
Half of the
Beowulfs produced go to the
Com Guards, the other half to the
Rasalhague Kungsarme. To date, only the 321st Division of the Com Guards and the
Fourth Kavalleri of the Kungsarme have received
Beowulfs.
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