Lich
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| Lich | |
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| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | RAF Manufacturing Center Providence |
| Model | UABM-2R |
| Class | Assault |
| Introduced | 3140[1] |
| Technical specifications | |
| 'Mech type | Mixed-tech BattleMech |
| Mass | 90 tons |
| Chassis | Endo-Composite |
| Armor | Standard Armor |
| Engine | 270XL |
| Communications System | Unspecified |
| Targeting Tracking System | Unspecified |
| Heat Sinks | 10 Double Heat Sinks |
| Speed | 54 km/h |
| Armament | |
| BV (2.0) | 1,719[2] |
Description
The Lich drone assault 'Mech was designed by the Word of Blake but wasn't fielded until the Republic of the Sphere enacted their Fortress Protocols. As a drone, the Lich is intended to provide direct fire support for Republic units without risking soldiers. The Endo-Composite skeleton is protected by seventeen tons of standard armor, allowing the Lich to remain in a fight after taking a massive amount of damage. The fact that the Lich uses a Small Cockpit allows more room in the head, which offers its own benefits.[2]
Weapons and Equipment
As a drone the Lich is vulnerable to electronic warfare systems. To prevent problems an Angel ECM Suite is installed in the head. Room for this system was found by using a Small Cockpit. The two side torsos each mount a single Light Gauss Rifle and a Clan-spec ER Large Laser. These weapons have similar firing ranges, and can hit targets at an impressive range. The Light Gauss Rifles only have a single ton of ammunition each, however, which can limit their usefulness.[2]
Protecting against Gauss Rifle explosions are two torso-mounted CASE II systems. To allow the Lich to hang in the fight even after sustaining damage, Clan-built Harjel II repair systems are installed in the three torso locations. These systems effectively "regenerate" small amounts of armor damage.[2]
Variants
There are no detailed Lich variants, but weapons swaps should be fairly straightforward thanks to a Mercury-style modular weapons mounting system. While it is known that The Word of Blake employed Liches in the battles for the Terran system, the designation of that variant was never detailed. It can be assumed that version was designated UABM-1A in a similar fashion with the UBM-1A Revenant[2]
Design Quirks
The UABM-2R has the following Design Quirks:[2]