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{{InfoBoxBattleMech
|image= Arion (combined picture).jpg|191px
|name= ''Arion''
|manufacturer=[[Csesztreg Industriplex Alpha Annex]]
| production year=3136
| year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6252/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
|model=Standard
|introduced=[[3136]]
|cost=
|Tech Base=Clan
|mech type=BattleMech
|feet=quadvee
|mass=35
|chassis=[[Csesztreg QuadVee 35.2]] [[endo steel]]
|armor=[[Compound H17 Ferro-Fibrous]]
|engine=[[Light Force 210]]
|comsys=[[CH2 Series Integrated]]
|T&T=[[Version Gamma-V TTS]]
|heat sinks=10 [20] ([[Laser Heat Sinks]])
|speed=97
|armament=
* 1x [[ER large laser]]
* 2x [[SRM-4]]s
|BV (1.0)=
|BV (2.0)=849<ref name=tro3145:tc2728> Technical Readout: 3145 The Clans, pp. 27–28, 77: Arion - All information on the Unit.</ref><ref>[http://masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6252/arion-standard MUL Profile for the Arion - BV2 and Introduction Year.]</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 433: BV2 Record Sheet of Arion.</ref>
}}

==Description==
The '''''Arion''''' is a light hybrid combat machine which is a mix between a [[BattleMech]] and a [[combat vehicle]], known as a [[QuadVee]]. Designed during the 3130s by [[Clan Hell's Horses]], its design philosophy was to create a unit to be the superior of a BattleMech while avoiding issues that a typical combat vehicle encounters. The ''Arion'', like others of its kind, is able to transform from a tracked combat vehicle into a quadrupedal BattleMech with a torso-like tank turret.

The ''Arion'' was designed as a fast moving harasser able to use its limited array of weaponry to snipe enemy units it encountered. However, due to its size and limited space, the ''Arion'' would leave Warriors questioning the value of its design and, to some extent, the value of QuadVees as a whole. Initial appearances of the QuadVee allowed Clan Hell's Horses commanders to bid a QuadVee as a "vehicle" in trials using ''[[zellbrigen]]''. This allowed commanders to double their forces with 'Mechs due to Vehicle Stars typically consisting of ten units, as opposed to five in a 'Mech Star; vehicles are typically deployed in pairs and two constitute a [[Point (Formation)|Point]].

During the late 3130s, the ''Arion'' was only used briefly in a few battles, starting on [[Derf]] in [[3136]] in a [[Trial of Possession]] with [[Clan Jade Falcon]]. Used in an all-QuadVee [[Binary]] with other designs of its kind, the Binary fared poorly due to uncertainty towards how to properly use the design and not play into the flaws inherent in the QuadVee's design. It was successful in its supporting role in the battle on [[Weingarten]] in [[3139]] when Clan Hell's Horses faced off against elements of the [[2nd Tyr Assault (Rasalhague Dominion)|Second Tyr Assault Cluster]] from the [[Rasalhague Dominion]]. In a less successful effort, a pair of ''Arion''s were used as part of a Vehicle Star of the Horses' [[91st Mechanized Assault (Clan Hell's Horses)|91st Mechanized Assault Cluster]] raid of the Dominion world of [[Gunzburg]]. In this raid, the star was crippled but the QuadVee's unique ability to transform into BattleMechs allowed them to withdraw under their own power from the oncoming defenses of the [[2nd Freemen (Rasalhague Dominion)|Second Freemen]].<ref name=tro3145:tc2728/><ref>''Technical Readout: 3150'', p. 114: Arion - Entry includes same information.</ref>

==Weapons and Equipment==
The ''Arion'' is designed for speed, powered by a 210-rated [[Light Force]] [[fusion engine]] that gives the ''Arion'' 97 km/h top speed in either vehicle or Quad 'Mech mode, enabling it to avoid too much damage from incoming fire. Due to the size of its equipment, the ''Arion'' has limited room left over for weaponry and armor protection. This left designers only two and a half tons for armor, leading to the use of [[ferro-fibrous armor]]. Due to this low armor protection and its marginal flank speeds, this left the design highly unlikely to survive a direct encounter with any heavier combat units, including typical [[BattleMech#Light|light]] BattleMechs.

Like all vehicles of its kind, its 'Mech weaponry is concentrated in its turret-like torso, enabling it bring those weapons to bear on any opponent from any direction. With its two-crew cockpit, the QuadVee's dedicated gunner can target multiple targets. The ''Arion''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s primary weapon is its [[Series 7K]] [[ER large laser]] mounted in the center torso. Its secondary weapons are a pair of [[Type 1 Cross-Pattern]] [[SRM-4]] launchers, one per side torso. The integrated [[CASE]] allows for it to survive a possible ammunition explosion from its single ton of SRM reloads.<ref name=tro3145:tc2728/>

==Design Quirks==
The Arion has the following [[Design Quirks]]:
* [[Bad Reputation]]
* [[No Ejection Mechanism|No Ejection System]]
* [[Non-Standard Parts]]

==Notes==
* In the [[Alpha Strike (rules)|Alpha Strike]] ruleset for BattleTech, the ''Arion'' has been given Point Value of 9, with Specials including Turret (3/3/1, SRM1/1), SRM1, [[CASE]], and QV.<ref>[http://masterunitlist.info/Unit/Card/6252?skill=4 MUL Profile for the Arion - Alpha Strike Card Info.]</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Master Unit List]]
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged]]
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 The Clans]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3150]]''

[[Category:'Mechs]]
[[Category:Clan Hell's Horses BattleMechs]]
[[Category:QuadVees]]
[[Category:Quad BattleMechs]]

Arion - Revision history

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