Cougar	35 Tons Omnimech
Class	Light

Chassis:        Endo Steel
Cruising Speed:     55 kph
Maximum Speed:      86 kph
Armor Type:  Ferro-Fibrous
Pod Space:          19tons

Overview: Following her Clan's Trial of Refusal against Clan Wolf in 3057, Khan Marthe Pryde of Clan Jade Falcon wanted to bring new and deadly OmniMechs to the field of battle. Knowing she had already taxed her Clan to the limit in the conflict with Clan Wolf, she took an unprecedented step. Rather than building a new OmniMech from the ground up, she assigned the Jade Falcon scientist caste the job of modifying a proven design into an even deadlier war machine. Beginning with a stock chassis from a Clan Adder (designated Puma by Inner Sphere forces), Clan Jade Falcon scientists managed to field a virtually new design, code-named the Cougar, in roughly half the time normally required to construct and test a new OmniMech. Capabilities: Jade Falcon technicians gave the Cougar more pod space to allow for a greater variety of larger weapons. To accomplish this, they replaced the 210 XL engine with a 175 XL model. The overall consensus was that the increased firepower more than made up for the new 'Mech’s slower movement rate.The designers closely followed the Adder’s most common configurations. The increased tonnage for weapons enabled them to upgrade most of the OmniMech's systems while retaining the Adder's tactic of ranged combat. The Cougar's most common configuration uses the Clans’ deadly Pulse Lasers to give this OmniMech an advantage against even the swiftest opponents. Two LRM-10 racks complement the lasers. The Cougar A has immense potential as a rapid-deployment, indirect fire platform. The Cougar B is every bit as lethal as the Adder primary, but with greater heat-dissipation capacity. The C configuration shows that the Jade Falcons have learned their lesson about dependence on ammunition. Its bristling array of lasers makes the accompanying Gauss rifle seem like an afterthought. The Cougar's final configuration D, with its devastating combination of an Ultra autocannon and extended-range large laser, appears to be an upgrade of the Adder D. Deployment: Though the Cougar first appeared among Jade Falcon forces during the battle of Coventry, it has since been seen in other Clan forces, most notably Clan Smoke Jaguar, where it was first spotted by the Inner Sphere on Port Arthur during Operation Bulldog. Because it was built on the original Adder Chassis and looks very similar to that 'Mech, many Inner Sphere units mistakenly believed they knew the Cougar's capabilities. Not many lived to learn from their mistake.

Battletech Stock Variants

Armor

Head           8
CTorso        14
CTorso(Rear)   6
RLTorsos      12
RLTorsos(Rear) 4
RLArms        11
RLLegs        12

Primary

Heat Sinks          10(20)
Large Pulse Laser      LA
LRM-10                 LT
LRM-10 Ammo(12)        LT
CASE                   LT
Large Pulse Laser      RA
LRM-10 Ammo(12)        RT
CASE                   RT

Alpha

Heat Sinks           10(20)
Small Pulse Laser       H
ER Medium Laser        LA
LRM-20Ammo(12)         LA
CASE                   LA
LRM-20                 LT
Artemis IV FCS         LT
ER Medium Laser        RA
LRM-20 Ammo(12)        RA
CASE                   RA
LRM-20                 RT
Artemis IV FCS         RT

Beta

Heat Sinks        *16(32)
ER Medium Laser        H
ER PPC                LA
ER PPC                RA

Charlie

Heat Sinks             10(20)
ER Medium Laser            H
Gauss Rifle               LA
Gauss Ammo (16)           LT
CASE                      LT
4 ER Medium Laser         RA

Delta

Heat Sinks         10(20)
ER Large Laser        LA
SRM-4                 LT
Ultra AC/10           RA
Ultre AC/10 Ammo(20)  RT
SRM-4                 RT
SRM-4 Ammo(25)        RT
CASE                  RT

MechWarrior 4

Tech Level - CLAN OmniMech Light Battle Mech

Chassis - COUGAR

INTELLIGENCE BRIEF: Khan Marthe Pryde of Clan Jade Falcon wanted to bring a new and deadly OmniMech to the field of battle. Knowing she had already taxed her Clan to the limit, she took an unprecedented step. Rather than build from the ground up, she elected to modify a proven design. Beginning with a stock chassis from a Clan Adder, the scientists managed to field a virtually new design, code-named the Cougar, in roughly half the time normally required. Maximum Tonnage 35 JumpJet Capable Yes Internal Structure Endo Steel Maximum Speed 90 kph WEAPONS ONBOARD:

Variant    Speed                    Armament
ARMOR:  27mtrs/sec       1 Clan Heavy Flamer
                    1 Clan Large Pulse Laser
                            3 Clan LRM Racks
                      1 Clan Sensor-Standard
WEAPON: 27mtrs/sec 2 Clan Large Pulse Lasers
                            4 Clan LRM Racks
                      1 Clan Sensor-Standard
JUMP:   27mtrs/sec       1 Clan Heavy Flamer
                    1 Clan Large Pulse Laser
                            3 Clan LRM Racks
                      1 Clan Sensor-Standard