Bowman
- Type
- BattleMech
- Tech
- Clan
- Mass
- 70t
- Role
- Missile Boat
- Intro
- 2973 Late Succession War (LosTech)
- Rules
- Advanced
- Cost
- 16.97M C-bills
- Move
- Armor
- 200 pts
ER Medium Laser ×3LRM 20Arrow IV
TR:3067 · Record Sheets: RS:3067u
Compare this unit
Availability by era
9 eras · 4 factions
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 5,331 |
| G1 | 2 | 4,662 |
| G2 | 3 | 3,877 |
| G3 | 4 | 3,047 |
| G4 | 5 | 2,308 |
| G5 | 6 | 1,985 |
| G6 | 7 | 1,777 |
| G7 | 8 | 1,569 |
| G8 | 8 | 1,477 |
Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.
Recognition notes
The Bowman is a 70-ton missile boat that fights at long range, cruising at 54 km/h and topping out at 86. This unregistered variant, coming after the 2923 Bowman 4, trades one of the twin Arrow IV launchers for an LRM 20 in the left torso, keeping a single Arrow IV in the right torso, and adds three ER medium lasers in the left arm for closer work the original lacked. The heat-sink count rises from 11 to 14 double sinks to manage the added laser fire. It carries the same ECM suite in the head and an Inner Sphere anti-personnel pod in each leg, and holds the same stable firing platform recognized in the base model. Niles Industriplex Epsilon builds it at Niles.
Armor & loadout
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art | RT | 1 | 20 rds · 4 t |
| Msl | LT | 1 | 6 rds · 1 t |
| Enr | LA ×3 | 3 | |
| electronicsECM SuiteClan | HD | ||
| defensiveA-PodIS | RL · LL |