Cicada CDA-3MA
- Type
- BattleMech
- Tech
- Inner Sphere
- Mass
- 40t
- Role
- Striker
- Intro
- 3068 Jihad
- Rules
- Standard
- Cost
- 7.86M C-bills
- Move
- Armor
- 136 pts
Medium Laser ×2Small Pulse LaserSnub-Nose PPC
Technical Readout: TR:3050U · Record Sheets: RS:3050Uu-I
Compare this unit
Availability by era
5 eras · 11 factions
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 2,675 |
| G1 | 2 | 2,339 |
| G2 | 3 | 1,945 |
| G3 | 4 | 1,529 |
| G4 | 5 | 1,158 |
| G5 | 6 | 996 |
| G6 | 7 | 892 |
| G7 | 8 | 787 |
| G8 | 8 | 741 |
Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.
Recognition notes
The CDA-3MA is a 40-ton striker rebuilt from the CDA-2A scout of 2740, trading the earlier machine's reconnaissance role for close-range punch while keeping the same 86 km/h cruising speed and 130 km/h top speed. An extra-light fusion engine replaces the standard fusion plant, freeing weight for a Snub-Nose PPC in the left torso alongside a Medium Laser there and another Medium Laser in the right torso. The Small Laser in the center torso gives way to a Small Pulse Laser, and the ten heat sinks are now double-strength rather than single. Like its predecessor it retains the armless configuration, and Gibson Federated BattleMechs builds it at Gibson, with additional production at Westover BattleMechs.
Armor & loadout
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enr | CT | 1 | |
| Enr | RT · LT | 2 | |
| Enr | LT | 1 |