Cicada CDA-3P
- Type
- BattleMech
- Tech
- Inner Sphere
- Mass
- 40t
- Role
- Striker
- Intro
- 3070 Jihad
- Rules
- Standard
- Cost
- 7.08M C-bills
- Move
- Armor
- 128 pts
ER Medium Laser ×4Heavy PPC
Technical Readout: TR:3050U · Record Sheets: RS:3050Uu-I
Compare this unit
Availability by era
5 eras · 4 factions
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 3,470 |
| G1 | 2 | 3,034 |
| G2 | 3 | 2,523 |
| G3 | 4 | 1,983 |
| G4 | 5 | 1,502 |
| G5 | 6 | 1,292 |
| G6 | 7 | 1,157 |
| G7 | 8 | 1,021 |
| G8 | 8 | 961 |
Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.
Recognition notes
The CDA-3P rebuilds the Cicada as a 40-ton striker fighting at stand-off range, a shift from the CDA-2A's scouting role. Where the CDA-2A mounted a pair of medium lasers and a small laser off a 320 fusion engine, the CDA-3P carries a Heavy PPC in the left torso alongside four ER medium lasers split between the left torso, right torso, and a pair in the center torso, running on a lighter 280 XL fusion engine. Cruising speed falls from 86 to 76 km/h and top speed from 130 to 119 km/h, and the heat-sink count of 10 shifts from single to double sinks. The armless configuration carries over from the CDA-2A, and Gibson Federated BattleMechs builds it at Gibson alongside Westover BattleMechs' line at Westover.
Armor & loadout
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enr | CT ×2 · RT · LT | 4 | |
| EnrHeavy PPC | LT | 1 |