Crossbow (OmniMech) W
A different design shares this name: the BattleMech
- Type
- BattleMech
- Tech
- Clan
- Mass
- 65t
- Role
- Sniper
- Intro
- 3128 Late Republic
- Rules
- Standard
- Move
- Armor
- 192 pts
Improved Heavy Medium Laser ×2ER PPCLRM 10 ×2
Source: RG17
Compare this unit
Availability by era
3 eras · 9 factions
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 4,738 |
| G1 | 2 | 4,143 |
| G2 | 3 | 3,446 |
| G3 | 4 | 2,707 |
| G4 | 5 | 2,051 |
| G5 | 6 | 1,764 |
| G6 | 7 | 1,579 |
| G7 | 8 | 1,395 |
| G8 | 8 | 1,313 |
Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.
Recognition notes
The Crossbow W is a 65-ton heavy that fights at long range, cruising at 54 km/h and topping out near 86. Where the Prime configuration carries an LRM 20 in each arm, this configuration splits its missile fire between an LRM 10 and an Improved Heavy Medium Laser in the left arm and the same pairing in the right arm, and adds an ER PPC in the right torso. The heat-sink count rises from 10 to 11 double heat sinks to handle the added laser heat. Novy Minsky Armaments Plant builds it at New Kent, alongside Arcturan Arms production.
Armor & loadout
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enr | RT | 1 | |
| Enr | RA · LA | 2 | |
| Msl | RA · LA | 2 | 24 rds · 2 t |