Gladiator GLD-3R

The GLD-3R rebuilds the Gladiator as a 55-ton missile boat, a stand-off role that shifts it away from the GLD-1R's brawler design of 2468. In place of the right arm's Large Laser it carries a Medium Laser, matching the left arm's Medium Laser, while paired LRM 10 racks in the left and right torso give it its reach. A larger 275 fusion engine lifts cruising speed from 43 to 54 km/h and top speed from 65 to 86 km/h, and a jump capability of 150 metres is new to this configuration. Standard armor replaces the GLD-1R's primitive plating, though the heat-sink count falls from 14 to 12. The reinforced head cowl carries over from the original. Merryweather Industries builds it at Alula Australis.