Gladiator GLD-3R
- Type
- BattleMech
- Tech
- Inner Sphere
- Mass
- 55t
- Role
- Missile Boat
- Intro
- 2490 Age of War
- Rules
- Introductory
- Cost
- 4.93M C-bills
- Move
- Armor
- 152 pts
Medium Laser ×2LRM 10 ×2
Technical Readout: TR:SW · Record Sheets: RS:SW
Compare this unit
Availability by era
8 eras · 4 factions
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 2,961 |
| G1 | 2 | 2,590 |
| G2 | 3 | 2,154 |
| G3 | 4 | 1,692 |
| G4 | 5 | 1,282 |
| G5 | 6 | 1,103 |
| G6 | 7 | 987 |
| G7 | 8 | 872 |
| G8 | 8 | 820 |
Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.
Recognition notes
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.
Armor & loadout
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Msl | RT · LT | 2 | 24 rds · 2 t |
| Enr | RA · LA | 2 |