Gladiator GLD-4R
- Type
- BattleMech
- Tech
- Inner Sphere
- Mass
- 55t
- Role
- Skirmisher
- Intro
- 2495 Age of War
- Rules
- Introductory
- Cost
- 5M C-bills
- Move
- Armor
- 152 pts
Medium Laser ×2PPCSRM 6
Technical Readout: TR:SW · Record Sheets: RS:SW
Compare this unit
Availability by era
8 eras · 4 factions
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 2,982 |
| G1 | 2 | 2,608 |
| G2 | 3 | 2,169 |
| G3 | 4 | 1,704 |
| G4 | 5 | 1,291 |
| G5 | 6 | 1,110 |
| G6 | 7 | 994 |
| G7 | 8 | 878 |
| G8 | 8 | 826 |
Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.
Recognition notes
The GLD-4R is a 55-ton skirmisher, a 2495 rework of the 2468 GLD-1R brawler that trades reach for a mixed close-range punch. In place of the Large Laser in the right arm, this version carries a PPC and an SRM 6, alongside the pair of Medium Lasers still mounted in the left arm. A larger 275 fusion engine lifts cruising speed from 43 to 54 km/h and top speed from 65 to 86 km/h, and standard armor replaces the primitive plating of the original, though the heat-sink count drops from 14 to 13 single sinks. The reinforced head cowl carries over from the GLD-1R. Marian Arms Inc. builds the type at its Alphard (MH) plant, with production also carried out by Merryweather Industries.
Armor & loadout
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enr | RA | 1 | |
| MslSRM 6 | RA | 1 | 15 rds · 1 t in LT |
| Enr | LA ×2 | 2 |