Goshawk (Vapor Eagle)
- Type
- BattleMech
- Tech
- Clan
- Mass
- 55t
- Role
- Skirmisher
- Intro
- 2863 Early Succession War
- Rules
- Standard
- Cost
- 12.23M C-bills
- Move
- Armor
- 172 pts
Medium Pulse Laser ×3Large Pulse LaserMachine Gun ×4Streak SRM 2 ×2
Technical Readout: RGv1 · Record Sheets: RSFP:Wave 2
Compare this unit
Availability by era
10 eras · 25 factions
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 5,470 |
| G1 | 2 | 4,783 |
| G2 | 3 | 3,978 |
| G3 | 4 | 3,126 |
| G4 | 5 | 2,368 |
| G5 | 6 | 2,036 |
| G6 | 7 | 1,823 |
| G7 | 8 | 1,610 |
| G8 | 8 | 1,516 |
Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.
Recognition notes
The Goshawk (Vapor Eagle) is a 55-ton skirmisher, fielded in 2863 as a rework of the 2850 model 6. Where the model 6 carries an ER Medium Laser in the right arm, this variant fields a Large Pulse Laser in its place. In the left torso a Medium Pulse Laser and a Streak SRM 2 take the place of the earlier Ultra AC/2, and the right torso sees the same substitution, trading its Ultra AC/2 for a Medium Pulse Laser and Streak SRM 2. The left arm and left torso each keep a Machine Gun, as on the model 6, and the chassis holds its 65 km/h cruising speed and 97 km/h top speed with a 180-metre jump. Hector MechWorks Facility Beta builds it at Hector.
Armor & loadout
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enr | RT ×2 · LT | 3 | |
| MslStreak SRM 2 | RT · LT | 2 | 50 rds · 1 t |
| Bal | LT · LA ×3 | 4 | 100 rds · 0.5 t |
| Enr | RA | 1 | |
| electronicsTargeting ComputerClan | RT |