Goshawk (Vapor Eagle) 3
- Type
- BattleMech
- Tech
- Clan
- Mass
- 55t
- Role
- Skirmisher
- Intro
- 3062 FedCom Civil War
- Rules
- Standard
- Cost
- 12.73M C-bills
- Move
- Armor
- 172 pts
Heavy Medium Laser ×3ER PPCSRM 2 ×2ATM 3
Technical Readout: TR:3055U · Record Sheets: RS:3055Uu
Compare this unit
Availability by era
6 eras · 4 factions
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 5,696 |
| G1 | 2 | 4,981 |
| G2 | 3 | 4,143 |
| G3 | 4 | 3,255 |
| G4 | 5 | 2,466 |
| G5 | 6 | 2,121 |
| G6 | 7 | 1,899 |
| G7 | 8 | 1,677 |
| G8 | 8 | 1,578 |
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) 3 is a 55-ton skirmisher that trades the model 6's short-ranged, ammunition-heavy battery for an energy-and-missile mix. Where the model 6 mounts three Machine Guns in the left arm, this variant carries an ATM 3, and the right arm's trio of ER Medium Lasers gives way to a single ER PPC. In the torsos, the paired Ultra AC/2s and machine gun of the model 6 are replaced by a Heavy Medium Laser and SRM 2 in the left torso and two Heavy Medium Lasers with a second SRM 2 in the right torso. The targeting computer in the right torso carries over from the earlier model, and the heat-sink count rises from 11 to 15 double heat sinks. Cruising speed holds at 65 km/h with a top speed near 97, and the jump jets still carry it 180 metres. New Kent Armorworks builds this version at its New Kent (Celebes) plant.
Armor & loadout
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enr | RT ×2 · LT | 3 | |
| MslSRM 2 | RT · LT | 2 | 50 rds · 1 t |
| Enr | RA | 1 | |
| Msl | LA | 1 | 20 rds · 1 t |
| electronicsTargeting ComputerClan | RT |