Goshawk (Vapor Eagle) 5
- Type
- BattleMech
- Tech
- Clan
- Mass
- 55t
- Role
- Skirmisher
- Intro
- 2922 Late Succession War (LosTech)
- Rules
- Standard
- Cost
- 12.72M C-bills
- Move
- Armor
- 172 pts
Medium Pulse Laser ×4Machine Gun ×4LRM 20
Technical Readout: RGv1 · Record Sheets: RG09
Compare this unit
Availability by era
9 eras · 20 factions
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 5,941 |
| G1 | 2 | 5,195 |
| G2 | 3 | 4,321 |
| G3 | 4 | 3,395 |
| G4 | 5 | 2,572 |
| G5 | 6 | 2,212 |
| G6 | 7 | 1,980 |
| G7 | 8 | 1,749 |
| G8 | 8 | 1,646 |
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) 5 is a 55-ton skirmisher, a 2922 rebuild of the 2850 original that trades the Vapor Eagle 6's reach for closer punch. Where the 6 mounts three ER medium lasers in the right arm, this configuration carries three medium pulse lasers there, and the right torso's Ultra AC/2 gives way to a single medium pulse laser. In the left torso, an LRM 20 with an Artemis IV fire-control system stands in place of the base's Ultra AC/2, while the three machine guns in the left arm and the machine gun in the left torso carry over unchanged. The targeting computer in the right torso is retained, heat-sink count drops from 11 to 10 double sinks, and the type runs on ferro-fibrous armor over an endo steel structure, cruising at 65 km/h with a jump range of 180 metres. New Kent Armorworks builds it alongside other Clan production sites.
Armor & loadout
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enr | RT · RA ×3 | 4 | |
| Msl | LT | 1 | 18 rds · 3 t |
| Bal | LT · LA ×3 | 4 | 100 rds · 0.5 t |
| electronicsTargeting ComputerClan | RT | ||
| electronicsArtemis IV FCSClan | LT |