Nova Cat M
- Type
- BattleMech
- Tech
- Clan
- Mass
- 70t
- Role
- Juggernaut
- Intro
- 3062 FedCom Civil War
- Rules
- Standard
- Move
- Armor
- 216 pts
Large Pulse LaserLB 20-X AC ×2Streak SRM 6
Availability by era
6 eras · 22 factions
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 4,675 |
| G1 | 2 | 4,088 |
| G2 | 3 | 3,400 |
| G3 | 4 | 2,672 |
| G4 | 5 | 2,024 |
| G5 | 6 | 1,741 |
| G6 | 7 | 1,558 |
| G7 | 8 | 1,376 |
| G8 | 8 | 1,295 |
Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.
Recognition notes
The Nova Cat M is a 70-ton juggernaut that fights in close, cruising at 43 km/h and topping out near 65. Where the Prime configuration carries three ER Large Lasers in the left arm, this configuration mounts a single LB 20-X AC, and where the Prime fields two ER PPCs in the right arm, the M carries an LB 20-X AC there instead. A Streak SRM 6 in the left torso and a Large Pulse Laser in the right torso round out a loadout built for close-range brawling rather than the Prime's long reach, and the heat-sink count falls from 25 double to 11 double to match the lighter thermal load. Barcella Alpha builds it at Barcella, with production also running at Irece.
Armor & loadout
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enr | RT | 1 | |
| MslStreak SRM 6 | LT | 1 | 15 rds · 1 t |
| Bal | RA · LA | 2 | 20 rds · 4 t in RT, LT |