Paladin PAL-3
- Type
- BattleMech
- Tech
- Inner Sphere
- Mass
- 60t
- Role
- Skirmisher
- Intro
- 3068 Jihad
- Rules
- Experimental
- Cost
- 51.48M C-bills
- Move
- Armor
- 188 pts
Medium X-Pulse LaserMachine Gun ×4Ultra AC/20
Technical Readout: TR:3055U · Record Sheets: RS:3055Uu
Compare this unit
Availability by era
1 era · 1 faction
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 3,165 |
| G1 | 2 | 2,767 |
| G2 | 3 | 2,302 |
| G3 | 4 | 1,808 |
| G4 | 5 | 1,370 |
| G5 | 6 | 1,178 |
| G6 | 7 | 1,055 |
| G7 | 8 | 932 |
| G8 | 8 | 877 |
Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.
Recognition notes
The Paladin PAL-3 is a 60-ton skirmisher, a 3068 rebuild of the 3053 PAL-1 original. Where the PAL-1 fielded seven machine guns in the left arm, the PAL-3 replaces them with an Ultra AC/20, and the Large Pulse Laser in the right arm gives way to a Medium X-Pulse Laser. In place of the SRM 6, the twin Streak SRM 2 racks, and the Artemis IV fire-control system in the left torso, this variant carries four Machine Guns there, and CASE moves from the left torso to the right torso. A 360 XXL fusion engine replaces the 300 fusion engine, raising cruising speed from 54 to 65 km/h and top speed from 86 to 97 km/h, and reinforced internal structure replaces the endo steel structure of the original. It is a maintenance-intensive design, built by Innovative Design Concepts on Solaris VII.
Armor & loadout
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bal | LT ×4 | 4 | 200 rds · 1 t in RT |
| Enr | RA | 1 | |
| Bal | LA | 1 | 10 rds · 2 t in RT |
CASE: Right Torso