Penetrator PTR-8D
- Type
- BattleMech
- Tech
- Inner Sphere
- Mass
- 75t
- Role
- Brawler
- Intro
- 3144 Dark Age
- Rules
- Advanced
- Move
- Armor
- 208 pts
Medium Laser ×6Large Re-engineered Laser ×2Laser AMS

Availability by era
2 eras · 1 faction
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 4,920 |
| G1 | 2 | 4,303 |
| G2 | 3 | 3,578 |
| G3 | 4 | 2,812 |
| G4 | 5 | 2,130 |
| G5 | 6 | 1,832 |
| G6 | 7 | 1,640 |
| G7 | 8 | 1,448 |
| G8 | 8 | 1,363 |
Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.
Recognition notes
The PTR-8D rebuilds the Penetrator as a 75-ton brawler that fights in close, where the PTR-4D fought as a skirmisher. In place of the twin ER large lasers it mounts a Large Re-engineered Laser in each arm, and the six Medium Pulse Lasers of the torso banks give way to six Medium Lasers, three to a side. The old Anti-Missile System is replaced by a Laser AMS in the center torso, and a coolant pod sits in the left torso. Endo steel structure and laser-reflective armor replace the standard structure and standard armor of the earlier model, and the heat-sink count rises from 12 to 13 double sinks. Cruising speed holds at 43 km/h with a top speed near 65, and a single jump still carries it 120 metres. The type keeps its stable firing platform, and Kallon Weapon Industries builds it at Wernke.
Armor & loadout
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sup | CT | 1 | |
| Enr | RT ×3 · LT ×3 | 6 | |
| Enr | RA · LA | 2 | |
| otherCoolant Pod | LT |