Piranha 4
- Type
- BattleMech
- Tech
- Clan
- Mass
- 20t
- Role
- Striker
- Intro
- 3072 Jihad
- Rules
- Standard
- Cost
- 2.76M C-bills
- Move
- Armor
- 64 pts
ER Medium Laser ×2Light Machine Gun ×4Machine Gun ×4Light Machine Gun ArrayMachine Gun Array
Technical Readout: TR:CI · Record Sheets: RS:3085u-ONN
Compare this unit
Availability by era
5 eras · 4 factions
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 2,456 |
| G1 | 2 | 2,147 |
| G2 | 3 | 1,786 |
| G3 | 4 | 1,403 |
| G4 | 5 | 1,063 |
| G5 | 6 | 914 |
| G6 | 7 | 819 |
| G7 | 8 | 723 |
| G8 | 8 | 680 |
Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.
Recognition notes
The Piranha 4 is a 20-ton striker that fights close in, cruising at 97 km/h and topping out near 151 km/h on its 180 XL fusion engine, a 3072 field refit of the 3051 original. Where that original packs six Machine Guns into the left torso and six into the right, this configuration mounts four Machine Guns and a Machine Gun Array in the left torso, and four Light Machine Guns with a Light Machine Gun Array in the right torso. The center torso's ER Small Laser is replaced by a targeting computer, while the twin ER Medium Lasers in the arms carry over unchanged. It is a field refit built at various sites rather than a factory-line product.
Armor & loadout
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bal | RT ×4 | 4 | 100 rds · 0.5 t |
| BalLight Machine Gun Array | RT | 1 | |
| Bal | LT ×4 | 4 | 100 rds · 0.5 t |
| Bal | LT | 1 | |
| Enr | RA · LA | 2 | |
| electronicsTargeting ComputerClan | CT |