Piranha 5
- Type
- BattleMech
- Tech
- Clan
- Mass
- 20t
- Role
- Striker
- Intro
- 3140 Dark Age
- Rules
- Standard
- Move
- Armor
- 67 pts
Improved Heavy Medium Laser ×2ER Small LaserMachine Gun ×12
Availability by era
2 eras · 9 factions
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 2,615 |
| G1 | 2 | 2,287 |
| G2 | 3 | 1,902 |
| G3 | 4 | 1,494 |
| G4 | 5 | 1,132 |
| G5 | 6 | 974 |
| G6 | 7 | 872 |
| G7 | 8 | 770 |
| G8 | 8 | 724 |
Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.
Recognition notes
The Piranha 5 is a 20-ton striker that fights close-in, cruising at 97 km/h and topping out near 151, with a supercharger in the center torso pushing it to 194 km/h when engaged. Where the original 3051 Piranha carries an ER Medium Laser in each arm, this variant mounts an Improved Heavy Medium Laser in the Left Arm and another in the Right Arm, backed by six Machine Guns in the Left Torso and six more in the Right Torso, plus the ER Small Laser in the Center Torso. Double heat sinks replace the base model's single heat sinks, and ferro-fibrous armor plating replaces its standard armor. It is built at Manufacturing Plant SF-SPK1/CSF Poseidon aboard the Sea Fox Factory Ship.
Armor & loadout
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enr | CT | 1 | |
| Bal | RT ×6 · LT ×6 | 12 | 200 rds · 1 t |
| Enr | RA · LA | 2 | |
| mobilitySupercharger | CT |