Quickdraw QKD-5K
- Type
- BattleMech
- Tech
- Inner Sphere
- Mass
- 60t
- Role
- Skirmisher
- Intro
- 3049 Clan Invasion
- Rules
- Standard
- Cost
- 5.72M C-bills
- Move
- Armor
- 143 pts
Medium Laser ×6SRM 4
Technical Readout: TR:3050U · Record Sheets: RS:3050Uu-I
Compare this unit
Availability by era
5 eras · 3 factions
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 2,922 |
| G1 | 2 | 2,555 |
| G2 | 3 | 2,125 |
| G3 | 4 | 1,670 |
| G4 | 5 | 1,265 |
| G5 | 6 | 1,088 |
| G6 | 7 | 974 |
| G7 | 8 | 860 |
| G8 | 8 | 810 |
Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.
Recognition notes
The QKD-5K is a 60-ton skirmisher, a 3049 rebuild of the 2779 QKD-4G original that trades reach for a denser laser battery. Where the QKD-4G carried an LRM 10 in the left torso, the QKD-5K fields a pair of Medium Lasers there instead, joining the Medium Laser in each arm, the paired rear-facing Medium Lasers in the right torso, and the SRM 4 in the center torso. Ferro-fibrous armor replaces the base model's standard plating, and the heat-sink count rises from 13 single to 17 double, while cruising speed holds at 54 km/h with a top speed of 86 and the same 150-meter jump range. The chassis retains its hyper-extending arm actuators, and Luthien Armor Works builds it at Luthien.
Armor & loadout
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| MslSRM 4 | CT | 1 | 25 rds · 1 t in RT |
| Enr | LT ×2 · RA · LA | 4 | |
| Enrrear | RT ×2 | 2 |