Thunderbolt TDR-5SS
- Type
- BattleMech
- Tech
- Inner Sphere
- Mass
- 65t
- Role
- Brawler
- Intro
- 2930 Late Succession War (LosTech)
- Rules
- Introductory
- Cost
- 5.32M C-bills
- Move
- Armor
- 208 pts
Medium Laser ×3FlamerPPCSRM 6
Technical Readout: TR:SW · Record Sheets: RS:SW
Compare this unit
Availability by era
7 eras · 5 factions
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 3,088 |
| G1 | 2 | 2,701 |
| G2 | 3 | 2,246 |
| G3 | 4 | 1,765 |
| G4 | 5 | 1,337 |
| G5 | 6 | 1,150 |
| G6 | 7 | 1,029 |
| G7 | 8 | 909 |
| G8 | 8 | 856 |
Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.
Recognition notes
The Thunderbolt TDR-5SS is a 65-ton brawler, a 2930 rebuild of the 2491 TDR-1C, which carried a missile-boat loadout instead. Where the TDR-1C mounted twin machine guns and a large laser in the arms alongside an LRM 15 and SRM 2 in the right torso, the TDR-5SS carries a PPC in the right arm, an SRM 6 and three medium lasers in the left torso, and a flamer in the right torso. A heavier 260 fusion engine lifts cruising speed from 32 to 43 km/h and top speed from 54 to 65 km/h, and standard armor replaces the TDR-1C's primitive plating. The heat-sink count climbs from 10 to 21 single sinks. The frame is rugged and field-serviceable, and Olivetti Weaponry builds it at Sudeten.
Armor & loadout
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enr | RT | 1 | |
| MslSRM 6 | LT | 1 | 15 rds · 1 t in CT |
| Enr | LT ×3 | 3 | |
| Enr | RA | 1 |