Thunderbolt TDR-7M
- Type
- BattleMech
- Tech
- Inner Sphere
- Mass
- 65t
- Role
- Brawler
- Intro
- 3049 Clan Invasion
- Rules
- Standard
- Cost
- 6.09M C-bills
- Move
- Armor
- 206 pts
Medium Laser ×3ER Large LaserMachine Gun ×2LRM 15Streak SRM 2
Technical Readout: RGv1 · Record Sheets: RSFP:Wave 1
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Availability by era
7 eras · 25 factions
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 3,453 |
| G1 | 2 | 3,020 |
| G2 | 3 | 2,512 |
| G3 | 4 | 1,973 |
| G4 | 5 | 1,495 |
| G5 | 6 | 1,286 |
| G6 | 7 | 1,151 |
| G7 | 8 | 1,017 |
| G8 | 8 | 957 |
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-7M is a 65-ton brawler, a 3049 rework of the 2491 TDR-1C that traded that missile boat's role for close-in fighting power. The Large Laser in the right arm gives way to an ER Large Laser, and the SRM 2 that sat in the right torso becomes a Streak SRM 2 relocated to the left torso alongside the three medium lasers; the twin machine guns in the left arm and the LRM 15 in the right torso carry over. A heavier 260 fusion engine lifts cruising speed from 32 to 43 km/h and top speed from 54 to 65 km/h, and ferro-fibrous armor replaces the primitive plating of the original. CASE now lines both the left torso and right torso, and the heat-sink count rises from 10 single sinks to 15 double sinks. The frame is built rugged and field-serviceable, and Earthwerks-FWL, Inc. produces it at Keystone.
Armor & loadout
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Msl | RT | 1 | 16 rds · 2 t in LT |
| Enr | LT ×3 | 3 | |
| MslStreak SRM 2 | LT | 1 | 50 rds · 1 t in RT |
| Enr | RA | 1 | |
| Bal | LA ×2 | 2 | 200 rds · 1 t in LT |
CASE: Right Torso · Left Torso