Viper VP-5
- Type
- BattleMech
- Tech
- Inner Sphere
- Mass
- 70t
- Role
- Brawler
- Intro
- 2958 Late Succession War (LosTech)
- Rules
- Introductory
- Move
- Armor
- 217 pts
Medium Laser ×6Large Laser ×2
Availability by era
2 eras · 2 factions
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 3,555 |
| G1 | 2 | 3,109 |
| G2 | 3 | 2,586 |
| G3 | 4 | 2,031 |
| G4 | 5 | 1,539 |
| G5 | 6 | 1,324 |
| G6 | 7 | 1,185 |
| G7 | 8 | 1,047 |
| G8 | 8 | 985 |
Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.
Recognition notes
The Viper VP-5 is a 70-ton brawler, a 2958 rebuild of the 2832 original that trades the VP-1's twin Binary Laser (Blazer) Cannons and trio of medium pulse lasers for a battery of six medium lasers, three in each arm, and a large laser in each torso. The standard 280 fusion engine replaces the base model's 280 XL fusion engine, and the heat-sink count of 17 stays level while switching from double to single sinks. Cruising speed holds at 43 km/h with a top speed near 65, and the jump jets still carry it 120 metres. It keeps the fixed searchlight, enhanced communications gear, and rugged, field-serviceable frame of the original, and Kallon Industries builds it at Bernardo.
Armor & loadout
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enr | RT · LT | 2 | |
| Enr | RA ×3 · LA ×3 | 6 |