Templar III

Description
The Templar III is a Dark Age era Assault Class OmniMech, first produced by General Motors for the Federated Suns. It was intended as a replacement for the original Templar, whose factory lines were destroyed during the Jihad. General Motors established a new production line on New Valencia for what was to become the next generation of the Templar with newer technologies.

Like its predecessor, the Templar III is typically utilized as a Command 'Mech by AFFS forces. With its alternate configurations the 'Mech is able to handle various combat situations thanks to access to Advanced equipment.

Weapons and Equipment
Among the most noticeable differences when comparing the original Templar to the Templar III is its smaller Pod Capacity. The new 'Mech has a 29 ton Pod capacity in comparison to the old Templar's 40 tons. However, the 'Mech's heavier Light Engine provides improved durability while retaining the original design's maximum speed and armor protection.

The Prime Configuration of the Templar III is not unlike the older WHM-8D Warhammer's weapons load-out. The Configuration is armed with that older design's ER PPCs, Extended-Ranged Medium and Small Lasers, while having a single 4-Tubed Short-Range Missile Launcher instead of the 6-Tubed Launcher. All of its energy weapons are tied together with a Targeting Computer and cooled down by four additional Double Heat Sinks. The launcher ammunition is protected by the Templar III's permanently mounted CASE found in its right torso.

Alternate Configurations

 * Alt. Config. A : Intended for intermediate to short-range combat, the A Configuration is armed with a pair of Large Pulse Lasers and two Medium Pulse Lasers. The Configuration's only long-range weapons consists of a pair of 7-Tubed Multi-Missile Launchers with two tons of ammunition.BV (2.0)=1,677


 * Alt. Config. B : An Advanced Tech configuration, the weapons arrangement includes a side-torso mounted ER PPC, with six Small X-Pulse Lasers. Additionally, the B Configuration is intended for close-range combat with melee weapons, and four Jump Jets for improved mobility. Its melee weapons are a right arm mounted Hatchet, while the left arm carries a Chain Whip.  To help it get to its intended target quickly, the 'Mech is fitted with a Supercharger. BV(2.0)= 1,919


 * Alt. Config. C : The second of the Templar III's advanced tech configurations, the C Configuration is armed with the following: a single Class 5 Rotary Autocannon, a pair of ER Medium Lasers, a Six-Tubed Streak SRM Launcher, an ER Small Laser, and a single Large Re-engineered Laser. The autocannon is supplied with 3 tons of ammunition, while 1 ton of ammunition is allotted to the Streak Launcher. BV(2.0)=1,968


 * Alt. Config. D : The third of the Templar III's advanced weapons configuration, this one is designed to defeat 'Mechs armored with Reflective Armor. It is armed with four Medium Re-Engineered Lasers, while its more damaging weapons include a Clan LB-10X Class Autocannon and a single Clan ER PPC. The Autocannon is fed by 3 tons of ammunition in the CASE-protected right torso. BV(2.0)=2,041

Custom Variants

 * TLR2-J "Arthur" : Julian Davion piloted a custom Templar III with a weapon loadout similar to the Prime configuration, but upgraded to feature a full suite of Clan-tech weaponry: an ER PPC and ER Medium Laser in each arm, an ER Small Laser and Streak SRM-6 in the torso, and a Targeting Computer. Thanks to the resulting weight savings, four extra Double Heat Sinks help keep the energy-intensive arsenal firing. BV (2.0) = 2,722

MechWarrior: Dark Age Dossier Variants

 * FS261-16C (“Lancelot”) : This is from Hansen's Roughriders' dossier of Cacey Duncan. This 'Mech's history cites it being salvaged from a destroyed House Davion unit on Bromhead.  This Templar is armed with two Defiance 1001 ER PPCs, 2 BlazeFire Longshot ER Medium Lasers, 2 Diverse Optics ER Small Lasers, and a TharHes 4 Pack SRM. There was no canon record sheet or details beyond the dossier itself regarding this variant until TRO:3145 offically canonized the design.

Notable Pilots

 * Jasek Kelswa-Steiner piloted a version of the 'Mech while in command of the Stormhammers splinter group in 3134. He was noted for his actions against the Clan Jade Falcon incursion into the crumbling Republic of the Sphere.

Related Designs

 * Templar - The original version of the Templar III, which was produced by Kallon Industries prior to its factories on Talon, moon of Wernke, being destroyed during the Jihad.


 * Pendragon - An Experimental/Advanced Missile-based Fire-Support BattleMech which was loosely based on the original Templar. It was produced in limited numbers at the same facilities that would end up being used to produce the Templar III.