Icarus

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The Icarus II was the first homegrown BattleMech design to be mass produced by the Free Worlds League, though it was actually the third League 'Mech, after the prototype Icarus and the Hector. In 2518, once Corean Enterprises was comfortable with the technology, they went back to the Icarus and upgraded it with jump jets, and felt that it was a substantial enough change that it required adding "II" to the moniker. The last factory producing the Icarus II was destroyed during the First Succession War, but despite that a handful survived the Succession Wars.[2]

Weapons and Equipment[edit]

The Icarus II was originally designed as a speedy striker to complement the Mackie and combat vehicles with a similar speed profile. Though 64 km/h may not sound fast, in the 25th century it was, especially with jump jets that allowed it to leap up to 120 meters. Seven and a half tons of armor was deemed adequate for the job.[2]

The primary armament of the Icarus II is an Imperator-B AC/10. Though heavy for a medium 'Mech, the autocannon has a good range profile and deals significant damage. It is backed up by a pair of Diverse Optics Type 2 medium lasers and a single Diverse Optics Type 10 small laser.[2]

Variants[edit]

Design Quirks[edit]

The ICR-1S Icarus variant is subject to the following Design Quirk:[14]


The ICR-1X Icarus variant is subject to the following Design Quirks:[9]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Technical Readout: Succession Wars, pp. 60–61. Article is missing from table of contents and has no header
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Technical Readout: 3075, pp. 260-261, "Icarus II Profile"
  3. 3.0 3.1 Era Digest: Age of War, p. 11
  4. Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged, p. 248
  5. Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War, p. 168
  6. The Spider Dances
  7. A Dish Served Cold
  8. TechManual, p. 14
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 2, p. 4
  10. Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged, p. 249
  11. Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged, p. 250
  12. Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War, p. 169
  13. Technical Readout: 3150, p. 223
  14. BattleMech Manual, p. 92 BattleMech Quirk Table - Icarus Entry.

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