LYN-4R Lynx

Type: LYN-4R Lynx Mass: 55 Tons

Engine: 220 DAV Cost: 4,352,773 C-Bills

Walking Speed: 43 Kph. Max. Jumping Distance: N/A

Running Speed: 65 Kph. Communications System: Tek BattleCom

Jump Jets: None Targeting System: Garret T11-c

Manufacturer: Kallon Industries Chassis: Crucis-B

Primary Factory: Nanking (destroyed 2774) Weapon Capability: 37

Armor: Maximilian 65 Heat Sinks: 17

Armament

1 Kreuss Particle Projection Cannon

2 Magna Mk. II Medium Lasers

1 Conan/S LRM-5 Rack

1 Hovertec Hex Short-Range Missile System

Tonnage

Internal Structure: Standard 5.5

Engine: 220 DAV 10.0

Gyro: 3.0

Cockpit: 3.0

Armor: 168 Points 10.5

Location Internal Structure Armor

Head 3 9

Center Torso 16 25/10

R/L Torso 12 20/6

R/L Arm 8 16

R/L Leg 12 20

Weapons & Ammo Location Critical Tonnage

PPC Right Arm 3 7.0

SRM 6 Rack Left Torso 2 3.0

Medium Laser Left Arm 1 1.0

Medium Laser Left Torso 1 1.0

LRM 5 Rack Right Torso 1 2.0

Ammo (LRM 5) 24 Center Torso 1 1.0

Ammo (SRM 6) 15 Center Torso 1 1.0

Overview: The Lynx was designed at Kallon Industries by a group of expert Technicians and Mechwarriors in response to a Star League contract issued in 2736 after studies of combat reports of the early battles between Star League units and the rebellious Periphery states. These reports indicated a need for a "Mech with more firepower in the medium weight class, since it appeared that firepower and protection were superior to mobility in many of the situations that the Star League armies were faced with.

Kallon Industries modified their Wolverine chassis to meet the contract demands, and in doing so were able to get their design into production ahead of the competition. The Kallon production lines, already filled with the popular Rifleman and Wolverine designs, did not build many examples of the Lynx. Only 2,500 units were built, and it is a testimony to the basic soundness of the design that 80 of them continue to soldier on in the Inner Sphere in the late years of the Third Succession War. Over 1,000 Lynxes left the Inner Sphere with Kerensky when he went into exile. The production line on Nanking was destroyed early in the First Succession War, though there are rumors that Defiance Industries of Hesperus II has obtained a rare Lynx model to study in order to undertake production in the near future.

Capabilities: The Lynx has been nicknamed "The medium 'Mech that thinks it's a heavy".

Its design staff insured that the 'Mech would be easy to maintain and that modular components were used throughout its construction. It also ensured that the Mechwarrior had a comfortable environment and good firepower at all ranges. Its Maximilian 65 armor is the heaviest armor that one can find on a medium 'Mech. The Tek BattleCom communications system makes it a useful command vehicle for Medium Lances or in regimental Command Lances.

In the Lynx, the Wolverine chassis underwent only slight modification, with the framework added on the right shoulder for the LRM system and the head laser moved to the left. While the original -5X prototype opted for a third small laser and a Hovertec SRM-4 system in place of the Harpoon-6 rack, the final design reverted to another SRM-6 system in favor of cooler running. The Lynx's drawback is the lack of jump jets and relatively slow speed for its size. In actual battle conditions, however, the Lynx makes up for this lack of mobility by its heavy armor and heavier firepower.

[Source: This is a modified version of the LYN-5X in Battletechnology #9.]