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Description
Type/Model: Guillotine GLT-7M
Tech: Inner Sphere /3062
Config: Biped BattleMech
Rules: Level 2 , Standard design
Mass: 70 tons
Chassis: Crucis –II Delux Endo Steel
Power Plant: 280 VOX Fusion
Walking Speed: 43.2 km/h
Maximum Speed: 64.8 km/h
Jump Jets: 4 Anderson 389 Standard Jump Jets
Jump Capacity: 120 meters
Armor Type: Durallex Heavy Special w/ CASE Standard
Armament:
1 Light Gauss Rifle
1 ER Large Laser
4 ER Medium Lasers
1 SRM-4
Manufacturer: Irian BattleMechs Unlimited
Location: Irian
Communications System: Irian Technologies HRM-35s
Targeting & Tracking System: Omicron TrackerKeeper

Overview:
The design team working on House Marik’s Project Retread selected the Guillotine GLT-4L and 5M as their first assignment. The GLT-4L was a 3025-era design and the GLT-5M first manufactured in 3050. Neither was suitable for front-line assignment in 3060, and both existed in fair numbers (about 350 units total, the bulk of these being 5M variants). The design team finally settled on the GLT-5M, as replacing the 4L’s standard chassis with Endo Steel was beyond the Project’s scope.

Capabilities:
Upgrading the GLT-5M to the proposed 7M standard involved removing the majority of the weapons, all of the heat sinks and substituting more advanced models. Four Medium lasers were replaced by Extended Range models. The twenty-five Single Heat Sinks were dropped in favor of thirteen Double Heat Sinks, freeing up several tons and much internal space. This was put to good use with the installation of a Light Gauss Rifle supplied with sixteen ferro-nickel slugs. Finally, the SRM-6 Short Range Missile Launcher was replaced by an SRM-4 with twenty-five rounds in the ammo bin, the idea being to give the 7M greater independence from supply lines.

Armor remains the same at a respectable twelve tons of Standard plate, 88% of the maximum allowed for the Guillotine’s 70-ton chassis. The stock Extended Range Large Laser remains in place; coupled with the Light Gauss, it gives the GLT-7M decent long-range firepower while producing manageable amounts of heat. For short ranges the ER Medium lasers provide enough firepower to keep smaller opponents at bay, as well as presenting a serious threat to infantry of all kinds. The GLT-7M is very mobile for its weight class, boasting four jump jets and a top speed of nearly 65 kph. The Upgrade ensures this veteran will ‘run cool’ in urban settings with minimal heat management while still providing good long-range fire support.

Battle History:
The Guillotine GLT-7M has already seen action on the Capellan Border in 3062. Operating in lance strength, elements of the Oriente 3rd Hussars were observed maneuvering in support of a drive on a major city on the border world of Les Halles. As Capellan forces had entrenched themselves in the city proper, it fell to the 3rd Hussars to enter the city and dig out what defenders remained after the initial artillery barrage. Video recordings of this action show Guillotines lofting up over the buildings in the city’s outlying district, hammering away at the defenders with their battery of lasers.

After-action reports indicate that two lances comprised mostly of these refurbished ‘Mechs cleared nearly 40% of House Liao’s infantry force from the city. This concerted, highly mobile attack forced the invading Capellans to withdraw, retreating northward and eventually off-planet. A word of caution; in the one or two instances where a GLT-7M encountered a ‘Mech of its own weight class, the Guillotine clearly came off as second-best. Only the use of standard fusion engines kept these battered machines from being written off as a complete loss.

Notable 'Mechs & MechWarriors:
Petra ‘Rolling’ Boyle
A member of the Oriente 3rd Hussars, LT(sg) Boyle is a mechwarrior noted for occasional bursts of anger on the battlefield. This temper nearly proved her undoing during the initial assault of an urban center located on Les Halles. In accordance with the strict discipline for which the 3rd Hussars are famous, LT(sg) Boyle and her lance of Guillotine GLT-7Ms stayed back and hammered their Capellan opponents with long range fire until a freak shot from an enemy ER PPC struck her cockpit and nearly killed her.

Her lancemates later reported a scream of fury on the commnet as the enraged Boyle broke ranks and charged the offender, a Capellan Cataphract CTF-3L. The ensuing melee proved disastrous for Boyle; while she hammered the Liao ‘Mech as she approached, the enemy pilot was just as effective in returning fire. Closing with her foe turned out to be a mistake, despite their identical tonnage. Lt(sg) Boyle might have used her four ER medium lasers to win a stand-off fight. But the Cataphract’s MASC-augmented speed was an even match for this hot-headed pilot’s jump jets as the two mechwarriors fought furiously for position. Seven minutes into the fight, the Capellan gained the upper hand. Using his LBX ‘shotgun’ and four medium pulse lasers, he made short work of Boyle’s reconditioned Guillotine. Only the arrival of her lancemates and their combined fire saved Boyle from certain destruction.

Future deployments will certainly take this duel into account. Meanwhile, while LT(sg) Boyle has been decorated for bravery on the battlefield, several of her lancemates have been heard to remark that, far from being a hero, Boyle should count herself lucky to be alive. During the Les Halles action, at least two of House Liao’s ‘Mechs were observed to be a recent (and far more deadly) Cataphract variant, the CTF-4L.

Description
Type/Model: Guillotine GLT-7M
Tech: Inner Sphere /3062
Config: Biped BattleMech
Rules: Level 2 , Standard design
Mass: 70 tons
Chassis: Crucis –II Delux Endo Steel
Power Plant: 280 VOX Fusion
Walking Speed: 43.2 km/h
Maximum Speed: 64.8 km/h
Jump Jets: 4 Anderson 389 Standard Jump Jets
Jump Capacity: 120 meters
Armor Type: Durallex Heavy Special w/ CASE Standard
Armament:
1 Light Gauss Rifle
1 ER Large Laser
4 ER Medium Lasers
1 SRM-4
Manufacturer: Irian BattleMechs Unlimited
Location: Irian
Communications System: Irian Technologies HRM-35s
Targeting & Tracking System: Omicron TrackerKeeper

Overview:
The design team working on House Marik’s Project Retread selected the Guillotine GLT-4L and 5M as their first assignment. The GLT-4L was a 3025-era design and the GLT-5M first manufactured in 3050. Neither was suitable for front-line assignment in 3060, and both existed in fair numbers (about 350 units total, the bulk of these being 5M variants). The design team finally settled on the GLT-5M, as replacing the 4L’s standard chassis with Endo Steel was beyond the Project’s scope.

Capabilities:
Upgrading the GLT-5M to the proposed 7M standard involved removing the majority of the weapons, all of the heat sinks and substituting more advanced models. Four Medium lasers were replaced by Extended Range models. The twenty-five Single Heat Sinks were dropped in favor of thirteen Double Heat Sinks, freeing up several tons and much internal space. This was put to good use with the installation of a Light Gauss Rifle supplied with sixteen ferro-nickel slugs. Finally, the SRM-6 Short Range Missile Launcher was replaced by an SRM-4 with twenty-five rounds in the ammo bin, the idea being to give the 7M greater independence from supply lines.

Armor remains the same at a respectable twelve tons of Standard plate, 88% of the maximum allowed for the Guillotine’s 70-ton chassis. The stock Extended Range Large Laser remains in place; coupled with the Light Gauss, it gives the GLT-7M decent long-range firepower while producing manageable amounts of heat. For short ranges the ER Medium lasers provide enough firepower to keep smaller opponents at bay, as well as presenting a serious threat to infantry of all kinds. The GLT-7M is very mobile for its weight class, boasting four jump jets and a top speed of nearly 65 kph. The Upgrade ensures this veteran will ‘run cool’ in urban settings with minimal heat management while still providing good long-range fire support.

Battle History:
The Guillotine GLT-7M has already seen action on the Capellan Border in 3062. Operating in lance strength, elements of the Oriente 3rd Hussars were observed maneuvering in support of a drive on a major city on the border world of Les Halles. As Capellan forces had entrenched themselves in the city proper, it fell to the 3rd Hussars to enter the city and dig out what defenders remained after the initial artillery barrage. Video recordings of this action show Guillotines lofting up over the buildings in the city’s outlying district, hammering away at the defenders with their battery of lasers.

After-action reports indicate that two lances comprised mostly of these refurbished ‘Mechs cleared nearly 40% of House Liao’s infantry force from the city. This concerted, highly mobile attack forced the invading Capellans to withdraw, retreating northward and eventually off-planet. A word of caution; in the one or two instances where a GLT-7M encountered a ‘Mech of its own weight class, the Guillotine clearly came off as second-best. Only the use of standard fusion engines kept these battered machines from being written off as a complete loss.

Notable 'Mechs & MechWarriors:
Petra ‘Rolling’ Boyle
A member of the Oriente 3rd Hussars, LT(sg) Boyle is a mechwarrior noted for occasional bursts of anger on the battlefield. This temper nearly proved her undoing during the initial assault of an urban center located on Les Halles. In accordance with the strict discipline for which the 3rd Hussars are famous, LT(sg) Boyle and her lance of Guillotine GLT-7Ms stayed back and hammered their Capellan opponents with long range fire until a freak shot from an enemy ER PPC struck her cockpit and nearly killed her.

Her lancemates later reported a scream of fury on the commnet as the enraged Boyle broke ranks and charged the offender, a Capellan Cataphract CTF-3L. The ensuing melee proved disastrous for Boyle; while she hammered the Liao ‘Mech as she approached, the enemy pilot was just as effective in returning fire. Closing with her foe turned out to be a mistake, despite their identical tonnage. Lt(sg) Boyle might have used her four ER medium lasers to win a stand-off fight. But the Cataphract’s MASC-augmented speed was an even match for this hot-headed pilot’s jump jets as the two mechwarriors fought furiously for position. Seven minutes into the fight, the Capellan gained the upper hand. Using his LBX ‘shotgun’ and four medium pulse lasers, he made short work of Boyle’s reconditioned Guillotine. Only the arrival of her lancemates and their combined fire saved Boyle from certain destruction.

Future deployments will certainly take this duel into account. Meanwhile, while LT(sg) Boyle has been decorated for bravery on the battlefield, several of her lancemates have been heard to remark that, far from being a hero, Boyle should count herself lucky to be alive. During the Les Halles action, at least two of House Liao’s ‘Mechs were observed to be a recent (and far more deadly) Cataphract variant, the CTF-4L.