RVN-1X Raven


I don’t know why, but I seem to be focusing on Mechs from House Liao’s Capellan Confederation. First the Cataphract, and now - well, this time I’m talking about the Raven. This is another new Capellan Mech design, this one based around electronic warfare. Capellan scientists developed a new ECM suite and probe system they hoped would be close to Star League electronic warfare systems. Unfortunately, the new system was so heavy and bulky that they couldn’t fit it into an existing design. Rather than give up on the technology, they built an entirely new Mech around it in 3024.

The new Raven was designed to be a scout for command units. It was supposed to be attached to battalion command lances, usually as a fifth Mech.

Unfortunately, the EW system in the RVN-1X Raven had some flaws. Its range was shorter than Star League era ECM and Probes, and it took up much more space in the Mech. When it took damage, the ECM system would actually make it harder for the Raven’s pilot to target enemies. Granted, when an EW scout Mech was involved in combat the mission had already gone sideways. Even so, it was useful in the right circumstances, if not as good as the designers hoped.

RVN-1X Raven: Size Light (35 tons), Speed Average, Armor Light. ECM, Probe, C-Apple Churchill Tracking System, SRM Launcher. 1B/2Y/1Gd8/1SSRd8/2W [1B/1Y/1Gd8/1SSRd8/2W vs advanced/clan technology.]

(The reason I ignore the twin medium lasers in the Raven’s right arm is that the whole point of this Mech is electronic warfare, and that gave space for another spotting system. I also used a green d8 for the movement system for the same reason.)

The proliferation of the Helm Star League Memory Core discovered by the Gray Death Legion allowed the Raven to finally come into its own as an electronic warfare scout around 3048. Powered by an extra-light engine, the new Raven mounted a Beagle Active Probe, Guardian ECM Suite, Target Acquisition Gear, and a NARC Missile Beacon, along with the familiar battery of weapons.

RVN-3L Raven: Size Light (35 Tons), Speed Fast, Armor Light. Guardian ECM Suite, Beagle Active Probe, NARC Missile Beacon, SRM Launcher. 1B/2Y/1Gd8/1SSRd8/2W [Advanced Technology]

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