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Name/Model:         Wasp LAM (Upgrade) WSP-105M
Designer:           Strider Arashi
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere (Mixed)
Technology Rating:  F
Tonnage:            30
Role:               Scout
Configuration:      Land-Air (Standard) BattleMech
Era/Year:           Dark Age / 3150
Rules (Current):    Advanced (Extinct)
Rules (Era):        Advanced
Rules (Year):       Advanced (Extinct)
Total Cost:         10,962,770 C-Bills
Battle Value:       1,251

Chassis:              Harvard 12K Composite
Power Plant:          GM 180 
Walking Speed:        64.8 kph  
Maximum Speed:        97.2 kph  [118.8 kph]
Jump Jets:            GM ATO 100 
    Jump Capacity:    180 meters
Cruising Speed:       194.4 kph 
Flanking Speed:       291.6 kph 
Safe Thrust Speed:    64.8 kph  
Max Thrust Speed:     97.2 kph  
Armor:                Durallex Light with CASE II
Armament:             
    1 Ceres Stalking Cougar Harpoon Streak LRM 5 (C)
    1 Series 6A Emerald Deathstare Heavy Medium Laser (C)
Manufacturer:         Abysmal Manufacturing Complex, Auxiliary Production Site #4, Harvard Company, Inc., Hellespont Industries
    Primary Factory:  Huntress (AMC), DSS Poseidon Mobile Production Facility (APS#4), Epsilon Eridani (HCI), Sian (HI)
Communications:       Rand 1200
Targeting & Tracking: Rand LAMTar 100 with Advanced Targeting Computer

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Overview:
    Description:
    
    Designed right after the Stinger LAM proved the Land-Air 'Mech concept, the aerodynamic Wasp
    chassis also seemed to promise a successful conversion. However, weapon accuracy was
    severely hampered on initial prototypes and only after the Harvard Company hired Katherine
    Piscalla was a successful Wasp LAM actually produced.[2]
    
    The Wasp LAM is able to convert from BattleMech to aerospace fighter faster than any other
    Land-Air 'Mech[2], and also mounts no lostech, save for the conversion equipment. The ease
    of use and ability to drop bombs from bomb bays made the Wasp LAM especially successful in
    air-to-ground strikes, no matter where that ground may be. During its first operation, Wasp
    LAMs were tasked with destroying a nuclear weapons facility orbiting within the Terran Oort
    Cloud in 2690. Generations of SLDF ground soldiers loved the Wasp LAM so much, they bestowed
    upon it the moniker "angels on our shoulders".[3]
    
    The Capellan Confederation has several Wasp LAM variants that are original prototypes, built
    before the first successful prototype designed by Dr. Piscalla. All variants not only have
    difficulty converting, but are also prone to glitches with their targeting and tracking
    systems.[4]
    
    The Wasp LAM was a highly sought-after prize, and a jealously guarded commodity when most of
    the Wasp LAM production facilities were destroyed shortly after the start of the First
    Succession War.[2] By the thirty-first century, the Wasp LAM was an exceedingly rare sight
    within the Inner Sphere.[3]

Capabilities:
    Weapons and Equipment:
    
    The Wasp LAM is similar to the Stinger LAM, maintaining the same ground and air speed. The
    only real difference is in the armament - the Wasp LAM is armed with a Series 6A Emerald
    Deathstare Heavy Medium Laser and a Ceres Stalking Cougar Harpoon Streak LRM-5.[2]
    With a Targeting Computer.

Variants:
    Variants:
    
    WSP-100 Wasp LAM Mk I
    This variant, used by the SLDF, has an LTV 150 engine, slightly lower maximum ground speed
    at 84 km/h, a 120 meter jump capability, and replaces the SRM-2 with a rear-facing One-Shot
    version. In exchange the WSP-100 was equipped with a five ton bomb bay, which allowed the
    WSP-100 to carry Arrow IV missiles and conventional bombs without losing any speed.[4] BV
    (2.0) = 489
    
    WSP-100b
    This variant was designed for the SLDF's "Blackhearts" teams.[4] Based on the standard
    WSP-100, it replaced the medium laser and bomb bay with an extra jump jet, medium pulse
    laser, Streak SRM-2, and Guardian ECM suite. The armor protection was also increased
    slightly. BV (2.0) = ????[5]
    
    WSP-100A
    This version of the Wasp LAM replaces the bomb bay with an LRM-10 launcher and an extra jump
    jet. This variant was later used as the inspiration for the Valkyrie.[4] BV (2.0) = ????[6]
    
    WSP-105M
    This variant of the "standard" WSP-105 replaced the SRM-2 and one single heat sink with a
    single LRM-5. BV (2.0) = ????[7]
    
    WSP-110
    This Jihad-era variant appears to be a testbed used by the Word of Blake. Its performance is
    identical to the WSP-100 and it retains the bomb bay, but it is built on a composite
    internal structure. It's also equipped with double heat sinks and a medium variable speed
    pulse laser. The One-Shot SRM-2 missile launcher has been removed. BV (2.0) = ????[8]

Notable MechWarriors:
    Notable Pilots:
    
    Sharon Dorsee
    Personal
    Affiliation	Draconis Combine[1]
    Career
    Rank	MechWarrior[1]
    Profession	MechWarrior[1]
    Sharon Dorsee was a MechWarrior in the Pesht Regulars.[1]
    
    Contents
    1 History
    2 BattleMech
    3 References
    4 Bibliography
    History
    Sharon Dorsee is one of the rare few who achieved Ace status both as an Aerospace Pilot (8
    kills) and as a MechWarrior (over 13 kills). In 3024 she was stationed on Caph - likely
    alongside Mandrake Matherson with the all-LAM Special Air Lance of the Twelfth Dieron
    Regulars. On a mission on Capra both she and her LAM were severely injured in an engagement
    with a Federated Suns Warhammer. Both required nearly a year's worth of healing and repairs,
    and returned to active duty with the Pesht Regulars just prior to June 3025.[1][2]
    
    Apocryphal Content
    This box contains information derived from apocryphal sources, which may not be considered
    canonical for the BattleTech Universe.
    Sharon Dorsee engaged a Wolverine on the planet Lyran Commonwealth planet of Delos VI
    somewhere along the Combine border. This also occurred nearly a year after the engagement
    with the Warhammer, but Dorsee had just been assigned to the Fourth Proserpina Hussars.
    Missile damage, whether from the Warhammer or more recently, prevented Dorsee from entering
    Aerospace mode.[3]
    
    Mandrake Matherson:
    
    Mandrake Matherson
    Personal
    Died	3039[1]
    Affiliation	Draconis Combine[2][1]
    Career
    Rank	Tai-i[2][1]
    Profession	MechWarrior[2][1]
    Mandrake Matherson was a Tai-i commanding the Special Air Lance in the Twelfth Dieron
    Regulars.[2][1]
    
    Contents
    1 History
    2 BattleMech
    3 References
    4 Bibliography
    History
    Tai-i Mandrake Matherson a member of the Special Air Lance, composed of four LAMs, of the
    Twelfth Dieron Regulars stationed on Capra in the closing years of the Third Succession War.
    Proving to be an able warrior in several major engagements led to his promotion to command
    the Lance. While only a mediocre aerospace pilot, his abilities in AirMech mode were almost
    peerless. In the 3025 Battle of Galtor he located a cache of Star League armor in the
    warehouse. While this cache was only standard armor, it did allow Matherson to restore his
    WSP-105 to the original WSP-100 appearance. Combine propaganda meanwhile insinuated that it
    was recovered Ferro-Aluminum Armor that was undergoing tested for wider deployment. He was
    killed during the fighting in the War of 3039.[2][1]
    
    BattleMech
    Matherson piloted a WSP-105 Wasp LAM that was customized to resemble the WSP-100 as well as
    minor unknown weapon modifications.[2][1] His 'Mech was also refitted with armor plating
    from a Star League bunker on Galtor that was stronger and more effective.[2]

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                         Composite                  1.50                     
LAM Conversion Eqpt:                                                   3.00                     
Engine:                                     180 Fusion                 7.00                     
    Walking MP:                                 6                                               
    Running MP:                               9 [11]                                            
    Jumping MP:                                 6                                               
    AirMech Cruise MP:                          18                                              
    AirMech Flank MP:                           27                                              
    Safe Thrust:                                6                                               
    Max Thrust:                                 9                                               
Heat Sinks (Double):                       10 [20] (C)                 0.00                     
Gyro:                                        Compact                   3.00                     
Cockpit:                                    Small (C)                  2.00                     
Fuel:                                           80                     0.00                     
Armor Factor:                                   80                     5.00                     
    Type:                                    Standard                                           

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      10             12       
    Center Torso (rear):                               3       
    R/L Torso:                          7              9       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  3       
    R/L Arm:                            5              6       
    R/L Leg:                            7             10       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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Targeting Computer (C)                                    H                 1          1.00             
CASE II (C)                                               CT                1          0.50             
Streak LRM 5 (C)                                          CT                1          2.00             
Streak LRM 5 (Ammo 24) (C)                                CT                1          1.00             
2 Jump Jets                                               RT                2          1.00             
2 Jump Jets                                               LT                2          1.00             
Heavy Medium Laser (C)                                    RA                2          1.00             
Jump Jet                                                  RL                1          0.50             
Jump Jet                                                  LL                1          0.50             
Triple-Strength Myomer                                    --                6          0.00             

Note: Equipped with Full-Head Ejection System

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 27
TP: BM,  SZ: 1,  TMM: 2,  MV: 12"j
Damage: (S) 2 / (M) 2 / (L) 1,  OV: 0
Armor (A): 3,  Structure (S): 2
Specials: CASEII, FUEL4, LAM(36"g/6a), TSM
 
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