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rcas
Mass: 65 Tons
Chassis: Bergan Version 6.3 Endo Steel
Power Plant: 325 XL
Cruising Speed: 54 kph
Maximum Speed: 86.4 kph
Jump Jets: Clan Standard Type A3
Jump Capacity: 150 Meters


Armor: Compound 12A1 Standard with CASE
Armament:
2 Series 7K Extended Range Large Lasers
2 Kolibri Delta Series Medium Pulse Lasers
3 Smartshot Mk. V Streak SRM-4 Launchers


Manufacturer: Bergan Industries

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Primary Factory: Alshain
Communications System: Garret L15
Targeting and Tracking System: RCA Instatrac Version 8
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Overview:
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Following the completion of the Clan Ghost Bear mass exodus to the Inner Sphere and the establishment of the Ghost Bear Dominion, Khan Bjorn Jorgensson decided that symbols were needed to mark the beginning of a new era for his Clan. The first such symbol was established in late 3060, when a group of trothkin who had just passed their Trial of Position began their Great Work- an enormous bronze sculpture which will eventually show a Leviathan-class WarShip in fine detail. The Khan ordered the Great Work to be displayed on Alshain and had a special viewing center built around it.

The second symbol, more militant in nature, was a new second-line BattleMech produced in the same factory that manufactures the Ursus. Loremaster Laurie Tseng named the new design the Arcas, after a character in Greek mythology that became the constellation of Ursa Minor. This served as a reminder of where the Clan had chosen to settle, for nowhere in Clanspace was Ursa Minor visible. The Arcas stepped off the production line in 3061, and was quickly battle-tested in Trials of Possession with Clan Wolf for the worlds of Leoben, Skandia, and Radstadt. It has since been produced in fairly large numbers and sent all over the Dominion.
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Capabilities:
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The Arcas is extremely mobile for its size. Jump jets allow a jump of 150 meters, and the powerful engine allows it to reach speeds comparable to many medium 'Mechs. Backing this mobility up is the most armor a 'Mech of the Arcas' size can carry and an array of weaponry dangerous at all ranges.

The Arcas' main weapons are a pair of extended range large lasers, which can be used to snipe at long ranges or add firepower to the devastating short-range punch provided by the 'Mech's other weapons. Two medium pulse lasers and three streak SRM-4 launchers are serious threats to any opponents who come anywhere near the Arcas. Though it only carries one ton of ammunition for the missile launchers, this is generally enough as the streak technology prevents waste, something the Ghost Bears as a whole, like all the Clans, abhors.
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Deployment:
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Arcases have been sent to all of the Ghost Bears' second-line Galaxies, but the largest numbers have been assigned to the Third Bear Regulars Cluster of Theta Galaxy. Additionally, the Tenth Garrison Cluster of the Nova Cats' Chi Provisional Galaxy took an Arcas during a Trial of Possession.
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Variants:
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The only known variant of the Arcas replaces the ER Large Lasers and all three Streak SRM-4s with two ER PPCs and extra heat sinks. This variant is only seen in areas where resupply is a possible concern.