Battlemaster BLR-1G Renslayer

When the Helm Memory Core was rediscovered by the Gray Death Legion in 3028, the entire Inner Sphere began a technological advancement not seen since the days of the Star League three hundred years prior. Active battlefields were not the only places to benefit from the reborn technologies. The arenas of Solaris 7 became more competitive than ever with all manner of gladiators outfitting their machines with the newest equipment they could get ahold of. The Renslayer model of the BattleMaster was one such example.

Piloted by Ana Renslayer, prior to the 3040s her BattleMaster was a mostly stock machine fighting in Class Five and Class Six tournaments with varying degrees of success. With each stack of C-Bills she managed to win, she invested more and more in her BattleMech until in 3046, it had become exactly what she wanted - thoroughly upgraded with what had been called LosTech just a handful of years before.

In 3046 when her BattleMech had reached a level she was happy with, Ana entered her BattleMaster in the Class Five tournament and easily advanced through the ranks. In the final, she came up against a heavily modified Atlas but was still able to win the day when her Large Pulse Laser managed to strike and detonate an ammo bin, ending her championship match in fireworks, not to mention serious injuries for the other pilot.

The Renslayer would become less impressive over time as technology continued to advance, but it nevertheless remained a top of the line machine with a talented pilot for years to come.

Other than the weapon load and engine- downgraded to a Strand 255, the Renslayer is a fairly stock BLR-1G. Most of the advanced tech comes in the form of a large pulse laser in the right torso, backed up a brace of medium pulse lasers in the center and left torsos. The rest of the lo-fi weapons include an AC-10 fitted to a permanent mount on the right arm, An LRM-15, and a pair of machineguns installed in the standard BLR-1G antipersonnel mounts on the left arm.

The typical right arm pistol mount was not possible because Hollis's forearm and hand actuators could not be properly reinforced and stabilized to prevent weapon zero drift and premature component fatigue due to the recoil of the AC-10 over the much smoother firing PPC.

The Renslayer's field endurance is limited, with a single ton of ammo dedicated to the autocannon and LRM launcher. Typically this will be alright in single opponent fights but likely a hindrance in long term mass melee events. Heat likely won't be an issue, with fifteen double heat sinks making the Renslayer a cool customer.

Thirteen and a half tons of standard armor is fair but a significant full ton downgrade from the typical (and faster) incarnation of the BLR-1G.