Редагування Devastator

{{otheruses|the 100-ton BattleMech|other uses|Devastator (disambiguation)}}
{{InfoBoxBattleMech
|image = Devastator RGilClan v28.jpg
|name = ''Devastator''
|manufacturer = 
[[Corean Enterprises]]<ref>''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 12</ref>
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[[Norse-Storm BattleMechs Inc.]]<ref name=TRSWp182f>''Technical Readout: Succession Wars'', pp. 182–183: "DVS-2 Devastator"</ref><ref>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 19</ref> <!-- TRO:SW entry reprinted from TRO:3058U -->
|production year = 3048
|year reference = <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/894/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
|model = DVS-2<ref name=TRSWp182f />
|cost = 22,398,000 C-bills
|Tech Base = Inner Sphere
|mech type = BattleMech
|feet = biped
|mass = 100
|chassis = [[Star League XT]] <!-- <ref name=TRSWp182f /> -->
|armor = [[Durallex Heavy]] <!-- <ref name=TRSWp182f /> -->
|engine = [[Vlar 300 XL]] <!-- <ref name=TRSWp182f /> -->
|comsys = [[Johnston Wide Band]] <!-- <ref name=TRSWp182f /> -->
|T&T = [[Randar Pinpoint-HY]] <!-- <ref name=TRSWp182f /> -->
|heat sinks = 14 [[Double Heat Sink|double]] <!-- <ref name=TRSWp182f /> -->
|speed = 54 <!-- <ref name=TRSWp182f /> -->
|armament = <!-- <ref name=TRSWp182f /> -->
* 2x [[Gauss rifle]]
* 2x [[PPC]]
* 4x [[medium laser]]
|BV (1.0) = 2,093<ref>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 157</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrades'', p. 348</ref>
|BV (2.0) = 2,481<ref name=TRSWp182f /><ref>''Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Inner Sphere)'', p. 298</ref>
}}

==Description==
[[General Kerensky]] himself designed the specifications for the '''''Devastator''''' to make up for perceived flaws in the prototype ''[[Grand Titan|Titan]]''. However, when [[Stefan Amaris]] seized the reins of the [[Terran Hegemony]], production of the ''Devastator'' was stalled until the invasion of [[Terra]], when a mere six prototypes were delivered to the [[Star League Defense Force]]. The only reported action of a ''Devastator'' during that invasion occurred on the Alberta plains. There, a lieutenant named [[Peter St. Ives]] destroyed three Amaris Mechs in two minutes, forcing the fourth attacker to surrender.<ref>''McCarron Armored Cavalry'', p. 19</ref> 

After the battle for Terra, the ''Devastator'' remained lost to the [[Inner Sphere]] for centuries, until troops from the [[Federated Suns]] chanced upon the blueprints in a [[Star League]] base on the world of [[Hoff]] in [[3023]]. A downgraded version of the 'Mech was prototyped in [[3033]] by the [[NAIS]], using technology available at the time. It was not until [[3044]] that a ''Devastator'' appeared that was constructed using the intended technologies (DVS-2); this version was finally put in production by [[3048]].

The ''Devastator'' is powered by a Vlar 300 [[XL engine]] giving it a top speed of 54 km/h. The 'Mech is protected by eighteen and a half tons of Durallex Heavy armor and has fourteen [[double heat sink]]s to dissipate waste heat.

==Weapons and Equipment==
The ''Devastator'' carries an arsenal focused on long-range combat. The primary weapons are a pair of [[Poland Main Model A]] [[Gauss rifle]]s backed up by two [[Donal]] [[PPC]]s. For close combat, the ''Devastator'' carries four [[Intek]] [[medium laser]]s, one of which is mounted in the rear of the center torso to keep enemy infantry from getting too ambitious.

==Variants==
*; DVS-1D : The low-tech version of the ''Devastator'' introduced in [[Earliest 3036]], the 1D used a standard engine, so components had to be downgraded. The Gauss Rifles became [[Autocannon/10]]s and the PPCs were replaced with [[Large Laser]]s. One ton of armor was removed, while fifteen single [[heat sink]]s strained to keep the 'Mech's heat under control. The vast majority of these that were produced were upgraded by the late 3060s, leaving most 1Ds in the hands of the [[Taurian Concordat]].<ref name=TRSWp182f /> BV (1.0) = 1,402,<ref>''Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrades'', p. 347</ref> BV (2.0) = 1,858<ref>''Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Inner Sphere)'', p. 299</ref>

*; DVS-2-EC : Several ''Devastator''s were hand-built by Clan technicians for [[Operation Klondike]]. These used [[Improved Gauss Rifle]]s and carried two more tons of Gauss ammunition (four tons total). Later [[Clan Wolverine]] would overhaul the weapons completely, leaving the Improved Gauss Rifles in place (adding CASE to the arms for protection), but trading the PPCs for [[Enhanced ER PPC]]s and the medium lasers for [[ER medium laser]]s. To handle the massive heat load, twenty Clan-spec double heat sinks were installed. (Note: '''EC''' is an abbreviation used by historians to designate "Early Clan" designs.)<ref>''Technical Readout: Golden Century'', p. 62</ref> BV (2.0) = 2,699<ref>''Technical Readout: Golden Century'', p. 122</ref>

*; DVS-3 : The DVS-3 variant of the ''Devastator'' increases the 'Mech's longevity on the battlefield. To do this, the 'Mech has increased its ammunition load for its Gauss Rifles by two tons and the armor protection has been increased by half a ton. The 'Mech mounts a rear-mounted [[Small Laser]] with the rear-mounted medium laser, using the weight left over by the removal of the three forward facing medium lasers.<ref name=TRSWp182f /> BV (1.0) = 2,182,<ref>''Combat Operations'', p. 131</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrades'', p. 349</ref> BV (2.0) = 2,452<ref>''Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Inner Sphere)'', p. 300</ref>

*; DVS-10 : This production variant of the ''Devastator'' MUSE EARTH uses an XL engine for power and a suite of [[Laser#Re-Engineered Lasers|Re-Engineered Laser]]s to penetrate advanced armors.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3150'', p. 224</ref> BV (2.0) = 2,204<ref>''Record Sheets: 3150''</ref>

*; DVS-11: A line-breaker version of the ''Devastator'' for the ilClan-era, the 11-series starts with an [[XL Engine]] and an [[Endo-composite]] chassis, boosted by [[MASC]]. Keeping in line with the original, the 11-series is armed with a pair of [[Gauss Rifle]]s, with 2 [[Snub-Nose PPC]]s supporting them at closer ranges. To support these heavy weapons, 2 clan-spec [[ER Medium Laser]]s are mounted in the torsos, combined by a head mounted [[ER Small Laser]] and a rear-mounted one as well. BV (1.0) = ???? BV (2.0) = 3,170<ref>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 28'', p. 13</ref>

===Custom Variants===
*; DVS-X10 MUSE EARTH : The ''Devastator'' MUSE EARTH project created to push the limitations of existing Assault 'Mechs to new heights during the [[Jihad]]. Their first step was to install a 400-rated [[XXL engine]] to increase the ''Devastator's'' maximum ground speed to 64 km/h. By combining a [[Supercharger]] with a [[MASC]] system, Dr. [[Ned Morgan]], [[John Heidl]] and the other engineers assigned to this project created a design that that can move at a top speed of over 100 km/h for short bursts. Not content with nearly twenty tons of [[Reactive Armor]], the engineers also [[Armored Components|armored]] the 'Mech's cockpit, [[Compact Gyro]], Supercharger, and the shoulder and hip actuators. The MUSE EARTH ''Devastator'' carries a [[Heavy PPC]] and [[PPC Capacitor]] in each arm and a pair of [[Medium Variable Speed Pulse Laser]]s in the center torso. To make room for all the armor, large engine, and supercharger, the MUSE EARTH uses a [[Compact Gyro]] and an [[Endo-Composite|Endo Composite]] skeleton. BV (2.0) = 3,344<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Davion'', p. 6</ref>

==Design Quirks==
The ''Devastator'' has the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref>''BattleMech Manual'', p. 91: Design Quirk Table - Devastator Entry</ref>
* [[Hyper-Extending Actuators]]
* [[Searchlight]]

==Notable Pilots==
:''See: [[:Category:Notable Devastator Pilots]]''

==Notes==
* In German products, the unit's proper name was altered to '''Destruktor'''. The model code was left changed accordingly to '''DST-2'''.

* General Motors claimed initial ownership of the design and attempted to extract royalties on sales by Norse-Storm in court. Unfortunately for GM, both Lyran and Federated courts found that the design was now in the public domain instead.<ref>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'' p. 19</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Devastator_MACp18.png|Original DVS-2 ''Devastator'' from ''[[McCarron's Armored Cavalry (scenario pack)|McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]''
Devastator.jpg|''Devastator'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3058|TRO:3058]]''
Devastator RGilClan v28.jpg|''Devastator'' from ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 28|RG:ilClan vol. 28]]''
DVS-X10 Devastator.jpg|DVS-X10 ''Devastator'' "MUSE EARTH" from ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Davion|XTRO:Davion]]''
Devastator_head_MACp19.png|A closer view of the head of a ''Devastator'' from ''McCarron's Armored Cavalry''
Devastator_MACp55.png|[[Lester J. Otto|General Otto]]'s ''Devastator'' during his last stand from ''McCarron's Armored Cavalry''
</gallery>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[BattleMech Manual]]''
* ''[[Combat Operations]]''
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Davion]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
* ''[[Master Unit List]]''
* ''[[McCarron's Armored Cavalry (scenario pack)|McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]''
* ''[[Objectives: Federated Suns]]''
* ''[[Objectives: Lyran Alliance]]''
* ''[[Patriots and Tyrants]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3055/3058]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrades]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3058 Unabridged (Inner Sphere)]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3150]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058]] ''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3150]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: Golden Century]]''
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