Einherjar

The Einherjar is the premier ProtoMech design fielded by Clan Ashen Corsac in the post Wars of Reaving era. It was designed by the Ravenstein Experimental Bureau and features considerable improvements over the first generations of ProtoMechs. It is a flexible design, capable of taking on a variety of combat scenarios with reasonable endurance and good speed.

## Technical Information

### BV

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When Clan Ashen Corsac first encountered ProtoMechs on Huntress in 3060, they were quickly dismissed as a gimmicky and unnecessary weapon not worth the price. Though they were cheap to build, the requirement of using Enhanced Imaging to pilot them was seen as harrowing, as it drastically cut down a pilot's lifespan to just a few years. The cost in trained warriors was not worth the savings in C-Bills, and as such, ProtoMech Technology was completely ignored. This attitude only changed about a decade later, when the Corsacs embroiled in the Wars of Reaving were forced to press into service several trinaries' worth of Isorla ProtoMechs (and their pilots) due to the sheer brutality of that conflict. On several worlds of the Clan Homeworlds, ProtoMechs proved their worth as more than just fickle and gimmicky weapons.

What had not been ignored ignored this whole time however, was Enhanced Imagining technology, which had been deemed as having potential to be refined and improved by Corsac scientists through the Augmented Neural Interface. The development of ANI meant that when the Corsacs finally decided to change their mind and to task the Ravenstein Experimental Bureau to create their own ProtoMech design, they could do so with the peace of mind that through ANI, Corsac ProtoMech pilots would not be driven insane and could remain in service for many, many years, skills and luck willing.

The development of the Einherjar itself was made relatively simple by the fact that the Corsacs were able to evacuate enormous amounts of technological records and technical equipment from Huntress during Operation ANGELS' LAMENT, and ProtoMech development logs and manufacturing equipment occupied a front-row place in the bounty. Though these were dated, several other models of ProtoMechs were salvaged from combat zones throughout the late years of the Wars of Reaving and provided much insight into different perspectives and new methods. With plentiful data to study, it was easy for the REB to assess what worked and what didn't. It was thanks to this that they were able to make the Einherjar a refined and advanced machine, despite having never worked on ProtoMechs before.

Before long, Einherjar ProtoMechs became a serious rival to Battle Armor and were deployed in ever greater numbers thanks to their very cheap price and their good mix of mobility and endurance. They saw the most use in Chevauché Clusters, which were independent Clusters focused on supporting attacks and misdirection, capable of raiding and disappearing one day, then suddenly appearing to seize a crucial factory complex the next.

## Weapons and Equipment

The Einherjar's primary weapon is a single 'KriegMesser' ER Medium Laser in rifled form, which provides it some decent punch independent of ammunition and at adequate ranges especially for its size. This is its primary weapon against vehicles and Mechs and can prove somewhat threatening when a whole Point's worth encircles a Mech and can slice deep into its weak points. The Einherjar also features a SRM-2 with a mixed assortment of missiles to respond to various situations. This includes 10 salvos of regular high explosive warheads, 12 salvos of fragmentation warheads for rapidly wiping out infantry, and 3 salvos of smoke warheads for tactical cover and clever use. It is not uncommon for fragmentation warheads to be replaced by Inferno ones.

With roughly 20% of its tonnage dedicated to its 'PanzerVoll' standard armor, the Einherjar is fairly well armored, being (barely) capable of taking a single hit from a Gauss Rifle or ER PPC to its torso without suffering an armor breach. With a cruise speed of 54kph and a jump capacity of 150m, it is also more than capable of outflanking and leveraging its numbers. Its Comms suite is also designed to be partially jamming resistant, allowing it to operate within hostile ECM fields with less interferences and to make use of satellite uplinks at all time.

## Design Quirks

All Einherjar feature the following Design Quirks:

* Improved Communications
* Non-Standard Parts