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[InnerSphereNews]

Sat. March 30th, 3050: Solaris Arms established on Solaris VII; the small start-up firm vows to place a new ’Mech in the arenas within a year.

[Odanan]

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Solaris Arms is a small 'Mech production firm that doesn't specialize in producing large amounts of 'Mechs. Unlike Defiance Industries, Solaris Arms focuses instead on developing new BattleMech designs for the arenas and stables on Solaris. All of Solaris Arms production lines are tuned to a specific design, and they can only produce a few units per year.

Unfortunately, it will take a few years for the the first Solaris designs to be released.

[Voidsinger]

Really?

There was no timetable given as to when the Onslaught was introduced into Solaris Arenas.

If you're referring to the SA-OS2 Onslaught, that came out in TR:3055, it was a different beast to the initial Onslaught in Solaris VII with very different technology.

The original Onslaught (included in the Solaris VII box set) had no advanced tech, and could be done as a playable IS mech right now.

I preferred the original first Solaris Arms mech. It didn't do so hot until Solomon Hyde took it to the top.

[Skylarr]

It can be found in the 3055 Upgrade book, page 164.

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Initially built as a technology test bed in the wake of the Clan invasion, this design soon entered full production. Though considered a “limited run” design by mainstream manufacturers, more than one hundred have been built in the Onslaught’s decade and a half of existence, and a surprising forty-five remain in service. Many of these are “Frankensteins,” ’Mechs reconstructed from the shattered remains of two or more others. This situation has led to an unusual naming tradition, with rebuilt ’Mechs adopting the names of their “parent” ’Mechs.

Capabilities
By modern standards, the classic SA-OS Onslaught was competent but hardly spectacular. Its one claim to excellence lay in its speed and maneuverability, which compared well with designs 10 or 20 tons lighter. This capability, however, came at
the price of armor and weaponry that were adequate but hardly exceptional for its weight class. Weapons made up less than half of the classic Onslaught’s mass, and its armor massed only 12 tons. In developing the SA-OS2 and SA-OS3 models (which began as custom variants), the designers sought to rectify these drawbacks.

The SA-OS2, which became the standard model in 3062, uses a light autocannon in lieu of the original’s Ultra AC and swaps the extended-range large laser for an X-pulse version. The mass saved by these changes allows the inclusion of an Angel ECM system, greatly bolstering the Onslaught’s electronic warfare capabilities. The components that make up the OS2 are available as an upgrade kit to classicmodel Onslaughts, allowing the extension of their service lives even on the ultra-competitive battlefields of Solaris.

SA-OS1 - This is the original version of the Onslaught. It was protected by only 12 tons of armor and was armed with an Ultra AC/5 in place of the SA-OS2's Light AC/5 and carried an ER Large Laser in place of the Large X-Pulse Laser. BV (1.0) = ??, BV (2.0) = 1,562Note: The original design used a Large Laser in place of the Extended Range model.