Editing Fafnir (section)

==Overview==
The flagship BattleMech of Defiance Industries after their self-named Defiance project got associated with Operation EXCALIBUR, aka Brandal Gareth's failed Free Star Republic coup, the 100-ton Fafnir was designed to have the biggest guns around without going into artillery territory. To this end it was built mainly to support two "Thor's Hammers"/"Hammerfists" Heavy Gauss Rifles - weapons that were a recent innovation of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] at its time of creation in 3063.  Just to haul and power these things requires a special Foundation Type 220 Endo Steel chassis capable of supporting both the guns and the mech's ''19 and a half tons'' of Durallex Special Heavy V2 armor while still being lightweight, as well as a Vlar 300 fusion engine that also lets it reach a top speed of 54 kilometers an hour. In addition to these, it features two CASE units so the Gauss ammo doesn't blow up the mech if the Heavy Gauss Rifles are damaged, as well as a Guardian ECM Suite to protect its Angst Discom and Angst Accuracy units against pesky electronic warfare. And for heat management, 10 Double Heat Sinks keep things from getting too toasty.

A [[Mechwarrior]] that pilots one of these things can expect to commit ungodly amounts of [[rape]] at range, since those Hammerfists are the largest non-artillery guns ''period'' and thus can do an XBAWKSHUEG amount of damage in a short timeframe. This makes the 'Mech more suited for long-range engagements, though if you underestimate it at close range [[FATAL|you deserve what you get]]. It also really benefits from being near a supply line, since without one to keep its 4 tons of Thor's Hammers ammo stocked it'll only have two ER Medium Lasers and a Medium Pulse Laser once the Gausses are dry. Another downside is that [[Derp|the entire upper body needs to be angled and rotated in order to aim the big guns]], meaning a lot of tipped Fafnirs if Mechwarriors are not careful. The overall system costs 11,470,000 C-bills.