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1d4chan>Kirbanzo: /* The Trashcan Collection */

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The Trashcan Collection

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	* UM-R90 ''SuburbanMech'' - A hard upgrade to the UrbanMech debuting in the semi-official fan magazine ''BattleTechnology'' and popularized by the HBS video game that eventually made it into official canon. This spicy trashcan mounts a bigger engine; allowing it to finally go an acceptable speed on the battlefield, and replaces the Autocannon with a PPC and two medium lasers, keeping the small laser for flavor. It's a shockingly powerful variant, but its heatsinks are garbage.		* UM-R90 ''SuburbanMech'' - A hard upgrade to the UrbanMech debuting in the semi-official fan magazine ''BattleTechnology'' and popularized by the HBS video game that eventually made it into official canon. This spicy trashcan mounts a bigger engine; allowing it to finally go an acceptable speed on the battlefield, and replaces the Autocannon with a PPC and two medium lasers, keeping the small laser for flavor. It's a shockingly powerful variant, but its heatsinks are garbage.
	* UM-R93 - A Dark Age variant that had a Plasma Rifle, an ER Medium Laser, and an ER Small Laser, supplemented with 12 tons of hardened armor. While this made it able to finally stand up to Medium Mechs, the sheer weight placed on the 'Mech effectively turned it into a semi-mobile energy weapons turret.		* UM-R93 - A Dark Age variant that had a Plasma Rifle, an ER Medium Laser, and an ER Small Laser, supplemented with 12 tons of hardened armor. While this made it able to finally stand up to Medium Mechs, the sheer weight placed on the 'Mech effectively turned it into a semi-mobile energy weapons turret.
	* UM-AIV - This version of UrbanMech exchanges its Small Laser for Extended Range Medium Laser and an Arrow IV missile launcher. This means that not only is capable of doing damage to most targets, but that it can also be called as artillery from a few miles away to join in the fun. Said missile launcher can also launch pocket nukes; making for... interesting scenarios on tabletop if one's willing to experiment. Did we mention that the variant was a fan-made version deemed canon on the spot at a gaming event by the game designers?		* UM-AIV - This version of UrbanMech exchanges its Small Laser for Extended Range Medium Laser and an Arrow IV missile launcher. This means that not only is capable of doing damage to most targets, but that it can also be called as artillery from a few miles away to join in the fun. Said missile launcher can also launch pocket nukes (favored by the [[Word of Blake\|Blakist]]s); making for... interesting scenarios on tabletop if one's willing to experiment. Did we mention that the variant was a fan-made version deemed canon on the spot at a gaming event by the game designers?
	* UrbanMech IIC - Clan version of the UrbanMech. Uses Clanner weaponry: an Extended Range Small Laser, and an Ultra Autocannon/10. In addition, Clan technicians have been able to speed it up to 54 km/h - still slightly slower than most Assault 'mechs. Besides those two upgrades, this version is inferior to later Inner Sphere versions, amusingly enough. There is also a Blake Jihadist version of IIC, which replaces the Autocannon with Hyper Assault Gauss Rifle (which has the typical heavy kick of a Gauss Rifle with the rapid fire of an auto-cannon ) and the Small Laser with a Flamer.		* UrbanMech IIC - Clan version of the UrbanMech. Uses Clanner weaponry: an Extended Range Small Laser, and an Ultra Autocannon/10. In addition, Clan technicians have been able to speed it up to 54 km/h - still slightly slower than most Assault 'mechs. Besides those two upgrades, this version is inferior to later Inner Sphere versions, amusingly enough. There is also a Blake Jihadist version of IIC, which replaces the Autocannon with Hyper Assault Gauss Rifle (which has the typical heavy kick of a Gauss Rifle with the rapid fire of an auto-cannon ) and the Small Laser with a Flamer.
	* There are also rumors of some UrbanMechs being armed with Machine Guns instead of small Lasers. We have dismissed those claims.		* There are also rumors of some UrbanMechs being armed with Machine Guns instead of small Lasers. We have dismissed those claims.

74.211.53.75: /* Overview */

2022-11-17T22:30:39Z

Overview

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	But keep in mind, it is ''only'' dangerous inside it's designated environment. Outside of it, the UrbanMech's weaknesses are fairly glaring; it is considered (rightfully) the slowest BattleMech in existence: its top speed is 32.4 km/h, meaning that it's slower than the 100-ton behemoths (the lower speed range of Assault Class BattleMech is 55 km/h), and its armament, while formidable, can only stand what is effectively two minutes or so of actual combat before it runs out of ammo and has to rely on its flashlight to do any damage. This means that humpty-dumpty had better have a wall to fall off (or rather, to hide behind), to stand a chance, even against 'mechs of its own weight class.		But keep in mind, it is ''only'' dangerous inside it's designated environment. Outside of it, the UrbanMech's weaknesses are fairly glaring; it is considered (rightfully) the slowest BattleMech in existence: its top speed is 32.4 km/h, meaning that it's slower than the 100-ton behemoths (the lower speed range of Assault Class BattleMech is 55 km/h), and its armament, while formidable, can only stand what is effectively two minutes or so of actual combat before it runs out of ammo and has to rely on its flashlight to do any damage. This means that humpty-dumpty had better have a wall to fall off (or rather, to hide behind), to stand a chance, even against 'mechs of its own weight class.

	~~that~~ said ~~Crunch~~-wise the typical light and even some of the lighter end mediums mechs don't have the armor levels needed to take hits from it's AC-10 that aren't in the Center Torso (and frequently can only take such a hit once if they can) and a head hit from the AC-10 forces a potential check to see if the dude in the other mech becomes a pile of hamburger splattered against their cockpit interior so even 100 ton enemies have to be leery against a well played Urbie ambush with that threat in mind because all it takes is one good dice roll from the urbie to ruin your day.		That said, crunch-wise the typical light and even some of the lighter end mediums mechs don't have the armor levels needed to take hits from it's AC-10 that aren't in the Center Torso (and frequently can only take such a hit once if they can) and a head hit from the AC-10 forces a potential check to see if the dude in the other mech becomes a pile of hamburger splattered against their cockpit interior so even 100 ton enemies have to be leery against a well played Urbie ambush with that threat in mind because all it takes is one good dice roll from the urbie to ruin your day.

	Also, the UrbanMech is one of the few 'mechs reintroduced by Wolf's Dragoons to the Inner Sphere during their "infiltration" mission (alongside the Flea, the Hoplite, and a few other designs that were considered rare or extinct in the Inner Sphere). The showcasing of the proper use of UrbanMechs gave a new lease on life to the previously forgotten and damned design.		Also, the UrbanMech is one of the few 'mechs reintroduced by Wolf's Dragoons to the Inner Sphere during their "infiltration" mission (alongside the Flea, the Hoplite, and a few other designs that were considered rare or extinct in the Inner Sphere). The showcasing of the proper use of UrbanMechs gave a new lease on life to the previously forgotten and damned design.

96.46.1.241: /* Overview */

2022-11-17T21:07:15Z

Overview

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	But keep in mind, it is ''only'' dangerous inside it's designated environment. Outside of it, the UrbanMech's weaknesses are fairly glaring; it is considered (rightfully) the slowest BattleMech in existence: its top speed is 32.4 km/h, meaning that it's slower than the 100-ton behemoths (the lower speed range of Assault Class BattleMech is 55 km/h), and its armament, while formidable, can only stand what is effectively two minutes or so of actual combat before it runs out of ammo and has to rely on its flashlight to do any damage. This means that humpty-dumpty had better have a wall to fall off (or rather, to hide behind), to stand a chance, even against 'mechs of its own weight class.		But keep in mind, it is ''only'' dangerous inside it's designated environment. Outside of it, the UrbanMech's weaknesses are fairly glaring; it is considered (rightfully) the slowest BattleMech in existence: its top speed is 32.4 km/h, meaning that it's slower than the 100-ton behemoths (the lower speed range of Assault Class BattleMech is 55 km/h), and its armament, while formidable, can only stand what is effectively two minutes or so of actual combat before it runs out of ammo and has to rely on its flashlight to do any damage. This means that humpty-dumpty had better have a wall to fall off (or rather, to hide behind), to stand a chance, even against 'mechs of its own weight class.

			that said Crunch-wise the typical light and even some of the lighter end mediums mechs don't have the armor levels needed to take hits from it's AC-10 that aren't in the Center Torso (and frequently can only take such a hit once if they can) and a head hit from the AC-10 forces a potential check to see if the dude in the other mech becomes a pile of hamburger splattered against their cockpit interior so even 100 ton enemies have to be leery against a well played Urbie ambush with that threat in mind because all it takes is one good dice roll from the urbie to ruin your day.

	Also, the UrbanMech is one of the few 'mechs reintroduced by Wolf's Dragoons to the Inner Sphere during their "infiltration" mission (alongside the Flea, the Hoplite, and a few other designs that were considered rare or extinct in the Inner Sphere). The showcasing of the proper use of UrbanMechs gave a new lease on life to the previously forgotten and damned design.		Also, the UrbanMech is one of the few 'mechs reintroduced by Wolf's Dragoons to the Inner Sphere during their "infiltration" mission (alongside the Flea, the Hoplite, and a few other designs that were considered rare or extinct in the Inner Sphere). The showcasing of the proper use of UrbanMechs gave a new lease on life to the previously forgotten and damned design.

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2A00:79E1:ABC:C11:BD01:5F56:1B1B:23D1: /* Why do people love the UrbanMech so much? */

2022-05-18T18:16:33Z

Why do people love the UrbanMech so much?

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	The UrbanMech is the Battletech fandom's baby, having been a meme before the concept of the internet, and inevitably beloved by all who come across it in their Battletech education. But why? Why this little walking egg with a gun? Why not the ''Atlas'' or the ''Timber Wolf''? An easy answer to why this poorly kitted out tin can with a rotary gun is so beloved by the UrbanMech community is simply that it fucking rules.		The UrbanMech is the Battletech fandom's baby, having been a meme before the concept of the internet, and inevitably beloved by all who come across it in their Battletech education. But why? Why this little walking egg with a gun? Why not the ''Atlas'' or the ''Timber Wolf''? An easy answer to why this poorly kitted out tin can with a rotary gun is so beloved by the UrbanMech community is simply that it fucking rules.

	A much more detailed answer is that the UrbanMech is the perfect intersection between stupid and good. There are ''plenty'' of Mechs in Battletech that are either so good it's a wonder anyone plays anything else, or so bizarrely integrated into the story as bad with rules to reflect just how bad they are that they become stupid for how poorly they perform. The UrbanMech's entire schtick is exactly the crossroads between those two ideas; a mech that by all accounts is absolutely horrifically optimized to the point of near uselessness in any other context, but if given ''exactly'' the correct conditions and ''exactly'' the correct amount of luck, or even just swapping out its large gun for some other large weapon it shouldn't have could possibly down Mechs twice it's size.		A much more detailed answer is that the UrbanMech is the perfect intersection between stupid and good. There are ''plenty'' of Mechs in Battletech that are either so good it's a wonder anyone plays anything else, or so bizarrely integrated into the story as bad with rules to reflect just how bad they are that they become stupid for how poorly they perform (the Charger springs to mind). The UrbanMech's entire schtick is exactly the crossroads between those two ideas; a mech that by all accounts is absolutely horrifically optimized to the point of near uselessness in any other context, but if given ''exactly'' the correct conditions and ''exactly'' the correct amount of luck (or even just swapping out its large gun for some other large weapon it shouldn't have) could possibly down Mechs twice it's size.

	There's also one thing that helps the Urbie reach it's legendary status, one teensy little lore and mechanics detail that makes it truly a badass little design in spite of it's many... many... many flaws; It's survived further into the future than nearly every other kind of 'Mech in the universe. While that doesn't sound super impressive on it's face, you have to remember that Battletech's writers and fans frequently press the hard reset button on how good technology is with semi-regularity; and it has real consequences depending on how retentive your opponent wants to be about lore adherence: certain Mechs just don't exist as a viable option past a certain point in the universe because the factories and required internal components to make them just stop existing or get blasted into the earth they were put up on. The Assault ''class'' of Mechs has nearly gone extinct several different times because of this, with several Mechs flat-out becoming next to unusable relics or museum pieces because of just how rare or outdated they are, if they even still exist. But not the Urbie.		There's also one thing that helps the Urbie reach it's legendary status, one teensy little lore and mechanics detail that makes it truly a badass little design in spite of it's many... many... many flaws; It's survived further into the future than nearly every other kind of 'Mech in the universe. While that doesn't sound super impressive on it's face, you have to remember that Battletech's writers and fans frequently press the hard reset button on how good technology is with semi-regularity; and it has real consequences depending on how retentive your opponent wants to be about lore adherence: certain Mechs just don't exist as a viable option past a certain point in the universe because the factories and required internal components to make them just stop existing or get blasted into the earth they were put up on. The Assault ''class'' of Mechs has nearly gone extinct several different times because of this, with several Mechs flat-out becoming next to unusable relics or museum pieces because of just how rare or outdated they are, if they even still exist. But not the Urbie.

173.52.240.215: /* Why do people love the UrbanMech so much? */

2021-10-29T12:13:03Z

Why do people love the UrbanMech so much?

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	The UrbanMech is the Battletech fandom's baby, having been a meme before the concept of the internet, and inevitably beloved by all who come across it in their Battletech education. But why? Why this little walking egg with a gun? Why not the ''Atlas'' or the ''Timber Wolf''? An easy answer to why this poorly kitted out tin can with a rotary gun is so beloved by the UrbanMech community is simply that it fucking rules.		The UrbanMech is the Battletech fandom's baby, having been a meme before the concept of the internet, and inevitably beloved by all who come across it in their Battletech education. But why? Why this little walking egg with a gun? Why not the ''Atlas'' or the ''Timber Wolf''? An easy answer to why this poorly kitted out tin can with a rotary gun is so beloved by the UrbanMech community is simply that it fucking rules.

	A much more detailed answer is that the UrbanMech is the perfect intersection between stupid and good. There are ''plenty'' of Mechs in Battletech that are either so good it's a wonder anyone plays anything else, or so bizarrely integrated into the story as bad with rules to reflect just how bad they are that they become stupid for how poorly they perform. The UrbanMech's entire schtick is exactly the crossroads between those two ideas; a mech that by all accounts is absolutely horrifically optimized to the point of near uselessness in any other context, but if given ''exactly'' the correct conditions and ''exactly'' the correct amount of luck, or even just swapping out ~~it's~~ large gun for some other large weapon it shouldn't have could possibly down Mechs twice it's size.		A much more detailed answer is that the UrbanMech is the perfect intersection between stupid and good. There are ''plenty'' of Mechs in Battletech that are either so good it's a wonder anyone plays anything else, or so bizarrely integrated into the story as bad with rules to reflect just how bad they are that they become stupid for how poorly they perform. The UrbanMech's entire schtick is exactly the crossroads between those two ideas; a mech that by all accounts is absolutely horrifically optimized to the point of near uselessness in any other context, but if given ''exactly'' the correct conditions and ''exactly'' the correct amount of luck, or even just swapping out its large gun for some other large weapon it shouldn't have could possibly down Mechs twice it's size.

	There's also one thing that helps the Urbie reach it's legendary status, one teensy little lore and mechanics detail that makes it truly a badass little design in spite of it's many...many...many flaws; It's survived further into the future than nearly every other kind of 'Mech in the universe. While that doesn't sound super impressive on it's face, you have to remember that Battletech's writers and fans frequently press the hard reset button on how good technology is with semi-regularity; and it has real consequences depending on how retentive your opponent wants to be about lore adherence: certain Mechs just don't exist as a viable option past a certain point in the universe because the factories and required internal components to make them just stop existing or get blasted into the earth they were put up on. The Assault ''class'' of Mechs has nearly gone extinct several different times because of this, with several Mechs flat-out becoming next to unusable relics or museum pieces because of just how rare or outdated they are, if they even still exist. But not the Urbie.		There's also one thing that helps the Urbie reach it's legendary status, one teensy little lore and mechanics detail that makes it truly a badass little design in spite of it's many... many... many flaws; It's survived further into the future than nearly every other kind of 'Mech in the universe. While that doesn't sound super impressive on it's face, you have to remember that Battletech's writers and fans frequently press the hard reset button on how good technology is with semi-regularity; and it has real consequences depending on how retentive your opponent wants to be about lore adherence: certain Mechs just don't exist as a viable option past a certain point in the universe because the factories and required internal components to make them just stop existing or get blasted into the earth they were put up on. The Assault ''class'' of Mechs has nearly gone extinct several different times because of this, with several Mechs flat-out becoming next to unusable relics or museum pieces because of just how rare or outdated they are, if they even still exist. But not the Urbie.

	The Urbie showed up in the middle of the Star League era, and has made it all the way to the ilClan era with variants made nearly twice every two hundred years, meaning you can always play it. You will almost certainly lose it, but you can always field one. And all because the Urbie has ~~it's~~ thing and rolls with it; Most other mechs aren't guarding cities, or checkpoints miles away from any real fighting, or even just a mining settlement. Urbies are next to impossible to kill because they're almost never asked to be frontline units, and only the truly brave would use it otherwise. While an Inner Sphere ''Atlas'' might be 80 years old and take hundreds of millions of C-Bills to make before it gets blown to smithereens by fighting a Clanner OmniMech, there are more than likely Urbies out in the Battletech universe that are almost a half-millennia old and probably cost less to maintain than most major industrial equipment even at the time it was made. The Urbie has been ignored by the ravages of time and universal bookkeeping by being easy to maintain and so good at the ''one thing it's actually built to do'' that it can't be truly be killed.		The Urbie showed up in the middle of the Star League era, and has made it all the way to the ilClan era with variants made nearly twice every two hundred years, meaning you can always play it. You will almost certainly lose it, but you can always field one. And all because the Urbie has its thing and rolls with it; Most other mechs aren't guarding cities, or checkpoints miles away from any real fighting, or even just a mining settlement. Urbies are next to impossible to kill because they're almost never asked to be frontline units, and only the truly brave would use it otherwise. While an Inner Sphere ''Atlas'' might be 80 years old and take hundreds of millions of C-Bills to make before it gets blown to smithereens by fighting a Clanner OmniMech, there are more than likely Urbies out in the Battletech universe that are almost a half-millennia old and probably cost less to maintain than most major industrial equipment even at the time it was made. The Urbie has been ignored by the ravages of time and universal bookkeeping by being easy to maintain and so good at the ''one thing it's actually built to do'' that it can't be truly be killed.

	It is the perfect fictional representation of a weapon used in very specific situations far behind the lines that nobody pays much mind to or expects to use, only to suddenly become the fixture of stories for years to come when they gotta pull it out and actually use it, and against all odds it works. Combine that with looking a little something like R2-D2's final form, and you have the perfect mech to become Battletech's unofficial second mascot; the perfect little friend to usually get blasted off the table, but sometimes become your own little story in and of itself.		It is the perfect fictional representation of a weapon used in very specific situations far behind the lines that nobody pays much mind to or expects to use, only to suddenly become the fixture of stories for years to come when they gotta pull it out and actually use it, and against all odds it works. Combine that with looking a little something like R2-D2's final form, and you have the perfect mech to become Battletech's unofficial second mascot; the perfect little friend to usually get blasted off the table, but sometimes become your own little story in and of itself.

173.52.240.215: /* The Trashcan Collection */

2021-10-29T12:09:30Z

The Trashcan Collection

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	* UM-R70 - The Federated Suns' version is quite a bit like the Free Worlds League one in the fact that it uses Clannerscum technologies. Ferro-Fibrous armor, Rotary Autocannon/5, and Medium and Small Extended Range lasers give it a great deal of staying power on the field, making it ideal for long-term engagements, such as defense of urban areas.		* UM-R70 - The Federated Suns' version is quite a bit like the Free Worlds League one in the fact that it uses Clannerscum technologies. Ferro-Fibrous armor, Rotary Autocannon/5, and Medium and Small Extended Range lasers give it a great deal of staying power on the field, making it ideal for long-term engagements, such as defense of urban areas.
	* UM-R80 - A very strange version of the UrbanMech. It replaces the Autocannon with a Snub-Nose PPC (a smaller, shorter-ranged PPC), Small Pulse Laser, TAG Missile Support System, Beagle Active Probe, and Guardian ECM Suite. It also has Improved Jump Jets, making it even more nimble and capable in traversing urban terrain. This makes it a great competitor to the Raven, especially due to being a capable combat 'mech in close combat.		* UM-R80 - A very strange version of the UrbanMech. It replaces the Autocannon with a Snub-Nose PPC (a smaller, shorter-ranged PPC), Small Pulse Laser, TAG Missile Support System, Beagle Active Probe, and Guardian ECM Suite. It also has Improved Jump Jets, making it even more nimble and capable in traversing urban terrain. This makes it a great competitor to the Raven, especially due to being a capable combat 'mech in close combat.
	* UM-R90 ''SuburbanMech'' - A hard upgrade to the UrbanMech debuting in the semi-official fan magazine ''BattleTechnology'' and popularized by the HBS video game that eventually made it into official canon. This spicy trashcan mounts a bigger engine; allowing it to finally go an acceptable speed on the battlefield, and replaces the Autocannon with a PPC and two medium lasers, keeping the small laser for flavor. It's a shockingly powerful variant, but ~~it's~~ heatsinks are garbage.		* UM-R90 ''SuburbanMech'' - A hard upgrade to the UrbanMech debuting in the semi-official fan magazine ''BattleTechnology'' and popularized by the HBS video game that eventually made it into official canon. This spicy trashcan mounts a bigger engine; allowing it to finally go an acceptable speed on the battlefield, and replaces the Autocannon with a PPC and two medium lasers, keeping the small laser for flavor. It's a shockingly powerful variant, but its heatsinks are garbage.
	* UM-R93 - A Dark Age variant that had a Plasma Rifle, an ER Medium Laser, and an ER Small Laser, supplemented with 12 tons of hardened armor. While this made it able to finally stand up to Medium Mechs, the sheer weight placed on the 'Mech effectively turned it into a semi-mobile energy weapons turret.		* UM-R93 - A Dark Age variant that had a Plasma Rifle, an ER Medium Laser, and an ER Small Laser, supplemented with 12 tons of hardened armor. While this made it able to finally stand up to Medium Mechs, the sheer weight placed on the 'Mech effectively turned it into a semi-mobile energy weapons turret.
	* UM-AIV - This version of UrbanMech exchanges its Small Laser for Extended Range Medium Laser and an Arrow IV missile launcher. This means that not only is capable of doing damage to most targets, but that it can also be called as artillery from a few miles away to join in the fun. Said missile launcher can also launch pocket nukes; making for... interesting scenarios on tabletop if one's willing to experiment. Did we mention that the variant was a fan-made version deemed canon on the spot at a gaming event by the game designers?		* UM-AIV - This version of UrbanMech exchanges its Small Laser for Extended Range Medium Laser and an Arrow IV missile launcher. This means that not only is capable of doing damage to most targets, but that it can also be called as artillery from a few miles away to join in the fun. Said missile launcher can also launch pocket nukes; making for... interesting scenarios on tabletop if one's willing to experiment. Did we mention that the variant was a fan-made version deemed canon on the spot at a gaming event by the game designers?

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2021-10-29T12:03:47Z

Overview

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	The UrbanMech was originally produced by Orguss Industries for the Star League Defence Force. Later, UrbanMech production was overtaken by Hellespont Industrials, mainly produced for Capellan Confederation. The primary role of the UrbanMech, as mentioned above (as well as within its name), is to fight within urban confines, where larger 'mechs and combat vehicles are inferior to infantry fireteams and light AFVs (Armored Fighting Vehicles). Its small size (around 10-11 meters), small silhouette, and ability to travel small distances using jump jets makes it a formidable and difficult-to-engage enemy in its designated environment.		The UrbanMech was originally produced by Orguss Industries for the Star League Defence Force. Later, UrbanMech production was overtaken by Hellespont Industrials, mainly produced for Capellan Confederation. The primary role of the UrbanMech, as mentioned above (as well as within its name), is to fight within urban confines, where larger 'mechs and combat vehicles are inferior to infantry fireteams and light AFVs (Armored Fighting Vehicles). Its small size (around 10-11 meters), small silhouette, and ability to travel small distances using jump jets makes it a formidable and difficult-to-engage enemy in its designated environment.

	But keep in mind, it is ''only'' dangerous inside it's designated environment. Outside of it, the UrbanMech's weaknesses are fairly glaring; it is considered (rightfully) the slowest BattleMech in existence: its top speed is 32.4 km/h, meaning that it's slower than the 100-ton behemoths (the lower speed range of Assault Class BattleMech is 55 km/h), and ~~it's~~ armament, while formidable, can only stand what is effectively two minutes or so of actual combat before it runs out of ammo and has to rely on ~~it's~~ flashlight to do any damage. This means that humpty-dumpty had better have a wall to fall off (or rather, to hide behind), to stand a chance, even against 'mechs of its own weight class.		But keep in mind, it is ''only'' dangerous inside it's designated environment. Outside of it, the UrbanMech's weaknesses are fairly glaring; it is considered (rightfully) the slowest BattleMech in existence: its top speed is 32.4 km/h, meaning that it's slower than the 100-ton behemoths (the lower speed range of Assault Class BattleMech is 55 km/h), and its armament, while formidable, can only stand what is effectively two minutes or so of actual combat before it runs out of ammo and has to rely on its flashlight to do any damage. This means that humpty-dumpty had better have a wall to fall off (or rather, to hide behind), to stand a chance, even against 'mechs of its own weight class.

	Also, the UrbanMech is one of the few 'mechs reintroduced by Wolf's Dragoons to the Inner Sphere during their "infiltration" mission (alongside the Flea, the Hoplite, and a few other designs that were considered rare or extinct in the Inner Sphere). The showcasing of the proper use of UrbanMechs gave a new lease on life to the previously forgotten and damned design.		Also, the UrbanMech is one of the few 'mechs reintroduced by Wolf's Dragoons to the Inner Sphere during their "infiltration" mission (alongside the Flea, the Hoplite, and a few other designs that were considered rare or extinct in the Inner Sphere). The showcasing of the proper use of UrbanMechs gave a new lease on life to the previously forgotten and damned design.