Technical Data

	Battlemech:	Dire Wolf
	Variant:	Prime
	Chassis Mass:	100 Tons
	Tech Base:	Clan
	Battle Value:	2712

	Engine:	XL Fusion
	Gyro:	Standard
	Cockpit:	Standard
	Structure:	Standard
	Armor:	Standard

	Movement:	3/5/0
	Dissipation:	44
	Armor Mass:	19.0 Tons
	Armor Factor:	304

   HTAL

Weapons & Equipment

Weapon	Class	Location
x2 cerLLas		LA
x2 cerLLas		RA
cUAC/5		LA
cUAC/5		RA
cLRM-10		LT
cMPLas		LA
cMPLas		LA
cMPLas		RA
cMPLas		RA

   Threat Assessment

Key Metrics

	Run	ACD	Heat
	Baseline	435.7	23
	Optimized	446.2	62
	Redline	255.0	210

Test Results

The Dire Wolf has terrifying baseline damage output with solid damage optimization potential (+10 versus baseline). This Dire Wolf variant often deals with penalties from heat and can be challenging to manage.

   Redline Benchmark

   Optimized Benchmark

   Benchmark Comparison

Key Metrics

	Damage/Hit	6.1
	Critical Hits	3.8 per Game
	Time to Kill	5.3 Turns

Test Results

The Dire Wolf deals slightly above average damage per hit, generates a high number of critical chances and rips through targets with ease.

   Lethality Test

   Cumulative Lethality

Key Metrics

	Armor Coverage	99.0%
	Survival Rate	90.7%
	Destruction Rate	9.3%

Test Results

This configuration of the Dire Wolf has extremely heavy armor coverage that is distributed evenly across all locations. The Dire Wolf is very difficult to bring down and is rarely destroyed by ammo explosions.

   Survivability Benchmark

   Ammo Analysis

   Cumulative Survivability

Key Metrics

	Ground MP	3/5
	Jump MP	0
	Target Mod (avg)	+2.0

Test Results

The Dire Wolf has very poor mobility with no jump capability. This battlemech sees little-to-no motive hits while maintaining a competitive average target modifier.

   Motive Hits

   Target Modifer Analysis

Key Metrics

	Battle Value:	2712
	Effective Loss	4.1%
	Skill Sensitivity	0.471

Test Results

The Dire Wolf is an excellent choice that blows away the benchmarks while showing little response to an increase in gunnery skill.

   Effective Damage Analysis

   Efficiency Rating

   Gunnery Sensitivity Analysis