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206 Cattlemaster - Stats and capacities of the Herder model. ↑ Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised, p.↑ Master Unit List profile for the CattleMaster (Herder) variant.↑ Record Sheets: Vehicle Annex, IndustrialMechs & Exoskeletons, p.51 CTL-3R2 CattleMaster - Hunter variant stats and BV2 listed.↑ Record Sheets: Vehicle Annex, IndustrialMechs & Exoskeletons, p.50 CTL-3R CattleMaster - Herder variant stats and BV2 listed.↑ Master Unit List profile for the CattleMaster (Herder) - Unit introduction date listed.The unit's designations were changed from the RA-4 CattleMaster (Herder) and RA-4 CattleMaster (Hunter) to the CTL-3R and CTL-3R2 respectably. Both variants were published without record sheets until Record Sheets: Vehicle Annex, IndustrialMechs & Exoskeletons. The Herder and Hunter variants originally were published in the FanPro version of the original Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex.The CattleMaster (Hunter) and (Herder) features the following Design Quirk: A medium laser is mounted in the left arm, a single LRM-5 is mounted in the right torso, and the left arm machine guns remain. A production design, it has a fuel cell engine, and uses heavy industrial armor for protection. CTL-3R3 CattleMaster SecurityMech Developed by Rastaban during the Jihad, this design was introduced to make up for the dearth of Peacemaker SecurityMechs.The Hunter is protected by five tons of industrial armor. To handle the weaponry heat, the 'Mech has been equipped with a single heat sink. The machine guns are fed by half a ton of ammunition is stored in the center torso. This design is equipped a TharHes Mars-1 targeting an tracking system, linked to two military-grade small lasers in its right arm and three machine guns in its left, while the searchlight is moved to the left arm. CTL-3R2 CattleMaster (Hunter) A heavily armed and armored version of CattleMaster, which is used for taking on powerful predators.The Herder variant of the 'Mech is equipped with a three ton cargo bay. Its chassis is encased with four and a half tons of industrial armor. The 'Mech wields a retractable blade and searchlight in its right arm, and has a three ton cargo bay mounted in its left torso. ĭuring the Liao Insurgency, the Ijori Dè Guāng insurgency used CattleMasters and other IndustrialMechs to fight the Republic of the Sphere military. These militarized versions were not produced after the Jihad ended. ĭuring the Jihad, Rastaban Agricultural took advantage of the situation by producing militarized versions of the CattleMaster. The primary version of the CattleMaster is called the "Herder" which was introduced in 3024. The 'Mech is built on the Lyran Commonwealth world of Duran, and CattleMasters are used throughout Steiner agricultural worlds that handle livestock. The 'Mech is noted for its durability and flexible internal combustion engine. The CattleMaster was created at the turn of the thirty-first century as an IndustrialMech to handle large herd animals, though the concept for the Rancher 'Mech dates back to the twenty-fourth century.