#quadvee

Originally conceived by Clan Hell's Horses, the QuadVee (Quadruped Vehicle) is a hybrid Quad BattleMech which is able to transform itself from a four legged 'Mech into typically a tracked Combat Vehicle, however, they can be fitted with wheels as well. All QuadVee's possess a torso which acts as a turret; this has its own 4-ton, two-man cockpit and usually is the location of the majority of the unit's weapons. They all have Conversion Equipment that allows the vehicle to transition from 'Mech to Combat Vehicle.

Developed by Clan Hell's Horses in 3132, the Boreas is a experimental Heavy Class hybrid Quad BattleMech / Combat Vehicle known as a QuadVee. Created by Hell's Horses scientist, the Mech has the ability to transform itself from a tracked combat vehicle into a quadruped BattleMech, benefiting from some of the best qualities of both. Developed at the Csesztreg Industriplex Alpha Annex on Csesztreg in 3135, the Boreas was the first of it's kind to be developed. It would be later in 3136 when production versions of the Quadvee would be fielded in combat for the first time. Built with the modularity of a OmniMech, this OmniQuadVee has a twelve ton omni-pod capacity which gives some flexibility over later fixed-configuration Quadvees. In the Echo Configuration of the Boreas, it mounts a single Gauss Rifle, one Medium Pulse Laser, and a 6-tubed Streak Short-Range Missile launcher with a single ton of ammunition.