Icarus
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Description
The Icarus is somewhat of a hybrid between a light and medium mech. Very fast, but just a bit more sturdy, as it is based on a medium chassis. Average armor, and fielding a single heavy laser. As the Umbrae it was also developed by FireStar and they gave it light stealth gear. For that it lost a little speed, and is slower than most lights. But if you ask me, that is a good bargain, and the mech is well balanced. Note the gold "wings" on the chassis. That is where the Icarus gets its name — they are actually gold-alloy mesh that retract into the chassis before entering combat. Mucks up enemy radar pretty well. It is only the fact that the mesh gets damaged pretty easily that stops these units from being fitted as standard to our mechs. Just make sure you don't fly too close to the sun, now...