The 95 ton GRD-5S Grenadier was requested by the 
Lyran Alliance from Akula Corporate Engineering to act as 
a counter to the excellent SFR-3D Spitfire.  With the 
Federated Commonwealth on the brink of civil war, the 
Lyran commanders wanted to ensure battlefield 
supremecy over Federated Suns forces.  The Grenadier, 
while lacking the long range capabilities of the Spitfire has 
a powerful medium range attack capability that cannot be 
underestimated.

Capabilities:

The Grenadier is a first rate assualt mech that uses mass 
fire to devastate its opponant.  Mounting a pair of Magna 
Hellstar II PPCs and a pair of Defiance Disintegrator LB 
10-X Autocannons the Grenadier has the ability to core 
even the largest of opponants in a single blast.  If the 
intended victim does manage to close within close range, 
the Grenadier has a pair of Coventry SRM4s to add insult 
to injury.  The rear arc cannot safely be approached 
either, as the Grenadier has a single rear mounted 
Hesperus B3M Medium Laser to keep enemy mechs off its 
back.

The Grenadier utilizes a standard Pitban 285 Fusion 
Engine for motive power, which gives it average speed for 
a mech its size.  The one advantage of the standard 
engine is that it is less bulky and less fragile than a lighter 
XL reactor.  This adds to the mechs basic hardiness, and 
makes repairs much easier, as there is ample room to work 
within the torso of the mech.

The Grenadier takes advantage of Endo Steel internal 
structure to form the skeleton of the mech.  By using the 
Endo Steel, the designers were able to fit more heavy 
weapons and armor to the Chasis.  The Grenadier is 
armored with 16.5 tons of the excellent A.C.E. Type 5 
Super Heavy armor which gives it ample protection on the 
field of battle.  The Grenadier also utilizes CASE to 
minimize the damage should the armor be breached and 
the stored ammunition ignited.

Deployment:

The Grenadier has only recently gone into full production.  
So far, 20 units have been delivered to the Lyran Alliance, 
with another 80 on order.  The Grenadier is deployed to 
mixed assault lances where it can be effectively used for 
medium range brawling.

Lyran field commanders have been thouroughly impressed 
with the capailities of the Grenadier, and plan to use it in 
the initial stages of an assualt to gain battlefield superiority. 
Once superiority has been achieved, the Grenadier will 
likely be used to to maintain that superiority, as well as to 
capture and hold key objectives.