The TRQ_SE3 Turquoise origionaly named the Crossbow 
was designed to be a heavy fire support mech capable of 
going toe to toe with any assault mech.  When it was in 
development the prototype mech wore an unusual blue 
coat of paint and was nicknamed "Turquoise" by its 
design team.  Soon the nickname had spread to all 
departments of the mechs construction including the 
managment, who officially changed the mechs name to 
Turquoise.

Capabilities:  The heavy ammo dependency of the 
Turquoise is its biggest flaw, once it has used its 12 
rounds of ammunition it has only a token medium laser for 
defence, leaving it vulnerable.  Few mechwarriors, 
however, care to wait until that happens.  When the 
Turquoise does run out of ammunition it usualy retires from 
the battle.  While its slow speed makes it vulnerable to 
faster mechs and makes it difficult to withdrawl when its 
ammo is gone, its Pratt and Whitney 670 jump jets give it 
much improved mobility in rough terrain where it performs 
excellently.  Its Armor is among the heaviest possible, 
coming only a half of a ton away from the formidable 
Awesome.  With its dual LRM 20 launchers and quad 
SRM 4 launchers placed on a rotating shoulder actuator 
the Turquoise is allowed near full offensive power in either 
its front or back.

Deployment:
The Turquoise was thought to have been produced only 
in small numbers before the Amaris Civil War until a cache 
of well worn Turquoise were found in an asteroid belt in 
ComStar territory.  There have been rumors that in 3021 
ComStar sold over a dozen Tuquoise to different houses.  
However, ComStar still holds the largest cache of these 
Starleague era mechs.