BattleMech Technical Readout
Name/Model: Chernobog CHR-N1-MB1C
Designer: Hadryon
Source(s): Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology: Inner Sphere
Technology Rating: E
Tonnage: 60
Configuration: Biped BattleMech
Era/Year: Star League / 2774
Rules (Current): Experimental
Rules (Era): Experimental
Rules (Year): Experimental
Total Cost: 13,028,800 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,730
Chassis: Endo Steel
Power Plant: 300 XL
Walking Speed: 54 kph
Maximum Speed: 86.4 kph
Jump Jets: Standard
Jump Capacity: 120 meters
Armor: Standard with CASE
Armament:
1 ER PPC
1 LRM 15
1 SRM 6
3 Machine Guns
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications: Unknown with Guardian ECM Suite
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown
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Overview:
Designed on Terra in 2774 during the Usurper's reign, the sixty-ton Chernobog was both a
capable mobile fire support unit and an infantry killer at close range. It was one of four
new designs intended to become signature units for the Amaris Dragoons.
Named for the Slavic god of evil, the Chernobog was designed with a Vlar 300 extralight
engine and Star League Endosteel internal structure, which lightened the overall structure
greatly. The long range damage came from a Blankenburg Technologies 200 extended-range PPC
and a Doombud 15-tube long-range missile rack, divided between the arms. For short-range
work, the Chernobog kept to the Amaris standard of machine guns and inferno short range
missiles, preferring to terrorize infantry and cook unsuspecting opponents. The armor was
maximized, CASE added to the ammo bays, and then a Guardian ECM suite was installed to
further protect the 'Mech. Four jump jets, along with a top speed of 86 kilometers per hour,
ensured that the Chernobog would not easily be pinned down.
Most interesting was the addition of a Chameleon Light Polarization Shield. This was half of
the SLDF's prized BattleMech stealth system, and was intended to be used with the
Null-Signature system. The Chernobog simply lacked the space for the second system, and this
reduced its stealth characteristics. It couldn't be easily picked out with the naked eye at
a distance, or even at medium ranges on a smoking battlefield, but standard BattleMech
sensors could still target the Chernobog, with reduced accuracy.
As development neared completion, several prototypes were manufactured for testing with the
Amaris Dragoon regiments. While reports were generally favorable, the development team
eventually set the expensive design aside in favor of the heavier Dragoon multirole
BattleMech. Construction plans were sent around the major Hegemony manufacturers, but as no
budget had been allocated for production, the design wasn't taken up. After the war ended,
the Chernobog itself was considered by most Terran BattleMech manufacturers to be a taboo
subject, and like the other Amaris designs (Jackrabbit, Dragoon, and Matar) the Chernobog
quickly fell into obscurity.
Capabilities:
The CHR-N1 Chernobog was a hot-running BattleMech. Given its ten double heat sinks, it was
able to fire its long-range weapons if it stood still, or all weapons but the extended-range
particle cannon. This capability was further reduced if the Chameleon LPS system was
engaged. As the Chameleon system degraded visual acquisition of the Chernobog at long
ranges, designers recommended alternating the long-range weapons until the LRM ammo racks
ran dry.
Urban combat was where the Chernobog fulfilled its design parameters perfectly. Making use
of the Chameleon system in towns and cities, the Chernobog could decimate enemy infantry
formations with its machine guns and short-range missiles, making use of inferno ammunition
as a terror weapon while strolling ghost-like through their defenses.
Deployment:
Only six prototypes were ever manufactured, and the semi-stealthy Chernobog was kept within
the ranks of those Amaris Dragoon regiments stationed on Terra itself. Testing was completed
by 2776, but production never commenced. As it was assumed no prototypes survived the
massive SLDF assault on Terra, no further deployment details survived that time. It is
noteworthy that the SLDF troops did not report destroying a Chernobog in combat.
Variants:
No variant designs of the Chernobog are known to exist.
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Equipment Mass
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Internal Structure: Endo Steel 3.00
Engine: 300 XL 9.50
Walking MP: 5
Running MP: 8
Jumping MP: 4
Heat Sinks (Double): 10 [20] 0.00
Gyro: Standard 3.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Armor Factor: 200 12.50
Type: Standard
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head: 3 9
Center Torso: 20 32
Center Torso (rear): 7
R/L Torso: 14 23
R/L Torso (rear): 5
R/L Arm: 10 20
R/L Leg: 14 28
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Weapons and Ammo Location Critical Tonnage
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Machine Gun H 1 0.50
SRM 6 CT 2 3.00
CASE RT 1 0.50
Jump Jet RT 1 1.00
LRM 15 (Ammo 16) RT 2 2.00
Machine Gun RT 1 0.50
Machine Gun (Ammo 100) RT 1 0.50
SRM 6 (Ammo 15) RT 1 1.00
SRM 6 (Ammo 15) [Inferno] RT 1 1.00
Guardian ECM Suite LT 2 1.50
Jump Jet LT 1 1.00
Machine Gun LT 1 0.50
LRM 15 RA 3 7.00
Chameleon LPS * 6 0.00
ER PPC LA 3 7.00
Jump Jet RL 1 1.00
Jump Jet LL 1 1.00
* Chameleon LPS occupies 1 critical slot in each location except the Head and Center Torso
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Alpha Strike Statistics
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Point Value (PV): 47
TP: BM, SZ: 3, TMM: 2, MV: 10"/8"j
Damage: (S) 2 / (M) 2 / (L) 2, OV: 1
Armor (A): 7, Structure (S): 3
Specials: CASE, ECM, IF1, JMPW1, STL
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