BattleMech Technical Readout
Name/Model: Rifleman Mk III ((Spider-Man's Mech)) RFL3-BH
Designer: The Grand Poobah
Source(s): Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology: Inner Sphere
Technology Rating: E
Tonnage: 65
Configuration: Biped BattleMech
Era/Year: Civil War / 3067
Rules (Current): Tournament Legal
Rules (Era): Tournament Legal
Rules (Year): Tournament Legal
Total Cost: 12,348,875 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,457
Chassis: Endo Steel
Power Plant: Magna 260 XL
Walking Speed: 43.2 kph
Maximum Speed: 64.8 kph
Jump Jets: Standard
Jump Capacity: 120 meters
Armor: Standard
Armament:
2 ER Large Lasers
2 LB 5-X ACs
2 Medium Pulse Lasers
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown
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Overview:
Advanced Star League technology is becoming more and more of a common sight in the
Periphery. Medical technology and literacy has improved greatly over the years. Military
advancements can be seen in 'Mechs like the Marshall, a BattleMech originating from the
Magistracy of Canopus. With the ongoing research being done in the Inner Sphere
and the Periphery, aging models like the Rifleman can no longer compete with the second
generation of BattleMechs that have taken to the field. For settlements in the Deep
Periphery, this is even more of a problem. Production is limited in the Periphery,
especially the Deep Periphery where war is a constant. Something of noteworthy importance,
however, a new BattleMech has been spotted in the
Anti-Spinward and Coreward regions of the Inner Sphere. The new BattleMech is very similar
to the Rifleman, and has been highly successful in raids against the Marian Hegemony, Lyran
Alliance, and even Clan Jade Falcon.
Capabilities:
Apparently the Rifleman Mk III was designed to fight the Clans, particularly the Jade
Falcons. However, the design has been instrumental in causing havoc in parts of the Inner
Sphere where it has been seen. The Rifleman Mk III resembles the Clans' Rifleman II-C in
that it has a dome sensor array built on its head. The dome served the same purpose of the
original Rifleman's fin sensor mounted along
its back. All three designs are made to track incoming aircraft and feed their locations to
targeting systems mounted in the arm mounts. In each arm, the Rifleman Mk III carries a
powerful Extended-Range Large Laser and a LB 5-X Autocannon. Both weapons do good damage at
long-range. The Autocannons are customarily loaded with Cluster munitions. The Rifleman Mk
III has another unusual feature that has
provided it with an advantage on the field. Its center torso looks like the face of some
demon. This was obviously the look that its armorers wanted the Rifleman Mk III to presentto
its foes.
Deployment:
The RFL3-BH Rifleman Mk III has been used extensively on the Lyran/Jade Falcon Clan border.
The design has been a nuisance, if not, a hazard to Falcon AeroSpace pilots who have the
difficulty of delivering air support to Rifleman Mk III infested areas. Similarly, the Lyran
Alliance's AeroSpace Fighter units have been having trouble with the Rifleman Mk III. The
Rifleman Mk III is a threat to even assault 'Mechs in the Marian Hegemony. Some experts
believe that the raiding in the Marian Hegemony is not raiding at all, but an attempt
to capture the Hegemony. If so, the Hegemony has lost almost a Battalion in mercenaries and
line-troops. The Rifleman Mk III has been credited with nearly half of those kills. The
Rifleman Mk III has also reportedly been seen in the Chaos March in limited numbers, mostly
along the Terran border worlds. This is not particularly hard to believe since Word of Blake
is an ally of the Bludhounds and perhaps has the design as a gift from them.
Variants:
Other than the RFL3-BH, only one other variant of the Rifleman Mk III has been spotted. The
RFL3-BH2 Rifleman Mk III is so similar to the RFL3-BH, that it is almost impossible to tell
which variants are being used. The RFL3-BH2 has been seen mostly in the Chaos March. Word of
Blake refits the Shotgun Autocannons with 2 General Motors Nova Class 5 Ultra Autocannons.
To make the space for the larger weapons, the Medium Pulse Lasers are downgraded to
Starflash-1A Medium Lasers. The ER Large Lasers still remain, but the manufacturer
has been identified as Maxell.
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Equipment Mass
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Internal Structure: Endo Steel 3.50
Engine: 260 XL 7.00
Walking MP: 4
Running MP: 6
Jumping MP: 4
Heat Sinks (Double): 12 [24] 2.00
Gyro: Standard 3.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Armor Factor: 168 10.50
Type: Standard
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head: 3 9
Center Torso: 21 25
Center Torso (rear): 8
R/L Torso: 15 17
R/L Torso (rear): 5
R/L Arm: 10 18
R/L Leg: 15 23
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Weapons and Ammo Location Critical Tonnage
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Medium Pulse Laser RT 1 2.00
Medium Pulse Laser LT 1 2.00
ER Large Laser RA 2 5.00
LB 5-X AC RA 5 8.00
LB 5-X AC (Ammo 20) RA 1 1.00
ER Large Laser LA 2 5.00
LB 5-X AC LA 5 8.00
LB 5-X AC (Ammo 20) LA 1 1.00
2 Jump Jets RL 2 2.00
2 Jump Jets LL 2 2.00
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Alpha Strike Statistics
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Point Value (PV): 33
TP: BM, SZ: 3, TMM: 1, MV: 8"j
Damage: (S) 3 / (M) 3 / (L) 3, OV: 1
Armor (A): 6, Structure (S): 3
Specials: FLK0*/1/1
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