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PostPosted: 27-Nov-2007 11:35    Post subject: Level 2: Thanatos TNS-5S (Smaller, Cheaper, Probably Better) Reply to topic Reply with quote

Title pretty well says it. I haven't posted anything for a while, and happened to have this lying around, so thought I'd share it. The original Thanatos isn't a bad design, but is overly large, overly fragile, and overly expensive for what it does. So here's a smaller, cheaper version. This version can also stand the destruction of a torso.

Still no CASE sadly.

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               BattleMech Technical Readout

Type/Model:    Thanatos TNS-5S
Tech:          Inner Sphere / 3062
Config:        Biped BattleMech
Rules:         Level 2, Standard design

Mass:          55 tons
Chassis:       StarFrame Heavy Endo Endo Steel
Power Plant:   275 PlasmaStar 375 Extra Light Light Fusion
Walking Speed: 54.0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 86.4 km/h
Jump Jets:     5 Audi-Fokker Mark IV Standard Jump Jets
Jump Capacity: 150 meters
Armor Type:    Durallex Heavy Standard
Armament:     
  1 Shigunga MRM 20
  1 Defiance Model 6 ER Large Laser
  1 RAMTech 800P Medium Pulse Laser
  2 Defiance Model XII ER Medium Lasers
  1 Guardian ECM
Manufacturer:  StarCorps Industries
  Location:    Crofton, Loburg
Communications System:  Garret T-60 FastScan with C3 and Guardian ECM modules
Targeting & Tracking System:  Garret F-22c

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==Variants==
The editor suggests dropping the MRM-20 for something lighter and more useful. A good suggestion, technology base allowing it, is an MML-9 with two tons of ammo, CASE and some more armor. You lose significant long range power, but make up for it up close, and with your ability to use various different missile types.

You could also readd the C3 module, which was deemed redundant on a Federated Suns/Lyran Commonwealth design.

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Type/Model:    Thanatos TNS-5S
Mass:          55 tons

Equipment:                                 Crits    Mass
Int. Struct.:  91 pts Endo Steel            14      3.00
 (Endo Steel Loc: 1 HD, 4 LA, 3 RA, 3 LT, 3 RT)
Engine:        275 Light Fusion             10     12.00
   Walking MP:   5
   Running MP:   8
   Jumping MP:   5
Heat Sinks:     12 Double [24]               3      2.00
 (Heat Sink Loc: 1 RT)
Gyro:                                        4      3.00
Cockpit, Life Supt., Sensors:                5      3.00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA+LA    R: Sh+UA+LA       14       .00
Armor Factor:  160 pts Standard              0     10.00

                          Internal    Armor
                          Structure   Value
   Head:                      3          9     
   Center Torso:             18         25     
   Center Torso (Rear):                  6     
   L/R Side Torso:           13      18/18     
   L/R Side Torso (Rear):              4/4     
   L/R Arm:                   9      16/16     
   L/R Leg:                  13      22/22     

Weapons and Equipment    Loc  Heat  Ammo   Crits    Mass
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1 MRM 20                 RA      6   24      5      9.00
  (Ammo Locations: 2 RA)
1 ER Large Laser         LA     12           2      5.00
1 Medium Pulse Laser     LA      4           1      2.00
1 ER Medium Laser        RT      5           1      1.00
1 ER Medium Laser        LT      5           1      1.00
1 Guardian ECM           LT      0           2      1.50
5 Standard Jump Jets:                        5      2.50
 (Jump Jet Loc: 1 CT, 2 LL, 2 RL)
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TOTALS:                         32          67     55.00
Crits & Tons Left:                          11       .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        8,897,000 C-Bills
Battle Value:      1,354
Cost per BV:       6,570.9
Weapon Value:      1,098 / 1,098 (Ratio = .81 / .81)
Damage Factors:    SRDmg = 23;  MRDmg = 12;  LRDmg = 3
BattleForce2:      MP: 5J,  Armor/Structure: 4/3
                   Damage PB/M/L: 3/2/1,  Overheat: 2
                   Class: MM;  Point Value: 14
                   Specials: ecm

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PostPosted: 27-Nov-2007 17:39    Post subject: Level 2: Thanatos TNS-5S (Smaller, Cheaper, Probably Better) Reply to topic Reply with quote

Interesting take on this and a nice change to the mech.
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