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Name/Model:         Scorpion II
Designer:           master arminas
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  E
Tonnage:            55
Configuration:      Quad BattleMech
Era/Year:           Star League / 2750
Rules (Current):    Standard
Rules (Era):        Standard
Rules (Year):       Standard
Total Cost:         5,519,550 C-Bills
Battle Value:       1,261

Chassis:              Endo Steel
Power Plant:          330 Fusion
Walking Speed:        64.8 kph  
Maximum Speed:        97.2 kph  
Jump Jets:            None
    Jump Capacity:    None
Armor:                Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:             
    1 ER Large Laser
    2 Streak SRM 2s
    1 Small Pulse Laser
Manufacturer:         Unknown
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown

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Overview:
    Never a popular design, the Scorpion was one of the two known quad designs arising from the
    Star League era.  Besides the flaws discovered in the basic premise of the quad
    'Mech--notably the lack of being able to 'twist' the torso and relatively scareity of
    critical slots--the Scorpion was under-sinked, under-armored, and rather fast for its mass.
    The SLDF Royal 'Mech upgrade program took this opportunity to correct--most--of these
    faults.

Capabilities:
    Retaining the 330-rate engine that allowed this 'Mech to move at speeds approaching 100
    kilometers-per-hour, the engineers replaced the standard structure with Endo-Steel and
    upgraded all then single heats sinks to doubles.  At the same time, they removed all weapon
    systems from the 'Mech and stripped the armor from the chassis.  10.5 tons of Ferro-fibrous
    armor replaced the 7 tons of standard armor of the original design--a modification that
    significantly increased overall armor protection and survivability.
    Replacing the PPC was an Extended Range Large Laser mounted in the center torso.  Though
    this weapon reduced the damage value by 20% compared to the PPC, it had a longer range and
    reduced weight.  The old-style SRM-6 drum launcher was also removed, to be replaced with a
    pair of Streak SRM-2 launchers--one per torso--covered with a thick shell of armor.  When
    the MechWarrior locks these weapons onto a target, two armored doors covering each launcher
    open, and then close again after the missiles are fired.  This system made the new Scorpion
    look more streamlined and protected the vulnerable missile launch tubes from accidental
    damage.  A single ton of SRM ammo was stored in a compartment just behind the cockpit, with
    ammuntion transfer systems leading to both launchers.
    CASE was not fitted to the design, since the ammuntion was already stored in the head.  The
    engineers felt that given its position, if the ammo was detonated, then the Mech was already
    lost.  Finally, a small pulse laser was fitted into the right torso for anti-personnel work.
    The engineers also completely reworked the leg assemblies, using the latest developments in
    actuator systems.  While these systems consumed no space or weight, they did lower the
    roughness of the Scorpion IIs gait to acceptable levels (one of the major complaints about
    the original was that even a short journey battered the MechWarrior to near uselessness).  A
    redesigned cockpit wtih an all-angle shock absorbtion system negated what little battering
    remained.  SLDF MechWarriors seemed more impressed by that simple refit than the all of the
    rest.

Deployment:
    Only a few hundred Scorpion IIs were produced for the SLDF before the Amaris Crisis and the
    Exodus.  These 'Mechs were assigned to Light Horse, Hussar, and Striker regiments
    exclusively.  Over one hundred survived the wars and are believed to have departed the Inner
    Sphere during Kerensky's Exodus, certainly none remained in the service of any of the Great
    Houses.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                         Endo Steel                 3.00                     
Engine:                                     330 Fusion                24.50                     
    Walking MP:                                 6                                               
    Running MP:                                 9                                               
    Jumping MP:                                 0                                               
Heat Sinks (Double):                         10 [20]                   0.00                     
Gyro:                                        Standard                  4.00                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  188                    10.50                     
    Type:                                 Ferro-Fibrous                                         

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      18             24       
    Center Torso (rear):                               7       
    R/L Torso:                         13             20       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  6       
    R/L Front Leg:                     13             24       
    R/L Rear Leg:                      13             24       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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Streak SRM 2 (Ammo 50)                                    H                 1          1.00             
ER Large Laser                                            CT                2          5.00             
Small Pulse Laser                                         RT                1          1.00             
Streak SRM 2                                              RT                1          1.50             
Streak SRM 2                                              LT                1          1.50             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 32
TP: BM,  SZ: 2,  TMM: 2,  MV: 12"
Damage: (S) 2 / (M) 2 / (L) 1,  OV: 0
Armor (A): 6,  Structure (S): 5
Specials:
 
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