BattleMech Technical Readout
Name/Model: Spitfire 2.0 (Spitfire Upgrade) SPTF-X-02
Designer: Strider Arashi
Source(s): Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology: Inner Sphere (Mixed)
Technology Rating: F
Tonnage: 50
Configuration: Land-Air (Standard) BattleMech
Era/Year: Dark Age / 3150
Rules (Current): Experimental (Extinct)
Rules (Era): Experimental
Rules (Year): Experimental (Extinct)
Total Cost: 13,404,125 C-Bills
Battle Value: 2,227
Chassis: Dort/Blackburn L1(Clan Tech) Composite
Power Plant: Blackburn (Clan Teh) 250
Walking Speed: 54 kph
Maximum Speed: 86.4 kph [97.2 kph]
Jump Jets: Allied AVRTech Model A (Clan Tech)
Jump Capacity: 150 meters
Cruising Speed: 162 kph
Flanking Speed: 248.4 kph
Safe Thrust Speed: 54 kph
Max Thrust Speed: 86.4 kph
Armor: Starslab 003LAM (Clan Tech)
Armament:
2 FarFire Streak Mini-Rack Streak LRM 5s (C)
2 Ceres Stalking Cougar Streak SRM 4s (C)
1 Heavy Medium Laser (C)
Manufacturer: Acme Widgets, Allied Aerospace, Blackburn Aerospace, Clan Ghost Bear, Jade Falcon/MW. Works, Luthien Armor Works/Clan Nova Cat
Primary Factory: Zollikofen (AW), Pollux (AA), New Earth (BA), Arcadia (CGB), rin's haven plant c (CGB), Falcon Host/ New Theben II (JFMWW), Luthien (LAWCNC)
Communications: BAE-HT1 (Clan Tech) with Nova CEWS
Targeting & Tracking: BAE-TTS1 (Clan Tech)
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Overview:
General Information:
The Spitfire was a big surprise for analysts.
The fifth (and last) known LAM mech built in large numbers, the Spitfire has been largely
unknown for centuries.
And for a good reason, as the Spitfire took part only in classified missions. Finally,
information gathered from Clan Ghost Bear, and surviving files from Blackburn uncovered the
Spitfire project.
on a Lark Several Clan and Innersphere Scinetists decided to see if they could upgrade the
Spitfire LAM Battlemech and see what they could come up with and this is what they made.
Capabilities:
Design Features:
Tailor-made for the Blackhearts and other special forces of the SLDF, the LAM was stealthy
and effective. Blackburn Aerospace, a civilian contractor linked with the Blackhearts but
without prior experience in military designs, was commissioned to produce it. Allied
Aerospace helped them, but it took a lot of time to achieve a working prototype.
The SLDF received an unusual LAM, that looked like a Stalker. The first versions lacked
heavy weapons, and at first sight, the project was a dismal failure. But the Spitfire had
something unique: its advanced armor and electronics.
Blackburn Aerospace was an expert in communications technology, sensors, and electronic
warfare. They achieved stealth characteristics akin to the Spector and the Exterminator on a
LAM.
Deployment:
Thanks to the efforts of the Blackhearts and the chaos created by the Exodus, the Spitfire
remained a secret for centuries. There were no files and no pictures of it.
Finally, analysts looking in ancient files from the Ghost Bears discovered the truth.
Used for the first time in 2760 the Spitfire was very successful thanks to its stealth
characteristics and flexibility. It seems that it was very good in ambushes.
The Spitfire was the last thing hundreds of Amaris officers saw before dying. The SLDF
knew how dangerous this LAM was, and the factory was destroyed before the Exodus.
Blackburn Aerospace was absorbed by NETC and the Spitfire vanished into thin air.
Variants:
Variants:
We only have data from the original version, but it is fairly clear that the final variant
had advanced stealth features and different weapons.
Notable MechWarriors:
Notable Pilots:
Lieutenant Jacques Graham. A pilot from the Blackhearts, he was awarded several times for
success in secret missions. After the war it was revealed that he personally executed three
Colonels in their own headquarters.
A legend amongst the Blackhearts, he joined the Exodus and died in the Pentagon Civil War.
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Equipment Mass
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Internal Structure: Composite 2.50
LAM Conversion Eqpt: 5.00
Engine: 250 Fusion (C) 12.50
Walking MP: 5
Running MP: 8 [9]
Jumping MP: 5
AirMech Cruise MP: 15
AirMech Flank MP: 23
Safe Thrust: 5
Max Thrust: 8
Heat Sinks (Double): 10 [20] (C) 0.00
Gyro: Standard 3.00
Cockpit: Small (C) 2.00
Fuel: 160 1.00
Armor Factor: 112 7.00
Type: Standard
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head: 3 9
Center Torso: 16 14
Center Torso (rear): 3
R/L Torso: 12 14
R/L Torso (rear): 3
R/L Arm: 8 13
R/L Leg: 12 13
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Weapons and Ammo Location Critical Tonnage
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Nova CEWS (C) H 1 1.50
Jump Jet CT 1 0.50
Heavy Medium Laser (C) RT 2 1.00
2 Jump Jets RT 2 1.00
Streak SRM 4 (C) RT 1 2.00
Streak SRM 4 (Ammo 25) (C) RT 1 1.00
2 Jump Jets LT 2 1.00
LAM Fuel Tank LT 1 1.00
Streak SRM 4 (C) LT 1 2.00
Streak SRM 4 (Ammo 25) (C) LT 1 1.00
Streak LRM 5 (C) RA 1 2.00
Streak LRM 5 (Ammo 24) (C) RA 1 1.00
Streak LRM 5 (C) LA 1 2.00
Streak LRM 5 (Ammo 24) (C) LA 1 1.00
Triple-Strength Myomer -- 6 0.00
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Alpha Strike Statistics
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Point Value (PV): 44
TP: BM, SZ: 2, TMM: 2, MV: 10"j
Damage: (S) 4 / (M) 4 / (L) 1, OV: 0
Armor (A): 4, Structure (S): 2
Specials: CASE, ECM, FUEL8, LAM(30"g/5a), MHQ1, NOVA, PRB, RCN, TSM
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