BattleMech Technical Readout

Name/Model:         Nephrops (Lobster) NRP-N1
Designer:           ZaneOlric
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere (Mixed)
Technology Rating:  F
Tonnage:            70
Role:               Juggernaut
Configuration:      Tripod BattleMech
Era/Year:           Dark Age / 3150
Rules (Current):    Advanced
Rules (Era):        Advanced
Rules (Year):       Advanced
Total Cost:         19,413,037 C-Bills
Battle Value:       2,365

Chassis:              Endo Steel
Power Plant:          350 XL
Walking Speed:        54 kph    [32.4 kph]
Maximum Speed:        86.4 kph  [54 kph]  
Jump Jets:            None
    Jump Capacity:    None
Armor:                Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:             
    2 ER PPCs (C)
Manufacturer:         Unknown
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown

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Overview:
    Known for experiments designs and reserve engineering clan tech after their invasion, Etna
    Industry began work on their first tripod design in an attempt to leverage its unique
    capabilities.  Original efforts were aimless until one engineer hit upon the idea of
    implementing two Large Shields into the design.  This offered near perfect defensive
    coverage, leaving just its central rear torso exposed, a perfect place to mount weapons and
    the tripods gunner cockpit.  While prototypes struggled with speed, Etna Industries overcame
    this by implementing various clan-grade weight-saving technologies.  When the Nephrops was
    finalized, it was among the most durable mechs ever produced while still boasting a
    respectable amount of firepower.

Capabilities:
    The Nephrops’s weaponry is entirely contained in its rear central torso, a seemingly
    strange choice that is of minimal consequence thanks to the tripods ability to 360 degree
    torso twist.  These armarments are simple but effective, being two ER PPC that have enough
    range and damage to genuinely threaten any target they are pointed at.  Inorder to remain
    heat neutral, the NRP-N1 is equipped with 16 double heat sinks, allowing it to both maintain
    constant fire and its top speed of 54km/h.
    
    Far more impressive are its defensive capabilities.  While its 11 tons of ferro-fibrous
    plating is fairly average for its weight class, its effectiveness is multiplied by two Large
    Shields mounted on each arm that can reduce even the most devastating of weapons to mere
    chip damage.  These were made Jettison Capable so that they could be dropped when fully
    spent, allowing for the mech to accelerate to a far more respectable 86.4km/h.  However,
    pilots that do so also expose the designs weaker head armor, a normally inconsequential
    issue with the shields active.

Deployment:
    The Nephrops earned itself the nickname of "Lobster" due to a vague reseblance of the Crab
    CRB-27 and its habbit of dropping its arms before retreating, only to reappear with new ones
    after quick maitenance.  This in itself reflects how many pilots choose to use the mech,
    marching forward slowly and delivering long range firepower, but dropping their shields as
    soon as they become inactive inorder to gain a substantial boost in speed.  This extra
    mobility is often used to retreat the mech, though occassionally some pilots like to use it
    as a surprise inorder to outmaneuver overly confident opponents.

Variants:
    NRP-N2: This variant swaps out its ER PPC for an ER Large Lasers and an Improved Heavy Large
    Laser.  The weight saving allowed for the addition of a C3 slave computer, a targeting
    computer, and protectoin for both in an ECM Suite.

Notable MechWarriors:
    Quirks: the following are recommended when using these optional rules
    - Jettison-Capable Weapons (2 points): both shields
    - Weak Head Armor (-2 points): 10+ damage is a head-capper
    Thematically you get faster as your shields break, but become far more likely to die to a
    lucky head shot at the same time. This makes the two quirks play off one another in a fun
    way in this build.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                       Endo Steel (C)               4.00                     
Engine:                                     350 XL (C)                15.00                     
    Walking MP:                               5 [3]                                             
    Running MP:                               8 [5]                                             
    Jumping MP:                                 0                                               
Heat Sinks (Double):                       16 [32] (C)                 6.00                     
Gyro:                                        Compact                   6.00                     
Cockpit:                                      Tripod                   4.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  211                    11.00                     
    Type:                               Ferro-Fibrous (C)                                       

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      22             23       
    Center Torso (rear):                              14       
    R/L Torso:                         15             20       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  8       
    R/L Arm:                           11             20       
    R/C/L Leg:                         15             23       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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2 ER PPCs (C)                                           CT (R)              4         12.00             
Large Shield                                              RA                7          6.00             
Large Shield                                              LA                7          6.00             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 35
TP: BM,  SZ: 3,  TMM: 1,  MV: 6"
Damage: (S) 3 / (M) 3 / (L) 3,  OV: 0
Armor (A): 7,  Structure (S): 4
Specials: ENE, MEL, SHLD, TUR(3/3/3)