VEHICLE CONSTRUCTION REPORT

Vehicle:      Shrek II ERPPC Carrier 
Tech Base:    Innersphere / 3060
Chassis Base: Tracked

Vehicle Mass: 100 tons
Engine:       200 Magma Fusion
Vehicle Speed
  Cruise Speed:  21.6 km/h
  Flank Speed:  32.4 km/h

Armour Type:  Aldis X Ferro Fibrous
Armament:
    3 Magna Firestar ER PPCs
    3 20mm Gatling Machine Guns
Manufacturer: Grumium Creations
  Location:   Grumimum
Communications System:  Omicron 4002 Networking Channel
Targeting & Tracking System:  Omicron VII
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Overview:

Amassing at 80 tons and sporting 3 long menacing PPC barrels from its 
turret, the Shrek was a sight to behold and a terrifying adversary to face. 
Capable of crippling most enemy mechs in just 2 - 3 volleys of its awesome 
weapon array, it was just as feared as its dreaded cousins, the Behemoths 
and Demolishers.

With the re-discovery of Star League technologies, the Shrek fell out of 
favor. Outranged by most newer IS tech and Clan tech Weapons, it was deem 
obsolete and the lost of Aldis Industries would mean that the Shrek would be 
no longer in production. It was doomed.

However, as luck would have it, a certain Comstar Acolyte was a descendent 
of one of Aldis Industries RnD head engineers. The Acolyte has in pocession 
of several Aldis Industries flag ship vehicles blueprints, he then forwarded 
a copy to his Primus who readily agreed to allow Grumium Creation attempt to 
re-create the vehicles.  

Although Grumium Creations did not exactly recreate the Shrek, they created 
an even more lethal version of it. The Shrek II.

Capabilities

Amassing at over 100 tons, the Shrek II is certainly no feather weight and 
certainly not fast moving. With a maximum flank speed of only 32.k 
kilometres an hour, its even slower than the original Shrek but it 
compensates for its new Extended range weapons.

Mounting 3 brand new Magna Firestar Extended Range PPCs, the Shrek II is 
capable of engaging targets at long stand off distances. The new ERPPCs also 
do not suffer from the original weaknesses as well. The original Shrek PPCs 
have difficulty focusing on targets below 120 meters and are thus vulnerable 
to rushing tactics, however for the Shrek II, rushing head on to the tank is 
almost suicide, as the Shrek II does not suffer from the engagment problems 
that plague the Shrek.

As for added defence against infantry swarm tactics, the Shrek II mounts a 
trio of 20mm Gatling machine guns with 2 at the sides and 1 in the turret 
which gives it a good firing arc against soft targets from any side. The 
vehicle's armor is still fairly light at 11 tons but being of ferro-fibrous 
nature makes it more resillient. The Turret and Rear of the tank has an 
approximately 50% more protection than the original while the sides and 
front of the tank has at least 60% more protection.

Like its fore father, the Shrek II is designed to be capable of fighting in 
emplaced defensive areas and thus is designed in a similar way, but the 
larger tank might require more space and certainly harder ground in order to 
park it there.

Deployment

At a cost of slightly more than 5.5 million C-bills make this vehicle 
economical to produce when compared to the mechs of equal tonnage but with 
only a top speed of 32.4 kilometres an hour relagates it to garrison duty. 
Its weapon range and being almost free from supply lines makes the Shrek II 
a fine choice for a prolong defensive garrison unit.

The Shrek II has being bought by both the FRR neighbours, the Lyran Alliance 
and surprisely, the Draconis Combine who have a penchant for fast and hard 
hitting units instead of slow lumbering giants like the Shrek II. 

However, the DCMS has being recently embroiled in a gruelling private war 
with Clan Ghost Bear and begun purchasing these vehicles in small quantities 
to perform garrison duty on backwater planets or protect vital rearward 
command posts. Which the Shrek II almost fits the bill while still being 
rather cheap.

The Lyran Alliance is still wary of the Jade Falcons and has bought plenty 
of Shrek IIs to defend its precious Coventry Metalworks factory hidden in 
the mountains. A picture or holovid of a Shrek II driving around the 
beautiful mountains of Coventry is often used as an advertisement by Grumium 
Creations.

Variants

The DCMS and LAAF normally use their own variant of the ERPPCs and the Shrek 
II has being surprisely versatile enough to accomdate such changes. The 
changes are merely appearance wise (or perhaps to avoid depending on FRR for 
parts ?) and have no real affect on the vehicle's firepower or targetting.

Several variants were spotted with some removing the MGs for a small laser 
and a heatsink and armor while other feature a small SRM or LRM rack and a 
ton of ammo. These minor upgrades don't affect the vehicle's performance 
drastically as well.

Currently a test model of the Shrek II is underway with a new XL engine, the 
vehicle does move as fast the original Shrek but at a cost of 17 million 
C-bills would mean that it would not be as popular.

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Type/Model: Shrek II ERPPC Carrier  
Mass: 100 tons 
Vehicle Details:  					Crits 	Mass 
Internal Structure: 40 points (Standard) 	         0 	  10 
Engine: 200 Fusion  				0 	8.5 
Engine Shielding:  				0 	4.5 
   	Cruise: 2 MP   
   	Flank: 3 MP   
Heat Sinks: 45 					0 	35 
Cockpit and Controls:  				0 	5 
Vehicle Crew: 7 					0 	0 
Turret Equipment: 					0 	2.5 

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Armor: 197 points Ferro Fibrous 			2 	11 

  					I.S 	    	Armor 

 Front: 				         10                 44 
 Left / Right: 				10/10 		38/38 
 Rear: 					10 		32 
 Turret: 				         10 	         45 

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Weapons and Equipment: 		Loc 	Heat 	Shots 	Crits 	Mass 
3 ER PPC 			         Turret 	45 	N/A 	3 	21 
1 Machine Gun 			Turret 	0 	100 	2 	1 
1 Machine Gun 			Left 	0 	0 	1 	0.5 
1 Machine Gun 			Right 	0 	0 	1 	0.5 
C.A.S.E 			         Body 	0 	N/A 	1 	0.5 

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Crits and Tons Left:    				           13 	  0 


Vehicle Cost: 5,502,668 C-Bills  
Battle Value: 732 

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VEHICLE CONSTRUCTION REPORT

Vehicle:      Shrek II ERPPC Carrier XL
Tech Base:    Level 2
Chassis Base: Tracked

Vehicle Mass: 100 tons
Engine:       300 Vlar XL Fusion
Vehicle Speed
  Cruise Speed:  32.4 km/h
  Flank Speed:  54 km/h

Armour Type:  Aldis X Ferro Fibrous
Armament:
    3x Magna Firestar ER PPC
Manufacturer: Grumium Creations
  Location:   Grumium / FRR (GC)
Communications System:  Omicron 4002 Networking Channel
Targeting & Tracking System:  Omicron VII

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Type/Model: Shrek II ERPPC Carrier XL 
Mass: 100 tons 
Vehicle Details:  					Crits 		Mass 
Internal Structure: 50 points (Standard) 		0 		10 
Engine: 300 XL Fusion  				2 		9.50 
   Cruise: 3 MP   
   Flank: 5 MP   
Heat Sinks: 45 					0 		35 
Cockpit and Controls:  				0 		5 
Vehicle Crew: 7 				  0 		0 
Turret Equipment:  				0 		2.5 

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Armor: 215 points Ferro Fibrous 			2 		12 
  					I.S 	Armor 
 Front: 				10 	50 
 Left / Right: 				10/10  40/40 
 Rear: 					10 	35 
 Turret: 				10 	50 

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Weapons and Equipment: 	Loc 	Heat 	Shots 	Slots 	Mass 
3 ER PPC               Turret 	45N/A 	3 		21 
       
Crits and Tons Left:    				21 		0 


Vehicle Cost: 18,745,000 C-Bills  
Battle Value: 917 
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