BattleTech Vehicle Technical Readout
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Type/Model:    Lasher 
Tech:          Inner Sphere / 3060
Config:        Tracked Vehicle
Rules:         Level 3, Standard design

Mass:          35 tons
Power Plant:   140 I.C.E.
Cruise Speed:  43.2 km/h
Maximum Speed: 64.8 km/h
Armor Type:    Standard
Armament:      
  1 Autocannon/5 
  1 SRM 2 
Manufacturer:  (Unknown)
  Location:    (Unknown)
Communications System:  (Unknown)
Targeting & Tracking System:  (Unknown)

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==Overview:==
By the early 3060s, the Taurian Concordat was left in something of a bind
militarily. 

Although by all rights it should be able to have an army rivaling that of any
Successor State, infighting, bureacratic difficulties, and an inability to
upgrade its factories as fast as was needful left the unit barely even able to
field a modest force. Even then, few actual designs (such as the Maultier and
the Marshall) were native to the nation. 

In an effort to reverse the trend, the decision was made to try and produce an
indigenous combat vehicle that made use of components that were commonly
available. Thus, the "Lasher" tank - named for the belief that it could be
used to give the nation's opponents their lashings - came to be... after some
bureacratic dealings were dealt with. 

==Capabilities:==
The main weapon of the Lasher is the tried and true AC/5; the original plan
called for an AC/10 to take advantage of the stockpiling weapons, but that was
dropped to save tonnage for the minesweeper and add some armor. The AC/5 is a
modest weapon, one that most tank crews in the nation are already familiar
with. Supporting it is an SRM 2, which some test crews preferred to stock with
inferno rounds as a deterrent against battle armor. Additionally, the small
cargo space inside the vehicle is usually used to house an infantry support
weapon such as a heavy machine gun in the event that the crew should have to
continue the mission on foot.

Controversially, the base model comes with a front-mounted minesweeper. There
was a strong push to sell the vehicle in the Chaos March and to select other
Prehiphery nations, regions where there was a strong demand for cheap
vehicles. Landmines are commonly encountered, thus a minesweeper would be more
attractive. The logic was that by selling the Lasher for export, the nation
could raise badly-needed money. However, as noted above the decision came at
the cost of the much more powerful AC/10 that was originally planned.

Additionally, the armor on the Lasher is slightly thinner than other tanks of
its size. Test crews expressed some level of concern, but were ultimately
grateful that the unit had more armor on the finished version than the early
prototype. 

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Type/Model:    Lasher 
Mass:          35 tons
Construction Options:  Fractional Accounting

Equipment:                                 Items    Mass
Int. Struct.:  20 pts Standard               0      3.50
Engine:        140 I.C.E.                    0     10.00
    Cruise MP:   4
     Flank MP:   6
Heat Sinks:      0 Single                    0       .00
Cockpit & Controls:                          0      1.75
Crew: 3 Members                              0       .00
Turret Equipment:                            0       .90
Armor Factor:   61 pts Standard              0      3.81

                          Internal    Armor
                          Structure   Value
   Front:                     4         20 
   Left / Right Sides:        4      12/12 
   Rear:                      4          7 
   Turret:                    4         10 

Weapons and Equipment    Loc  Heat  Ammo   Items    Mass
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1 Autocannon/5           Turret   0   40     2     10.00
1 SRM 2                  Turret   0   50     2      2.00
1 Minesweeper            Front               1      3.00
Cargo Bay Capacity       Body                1       .04
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TOTALS:                           0          6     35.00
Items & Tons Left:                           6       .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        523,485 C-Bills
Battle Value:      222
Cost per BV:       2,358.04
Weapon Value:      75 / 75 (Ratio = .34 / .34)
Damage Factors:    SRDmg = 6;  MRDmg = 4;  LRDmg = 1
BattleForce2:      MP: 4T,  Armor/Structure: 0 / 3
                   Damage PB/M/L: 1/1/1,  Overheat: 0
                   Class: GL;  Point Value: 2
                   Specials: tran0