Combat Vehicle Technical Readout
Name/Model: Atropos
Designer: Thunder
Source(s): Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology: Inner Sphere
Technology Rating: E
Tonnage: 30
Configuration: Combat Vehicle
Era/Year: Dark Age / 3150
Rules (Current): Standard
Rules (Era): Standard
Rules (Year): Standard
Total Cost: 2,800,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 773
Movement Type: VTOL
Power Plant: 70 XL
Cruising Speed: 75.6 kph
Maximum Speed: 118.8 kph
Armor: Heavy Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
2 LRM 15s
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown
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Overview:
A dinosaur from a previous Era, the Atropos comes from an time when "integrated combat
formations" was in vouge. In the Atropos's case it was a C3 networked VTOL unit. The
Atropos was the weapons platform for the formation. The Clotho and Lachesis formed other
aspects of the network
Capabilities:
Less common then it used to be, the Atropos is still responsible for much of modern doctrine
that discounts the use of light mechs. There are two tipping points for thus. One is that
despite the rotor being vulnerable to scatter shots it can still be surprisingly resilient
allowing the craft to take crippling amounts of damage that would demolish many light mechs.
The other is that weight for weight and speed for speed VTOLs have more tonnage capacity
for armor and weapons.
This is exemplified in the Atropos. With its twin LRM-15s, a reasonable amount of ammo, the
C3 slave, and somewhat paltry 3 tons of armor, no 30 ton mech could carry all that and keep
up its speed.
The Armor is a bit of a concern. Mitigation comes in the form of doctrine, using the C3
Network for the purposes of keeping its distance.
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Equipment Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 3.00
Engine: 70 XL 1.50
Cruising MP: 7
Flanking MP: 11
Heat Sinks (Single): 10 0.00
Control Equipment: 1.50
Lift Equipment: 3.00
Power Amplifier: 0.00
Turret: 0.00
Armor Factor: 59 3.00
Type: Heavy Ferro-Fibrous
Armor
Value
Front: 16
R/L Side: 15
Rear: 11
Rotor: 2
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Weapons and Ammo Location Tonnage
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2 LRM 15s Front 14.00
C3 Slave Body 1.00
LRM 15 (Ammo 24) Body 3.00
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Alpha Strike Statistics
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Point Value (PV): 27
TP: CV, SZ: 1, TMM: 3, MV: 14"v
Damage: (S) 1 / (M) 2 / (L) 2
Armor (A): 2, Structure (S): 2
Specials: ATMO, C3S, IF2, LRM1/2/2, MHQ1, SRCH
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