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