BattleMech Technical Readout
Name/Model: Scorpion ("Fat Tail") SCP-1G
Designer: ackbar5
Source(s): Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology: Inner Sphere
Technology Rating: E
Tonnage: 55
Role: Sniper
Configuration: Quad BattleMech
Era/Year: Clan Invasion / 3055
Rules (Current): Standard
Rules (Era): Standard
Rules (Year): Standard
Total Cost: 4,777,617 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,433
Chassis: Brigadier 800F
Power Plant: CoreTek 275 275
Walking Speed: 54 kph
Maximum Speed: 86.4 kph
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: None
Armor: StarSlab/4
Armament:
1 Poland Main Model A Gauss Rifle
1 Magna Mark II Medium Laser
Manufacturer: 5th North Star Free Company Technicians
Primary Factory: Field Refit
Communications: Garret 500A with Guardian ECM Suite
Targeting & Tracking: Garret GRNDTRK 9
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Overview:
Another field refit by the remnants of the 5th North Star Free Company performed on Utrecht,
this Scorpion SCP-1N frame was purchased from the KungsArmé elements on the planet along
with a CoreTek 275 engine. While this leaves the mech slower than the original model, it
also allowed the technicians to install a Gauss Rifle salvaged from the scout lance's
Hollander, along with 4 tons of ammo, and a single Medium Laser pulled from their stocks of
reserve parts. A Guardian ECM recovered from the field was also added to the Fat Tail,
though a half ton of armor was sacrificed to make this work, bringing the total to 6.5 tons
of standard armor. While vulnerable up close, MechWarrior David Benedict used it to great
effect as a sniper platform for Lieutenant Nambu's remnant lance until the completion of
their mission against the Ghost Bears.
Capabilities:
The SCP-1G Fat Tail is a Quad 'Mech, with all of the advantages and drawbacks that entails.
It is Hard to Pilot, much like the SCP-1N upon which it is based, and thus retains its Bad
Reputation. However, the upgraded weapons package allows it to make use of the unique
strengths of its four-legged design, allowing it to fit a Poland Main Model A Gauss Rifle,
with double the magazine depth of a Hollander, into a visually obscured, hull-down position,
hidden from sensors by an Apple Churchill Golden Shield Guardian ECM system. One Magna Mark
II Medium Laser provides close in self-defense capabilities, though whether MechWarrior
Benedict would prefer the flexibility of his Hollander's arms and legs in that situation is
unknown at this point. Existing reports were unable to confirm whether the engine heat
sinking capabilities are at single or double spec, though there is no compelling reason for
the latter unless the only available 275 engine was built to DHS spec.
Deployment:
The Fat Tail generated less publicity than the Rook, so it is unclear if this design has a
future within the North Star Forces, whether in the Free Army mercenary forces, the Guard
Regiment, or forces seconded to their League Regiment. It appears to have been an effective
sniper platform, but the SCP-1G, much like the SCP-1N it is derived from is a flawed
platform, and limits the capabilities of the platform. However, this may allow them to
field a capable, if inflexible, sniper platform as an alternative to the Hollander.
Variants:
As of 3057, no new variants have been officially disclosed, and no meaningful information
acquired via clandestine means has been disclosed. Were it to become a standardized refit,
as the -1G designation suggests, it will likely drop the medium laser in favor of adding
CASE and restoring the armor to 7 tons. That the technicians opted for the laser suggests
that cellular storage was in short supply among the unit and KungsArmé alike.
The design, however, would benefit greatly in its intended role from jump jets, though such
an upgrade would require the sacrifice of either half of the ammunition, a third of the
remaining armor, or some combination of both, without the adoption of weight saving
technologies.
Notable MechWarriors:
MechWarrior David Benedict
Affiliation: North Star Free Army, FWLM
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Equipment Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 5.50
Engine: 275 Fusion 15.50
Walking MP: 5
Running MP: 8
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks (Single): 10 0.00
Gyro: Standard 3.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Armor Factor: 104 6.50
Type: Standard
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head: 3 9
Center Torso: 18 14
Center Torso (rear): 3
R/L Torso: 13 12
R/L Torso (rear): 3
R/L Front Leg: 13 12
R/L Rear Leg: 13 12
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Weapons and Ammo Location Critical Tonnage
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Guardian ECM Suite CT 2 1.50
Gauss Rifle RT 7 15.00
Gauss Rifle (Ammo 32) RT 4 4.00
Medium Laser LT 1 1.00
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Alpha Strike Statistics
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Point Value (PV): 27
TP: BM, SZ: 2, TMM: 2, MV: 10"
Damage: (S) 2 / (M) 2 / (L) 2, OV: 0
Armor (A): 3, Structure (S): 5
Specials: ECM
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