Combat Vehicle Technical Readout

Name/Model:         Valentine Medium Battletank
Designer:           Rudel Gurken
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  D
Tonnage:            50
Configuration:      Combat Vehicle
Era/Year:           Succession Wars / 3039
Rules (Current):    Advanced
Rules (Era):        Advanced
Rules (Year):       Advanced
Total Cost:         811,750 C-Bills
Battle Value:       580

Movement Type:        Tracked
Power Plant:          GM Multifuel 200 Internal Combustion
Cruising Speed:       43.2 kph  
Maximum Speed:        64.8 kph  
Armor:                ProtecTech 7
Armament:             
    1 GM Whirlwind Autocannon/5
    1 Holly SRM 4
    1 Salem Military Equipment Vehicular Grenade Launcher
    1 Johnson MiniGun Machine Gun
Manufacturer:         General Motors
    Primary Factory:  Salem
Communications:       Garret 11-A
Targeting & Tracking: Garret D2j

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Overview:
    In 3038 the AFFS wanted to replace their aging Vedettes especially in militia units with a
    more modern design.
    It issued several requirements:
    -The new vehicle had to fit into a standard light vehicle bay.
    -It should be easily repairable and therefor had to have easily interchangable weapons and
    parts in general.
    -Limited amphibious capability.
    -It should run on almost any combustible fuel.
    -Several other requirement
    
    General Motors won the contract with their Valentine design.

Capabilities:
    To meet the requirements GM used tried and true weapons and parts, and designed a special
    internal system to reach and swap them easily. Repair times were cut by 25%.
    The main weapon is a type 5 autocannon with ample ammunition, supported by a 4-rack of SRMs
    up close.
    A machinegun and a granade launcher keeps enemy infantry away.
    The tank has amphibious capability and is better armored than the Vedette, but it pays for
    that with a 25% reduction in speed.

Deployment:
    The Valentine is mostly deployed in planetary militias.

Variants:
    As swapping the waepons is relativly easy some Valentines carry an LRM-5 instead of the
    SRM-4.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                          Standard                  5.00                     
Engine:                              200 Internal Combustion          17.00                     
    Cruising MP:                                4                                               
    Flanking MP:                                6                                               
Heat Sinks (Single):                            0                      0.00                     
Control Equipment:                                                     2.50                     
Lift Equipment:                                                        0.00                     
Power Amplifier:                                                       0.00                     
Turret:                                                                1.50                     
Armor Factor:                                  112                     7.00                     
    Type:                                    Standard                                           

                                              Armor                                             
                                              Value                                             
    Front:                                      29                                              
    R/L Side:                                   22                                              
    Rear:                                       17                                              
    Turret:                                     22                                              

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Weapons and Ammo                                            Location              Tonnage       
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Autocannon/5                                                 Turret                8.00         
Machine Gun                                                  Turret                0.50         
SRM 4                                                        Turret                2.00         
Searchlight, Mounted                                         Turret                0.50         
Vehicular Grenade Launcher                                   Turret                0.50         
Autocannon/5 (Ammo 40)                                        Body                 2.00         
Machine Gun (Ammo 100)                                        Body                 0.50         
SRM 4 (Ammo 25)                                               Body                 1.00         
Limited Amphibious                                             --                  0.00         

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                                    
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Point Value (PV): 19
TP: CV,  SZ: 2,  TMM: 1,  MV: 8"t
Damage: (S) 2 / (M) 2 / (L) 1
Armor (A): 4,  Structure (S): 3
Specials: AMP, EE, SRCH, TUR(2/2/1)